Enjoyed their books but disappointed in the podcast
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“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 who understand bias and probability extremely well, yet let their biases (Nate - moderately, Maria - severely) impact their thinking.
As a political independent I was hoping to find a mostly balanced podcast to listen to. Maria’s deranged rant about Trump on the con-men podcast caused me to lose my faith in her. Nate, for the most part, can critique Trump’s faults (of which there are many) fairly.
Nate’s fivethirtyeight website is a great resource. I would highly recommend checking it out.”
Radicados via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/09/24
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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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“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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“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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