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Fearless Unscripted | Every Widow Thing

Holly Young Sudduth met the love of her life at Texas Tech. Holly and Toby graduated and built the life they'd always dreamed about - 23 years later, it came crashing down. Today, Holly uses her podcast "Every Widow Thing" to encourage and help others through unimaginable loss. With candor, grace and a good dose of dark humor, Holly and her co-hosts welcome you to the widowhood.

Every Widow Thing Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XO1NK5...

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Show Notes:

Introduction

4:00 Holly's Texas Tech Story.

8:45 How Holly and Whitney met and what inspired the Every Widow Thing Podcast.

16:10 Grief motivated Holly to step out of her comfort zone and become the person she is today.

18:10 The community that comes with Every Widow Thing.

23:00 The ways that grief has helped Holly and Whitney connect with others in different stages of their own journey.

26:05 The irrational feelings that come with grief and how to process them.

29:10 Raising young men and what it means to be a Free Bird.

32:00 What would you want widows to know?

S4 | Episode Three | Small Town America

The Thoma family believes in the future of small towns, it's why they created a scholarship to fuel and fund the Red Raider dream for students from those areas. Follow the journey from the very beginning of finding the first cohort of the Thoma Scholars.

 

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Foundations | One Health

Nothing comes easy in rural areas, including healthcare. In this episode featuring One Health, our experts dive into the health challenges being faced by humans, animals and the environment across rural America. This is what Texas Tech’s One Health initiative is doing to solve them.

 

Show Notes

1:09 Introduction

1:51 - Challenges Facing Rural Communities

4:54 - Student Recruitment

9:04 - Access to Resources

16:49 - Life Expectancy

20:21 - Medical Care Access

22:13 - Transmission of Disease

25:54 - One Health Education and Careers

28:26 - Andrew Shin Final Thoughts

30:17 - Kelly Williams Final Thoughts

32:20 - Babafela Awosile Final Thoughts

33:43 - Steve Presley Final Thoughts

37:07 - Jayme Lozano Carver Final Thoughts

38:31 - Dr. Adrian Billings Final Thoughts

 

Panel

• Babafela Awosile - https://www.depts.ttu.edu/vetschool/a...

• Kelly Williams - https://www.depts.ttu.edu/vetschool/a...

• Dr. Adrian Billings - https://www.ttuhsc.edu/about/profile....

• Steve Presley - https://www.entx.ttu.edu/dr.-steven-p...

• Jayme Lozano Carver - https://www.texastribune.org/about/st...

• Andrew Shin - https://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/ns/shin.php

 

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S4 | Episode Two | Let Hope Begin Here

Scott Robertson has a vision to serve people. It's what started his foundation all those years ago and what still fuels him today. Each year, he looks to Texas Tech students and faculty to help him keep his dream alive by providing medical and infrastructure needs to rural communities in Mexico.

 

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Fearless Unscripted | Tiara Williams

Texas Tech alumna Tiara Williams is living her best life. The former track and field athlete's Q&A-style social media show 'Real Talk with Tee' has taken off and catapulted her onto the biggest stage in the world: The Summer 2024 Olympics.

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_realtalkwithtee/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realtalkwithtee

 

Show Notes:

 

Introduction

 

3:50 Establishing Chemistry in Interviews.

 

5:27 Tee spent 3 weeks in Paris for the 2024 Olympics interviewing athletes, hosting the Puma House, attending events.

 

9:45 Olympic Trials coverage for NBC. Tee's experience doing interviews post race with athletes, meeting strong women in the industry, learning and growing as a strong woman in her industry.

 

12:00 Taylor and Tee talk about the early days of discovering Tee's passion of telling stories and interviewing during her time as a student-athlete.

 

14:52 Former female Red Raiders Tee has covered as professionals and Olympians including Ruth Usoro (Long Jump), Alaysha Johnson (Hurdles) and Monae Nichols (Long Jump).

 

16:40 "Ruth is the best teammate I've ever had."

 

18:00 What is the future of Real Talk with Tee and what is next?

S4 | Episode One | AI in the Classroom

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, faculty and staff at Texas Tech grapple with how it's changing the college classroom. In this episode we'll explore the challenges this technology presents and what professors and students are doing about it.

 

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Foundations | A Conversation with Texas Tech Researchers - Water

At Texas Tech, we’re inspiring conversations in our YouTube series Foundations. We’re bringing together experts across multiple fields to discuss important issues that impact all of us.

This time, it’s about water. What happens to this agriculture-rich area if water resources dry up? What do Texas Tech researchers propose we do about it.

Watch this episode of Foundations on our YouTube channel and learn more about the characters you hear - Foundations | Water

S3 | Bonus | TTU in NYC

For the first time, the Texas Tech Goin’ Band appeared front and center at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was a week in the Big Apple that garnered national attention and created memories that will last a lifetime.

Evermore | Record Breaker, Legacy Maker

Francis Wuensche blazed the trail that would become a Guinness World Record. This is the story of how she launched her family tradition. This story, written by Evermore Editor Glenys Young is featured in issue four, read by Allison Hirth.

S3 | Bonus Episode | The Wuensches

There is little Texas Tech history this family has not experienced, and they have the Guinness World Record to prove it. Meet the Wuensches, a family that's proudly worn the Scarlet and Black for generations. In this episode, we explore their legacy through the eyes and voices of the people who have been part of it.