817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show
Fort Worth Weekly Critic's Choice Podcast of the Year
"Fort Worth's Monday morning meeting." - Bud Kennedy
Do you love Fort Worth and care about what goes on in our amazing city? Well, welcome to the 817 Podcast, a weekly Monday morning show hosted by two Fort Worthians who banter and dissect the biggest stories in local culture, politics, and business. EJ Carrion is a local entrepreneur, and Ann Zadeh is a former city council member.
Ann and EJ will host a diverse guest list of local leaders that drive Fort Worth’s future. We believe Fort Worth can be a nationally known destination for innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity. However, the climate in the city today is polarizing between an evolving community that deals with historic Cowtown roots and a wave of progressive newcomers. What we do today and in the next decade is crucial to the future of the Funk. How we respond to political friction, wealth inequality, and social injustice in our communities can make or break our national reputation.
Join us weekly as we do our part to prevent either from happening. Do you have a story you want us to highlight? DM us @817pod on Instagram or email us at 817podcast@gmail.com.
817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show
Union Busting, Shadow PACs, and ICE Protestors on Trial: Speaking Truth to Power.
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SHORT STORY 1: Union busting at Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth Reporter's Guild response to union busting
SHORT STORY 2: PACs funding Republican precinct chairs
Newly formed Tarrant shadow PACs turbocharge hyperlocal GOP precinct chair races
SHORT STORY 3: Prairieland Defendant updates
- Alvarado ICE facility ambush trial: Jurors view evidence, deputy body camera footage
- Surveillance video and cell phone evidence, day three of ICE Prairieland shooting trial continues
WINS:
Arts Forward
Long-awaited Palo Pinto Mountains State Park opens
Panther Island gets taxing district to pay for improvements, services
Construction for $63M Historic Southside urban village could start in summer
North Texas Community Foundation Awards $250K to Historic North Side Main Street Pilot
FWISD votes no to school prayer period
Black Women Lawyers Association honors Mary Ellen Hicks
Mosier Valley Park transformation will commemorate one of Texas’ first all-Black communities
LOSSES:
Oversight of Tarrant County purchasing questioned as lead role shifts
Digital checkouts at Fort Worth Public Library exceed those of physical materials for first time
ACTIONS:
Tarrant County seeks 200 more election clerks to staff March 3 primary polls
March 3 - Election day for Primaries
March 4 - 817 Gather at the Table
March 10 - Data center vote at Fort Worth City Council
March 15 - 817 Gather (Join us)
March 21 - FWAAMFEST (Get tickets)
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