Mayor Parker speaks at the Fort Worth Chamber’s State of the City event on September 29, 2022 at Dickies Arena. In her address, she talks about education, public safety, city services, transportation, economic development, and more. Plus, a conversation with the host of PBS's Firing Line, Margaret Hoover, and the presentation of the inaugural Mayor’s Unsung Hero Service Award. 

Watch it now on the City of Fort Worth YouTube channel in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language:

English: https://youtu.be/Vlk9ZzRsGjE

Spanish: https://youtu.be/YbM4S5RKQfU

ASL: https://youtu.be/7iR76YufzDI

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

As National Suicide Prevention Month comes to a close, Mayor Parker talks with Kristi Wiley and Isaac Manning from the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation about their efforts in North Texas to eradicate suicide by funding depression research, creating awareness through education, and battling the stifling stigma.

Listeners should note that this episode includes discussion on suicide and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention at 1-800-273-TALK or text the Crisis Text Line (Text HELLO to 741741). Please know you are not alone, and there is help available.

Learn more about the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation at jordanharrisfoundation.org.

Learn about the FWPD Crisis Intervention Team at police.fortworthtexas.gov/Support/crisis-intervention-team.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

The evolution of the Fort Worth Zoo has been nonstop since it transitioned from City-operated to a public-private partnership 30 years ago. Mayor Parker sits down with Co-chairman of the Fort Worth Zoo’s Board of Directors Ramona Bass about guiding the 113-year-old Zoo through its privatization transformation, the Zoo’s commitment to education and conservation, and even baby Brazos and his beloved Asian elephant family. 

Plus, they talk about exciting projects on the horizon for the Zoo: the path to completing A Wilder Vision with Asian Predators & Hunters of Africa and Forests & Jungles, updating Texas Wild! after 20 years and 20 million visitors, expansions for education and entertainment, and more. 

Learn more about the Fort Worth Zoo: fortworthzoo.org

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

The City’s annual Fort Worth Business Plan Competition leads a group of small business owners through the process of building a business plan to compete for cash prizes. Mayor Mattie Parker talks with the competition’s 2022 grand prize winner, Lauren Kutschke of Salted Pages, about owning a business in Fort Worth and how her way with words helps other businesses generate leads and stand out. Learn more about Lauren's SEO copywriting agency, Salted Pages, at saltedpages.com.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

American Airlines, headquartered right here in Fort Worth, is responsible for more than 80% of the flight traffic out of DFW Airport, the second busiest airport in the world. Mayor Parker sits down with American Airlines CEO Robert Isom to talk about leading a global company of more than 120,000 employees, AA's impact on North Texas, industry challenges and opportunities, and more.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Mayor Mattie Parker reflects on her first year in office as Mayor of Fort Worth. Read the transcript of this episode: https://medium.com/@mayormattieparker/mayor-mattie-parker-reflections-on-one-year-in-office-cdbfa80d5557

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Fort Worth is proudly the home of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Program, with 800 and counting having been manufactured at the plant in west Fort Worth. Mayor Parker talks with two of the people who understand the aircraft best, Lockheed Martin test pilots Monessa “Siren” Balzhiser and Chad “Phatz” Lutz, about what it's like inside the cockpit of an F-35 and F-16, the education and military career path behind the jobs they have now, what the F-35 means locally and globally -- and of course their take on "Top Gun: Maverick."

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Fort Worth-based hip-hop artist Lou Charle$ has watched a lot of evolution in Fort Worth's music scene over the last decade. Mayor Parker and Lou sit down to talk about what those changes mean for musicians and music venues in Fort Worth, as well as his own journey making music a career.

Lou Charle$ Presents Louapalooza The Last Dance: www.prekindle.com/promo/id/531433528311666466

Delta: www.whoisloucharles.com/delta

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 13th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Racing fans from all 50 states will descend on north Fort Worth's Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for the NASCAR All-Star Race, a star-studded event that’s part competition, part carnival. Mayor Parker talks with TMS Senior Vice President and General Manager Rob Ramage about how the superspeedway has impacted Fort Worth's growing sports scene and the big plans the TMS team has for its future.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 12th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.

Mayor Parker talks with Fort Worth Police Department's Officer Zachary Briseno, a Marine veteran who lost both his legs in a bombing in 2007 in Fallujah and became the second double amputee police officer in the nation when he joined FWPD in 2020.

 Listeners should note that this episode includes a graphic retelling of traumatic events and references to suicide and PTSD related to military service.

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A podcast hosted by Mayor Mattie Parker, Go Time takes a look at current city issues, innovative Fort Worth residents, and how we are moving the 12th largest city in the nation forward.

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Learn more about Go Time and nominate a future Go Time guest at fortworthtexas.gov/gotime. Listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. 

Go Time is produced by staff here at the City of Fort Worth: Bethany Warner, Katy Reiss, and John-Michael Perkins.

Katy and John-Michael also produce our Water Utility’s podcast H2OMG, give it a listen.