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Episodes: 286
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Neutral
Location: USA
YouTube: 689 subscribers
Instagram: 17.0k followers
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Host
EJ Carrion - A local entrepreneur and co-host of the weekly 817 Podcast, which covers Fort Worth culture, politics, and business with a focus on local leaders.
Ann Zadeh - A former city council member and co-host of the weekly 817 Podcast, where she and EJ discuss Fort Worth’s biggest local issues with a focus on future-shaping leaders.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Ale Checka - Teacher Experience Since The FWISD State Takeover By The Tea; Policies And Leadership Impacting Teachers; What It Would Take To Fix Schools
Chanea Bond - Life For Teachers During The TEA State Takeover Of Fwisd; Teacher Retention; Needed Changes To Fix Schools
Ambika Sharma - Research On Mayor Mattie Parker’s Ties To The Data Center Industry; Possible Open Meetings Act Violations; Tax Abatements And Lobbying Connections
Recent Topics
Episodes
Prairieland Defendants, Aaron Dean Money, & New Candidates
June 29, 2026
SHORT STORY 1: Prairieland Defendants get unconstitutionally harsh sentenceThe Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE kProtesters Should Terrify Us AllShooter sentenced to 100 years in Prairieland ICE terrorism case; others get maxPrairieland defendants' families promise appeal, warn of precedent after sentencingPrairieland shooter gets 100 years, others 30-70 for ICE detention center ‘antifa’ protest30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free SpeechSHORT STORY 2:...
The Worst & Best Scenarios of the FWISD Takeover
June 29, 2026
We spoke with Chanea Bond, the current English department chair at Southwest High School, and Ale Checka, former FWISD teacher, about what life has been like for teachers since the state takeover by the TEA of FWISD. We talked about how policies and toxic leadership is causing so many teachers to quit, and what it would take to fix schools.Join the 817 Gather Discord, donate to the 817 Gather, and follow us on Instagram & TikTok.
Mayor Mattie Parker's Ties to the Data Center Industry
June 22, 2026
BIG STORY: We spoke with Ambika Sharma of the 817 Gather about her research on Mayor Mattie Parker's ties to the data center industry, including her lobbyist husband, tax abatements given to data centers, and potential violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act.Husband of Fort Worth mayor listed as lobbyist for data center industry groupFort Worth mayor, husband deny conflict of interest over data center lobbyingFort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker’s Husband Under Fire for Financial Ties to Dat...
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