Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova

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How to Gamble Like a Chess Player, with Jennifer Shahade

Maria talks with Women’s Chess Grandmaster Jennifer Shahade about what chess and poker teach you about life; how statistics can help you think about having kids; and the time Maria lost a chess match in four moves.  For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Does Nate Trust His Model? Debates, Prediction Markets and Poker

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  Calculating Risks in a Creative Life, with Brian Koppelman

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  Amazing Frauds, Faking Your Own Death, and the Latest on the Election

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  Kamala Edition: Taxes, Tariffs, and the DNC

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  Lessons from The River (Maria Interviews Nate About His Book)

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  Taking Risks in Business, Poker, and Life (with Bill Perkins)

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  Kamala Mode, Misinformation, and Winning the WSOP

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  Betting on Kamala Harris (with special guest Matt Glassman)

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  Conspiracy Theories, J.D. Vance, and Jury Duty

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  How to Convince Biden to Quit

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  The President Has No Clothes: Biden Should Drop Out

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  Nate’s Election Model, the Trouble with Insurance, and How People Get Risk…

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  Snap Elections, Global Warming, and Maria’s Favorite Hot Sauce

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  Lifetime Terms, Lifetime Bans, and the Return of Roaring Kitty

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  Mistakes and Unknowns: Election Polls, Poker Tournaments, and the NBA Fina…