Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Rise of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival with Brandi Waller-Pace
Brandi Waller-Pace, the organizer and visionary behind Fort Worth's African American Roots Festival, joins us in the studio. She shares her motive fo…
1 year, 8 months ago
FWISD Teachers Speak Out Against Abbott's Voucher Bill and What We Know About School Closures
Ale Checka, an award-winning public school teacher with 17 years of experience in FWISD, organized an opinion piece in the Star-Telegram to oppose Go…
1 year, 8 months ago
Fort Worth Wants Infrastructure Now: Jason Ballmann for City Council District 3
Ann and EJ sit down with Jason Ballmann, who is running for city council District 3. Jason was a former council member in Marfa, Texas, and is curren…
1 year, 8 months ago
Keller ISD Students Share Their Voice: Why Will the School Board Not Listen?
Today, the 817 Pod community hears from Lara and Zephyr, two students at Keller High School who are part of the Keller Student Activism Organization.…
1 year, 8 months ago
Anti-DEI and The Fort Worth Way's Impact on Black Success with Carpenter's Cafe
Ann and EJ sit down with a friend of the podcast, Katrina Carpenter, with Carpenter's Cafe. EJ and Ann riff on short stories, giving you all updates …
1 year, 9 months ago
The Bigger Story Behind School Vouchers in Texas with Chris and Mendi Tackett
This week, the big story is a sit down with Chris and Mendi Tackett from See It. Name It. Fight It. Chris was a former school board trustee and an in…
1 year, 9 months ago
What You Need to Know about Keller ISD and How It Can Impact Your Schools and Children
Today, we have a conversation with Laney Hawes, a mother of four children who attends schools at Keller ISD. She is also the co-founder of the TX Fr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Interview with Mayoral Candidate Josh Lucas plus Keller ISD and More Deaths in our Jail
Ann and EJ sit down with Josh Lucas, an emerging star in Fort Worth who is running for Mayor in this election cycle. In this episode, we discuss the …
1 year, 9 months ago
Considering Running for Local Office? What to know with Tara Maldonado
This week, filing starts to put your name on the ballot in a local Texas election. We sit down with Tara Maldonado, a progressive candidate who ran t…
1 year, 10 months ago
Fort Worth passes Austin as 4th Largest City, Granger's Health Exposed, and O'Hare Speaks to the Media
Ann and EJ come back from the holidays, bursting into the new year with many new takes and concerns! Recent census data show Fort Worth is now the 4t…
1 year, 10 months ago