Fort Worth Freedom Review

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By: Anthony Sosa

This show is brought to you by the Justice Reform League , a Fort Worth based non-profit focusing on educating and empowering Texans to become politically active and advocate for yourselves and your communities. The Fort Worth Freedom Review exists to serve that goal and the residents of the State of Texas. We will spend much of our time focusing on issues and policy that relates to Fort Worth and Tarrant County. While it is true that many of the problems that exist in our communities can solely be addressed and solved at the municipal level, there are also a number...

Episode 60: 2023 State Propositions
10/30/2023

Episode 60: 2023 State PropositionsĀ 

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to go over theĀ 

upcoming election and the 14 proposed constitutional amendments.Ā 

We’ve got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own.

All of the resources used will be provided below.Ā 

This podcast is made possible...


Episode 59: FWISD, TCC & TRWD Board Candidates
04/24/2023

Episode 59: FWISD, TCC & TRWD Board Candidates


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to go over the Candidate Forums that were streamed on April 16th by the Fort Worth Report.Ā 


We’ve got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own.

All of the r...


Episode 58: Fort Worth Report’s Candidate Forums
04/10/2023

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to go over the Candidate Forums Livestream the was streamed on March 31 by the Fort Worth Report.Ā 


We’ve got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own.

All of the resources used will be provided below.Ā 


This...


Episode 57: Candidate Responses
03/27/2023

Episode 57: Candidate Responses

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss some of the responses from the questionnaire we sent out to the candidates as well as other local stories.


We’ve got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own.

All of the resources used...


Episode 56: Casual Rundown of Candidates for May Election
03/01/2023

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss some recent news and rundown our candidates for City Council and Mayor.



We’ve got our opinions but we want to give you the resources to develop your own.

All of the resources used will be provided below.Ā 



Episode 55: FWPD Community Advisory Board??
02/13/2023

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss Chief Knoakes proposal for a community advisory board handpicked by him- as well as some election updates. However, we start off talking about jazz school for some reason and if you would like to skip that part you can skip the first 6 or some minutes of the cast, time stamp provided below.Ā 

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Episode 54: Fort Worth Elections Early Filings
01/31/2023

Episode 54: Fort Worth Elections Early Filings


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss people who have already announced that they are running for Mayor or City Council. There is still some time to file if you are interested. February 17th is the last day to file.Ā 


We’ve got our o...


Episode 53: End of Year News
12/12/2022

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss many things that have transpired over the past few weeks.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below.Ā 


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our...


Episode 52: 2022 Election Results
11/14/2022

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to break down the results of this past week’s election.


All of the resources used will be provided below.Ā 


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our substack at our websi...


Bonus Episode: Ash-lee Woodard Henderson on Organizing the South
11/06/2022

Bonus Episode: Ash-lee Woodard Henderson on Organizing the South


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today to share with you all the best talk that I heard at the Socialism 2022 Conference. The official version is shared below but this is the whole talk in its entirety.


All of the resources used will be provided be...


Bonus Episode: Nathan Crites-Herren (FW DSA)
10/30/2022

Bonus Episode: Interview with Nathan Crites-Herren from the FW DSA


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Nathan Crites-Herren from the Fort Worth DSA to discuss anarchism, activism, art, humanity and inspiration in our capitalistic systems and how we can effectuate change.Ā 


Early Voting Starts on Monday October 24th.

Ā Oct 24 - 28thĀ Ā ...


Episode 51: Organizing and Volunteering
10/24/2022


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss volunteer work among a plethora of other things including the upcoming election.Ā 

Early Voting Starts on Monday October 24th.

Ā Oct 24 - 28th Ā Ā Ā  Ā  8am - 5pm

Ā Oct 29th Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā  7am - 7pm

Ā Oct 30thĀ Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā  Ā  10am-6pm

Ā Oct 31st - Nov 4thĀ Ā Ā  Ā  7am - 7pm

Election Day N...


Episode 50: Abbott v O’Rourke Debate
10/10/2022

Episode 50: Abbott v O’Rourke Debate


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the debate between Governor Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below.Ā 


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth ba...


Episode 49: November 2022 Democratic Candidates for Tarrant Co.
09/27/2022

Episode 49: November 2022 Democratic Candidates


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the Democratic candidates for the midterm elections in Tarrant County in November.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in a public spreadsheet. The link is in the show notes.


This pod...


Episode 48: Socialism Conference 2022
09/13/2022

Episode 48: Socialism Conference 2022Ā 


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today to discuss the 2022 Socialism Conference in Chicago and some of the themes and ideas that were discussed at the conference. We will be back next time with electoral info for the candidates in 2020.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the sho...


Episode 47: Beto Bomb, Civil War Tik Tok, Texas Organizing and Solidarity.
08/14/2022

Episode 47: Beto Bomb, Civil War Tik Tok, Texas Organizing and Solidarity.

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to hit some recent developments in the discourse on the right, in the labor movement here in Texas as well as Beto and other stories.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the sh...


Episode 46: Deep Dive into Fascism and Christian Nationalism
08/02/2022

Episode 46: Deep Dive into Fascism and Christian Nationalism


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to dive deep into some ideas that are currently circulating in our community and our nation and the implications of these ideas.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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Episode 45: Progressives at The Texas Democratic Party Convention in Dallas
07/18/2022

Episode 45: Progressives at The Texas Democratic Party Convention in Dallas

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas Democratic Party convention in Dallas, TX this past weekend and to highlight many of the progressive candidates that will be on the ballot in November and the issues they pushed: Legalization of Cannabis, workers rights and protections and th...


Episode 44: Where are we going? Where have we been?
07/08/2022

Episode 44: Where are we going? Where have we been?


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the state of the nation and and where we are going.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made po...


Episode 43: TX GOP Convention, Local Supportive Housing and Beto v Abbott
06/21/2022

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the recent Texas Republican Convention where they voted on new issues to add to the already insane platform, and the governors race. Amber also got to speak at the city council meeting this week regarding a local housing initiative and we cover that as well.Ā Ā 


All of the...


Episode 42: May 2022 Primary Election Election Results, Uvalde and Arlington Pride
06/06/2022

Episode 42: May 2022 Primary Election Election Results, Uvalde and Arlington Pride


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas Moore to discuss the results on the recent election and the recent news regarding pride in Arlington and Uvalde.Ā Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.



Episode 41: May 2022 Election Results
05/16/2022

Episode 41: May 2022 Election Results


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa. I’m here today with Thomas More to discuss the results on the recent election and the recent protests.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a F...


Episode 40: 2022 May Elections
04/26/2022

Episode 40: 2022 May Elections

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa I’m here today to discuss the upcoming election.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our newsletter and get upd...


Episode 39: The Texas Tribune Interviews Mattie Parker
03/28/2022

Episode 39: The Texas Tribune Interviews Mattie Parker


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa I’m here today to discuss the Texas Tribune interview of Mattie Parker. We are going to take a deep dive into the conversation and see what Parker has to say.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

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Episode 38: 2022 Primary Election Results
03/14/2022

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and Thomas Moore is here with me today to discuss the results of the election on March 1st and what to expect in May and November.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort...


Episode 37: Tarrant County Primary Candidates
02/21/2022

Episode 36: Panther Island Money, Tarrant County Judge Candidates, & the Governors Race


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and it’s just me today here with you to discuss the primary candidates for 2022.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Jus...


(REBROADCAST) Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party Platform
02/07/2022

(REBROADCAST) Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party Platform

Due to life happening we are having to postpone the episode on the candidates for Tarrant County 2022. Here is a rebroadcast of episode 29 on the Texas Republican Party Platform.

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas GOP Party platform.Ā 

All of the r...


Episode 36: Panther Island Money, Tarrant County Judge Candidates, & the Governors Race
01/24/2022

Episode 36: Panther Island Money, Tarrant County Judge Candidates, & the Governors Race


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. My name is Anthony Sosa and we got a rowdy episode for you today with Amber Sosa and Thomas Moore. Christopher Rose will be back with us on the next episode. This week we discuss the Panther Island/ Central City Flood Project, the Tarrant County Judge primary candidates as well...


Bonus Episode: Dustin Schneider and Anthony Sosa talk politics.
01/17/2022

Bonus Episode: Dustin Schneider and Anthony Sosa talk politics.Ā 


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

This week we are doing something a little different. Dustin Schneider, from the award winning Jerry Jonestown Massacre Podcast, was interviewed for As an Artist, the Local Famous Records Podcast about local artists, their process and the local scene, and at the end of that conversation we turned to talking about local issues. So as a bonus episode we are releasing that here.Ā Ā 


You can...


Episode 35: Election Results, Local Classist Douchery and Beto
11/19/2021

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues at our website www.justicereformleague.netĀ 

F...


Episode 34: Early Voting, FWISD Bond and more.
11/01/2021


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose to discussĀ the results of early voting, the FWISD Bond election and shenanigans with the finance advisor for the bonds, Matt Krause and his book hunt, update on the SCOTUS hearing the Heartbeat Bill and the law banning trans youth from playing certain sports.


All of t...


Episode 33: 2020 Census Data, Gerrymandering and Redistricting
10/18/2021

Episode 33: 2020 Census Data, Gerrymandering and Redistricting

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues.I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose to discuss the recently released 2020 census data and how that will impact redistricting in Tarrant County and the State of Texas.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast i...


Episode 32: Beto, Tarrant County Commissioners Court, & Haitian Migrants
09/27/2021

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Thomas Moore to discuss Beto, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court and the Haitian Migrants that had gathered at the border.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth...


Episode 31: 8 Propositions and the Heartbeat Bill
09/13/2021

Episode 31: 8 Propositions and the Heartbeat BillĀ 


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the 8 Proposition that will be on the ballot in November and the controversial Heartbeat Bill.


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This p...


Episode 30: The Texas Democratic Party Platform
08/30/2021

Episode 30: Texas Democratic Party Platform

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas Democratic Party platform.Ā 


All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.


This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. Y...


Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party Platform
08/15/2021

Episode 29: The Texas Republican Party Platform

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas GOP Party platform.Ā 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for o...


Episode 28: Tarrant County Eviction Crisis, Voting Rights March and Renaming White Settlement Rd
08/02/2021

Episode 28: Tarrant County Eviction Crisis, Voting Rights March and Renaming White Settlement Rd


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. I am Anthony Sosa and today I am here with Amber Sosa & Christopher Rose to discuss the Tarrant County eviction crisis we’re about to experience, as well as the voting rights march from Georgetown to Austin this past w eek and the prospect of renaming White Settlement Rd...


Episode 27: Texas House Democrats, ā€œForget the Alamo, ā€ Joe Manchin and Chief Noakes
07/19/2021

Episode 27: Texas House Democrats, ā€œForget the Alamo, ā€ Joe Manchin and Chief Noakes

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues.Today I am here with Amber Sosa, Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas House Democrats leaving the state to fight the voter suppression bill and being branded fugitives.Ā 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

This podcast is made possible by Th...


Episode 26: Local Stories Rundown
07/08/2021

Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues. Today I am here with Amber Sosa, Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss various local news stories regarding Butler Place, TCWD corruption, new library, Chris Nettles, weed news and more.Ā 

All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.

This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up f...


Episode 25: Millennial Mayor
06/21/2021

Episode 25: Millennial MayorĀ 


Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.

We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues.Today I am here with Amber Sosa & Christopher Rose to discuss Mattie Parker, Betsy Price, Deborah Peoples and our new city council. We begin with an impromptu conversation about the complex and byzantine process of changing one's name, (0:45 - 7:00) then we get into Betsy running for County Judge and Mattie Parker’s swearing in.Ā 


Al...