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817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show — 279 episodes

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What Bond & Charter Results Mean for the Future of Fort Worth

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What You Need To Know About Fort Worth’s Bond & Charter Election with Tara Maldanado-Wilson

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Why You Should PAY Attention to Arlington’s Election with Dream City Pac

4

Is Tarrant County Ready to Vote for a Democratic Socialist?

5

The Prairieland Defendants: Beyond the Verdict and What Should this Trial mean to you

6

Abolishing ICE in Tarrant County with Blake Vera and Ayesha Hassan

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Why Tarrant County Sends the Most Youth to State Prison with Attorney Brian Willett

8

Into The Election Numbers With Chris Tackett At See It Name It Fight

9

Primary Election Results, Karen Molinar, and Data Centers: Shifting Power in Tarrant County.

10

How the Fort Worth Way Impacts Culture with Brandi Waller-Pace

11

Union Busting, Shadow PACs, and ICE Protestors on Trial: Speaking Truth to Power.

12

Live from the Tarrant County Democratic Party Fundraiser with Salman Bhojani & Ramon Romero Jr.

13

Turning Tarrant Blue with Nydia Cardenas, Candidate for Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 4

14

Resisting ICE in Tarrant County and the Future of Data Centers in Fort Worth

15

How Tarrant County is the Epicenter of Change with Alexander Montalvo

16

Meet the Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 2 Candidates

17

Taylor Rehmet's Win & What It Means For The Future Of Tarrant County

18

The Potential of Arlington City Council with Rojo Meixueiro, Candidate for City Council District 4.

19

Beyond Fort Worth and Public Comments: How 2026 Is The Moment

20

How ICE is Affecting Tarrant County with The Tarabishi Family

21

Why Young People Should Run For Office with Junior Ezeonu, Candidate for TX HD 101

22

817Pod's Year in Review

23

O'Hare We Go Again: Silencing Voters and Getting Sued

24

The Role of Local Journalism with Bradford William Davis

25

An Interview with Tiffany Burks, Tarrant County Criminial District Attorney Candidate

26

Who's Running for Tarrant County in 2026

27

FW City Council Copies the Tim O’Hare Playbook

28

Mayor Mattie Parker's Damage Control PR Tour

29

Who Runs Fort Worth in 2025

30

The Legal Battle Against Racist Gerrymandering with LULAC & Texas Civil Rights Project

31

Blue Wave Aftermath with Taylor Rehmet, TX SD9 Candidate

32

Texas Fights Back with Gina Hinojosa, Candidate for TX Governor

33

FWISD State Takeover: What It Mean to the City and Why We Keep Moving to the Right

34

Mayor Mattie Parker's New Fort Worth Way

35

What Does It Mean To Be Progressive?

36

Gearing Up For No Kings Rally with Tevita Uhatafe & Sabrina Ball.

37

Speaking Up For Community with Patrice Jones

38

Freedom of Speech: The Case of Raunaq Alam with Adwoa Asante & Lydia Faith

39

The Fight to Protect Tarrant County with Commissioner Alisa Simmons

40

Mayor Mattie Parker Invites Extremism into Fort Worth

41

Beyond a State Takeover with FWISD Teachers Ale Checka and Ernie Morán

42

Flex Fort Worth's Blue Power: A Playbook with Chris Tackett to Free Texas

43

Use Your Power: Voting for Taylor Rehmet and Advocating for the City We Deserve

44

An Interview with Beto O'Rourke (Special Edition Part Two)

45

An Interview with Colin Allred (Special Edition Part One)

46

The Backslide to Fascism and How Fort Worth Can Stop It

47

Fort Worth's Upcoming Vote to Keep DEI and The Fight For Our Values with Nydia Cardenas

48

What The Cooper Apartments Fire Teaches Us About Community and Renting in Fort Worth

49

The Past, Present, & Future of Transit in Fort Worth

50

Activating the Next Generation: A Conversation with Tarrant County Young Democrats

51

The Future of the Tarrant County Democratic Party with Allison Campolo

52

Bernie Sander's Oligarchy Tour Comes to Fort Worth! What is next for the city?

53

No Kings Protest in Fort Worth: What is next after thousands rally in community?

54

A Debrief on Racial Gerrymander Day and What is Next for Fort Worth?

55

Yes, It's a Racial Gerrymander: What It Means with Former County Commissioner Devan Allen

56

Intro to the 817 Podcast and a Crash Course on Tarrant County's Racial Redistricting Efforts

57

How the National Juneteenth Museum Will Put Black Fort Worth Culture On A Global Scale

58

How Tarrant County Democrats are Funding the Far Right and How the Rich Won't Save Us

59

Fort Worth Election Results: Extremism Loss and How We Can Take This Fight to Redistricting!

60

Campaign Finances, O'Hare's Prayer Luncheon, Convo with Dr. Mia Hall, Council District 6 Candidate

61

TCU Cuts DEI, O'Hare Gets His Law Firm, Interview with Daryl Davis, II Council District 6 Candidate

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Measles in Tarrant, Fort Worth Candidates Raise $1M+, and Convo with Cowtown Democrats

63

Where Do Fort Worth Democrats Go From Here?

64

Speaking Up with César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Committee of Tarrant County

65

DFW is no longer the fastest growing metro: What is Fort Worth's Outlook?

66

The Rise of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival with Brandi Waller-Pace

67

FWISD Teachers Speak Out Against Abbott's Voucher Bill and What We Know About School Closures

68

Fort Worth Wants Infrastructure Now: Jason Ballmann for City Council District 3

69

Keller ISD Students Share Their Voice: Why Will the School Board Not Listen?

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Anti-DEI and The Fort Worth Way's Impact on Black Success with Carpenter's Cafe

71

The Bigger Story Behind School Vouchers in Texas with Chris and Mendi Tackett

72

What You Need to Know about Keller ISD and How It Can Impact Your Schools and Children

73

Interview with Mayoral Candidate Josh Lucas plus Keller ISD and More Deaths in our Jail

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Considering Running for Local Office? What to know with Tara Maldonado

75

Fort Worth passes Austin as 4th Largest City, Granger's Health Exposed, and O'Hare Speaks to the Media

76

Predatory Churches, Flying Taxis, and Endless Sprawl: Who Controls the Connectedness of Fort Worth?

77

🚨 BONUS POD: Mayor Parker Champions Mercy Culture Preying on Sex Trafficked Victims

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Behind Closed Doors: Chris Nettles Speaks Out on Fort Worth’s City Manager Search

79

Conservative Media Loves Tarrant and Why Texas Isn’t Turning Blue

80

Analyzing the Election Results: Where Do We Go From Here?

81

Tarrant County’s True Colors: The Lost Script of Transportation, Housing, and Democracy

82

County Jail and Leaders Get National Coverage: Time to Vote Out Extremism

83

Colin Allred and Ted Cruz Hosted Events in Tarrant County: Who will win?

84

AI Data Centers Expand in DFW, Mercy Culture Attacks the Mayor, and Commissioners Defund JPS

85

Land Of The Free-For-All: Fort Worth Wants No Rules!

86

Are We Winning the War Against Extremism? A Conversation with Tarrant 4 Change

87

TIME FOR NEW LEADERSHIP: FWISD Teacher of 17 Years Speaks Up (Part Two)

88

RELEASE THE TAPE: A Conversation with Anthony Johnson's Sisters (Part One)

89

Voter Suppression in Tarrant County: No Voting Locations on College Campuses

90

How Do We Fund Fort Worth's Future with Less Taxes?

91

A Convo with The Dock Bookshop: Juneteenth Museum, Kamala Harris, and the Trinity River Book Festival

92

Is Mayor Mattie Parker Running Again? What does a raised hand mean?

93

UTA Approved to Build A Campus to the West: What does it mean for Fort Worth?

94

David Cooke is Retiring. Who Should Lead Fort Worth's Future?

95

Biden's Legacy. Harris's Future. How will Tarrant County Respond?

96

Does Fort Worth Do Tourism Right? More Stockyards. No Sports Team.

97

Fort Worth is Planning for 2050: Help Design the City's Future

98

Who Do We Welcome to Fort Worth: How Do We Grow from Here?

99

The Future of Tarrant County Health: Are We in Good Hands?

100

FWISD parents veto closing middle schools and Abbott has votes for vouchers.

101

Beto O'Rourke: The Importance of Tarrant County to the Future of Texas

102

Is Fort Worth Ready to Surpass Austin? Challenges growing a world-class city

103

O'hare Owns TAD, Citizens Speak Up for Simmons, and Mayor Parker's Rail Committee

104

Navigating the Political Landscape with TCU Professor Jim Riddlesperger

105

PAY ATTENTION: Shining a Light on Tarrant County with Commissioner Simmons

106

Interview with County Commissioner Candidate Roderick Miles

107

Bud Kennedy: The Past, Present, and Future of Fort Worth Politics

108

The State of Fort Worth Journalism with Kaley Johnson

109

This FW Native is Running for TAD Board Seat and Why You Should Care

110

Interview with County Commissioner Candidate Kathleen Hicks

111

Primary Election Results and Trends: Where are the Texas Democrats?

112

When Planning Goes Wrong: Schools near Motels, MedStar Dysfunction, and Release of ETJ Land

113

Texas Politics in 2024: Antisemitism Funding, Border Bill, and Much More

114

The State of the Tarrant County Democratic Party with Chrystal Gayden

115

Interview with Robert Sturns: How Fort Worth Grows and Where We Are Headed

116

2024 Starts with a Bang: Hotel Explosion, FIFA World Cup, and Much More!

117

2024 Tarrant County Election: Who Will Be On Your Ballot?

118

Interview with Tarrant 4 Change: Why our county is the epicenter of extremism

119

The Consequences of Fort Worth's Suburban Sprawl

120

Texas is Changing: Can Vouchers and Environmental Racism Stop It?

121

Living in Fort Worth: Is the Big Texas House Dream Over?

122

Kay Granger will not seek reelection. Who is next?

123

Understanding Local School Systems and the Impact You Have with Twyla Masterson

124

What impact does Art have on our local economy? with Wesley Gentle the Director of Arts Fort Worth

125

Nazis in Fort Worth and What to Know about the Upcoming Election

126

Analyzing Mayor Mattie Parker's 2023 State of the City Address

127

Fort Worth Wins Big with Biotech: Who will benefit?

128

Paxton Acquitted, CCPD Budget, New Housing Proposal, and Investing in Sprawl

129

WE ARE BACK! Funding Cops with ARPA Dollars, New TX Bills, and Much More

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Join us LIVE on Instagram Live at 8pm CST

131

Proposed City Budget Passes A Billion Dollars: What's in it and where is it taking us?

132

Fort Worth's Transportation Future with the CEO of Trinity Metro

133

Who Needs to be Heard in Fort Worth? Understanding which voices get amplified or silenced.

134

DFW could be the biggest metro in the U.S. by 2100: What does that mean today?

135

Understanding Mercy Culture and its political influence in Fort Worth

136

New Demographic Data for Fort Worth Districts: What is there to see?

137

Texas A&M Fort Worth Breaks Ground: What Will Come From It?

138

Understanding Juneteenth's Future in Fort Worth with Jarred Howard

139

Support Fort Worth's Queer Community with Tyler Long

140

Is Fort Worth actually Texas' New Boomtown?

141

Election Concerns, District 11 Update, and Why Some Hispanics Become White Supremacist

142

100 Years of Service with Leah King from United Way of Tarrant County

143

Engaging Voters and Entrepreneurs with Brian Dixon and Hayden Blackburn

144

Neighborhood Development for Both Residents and Tourists with Ann Zadeh

145

Early Voting and Election Integrity in Fort Worth

146

Elections and Policing with Pamela Young of United Fort Worth

147

Campaign Finances: Who's funding who and what does it mean?

148

Which Candidate Excites You Most? Dissecting the City Council Roundtables

149

District 11 Candidate Panel: Who should be the next city council member of Fort Worth?

150

From The Economist: What Do We Think of Texas' Growth

151

What come first in Fort Worth, Density or Development?

152

Welcome to Wokelandia and Affordable Housing

153

A Breakdown of the 30 Candidates Running for Fort Worth's City Council

154

The Fort Worth Way with Alex Jimenez

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The Future of TCU with President Daniel Pullin

156

Curfew with Dr. Jared Williams and FW Development with Austin James at Now.Town

157

Where does Fort Worth fit into the growth of the DFW metroplex?

158

Updates on A&M and Who's Filed to Run for City Council

159

What to Expect from this Texas Legislative Session

160

2023 Predictions for Fort Worth

161

Fort Worth 2023 and Beyond with Chief Innovation Officer Carlo Capua

162

What Does Aaron Dean's Verdict Mean to Fort Worth

163

Cancel Your Star-Telegram Subscription

164

Fort Worth Journalists Threatening to Strike and Panther Islands New Completion Date

165

Understanding the Tarrant County Election Results

166

Reactions to Tarrant County's Early Voting Data and Trends

167

Be a Part of the Future of 76104: An interview with Shawn Lassiter

168

*** CORRECTIONS AND NOTES ***

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Is Fort Worth Over COOKEd? Where do we go from here with our city manager.

170

Analyzing Mayor Mattie Parker's State of the City Address

171

Is Fort Worth WOWtown?

172

Updates on Juneteenth Museum, Glen Whitley Endorsing Mike Collier, Techstars, and much more

173

How Do We Approach Density and Accessibility as Fort Worth Grows?

174

A Sitdown with Democratic Nominee for TX13 Kathleen Brown

175

Glen Whitley Calls to Defund Two Judges as more Tarrant County Youth are Detained

176

Fort Worth's 2023 Budget Priorities and Potential Developments

177

Where Does Fort Worth's Economic Growth Go from Here? With Robert Sturns

178

City Council is Back from Break. Will Fort Worth Teachers do the Same?

179

What should Fort Worth do about AirBnBs with Jessica Black Co-Founder of TX Neighborhood Coalition

180

How Fort Worth is Supporting Small Business Right Now

181

Building Fort Worth with District 3 City Councilmember Michael Crain

182

What Happened at City Council and What Losing Roe v Wade Means for Fort Worth

183

Building the Eastside with Dante Williams from Community Frontline

184

A Look Back on the First Year of Fort Worth's Fresh City Council

185

East to West: How Does Development Look Different Across Fort Worth?

186

Bonus Pod: How Can Fort Worth React to Uvalde?

187

Why You Should Vote in the Republican Runoffs on Tuesday

188

A Recap of Fort Worth's Election Results and What We are Voting for Next

189

How did we get here? Profitizing Fort Worth and Eliminating Women's Right to Choose

190

Cowtown and Crypto? What does Mining Bitcoin Mean for Fort Worth's Growth?

191

Early Voting Starts Today: What to know about Fort Worth's historic $560M Bond Package

192

Mayor of the Stockyards Endorses Deborah Peoples for County Judge

193

Does Reata Need Downtown?

194

Zeros and Hero's: Who was Showing Out in Fort Worth this week?

195

Can Fort Worth Be a Sport City?

196

Why Fort Worth? (SXSW Edition)

197

Biden Headed to Fort Worth, Price is Defeated, and Council Moves Forward with a Map

198

Attacks on Trans Rights, More Redistricting Meddling, and a New (?) Economic Development Plan

199

Should Fort Worth be Celebrating?

200

What Fort Worth is Voting for in March and May

201

Who can apply for CDFI funding? Convo with Fort Worth's Chief Equity Officer Christina Brooks

202

Panther Island Has Funding: What's Next?

203

Transforming a KKK Building and the Search for a New Superintendent

204

Growth, Redistricting, and Getting to Know A City: An Interview with Star-Telegram Reporter Harrison Mantas

205

The Fort Worth Road Dilemma: What projects will get funded in the 2022 Bond Program?

206

How does Fort Worth use its property? And 2022 Resolutions for the City

207

A New State Park West of Fort Worth and an Update on Aaron Dean's Trial

208

Are we thankful for the Fort Worth Way?

209

Fort Worth home to Aggieland North, Cary Moon violates DWI probation, and Tara Wilson's run for vacant District 4 council seat

210

Nov. 2nd Election Results and Upcoming Redistricting Schedule

211

National Juneteenth Museum in FW, Cary Moon's future, and new data shows who is moving to Tarrant County

212

What’s on the Nov. 2 Ballot?

213

Where is Fort Worth's Entrepreneurial Spirit?

214

Judge Glen Whitley Calls Out Anti Vaxxers, Why Evans & Rosedale Development is Gentrification, and Updates on State Redistricting

215

Changes in District Maps, POC Neighborhoods, and the City's Brand around Renewable Energy

216

Is Fort Worth a Fair and Transparent City? We. will. see.

217

Why People Live Where They Live in Fort Worth with Kyle Walker

218

Where is Fort Worth's diversity moving?

219

One Year Anniversary Show 🎉🎉🎉 (Part Two)

220

One Year Anniversary Show 🎉🎉🎉 (Part One)

221

Crime Control Prevention District gets budget increase and UT Arlington earns prestigious designation

222

Funding the Future: FWISD's $1.5B bond proposal and the possibility of a $5B EV factory

223

Is Fort Worth's Growth Sustainable? Property Tax Goes Down but Value Goes Up.

224

Fort Worth's Future is NOW: City council meetings start this week, 2022 bond program, and schools face Delta variant

225

Would Fort Worth benefit from a soccer complex?

226

TX House Democrats flee to D.C and Tarrant Regional Water District makes waves

227

The story of Smooth Vega: From Promoter to Politics

228

The History of Juneteenth - How Does Texas Change Its Story?

229

Redistricting Schedule, 2022 Budget Process, and an Interview with director of a new Fort Worth documentary called Murdaworth: Black Gold in a Gangsta Town

230

ERCOT Blackout Warnings, Fort Worth's $180M Stimulus, and Celebrating Juneteenth

231

New Fort Worth education report, 12 Mighty Orphans premiere, and Betsy Price's next battle

232

Fort Worth's Hidden Rap Culture with Lou Charle$ (BONUS POD 🚨)

233

What do the runoff election results mean to the future of Fort Worth? With Dr. Emily Farris

234

How do we tell Fort Worth's story? with Mitch Whitten Executive VP for Marketing & Strategy at Visit Fort Worth

235

A Wild Week in Texas Politics

236

Power and Politics in Fort Worth with Dr. Emily Farris

237

The Future of Journalism in Fort Worth with Chris Cobler (BONUS POD 🚨)

238

Lack of Representation in Fort Worth with Fernando Peralta City Council Runoff Candidate for District 9

239

Instant Election Reaction for the Fort Worth Mayor Race and City Council Seats

240

How is early voting going in Fort Worth? And an Interview with District 2 candidate Jen Sarduy

241

**BONUS POD*** Can Fort Worth become a Tech Hub with Hayden Blackburn, Executive Director of TechFW

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Who are we voting for to be the next mayor of Fort Worth?

243

Get to know Mayoral Candidate Deborah Peoples and the Impact of this Election on the Future of Fort Worth

244

A Breakdown of Fort Worth Mayoral Candidates Finance Reports, When will North Texas get to Herd Immunity? Judge Glen Whitley Speaks Out Against Senate Bill 7

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Vaccines are open for all Texas adults, Senate Bill 7 restricts voting rights, Interview with Dr. Jared Williams, and a new Fort Worth mayoral candidate gets attention.

246

The Future of Fort Worth: Who Should Lead Next?

247

Who to vote for in Fort Worth Mayoral Race? Interview with Mattie Parker

248

Update Fort Worth Mayoral Race, Gov. Abbott's removal of mask impact city, Chief Noakes fire racist police officers, Tara Wilson City Council District 4 candidate joins the conversation

249

Who is Running for the Fort Worth ISD Board? And What Do We Make of Mayor Price's Final Address?

250

Who is Running for Fort Worth City Council in Your Disitrct?

251

Interview with Near Southside Inc Mike Brennan about the Future of Fort Worth's Most Vibrant Neighborhoods

252

Reflections on Convo with Ann Zadeh, Opal Lee speaks up for Black Tourism, New Fort Worth Journalism Outlet Announced

253

Conversation with Fort Worth Mayoral Candidate Ann Zadeh

254

Who Do We Think is the Frontrunner for Fort Worth Mayor? Why is Tarrant County COVID distribution meh? Where should we invest in the city?

255

Fort Worth Police Chief Panel, Mayoral Candidates Grow, Tarrant County COVID cases, NRA moves to Texas

256

Texans Involved with Insurrection, Remove Rep Roger Williams from TCU's Board, Who's next for mayor after Betsy Price?

257

Does Fort Worth Have Too Many Apartments? Do We Care About the Environment?

258

Fort Worth 2020 Recap, DART expansion, National Finals Rodeo Impact on the Community

259

Stimulus Approved, Gov. Greg Abott $5.3M Inauguration, Get to Know Your Fort Worth Police Chief Finalists

260

Can Fort Worth Prevent Gentrification? Neighborhoods Fightback against Rezoning and Redistricting.

261

The Future of Fort Worth's Business Ecosystem in a Post-Pandemic World with Robert Sturns

262

COVID vs. Turkey who will win in Tarrant County? Fort Worth makes moves on a professional sports team. Is Keller next?

263

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Startup Capital in Fort Worth with Cameron Cushman

264

Election Talk: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, and the US

265

Social Media in Fort Worth and Preparing for Election Day with Laura Lape

266

Halloween in Fort Worth, the Amy Coney Barrett Bus Tour, and Councilperson Cary Moon's DWI

267

Voter Turnout in Tarrant, Bars Open, and Stock Show and Rodeo Hits Fort Worth Hard

268

20 Ways to Make Fort Worth (Even) Better with Brian and Sam from FW Magazine

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PART TWO: TCU History Professor shares skepticsm around COVID-19 numbers on campus, thoughts on FWISD starting in-person school today, and insights on local political races that can shape the future of the Funk

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PART ONE: Dr. Dixon Talks Trump's COVID-19 Case, Attorney General Ken Paxton's Top Aides Accuse Him of Abuse of Office Power, and American Airlines Furloughs 19,000 Employees

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76104 zip code has the lowest life expectancy in the state, FWPD officers post racist meme on Facebook, Fort Worth #2 WORST city in voter turnout, FWISD pushes back in-person school

272

Tarrant County Crime Lab DNA Evidence Debacle, Abbott Screws Bars, and FWISD May Decide to Extend Online School

273

Tarrant County $100M Boost, LAW AND ORDER, and small business CARES grant available now

274

Raises for goverment officials, PPE on the loose, back to school, and chief police search begins

275

Progress in Fort Worth with Black Coffee Founder Mia Moss

276

Opportunity in Fort Worth with Jonathan Morris, Owner of Hotel Dryce and the Fort Worth Barbershop

277

Wellbeing in Fort Worth with Dr. Brian Dixon

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Why Fort Worth?

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