Everything Is Sports Betting
Description
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh speak to Slate’s Nitish Pahwa about prediction markets and the legally gray future of gambling. Then they turn to college football and Bill Belichick’s messy start at UNC. The panel wraps with a discussion of Napheesa Collier’s recent criticism of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the backlash it caused.
On the bonus episode available exclusively for Slate Plus members, Bad Bunny hits the Super Bowl halftime stage!
Prediction Markets (3:35 ): Kalshi’s big bet
Belichick (25:12 ): The greatest coach keeps laying eggs
WNBA (41:06 ): Collier vs. Engelbert
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Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort.
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