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A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, cryptocurrency, gambling, sports betting and all the digital culture in between. Davis Mattek is joined by a guest on a semi-regular basis to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.
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Future NFL star Dylan Laube from the University of New Hampshire joins Davis Mattek to discuss his journey to the NFL, the 2024 Senior Bowl, the pre-draft process, working out, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Davis Mattek is joined by Connor Allen to run through the betting board for the 2024 NFL and to discuss Connor's approach to betting niche sports betting markets. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Davis and Skylar break down all relevant players at the 2024 Masters at Augusta National for gambling, sports betting, and daily fantasy. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Arif Hasan joins the program to discuss the problem with opposition-first based politics, feeling disheartened by the Democrats and the problem with personal ideology not aligning with reality. wideleft.footballwww.patreon.com/taekcast
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss the New York piece on Andrew Huberman and discuss where they are at with their New Year's Resolutions. https://www.youtube.com/c/peteroverzetwww.patreon.com/taekcast
Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation joins Davis Mattek to discuss Bitcoin's biggest developments, how the Bitcoin ETFs have affected the market, the intersection of BTC and human rights, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Ted Nguyen from The Athletic joins the podcast to discuss the incoming top 4 rookie NFL quarterbacks from a film perspective and break down some of the most significant moves in NFL free agency thus far. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Davis Mattek is joined by season crypto analyst Krutches (@McDonaldsXBT) to break down the impact of the Bitcoin ETF, meme-coins and what is different about this bull run in the markets. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Former DraftKings VIP guru NPK joins Davis Mattek to discuss how sports betting changed DK's business model, the difficulties inherent in rewarding gamblers and why rakeback changes so often on gambling platforms. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss what the optimal best ball and DFS strategy will look like in 2024 before devolving into solving the world's political problems www.patreon.com/taekcast
Kevin Cole joins Davis Mattek to discuss the overtime rules, Patrick Mahome's historical ranking, the 2024 draft class, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Davis Mattek & Sammy Reid (minus Nate Nohling) break down their favorite bets for Super Bowl 58 and highlight some of the ways to find a profitable Super Bowl betting strategy. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Derek Carty joins the show to share some insights into why his models differ so much from the market and how to use those edges in sports speculation. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Tej Seth joins the program to decide what the Bears should do with the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and who, if anyone, should make the leap to acquire Fields www.patreon.com/taekcast
Matt Freedman joins Davis Mattek to discuss transitioning from full-time fantasy sports to betting, how to find profitable player props, betting fantasy point total & who should be the next coach of the Dallas Cowboys www.patreon.com/taekcast
Pat Mayo joins Davis Mattek to discuss what the Bears should do with the #1 pick, the NFL playoffs, the new PickSix game on DraftKings & much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Pat Kerrane joins the program to discuss what we learned from playing fantasy football in the high-stakes championships and best ball finalist 2023. www.patreon.com/taekcast https://www.legendaryupside.com/
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss how to make successful life changes, the science of New Year's Resolutions, and what they want to be held accountable for in 2024. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Kevin Cole joins the program to discuss who should win the 2023 NFL MVP, just what *is* Brock Purdy, Jalen Hurts' un-quantifiable skillset, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how Bitcoin could potentially fail, the function of the US Stock Market, and, of course, Man's Search For Meaning. www.patreon.com/taekcast
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check out the planet money npr podcast about magic and the economy it started. pretty interesting since you touched on it a bit.
Worth the time. Great mix of sports and other stuff.