Jason Kirk on the power of college football and his new novel

Episode 377 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jason Kirk, a senior newsletters editor at The Athletic, a co-host of the popular college football podcast, The Shutdown Fullcast, and the author of a new novel, “Hell is a World Without You.” In this podcast Kirk discusses growing up in the evangelical community in Georgia and how those churches shaped “Hell is a World Without You”; how sports impacted his upbringing; why college football has such a pull on those who love the sport; the nexus of college football and religion; working on sports newsletters and the growth potential of that content, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.