Lindsay Graham
speaker
1,091 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2026
last heard 15 Sep
Lindsay Graham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Hodge checks his watch.
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It's still late afternoon in California, so rising from the table, he walks toward the apartment window overlooking the Tokyo skyline, dialing Singer's number as he goes.
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Singer answers quickly.
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Hodge asks for details of this Georgetown connection, and Singer explains his plan.
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Hodge must make a targeted donation to the university's tennis program.
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In return, Gordon Ernst will identify Hodge's daughter as an elite tennis recruit and support her application.
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Singer frames it as a practical, efficient solution.
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There's nothing improper about helping an underfunded athletic program, and once Hodges' daughter arrives at Georgetown, she won't even have to play.
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No one's going to keep track of whether a tennis recruit shows up to practice or not.
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After ending the call, Hodge remains standing by the window, Blackberry still in his hand.
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He understands the mechanics of the arrangement now and recognizes the opportunity it represents, but it still nags at him.
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Hodge's daughter has played tennis casually in school and at summer camps, the way many teenagers do, but she is not a Division I tennis player and she never will be.
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In 2008, the same year that Douglas Hodges' daughter applies to Georgetown, more than 400,000 students participate in a long standing American tradition, college sports.
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In the United States, sports are not just a fun addition to campus life, they're a huge business in their own right.
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Every weekend, thousands of fans pack into stadiums across the country.
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Millions more watch on television, and networks pay.
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Top dollar for the rights to broadcast college football championships and the annual March Madness basketball tournament.
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This all means that recruiting talented new players is not simply a matter of school pride, but one of financial imperative.
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For many universities, success on the field translates to cash in the bank, and that gives athletes a powerful advantage in the admissions process.
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The very best athletes receive scholarships covering tuition, housing, meals, and other living expenses.
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