The Lede podcast talks Big 12 expansion, Texas Tech football and back to school

In this week's The Lede podcast, reporter Alex Driggars and sports editor Carlos Silva Jr. talk about Big 12 expansion developments, the return of Texas Tech football and high school sports. Wednesday is the first day of school for most campuses around Lubbock, and students have been moving back to campus at Wayland Baptist University, Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian University.

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Special episodes

Scattered throughout the podcast feeds will be several different episodes with the first being "Reporters on the Record." This podcast will give readers a behind the scene look at various stories published but the Lubbock Avalanch-Journal.

Listen in to the newest podcast episode as the host - Mateo Rosiles - speaks to reporter Alana Edgin about her Nation Independent Bookstore Day.

Also listen to the first special episode entitled "Tech-nological Topics: Creation of a special section" hosted by Mateo Rosiles with special guest — Alana Edgin. In the special episode, Edgin interviews Rosiles about the special section he created to celebrate Texas Tech's centennial anniversary and the future of the project.

About "The Lede" podcast

The Lede is a new, brief podcast hosted weekly by Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Editor Adam Young. In just a few minutes, you'll hear quick, key points about major headlines impacting you right here in Lubbock and the South Plains.

Once a month, a special episode about Texas Tech's centennial called "Tech-nological Topics" or "Reporters on the Record" — a behind-the-scenes look at local journalists — will be published to help the audience experience stories in a new and engaging way.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: The Lede podcast looks at Lubbock's, South Plains big news of the week