I Was Born in the Cutty Sark with Spencer Hall

About this episode

Spencer Hall joins Drew and Roth to discuss the future of college sports and answer listener questions.

Spencer Hall of Channel 6 joins Drew and Roth to talk college football! But first they have to figure out whether college sports as a whole are poised to go extinct, or if that rhetoric is actually just schools fighting for money. Then, they open up the funbag to answer questions from listeners, like if they could do it all over, where would young them go to school in 2028? Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0! Stuff We Talked About Weightlifting and warhammer Cigarette voice Sharing an email address with your wife Warren G. Harding Slams on maths Woke Mooch Sponsors - Blueland , where you can get 15% off your first order Credits - Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth - Producer: Brandon Grugle - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Production Services & Ads: Multitude Podcasts - Subscribe to Defector ! About The Show The Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew Magary, David Roth

Guest: Spencer Hall

Topics covered

• college football
• college sports
• listener questions
• sports funding
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• college football
• sports funding
• listener questions
• Drew Magary
• David Roth

Sponsors

Blueland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Channel 6

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