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
Turning Tarrant Blue with Nydia Cardenas, Candidate for Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4
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BIG STORY: Nydia Cardenas, candidate for Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4.
SHORT STORY 1: Early Voting turnout
Tarrant County’s 2026 Primary: Democrats Are Showing Up
SHORT STORY 2: Resistance to ICE in North Texas
- No ICE Detention Center in Hutchins, TX
- UNT art students protest exhibit’s removal with a funeral for freedom of speech
- Man brandishes guns at Boswell High School students during ICE protest
- PrairielandDefendants.com
- Arlington man in ICE custody will return to Jordan after son’s death
SHORT STORY 3: Transit Progress
- DART's compromise gives money back to cities to avoid withdrawal elections
- Irving to consider calling off DART withdrawal election as transit agency weighs key changes
- Regional council votes to fund public transit as part of plan to save DART
- ‘Expand it, not abandon it’
WINS:
Progressive Texas organizers hail shock win as far-right Republicans left reeling
Taylor Rehmet sworn into Texas Senate District 9
7 Tarrant County districts reject daily prayer period in public schools under Texas law
FWISD students see gains
Panther Island bypass project moves forward after Trinity River dams, flood storage delays
LOSSES:
Hand-counted audit of Senate runoff election draws scrutiny ahead of Tarrant County primaries
Tarrant judge needs to learn that hearing public dissent is part of job
ACTIONS:
Now - Early Voting for Primaries (Polling locations & hours)
February 28 - Arts Forward summit (Get tickets)
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
March 21 - FWAAMFEST (Get tickets)
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