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Around Town

Around Town

Written by: Texas Tech Public Media | Dr. Nicholas Bergfeld
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Around Town is a topics-based program centered around casual conversations, where we will hear from numerous guests that call the Lubbock area home.Our host, Nick Bergfeld, guides the listeners on a freewheeling journey to discover insights into places, events, topics, and issues West Texans want to know about. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Around Town | Lynette Wilson

    Around Town | Lynette Wilson
    Dec 8 2023
    Lynette Wilson Executive Director at St. Benedict's Chapel.Lynette shares her personal motivations and experiences in leading organizations focused on strengthening families and providing support to individuals marginalized by society. She tells stories from her decades spanning work leading the Family Guidance and Outreach Center of Lubbock since its inception, and why she choose to then lead St. Benedict’s, a non-profit that provides hot meals everyday to anyone that comes through their doors.
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    26 mins
  • Around Town | Chuck Lanehart

    Around Town | Chuck Lanehart
    Dec 1 2023
    Chuck Lanehart, author of the book “Tragedy and Triumph on the Texas Plains: Curious Historic Chronicles from Murders to Movies”.Chuck shares his passion for High Plains history providing insights as both a chronicler and lawyer. He discusses several stories of early Lubbock citizens and reveals how he and his wife solved the century old cold-case of Lubbock’s first homicide.
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    27 mins
  • Around Town | Dr. Eileen Johnson

    Around Town | Dr. Eileen Johnson
    Nov 17 2023
    Dr. Johnson shares the origins of the internationally renowned Lubbock Lake Landmark and stories from her fifty years as its director. She discusses the attributes needed to be an interdisciplinary thinker, and why she believes offering programs designed for the general public to engage is core to the Landmark’s mission.
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    25 mins
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