Fort Worth Roots Podcast

Today along with the help of our stand in co-host Genevieve we interview a man that is directing, producing, and acting in a new series filmed right here in Fort Worth Texas called Bail Out. He and his team have received 30 plus awards for the show! Dennis O'Neill and Bail Out can be found online at: www.bailouttv.com , catch updates on Instagram @bailout_tv and @actordennisoneil. You can email ou...

The CEO and President of United Way of Tarrant County, Leah King, joins us for todays episode. We dive into specific issues that challenge our community and what we can do to help our neighbors. Find information covered in this episode by visiting www.getunitedtarrant.org or by dialing 2ll on your phone.     Leah, thank you so much for your contribution to our community and for being on the Fort W...

The owner of Derly Design and the creator of our most prized piece of studio art joins us today. Josh Martinez is the creator of the Fort Worth Roots sign that has followed us from studio to studio for the past two years. Find our friends creations at these two websites: www.derlydesign.com and now www.botbros.com Thank you for listening. Every time you stream and episode it helps our show grow. T...

***Parental Advisory***(Explicit Language, Drug References, and just Generally Offensive) One of the most fun recordings we have done here at the Fort Worth Roots Studio!! Dank817 and Tavo Tha Trill, two trail blazing Fort Worth Hip Hop artist join us today for a truly one of a kind episode. Find these guys on Instagram @Dank817 and @Tavothatrill also big thanks to @wavvydigital. Other links: Croo...

Poo Live Crew!!! Local Fort Worth live performance entertainers and variety cover band legends Scott Rice and John Hendrix join us today at the Fort Worth Roots Studio. Catch these dudes February 4th at the Ridglea Theatre for the big show!!! Get tickets on their web page: www.poolivecrew.com Scott and John, thank you for being part of the Fort Worth Roots experience. We will see you at the blow o...

***Explicit content*** Well...yeah! Itchy Richie is back in studio and frankly...We're sorry. In this episode we get to do something we've been wanting to do for a very long time. Today Fort Worth Roots Studio's will help launch the pilot episode for a brand new Fort Worth podcast. How new? Well, it doesn't even have a name yet. We set out to review an album by the local Fort Worth rock band "Mean...

Our new friend Darrell Bartell is an accomplished author here in Fort Worth. Today we talk about Darrell's award winning book "Ten-Five - You're Going Home, Marine!: And Other Short Stories", available for purchase @ amazon.com. Thanks to the publishing company that takes care of our friend. Find more info about todays guest and many more creative authors by visiting https://progressiverisingphoen...

Merry Christmas Y'all !!! Special thanks to Tanya Houk for arranging these interviews. Thank you, my friend. In this episode we talk about several organizations in the Fort Worth area that deal with foster families, child services, and adoption services. Our first recording is with Judy Fraustro. Judy aged out of the foster care system at 18 when she came home one evening and all of here belonging...

For the first time ever, we had the privilege of recording at the Fort Worth Roots Studio with our good friend Sam Esquivel. When Sam isn't being flown around the country to install multimillion dollar art pieces, he is working on one of Fort Worths top podcast's. Check out "The Failed Podcast" on most streaming services and follow along on social media. On Instagram @The_Failed_Podcast.   Sam, th...

Kerre Randel Ortegel is the founder of the local non-profit "Holidays and Heroes". At the time of this recording, they were prepared to deliver a weeks' worth of food to 500 Fort Worth families and provide 651 military family members with a well-deserved Christmas. Thank you, Kerre, for what you do for our community and thank you to all of the volunteers for your support of this wonderful organiza...

This episode concludes the Pouring Glory Chili Cook-Off and Border Collie Rescue with BCSAVE.org . Recorded at Pouring Glory and fueled by some of the best food and beer in Fort Worth. Find our buddy Slim on Instagram @slim.pickins.music ,  Itchy on Instagram @iratbs, and Doc Roc on Instagram @troumatics.   Guys thanks for coming out to this event and showing support and thanks for recording with...

Event coverage of the Pouring Glory Chili Cook Off. We sit down for interviews with the local non-profit BC Save, local art vendors, and a few other close friends. Border Collie Save and Rescue or "BC Save" is a non-profit completely ran by volunteers with a passion for these beautiful doggies. BC Save is a great resource for dog lovers that have questions about how to care for their Border Collie...

BenCJones joins us at Pouring Glory for the Border Collie rescue and Chili Cook-Off. Ben is an incredible Fort Worth musician that first popped up on our radar when he was preparing for the Amplify817 Showcase at the Will Rogers Auditorium. Our new friend was nice enough to give us some of his time and introduce himself in this quick little episode. Find this artist on most streaming services by s...

Jenna and Jammin JP from the local 5 piece rock'n'roll group out of Fort Worth join us for the second time!! They came back to remind you to vote before it's to late. Go to FWweekly.com and find the 2022 musician ballot so you can vote for your favorite artists. Find our friends on instagram @jaybirdsmusic   A huge thank you to our sponsor's Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk! Roofing Solutions can...

What can we say. We took some liberties with this one. Say hello to some friends of the Fort Worth Roots Podcast. First up is our good friend and longtime supporter of the show Jeffery Lord. Jeff is the host of the local Fort Worth show, Funkytown Podcast. Find this excellent production on your favorite streaming service or online at: funkytownpodcast.podbean.com . Mr. Lord, thank you for always l...

At last! Our friend Theresa joins us at the Fort Worth Roots Studio for our first recording. Theresa Davis is the Communications Manager at Fort Worth Public Library and an integral part of the Amplify817 team. Find information on Amplify817 at www.amplify817.org .   Theresa, thank you so much for making time for us!! You and your team are always welcome on the Fort Worth Roots Podcast.   Catch th...

Much anticipation and a fair amount of waiting. We finally got the opportunity to record with the local Fort Worth legend, Sean Russell. Today's guest is the front man for the Cut Throat Finches. We caught our new friend and his band first at the Amplify 817 showcase held this year at the Will Rogers Coliseum here in Fort Worth Texas. The stage presence and overall talent witnessed at a CTF perfor...

Recorded at Nexm Creative in the heart of Fort Worth, we had the chance to meet up with Dennis O'Neill. This talented and hard working actor, director, & creator has been busy building a new series called BAIL OUT. We dive into our new friend's past and trace the trail that brought him to our dynamic city. Check out the trailer for BAIL OUT, the online tv show: https://youtu.be/r80jlBrgROs Here is...

I really hope that Fort Worth Roots is the first one to introduce you to this incredible Fort Worth artist. Averi Burk is raising the bar for the local music scene. We were first introduced to her when listening to the best music centered podcast in town, The Funkytown Podcast with Jeffery Lord. Then we had the pleasure of catching her play at the Amplify 817 Showcase. You can catch her play every...

In this episode we cover the 100th episode party at Poring Glory with co-host The Funky Panther. Find them online www.thefunkypanther.com.     You can support the Fort Worth Roots Podcast for as little as four dollars a month on our Patreon page:www.patreon.com/fortworthroots   A huge thank you to our sponsor's Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk! Roofing Solutions can help with all your residential...

JP and Jenna Walsh from the local band "JAYBIRDS" join us for a one-of-a-kind episode. Our new friends help us break in the Fort Worth Roots studio by playing LIVE music for us for the first time at our new home! See them play live 9/30 - @thelakehousefw - FW TX ,10/8 - @twobrotherswinery - Keller TX ,12/10 - @lolasfortworth - FW TX Find them on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jaybirdsmusic On Instagr...

An entirely new spin on the Fort Worth Roots Podcast!! Clayton Smith released his new album "Stranger" a little over a week ago. Today we get to listen to the album while the artist who performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered the project almost completely by himself, gives us a step by step break down of the completed project. Clayton performs with two very well know Fort Worth bands, "The Band L...

 If you live in or visit the wonderful city of Fort Worth, then there is little chance you have missed the live music or the amazing delicacies at one of Tim Love's establishments. He has guested on and/or helped create multiple national television shows over the past two decades. In 2007 he won his first competition on Iron Chef. Recently, during the 2020 shut down, our guest was an integral part...

By popular demand!! Local "Fort Worth Artist" Jack Daw joins us after months of coordinating. Jackdaw is a printmaker working in linoleum-cuts and he has made a serious name for himself among local artist in our eclectic community. Make sure you take a trip over to our new friends web site. Link below. Jack, thank you for being part of the Fort Worth Roots Podcast!! Lets do more. https://www.etsy....

Fresh off his trip to Egypt, Chad Butler joins us for the first time. He is the host of the number one podcast in North Texas, The Funky Panther. Make sure you check out the Youtube version of this so you can see the incredible pictures our friend brought back from his voyage or go check out his Instagram @gochadgo. Don't forget to vote for The Funky Panther on Fort Worth Weekley's "Best Of". Copy...