Patrick McEnaney and Shantel Jairam

The Beaches and Taxes Podcast

Government EN ↓ 4 episodes

On the first and third Tuesday of each month, local realtor Patrick McEnaney and your civically engaged best friend Shantel Jairam deliver unfiltered insights into the biggest stories shaping Broward and Fort Lauderdale’s politics and business scene. They make bold predictions, call out winners and losers, and banter like no one else. They're bringing civic engagement back—get on board.

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Patrick McEnaney and Shantel Jairam

Episodes

E4 Is the Live Local Act Shit Policy? 02.12.2025 24:48

Why is Fort Lauderdale developing so rapidly? This week, we explore Florida's experiment with housing.

E3 Homelessness: Where Are You Living? 19.11.2025 27:30

Patrick and Shantel dive into one of Fort Lauderdale’s most complex challenges: homelessness. In this episode, they explore what the city is doing well, where critical gaps remain, and why our current system leaves too many people stuck in the middle. From outreach to shelters , they unpack the policies, politics, and human stories shaping the issue — and ask the community what other solutions cou...

E2 The New Beachfront 04.11.2025 20:32

Patrick and Shantel discuss the $12 billion investment in Fort Lauderdale's beachfront and ask the burning question: why we can't have both basketball AND pickleball courts?

E1 The State of City 29.10.2025 11:42

Two concerned citizens giving you the good, the bad, and the ugly of Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. Stay tuned as we attempt to make civic involvement spicy.