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Pushkin Industries
Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova
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 Risky Business, they bring their analytical framework to everything from politics to poker to personal decisions.
Maria has a PhD in psychology and is the author of several books including, most recently, The Biggest Bluff. While researching the book, she inadvertently became a professional poker player, with over $500,000 in tournament winnings. She is a PokerStars Team Pro.
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3.8 stars from 158 ratings
“I really enjoyed reading both Nate Silver’s two books and Maria’s three books. I was excited to start listening to the podcast but have found the hosts’ biases painful to listen to. I will try to listen again after the election.
I think both Maria and Nate provide an excellent example of people...”Read full review »
Radicados via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/09/24
Wow get a grip Maria
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“Was really enjoying this pod until Maria goes all Trump deranged in Conning with the Stars. I’m no fan of that guy but insulting half the country is pathetic. I didn’t realize that she knows so much more than everyone else and can lecture us on how we should think. Reminds me of the old saying...”Read full review »
The Veran via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/24
Malcom Gladwell voice too much
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“Nate can do better without Pushkin! No way I’ll pay Pushkin just for Nate.
I read Nate’s books and follow his pods. I get Malcolm Gladwell cofounded Pushkin and wrote books, but his annoying voice doesn’t have to be this much in this pod. Pay someone else reads the ads.”
elpcreek326566swdw via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/02/24
Recent Episodes
Maria snagged her first World Series of Poker Bracelet! She and Nate break down her strategy on the crucial hands that got her the win. Then, we turn our attention to the Nobel Peace Prize and the p(doom) of nuclear warfare. And, of course, we have our weekly “Should Democrats Be Panicking?”...
Published 10/17/24
Published 10/17/24
Nate and Maria give a degenerate gambler's guide to the election, covering everything from Nate’s $100k gamble on Florida to listener-inspired prop bets. Maria explains why poker bots are shaking up the world of online poker. Plus, Nate and Maria lament the spread of AI “slop” online, and...
Published 10/09/24
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