Since the release of the now-infamous Toxic Tammy Tapes, we’ve seen just about every excuse imaginable tossed into the public arena to discredit them:

• They’re fake.
• They’re deepfakes.
• They’re AI-generated.
• They’re illegally recorded.
• They’ve been “heavily edited.”
• There’s an “ongoing investigation” into them by Frisco PD

But here’s the thing: in Frisco, when someone’s caught saying the quiet parts in a safe space out loud, suddenly the how/why/when it was recorded becomes more important than what was actually said.

Even spouses of current Frisco City Council members have taken to social media soapboxes, proclaiming—without evidence—that some shadow investigation is under way. “Illegally recorded tapes!” they cry. Well, we filed a Public Information Request (PIR) with the Frisco Police Department over 10 days ago asking if there was any investigation into the origin, legality, or content of the recordings.

So far? Crickets.

How Did We Get The Tapes

How did we get the tapes? Simple.  An insider—tired of the two-faced politics, of the backroom manipulation, of the fake smiles and public gaslighting—decided the people of Frisco deserved better. They handed us the recording because they trusted us to tell the truth, and that’s exactly what we did.  Again, we want to make it clear that it was not a candidate for Place 4, but it was someone within the person’s circle and from what we understand that could be a lot of people.

We made a few promises when we were approached about the tapes.  The first was to remove the voice of the second person, we did!  We did not know at the time how difficult that would be and time consuming because we did not want to alter the message communicated.  The second request was to remove the identifiable background music we did!  The third request was from the source who delivered the tapes to protect them, we did!  We will say the source proved to us how they received the tape and the conversation they had about the tape being released to Whistleblower.  We can say nothing illegal was done, how it was obtained was not illegal and it was not recorded in any way that was illegal.

With that mutual agreement … We had the tape. It is very real. It is raw. And now, they have been fully transcribed, verified, and timestamped throughout.

How Were The Tapes Transcribed:

We ran the recordings through Otter.ai, which created the first draft of the transcript. Then we did what no AI or spin machine can do: we sat down, put on the headphones, and listened very closely to every inch of the conversation again. All of it.  Start to finish. We painstakingly cross-checked each statement, verified speaker identities, and confirmed the accuracy of every quote.

In places where the background noise (music, clinking water glasses, running water or fountain sound) made things tough to hear, we noted it. We didn’t guess. We didn’t fill in blanks. We kept it honest—because the truth doesn’t need editing.

Why We’re Releasing It:

After much debate with our team, we have decided to release the transcript of the whole recording because it does not violate any of the three things we promised.  We also feel the reputation of FriscoChronicles was put on the line and we have always been above board.  We understand from the public perspective it appears the recording was released with selective leaks which could appear to have been a politically motivated spin, and we can assure you that was not the case.  We release things when we get them and after we confirm the info to be factual.  We released the tapes less than 2 days after we received them and after we confirmed them – business as usual. 

Truthfully, citizens deserve to know what was said, who said it, and the context in which it happened.  Tammy Meinershagen claims to represent our values on the City Council.

And Now… The Backstory We Received

Everything has a backstory, and we are going to share what we were told as it adds to the context in our opinion.  The meeting occurred sometime in January of 2025, and it was Tammy Meinershagen who reached out to Voice #2 asking for the meeting.  After offering to meet at a local restaurant it was Tammy Meinershagen who insisted on coming to the home of Voice #2. 

The context given for the meeting was that Tammy was hoping to advise her on her campaign and help answer any questions (good or bad) the candidate may have.  At this point several “cabal leaders” had already reached out to this candidate and told them not to run.  Why?  It would hurt Gopal who was running for the same seat.  The candidate had already made the decision to run and was not going to change their mind or back down and when Tammy reached out the candidate was excited that someone actually wanted to give campaign advice and offer clarification on things they may not understand about the process.

The day Meinershagen came over, the candidate took notes with a note pad and had the phone on the table recording it so they could fill in the blanks later of anything they missed.  No evil intent behind it! 

A few sources have told us (we have not had this confirmed by the candidate) that it was the direction the conversation went that first upset the candidate and while she didn’t tell Tammy at the time, she felt when it was over that Tammy had been very derogatory to her people, and others and that she had never seen Tammy wish such venom.  The candidate felt this was another attempt to for someone to come over and to tell her not to run because it was constantly about “splitting the votes” and that would hurt Gopal.  Things progressed in the election cycle and the candidate moved forward running for office and that was the end of it.    

Now that is all we were given as backstory, we don’t know more than that but it does align with what we heard in the conversation. 

Diving Into The Transcript

Part 1: Small Talk about Place 4

Part 2: Talk about Place 2

After talking about who may or may not be running in Place 4, Tammy stated she believes she will have some opponents, too.  The candidate, surprised, asked who?  Tammy says, well, first of Sai “Idiot Sia” … she was not prompted to say that.  She was not lured into calling Mr. Krishna an idiot.  She said what she believed!  Why?  Because she thought she was in a safe space to speak the TRUTH!  Up to this point, there had been no name-calling of any candidates or potential candidates – Tammy threw the first flame!   Oh, and Tammy continued to throw the flames without any leading questions or being tricked into saying anything.

The truth is Voice #2 – The Candidate, got quiet when the conversation turned, which matches what we were told, that she was surprised at where the conversation went. 

We invite you to read the transcript for yourself. Don’t let someone else think for you – find the link at the end of the blog.

You Decide

It goes on, and on, and on!  In our opinion, Tammy was not led into any of her statements.  They were said of her own free will, they are her thoughts and she made the choice to say it!  I think the candidate whom she was speaking to that day learned some things about her Friend that she didn’t like.  Tammy’s true colors began to show and anyone would wonder – what does she say about me when I am not around? 

Personally, while everyone is condemning “the recorder” or the person who transferred it to us, we think they deserve a community applause.  As voters we have the right to hold our city leaders accountable and to a certain level of professionalism.  We also have the right to know what they truly think of the population they represent. 

What the South Asian or Desi community needs to understand is that their VOTE for Tammy Meinershagen contributes to this continued behavior.  They have only shown up to get your donations or your vote – where are they the rest of the time?  Are they attending your HOA meetings, are they showing up late to the festivals, just have to have their picture taken at the end to say “we were here!” 

That is how it appears to most of us and honestly if the South Asian community is not offended by that – then let us know so we are not offended for you.  We are going to let you decide!  The full transcript is just as bad as the shortened portions we published earlier.  In fact, we think its worse because you clearly see this is who Tammy Meinershagen is. 

We could call out her supporters and their attempt to discredit, hurt, and attack Burt Thakur, another South Asian, and Jared Elad to help you forget about the tapes, but we won’t! 

Before you believe the latest PR PUSH to blame AI, or that she was tricked into her comments read it and come to your own conclusions.  At Frisco Chronicles, we believe sunlight is the best disinfectant. And this, dear readers, is one hell of a toxic spill.

Please excuse any typos or grammatical errors on the transcript, we did not want to change what was transcribed.  We only made sure it matched the recording and that the statements were assigned to the right person.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TRANSCRIPT