Episode
Taking Back Saturday: “We’re sports people. We like to score.”
- Podcast
- The Kicker
- Published
- Apr 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2914
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Summary
I have a galaxy-brained theory that the most effective fundraisers in the country aren’t politicians or the heads of major foundations, but a pair of Atlanta-based college football bloggers. Two decades ago, Spencer Hall—best known as the creator of Every Day Should Be Saturday, a site covering college football with a mix of analytical skills and many inside jokes—decided to raise money for refugees in the Atlanta area. Hall had worked for a refugee services organization before pivoting to wr...