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Alice Lassman joins Evan to discuss the "intimacy economy" and how AI is changing and will change human social engagement. Alice is an economist, researcher, and writer whose work regularly appears in The Guardian and Bloomberg. Over the summer, she published an op-ed in The New York Times about how AI will affect your social life. Alice is the leading expert in what she’s termed the intimacy economy, which is also the title of her Substack, and the subject of her forthcoming book. Evan and Alice's conversation covers everything from their first computers to Doctor Who to what people get out of relationships with chatbots.Show Notes:Alice's Substack: The Intimacy EconomyAlice's NY Times op-ed: AI Will Affect Your Social Life. Yes, Yours.David Tennant Fan Page

Evan, Mike & McKenna recap Election Day and discuss the market for Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2026. Top candidates include Zohran Mamdani, Pope Leo XIV, and Artificial Intelligence.

The Gang discusses concept of flex points -- historical events with significant butterfly effects -- and considers the potential impact of a Democratic sweep next week on other Kalshi markets, including the market for a third Trump impeachment, another government shutdown, and an escalation of the war in Iran.

Sportswriter Ben Osborne, who recently penned SLAM's cover story on Dylan Harper of the San Antonio Spurs, joins Evan to discuss the upcoming NBA season and the Kalshi markets for who will win the NBA championship, MVP, and Rookie of the Year.

Amir and Evan discuss the recent controversy surrounding the political ad involving Amy Acton's mother and its effect on the market for who will be the next governor of Ohio