Reviews
“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
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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
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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
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“Nate, as a long-time reader and listener, I really think you need to find a new co-host. I abhor Trump, and I suspect that I’m further to the left than you are on many issues. But listening to your most recent episode on whether Trump is a con man—where Maria claimed simultaneously that Trump...”Read full review »
Erick P. (USA) via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/01/24
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“Still consider myself a Nate Silver fan, but this moronic conversation about Trump only further convinced me that a ban on poker would be great. Sounds like drug that selectively targets smart people, redirecting their creative energies on the most pointless direction possible while emotionally...”Read full review »
mustardhair via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/24
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“One of the hosts is regularly antagonistic and prone to interrupting with hyperbolic straw man arguments. And it’s not the one I came to listen to.”
LetDown via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/27/24
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“I’m not a Trump supporter, and since I’m Canadian I’m not even a voter in the US elections. That being said it’s almost intolerable how tilted Maria is about Donald Trump. This is the most significant case of trump derangement syndrome we’ve ever seen. She’s completely delusional about Harris and...”Read full review »
7cb15 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/27/24
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“I’ve always enjoyed listening to what Nate Silver thinks, but wow! thanks for introducing me to Maria Konnikova - she’s a keeper too. Thanks for your thoughts, and keep up the great work!”
My nickname 109 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/24
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“Maria is fantastically entertaining, informative, and engaging. The show should just really be hers, tbh. Nate, especially in contrast, sounds strongly opinionated, interruptive, and annoying. He doesn’t add a whole lot of value to the podcast.”
Jack @ Fuller Foods via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/24
“Nate is a great commentator: he is rigorous, analytical, and is excellent at explicitly recognizing his own biases. This level of rigor is what makes him stand out, and probably why he was not so successful on mainstream outlets.
Maria, on the other hand, more often than not parrots widely...”Read full review »
Oliver950 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/24
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“This podcast is finding its sea legs and is a bit inconsistent at this point. It has a lot of promise and you can hear genuine emotion as well as rational and logical thought happening here. Interviews pop up from time to time and those are 10/10 excellent. I’d recommend they follow the “Prof G”...”Read full review »
Top score tastic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/24
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“The podcast is at its best as Nate Silver demonstrates an astonishing ability to examine his own priors and biases, and a willingness to challenge Maria on hers too with an earnestness seldom seen. It gives a genuineness to conversation that is disarming, albeit frustrating at times—it feels...”Read full review »
Skwerl88 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/24
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“I’ve been listening to this podcast for a while and struggling to get into it. The truth is Maria is not an informative or insightful co host. I honestly can’t tell why she’s there. She doesn’t really bring much to the conversation. The guests are good and Nate is interesting, but this show...”Read full review »
Janjanjanjanjanjanjanjan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/12/24
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“The show is too biased and shows only one side of things. Pretty sad”
magicphd via Apple Podcasts ·
Austria ·
09/02/24
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“Love the podcast, but not sure why Malcolm Gladwell has decided to make everyone equate his voice with long and stupid ads.”
mitch9000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/24
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“I’ve always enjoyed Nate S’s political commentary. He is very good at identifying his own biases explicitly, and considers himself a mainstream, center-left voter. He is also pretty aware that he is in the Acela corridor bubble, even with occasional trips to Las Vegas. This makes his political...”Read full review »
txsportsfan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/24/24
“Hope the show continues to find itself and get better with each episode.”
pantsfactory via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/24
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“Very inside baseball for poker players, which I am not. Lukewarm on this pod series so far”
Dan the Milkshake Man via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/16/24
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“Nate SIlver was a great get for the podcast.”
Clay534 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/15/24
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“Good podcast except for the part where I have to hear Malcolm Gladwell’s voice at every ad break”
sundae's fourth nipple via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/15/24
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“Was interested bc of nate, and he has good insight. But his cohost is quick to argue in a way that seems combative and not constructive. It’s fine to disagree and get other angles of pov, but the way she goes about it comes off as unprofessional.”
MattBread via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/24
“Really enjoy commentary, perspectives, and data-informed insights from Nate Silver. I’m a long-time fan of his balanced and knowledgeable analysis on politics and data analysis overall. Missed listening to him on 538, so tried this podcast. After listening to many episodes over the past few...”Read full review »
Mikezz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/11/24
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“This podcast needs to be labeled as MAGA leaning propaganda. There is no obejextovr analysis. I think I will stop listening now”
dds67 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/24
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“it’s not consistently in evidence . The most recent episode (8/1/2024) is illustrative. Nate’s model doesn’t factor a variable that Maria insists is critically important, but she refuses to discuss its analytical significance and resorts to shaming Nate for not saying the right words. As a host...”Read full review »
PunchinAGrumpy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/24
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“I couldn’t care less about poker, I’ve never played a hand in my life, but I LOVE the headspace it puts Maria and Nate in. I’m happy to sit through a long winded setup when it results in expert discussion on practical decision making.
I enjoy the discussion between Nate and Maria. I appreciate...”Read full review »
Nickname1792804 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/24
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“podcast has potential but nate would benefit from a co-host who doesn't run every episode into the ground”Read full review »
kubo54 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/24
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“I like Nate’s “ums.”
Makes me feel like I’m talking to a friend at a bar.”
C.A. Khaikin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/31/24
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“Nate, did you lose too much money playing poker? Honestly, Nate is still Nate, so that’s a known quantity. Now he is just mediated to us through an ad-filled haze.”
Andy7567 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/29/24
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“I love their discussions but there or four minutes of ads three or four times in an episode is excessive.”
XAnalytics via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/11/24
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“I’ve always found Nate interesting and near the end of the 538 Podcast I was disappointed that he was not on every episode. Maira seems knowledgeable but I’m not enjoying them as pair. I hope there is a host shakeup and this show finds it’s footing.”
Sarah Felice via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/08/24
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“Could whomever edits this podcast before it’s posted PLEASE edit out every time. Nate says, “um?” It’s extremely distracting
72 “um’s” by Nate in the first 27:25 minutes of the June 27 episode”
RD4_4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/27/24
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“Seems pretty obvious to me Maria should get her own show. Or just replace nate please. Everything he says is dripping and condescension, and I truly cannot believe the misogyny that my ears just had to experience from his mouth. This man needs to read a book immediately it should absolutely not...”Read full review »
an0np0d via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/25/24
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“If you like politics, poker, and most of all probability, you’ll love this podcast! I know some folks find Nate’s takes a little over the top, but he always explains his reasoning and never argues in bad faith. Maria has great perspectives and brings some neuroscience and social psychology to...”Read full review »
Phostek via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/24
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“After embarrassing himself in 2016 I'm surprised Nate Silver has decided to continue to try to pass himself off as an expert (or at least knowledgeable) about anything...especially politics. Won't even give this a listen though, as it's Silver, it has earned just one star.”Read full review »
knights97 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/24
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“I say 10 advertisements is too few!”
IKnowATon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/30/24
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“If you don’t care about poker and don’t know how to play, this gets tiring really fast. I was interested in the premise of discussing decision making. In episode 3, they present a list of tips billed as something you can use elsewhere in your life for decision making. Good luck following it...”Read full review »
Evanstonian3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/30/24
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“Maria and Nate, in very different ways, have always had very interesting “takes” on lots of topics. The combination of the two is very promising, judging from their first episode.”
Canadian Ken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/24
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“Given the endorsement from Malcom Gladwell, I had high expectations. It turned out to be a whiny, entitled, gambling addict. No insightful facts or conversation, just a woke rant.”
abenj8890886 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/24
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“I enjoy Nate’s thoughts, which are often outside the mainstream thought and based on stats and not emotion. Maria strikes me on episode 1 as being more of the opposite -partisan and political. Like her complaining about women such as herself with a PhD being denied compensation by a male...”Read full review »
Laurafins via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/24
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“So glad to hear you back at podcasting my fellow UChicago alum!”
pmfotsch via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/19/24
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“The hosts have fantastic chemistry, don’t talk over each other and each bring a specific, intelligent point of view. Great range of topics. Can’t wait to see what’s in store the next episode!”
CrunkyCali via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/24
“I already enjoy the writing of both Maria and Nate, and this show faithfully captured both of their work in the podcast format. If you like their writing, you'll like this show. The first episode fell neatly into their wheel-houses and really showed off both of their ability to offer insights...”Read full review »
srn123 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/17/24
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“A mediocre podcast teaches you WHAT to think about. A decent podcast teaches you WHY to think about it. But a truly smart podcast teaches you HOW to think through something. This is one of those podcasts.
Nate and Maria are both experts in their field on thinking about decisioning, and their...”Read full review »
ben phranklin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/16/24
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“Great first episode. I request Harry Enten and Clare Malone as guests.”
WinMorr Games via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/16/24
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“One episode in and really good so far.”
Kris Xia via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/16/24
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“No thanks. I’d rather be subjected to Chinese water torture than listen to that jamoke.”
cjl2441 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/04/24
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