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Snap Elections, Global Warming, and Maria’s Favorite Hot Sauce
Season 1 Episode 6
This week on Risky Business, Nate and Maria discuss the reasoning behind Macron’s decision to hold early elections in France, how heat waves could help communicate the reality of climate change, and …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Lifetime Terms, Lifetime Bans, and the Return of Roaring Kitty
Season 1 Episode 5
This week on Risky Business, Nate and Maria discuss whether Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor should retire, the perils of sports betting among professional athletes, and what the return of Roari…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Mistakes and Unknowns: Election Polls, Poker Tournaments, and the NBA Finals
Season 1 Episode 4
This week on Risky Business, Nate gives his analysis of what Trump’s guilty verdict may mean for the election, Maria shares the biggest mistakes she’s seen at the World Series of Poker so far, and Na…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
WSOP Kickoff, Crypto ETFs, and Airfare Refunds
Season 1 Episode 3
Nate and Maria are in Vegas for the first week of the World Series of Poker. On today’s show, they share their top tips for acing the World Series, explain the politics behind last week’s approval of…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
A Backup for Biden
Season 1 Episode 2
Nate and Maria start with something light: p(doom) and the possibility that AI will bring about the end of life as we know it. Then, Nate breaks down the news about the presidential debates and makes…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Lessons from the Final Table
Season 1 Episode 1
Welcome to Risky Business, a show about making better decisions.
Today, Maria has lessons from a poker tournament she recently played in Monte Carlo, where she made it to the final table. Then, Nate …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Coming Soon... Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova
Season 1
Launching on May 16, Risky Business is a weekly podcast about making better decisions. The hosts, Maria Konnikova and Nate Silver, are both journalists who moonlight as high-stakes poker players. On …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago