Great Premise but…
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 of a show about using data to make good decisions shouldn’t she care about the predictive capacity of an opinion about the world that she thinks is super important? Twitter is already a great forum for observing Nate spar with rabid partisans, not sure we needed the podcast version where they pull punches.
PunchinAGrumpy via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/02/24
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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
I say 10 advertisements is too few!
IKnowATon via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/30/24
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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