Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova

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Calculating Risks in a Creative Life, with Brian Koppelman

Maria sits down with the great Brian Koppelman (Rounders, Billions, The Bear) to learn about how he navigates risk in Hollywood and beyond. They discuss his methods of determining when a risk is worth taking, how to offset risk with hard work, and the time he bet big on Billions. 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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  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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  How to Gamble Like a Chess Player, with Jennifer Shahade

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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…