Once in a while, you get a co-worker and you just vibe. Dr. Courtney Meyers is one of those people for me. Early in our academic careers, our offices were next door to each other and the rest is history. We share grammar pet peeves, are non-native Texans, enjoy cinnamon rolls alongside our chili, love to visit National Parks together, and we frequently dress alike.

Aside from her fabulous fashion sense, she's a wonderful agricultural communicator and excellent educator.

Managing the communications efforts for a university is a huge job. Doing the job when the university is in crisis even bigger.

Chris Cook was the director of communications for Texas Tech University during three major crises. Two of them you may have heard of, but I wanted to talk to him about the crisis you probably didn't hear about or may have forgotten.

Sometimes crises are best handled with one-on-one communications. He shares his experiences in this episode. Chris is now an Assistant Professor of Practice and Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management & Marketing for the College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech.

Delaney Howell is an ag journalist and podcaster. Her agricultural news podcast covers national news topics important to ag producers everywhere, and she is on the leadership team for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting.