About three years ago, friends Nathan Lawrence and Justin Bray were at a group dinner when they came up with the idea for a podcast neither expected to actually go through with.
As the duo bounced name ideas off each other for their non-existent project, their friend came up with the name “Chapel Bell Curve,” combining the University of Georgia Chapel Bell and the bell curve graph used in statistics.
The podcast began in August 2017 with a goal to “take the heat out of hot topics.” By focusing on statistical analysis instead of emotion-based responses to how the Georgia Bulldogs football team plays week by week. The “Chapel Bell Curve” aims to serve as a platform for rational and smart responses, Lawrence said.
Lawrence, an English teacher at Commerce High School and UGA Redcoat Band sousaphone instructor, felt the duo got lucky in the…
