The Wake Up Call with Benji Snead Podcast

Benji Snead is joined by local prominent figure Ashley Cash, who uses her platform to raise awareness and advocate for education reform in Texas. Ashley breaks down the impact of the upcoming elections in November on education, the need for financial literacy to be taught in classrooms, and her involvement in development new TEKS standards, especially as it pertains to teaching religion and Christianity.

Benji Snead is joined by Lubbock ISD superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo to get an update on how the start of the school year has gone and what is going on with the campuses this fall.

Benji Snead is joined by local home developer Jordan Wheatley to get his take on multiple subjects and issues, such as the future of artificial intelligence, the push to grow and develop north Lubbock, the data center takeover, and more.

Benji Snead chats with Texas Tech head women's basketball coach Krista Gerlich to talk about last year's run to the NCAA Tournament, what she's looking forward to with this season's team, and gain her perspective on the current landscape of college athletics with NIL and the transfer portal.

Benji is joined by KAMC's Red Raider Nation director David Collier to talk about Texas Tech Football's season-opening victory over Abilene Christian, what it was like for Collier to be a part of the new docuseries "The Program" covering Tech's offseason, and what some of Collier's top highlights have been over the past 25 years reporting on the Red Raiders.

Benji Snead is joined by Texas Tech Board of Regents Vice Chairman Dusty Womble to look ahead to the season for Texas Tech Football and what he expects from the season. Dusty also shares his thoughts on a documentary featuring Texas Tech, how the school handled the Brendan Sorsby controversy, and the sustainability of the future of college athletics.

Benji Snead is joined by Lubbock Mayor Mark McBrayer to recap the latest Lubbock City Council meeting where a new budget was formed using the no-new-revenue property tax rate and the council approved new agreements with the police and firefighter associations. The mayor also shares his stance on Flock camera systems and what he thinks about large-scale data centers across the region and state.

Benji Snead is joined by Lubbock Police Chief Seth Herman and County Sheriff Kelly Rowe to talk about the city's implementation of Flock cameras, how the no-new-revenue rate impacts public safety, how the police department and sheriff's office work together, and what they see is the biggest concern facing Lubbock.

Benji Snead is joined by Lubbock Economic Development Alliance President and CEO John Osborne to discuss job creation in Lubbock, the impact of Texas Tech University's growth on the community, and how LEDA is helping businesses and citizens handle economic hardships and demand for jobs. John also breaks down the numbers and research regarding the impact of large-scale data centers on communities and their electricity grids.

Benji Snead is joined by ranch restorer Jay Powers and filmmaker Jeremy Snead to talk about Jay's and Jeremy's new docuseries "Ranch Land Rising" on YouTube.