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  • Epoch Times reporter John Haughey tells us what he's hearing from

    Timestamps

    0:00: Pratik introduces John Haughey

    3:00: SSG pre-election coverage

    4:01: Manifold election party

    6:52: Interview begins

    7:39: Epoch Times

    19:34: Haughey's interest in political betting

    24:43: Data

    31:16: Republican uniformity of message

    38:28: Impressions from the ground

    45:23: October surprises?

    48:06: Montana Senate race

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  • David Glidden (@dglid), co-founder of the Forecasting Meetup Network, provides a step-by-step how-to guide to organizing a forecasting meetup.

    Timestamps

    1:08: Review of September forecasting meetup

    2:08: Polymarket's commitment to community-building

    3:03: October forecasting meetup

    7:03: Interview with Glidden begins

    8:29: Working with a partner

    9:42: Sensitivity to rejection

    12:48: Nate Silver's community of elites

    14:25: Big visions

    15:25: Shayne Coplan's vision

    18:28: Scratch your own itch

    19:52: Prediction market newsletters

    21:39: Polymarket's The Oracle

    22:32: How to begin

    23:03: Finding a venue

    26:17: Focus on n of 1

    26:38: Fundraising

    27:28: Manifund

    32:39: Value for sponsors

    37:17: Getting RSVPs

    38:56: How to get involved

    41:54: Expanding beyond Washington

    43:26: Grassroots activism

    44:46: Opponents of election betting

    47:53: Why companies don't invest in grassroots activism

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  • David Glidden (@dglid) draws lessons from the sports betting world for building the forecasting community.

    Timestamps

    0:00: Intro begins

    0:09: Saul Munn

    1:26: David Glidden

    1:52: Washington DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets Meetup

    6:54: Interview with Glidden begins

    13:32: Importance of building forecasting community

    14:39: Effective altruism

    22:02: DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets Meetup

    24:49: Sports betting

    40:53: Repeatable lines in prediction markets

    Show Notes

    September 26 DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets Meetup RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/zpObY6EmiQEkgpcJB6Aw DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets

    Meetup Manifund: https://manifund.org/projects/forecasting-meetup-network---washington-dc-pilot-4-meetups

    For more information on the meetup, DM David Glidden @dglid.

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  • Pratik Chougule summarizes the latest developments in the legal battle between Kalshi and the CFTC on election betting.

    Pratik Chougule and Mick Bransfield do a deep dive into the CFTC's arguments in front of DC federal district court Judge Jia Cobb.

    Timestamps

    0:00: Pratik introduces segment with Bransfield

    1:43: Update on latest in Kalshi-CFTC legal battle

    9:34: Bransfield segment begins

    11:18: CFTC counsel's poor presentation

    20:33: Definition of a contest

    21:47: Market manipulation

    27:02: Cobb's concerns

    27:29: CFTC's arguments about gaming

    29:34: Importance of public comments to CFTC

    25:38: DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets Meetup

    Show Notes

    September 26 DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets Meetup RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/zpObY6EmiQEkgpcJB6Aw

    DC Forecasting and Prediction Markets Meetup Manifund: https://manifund.org/projects/forecasting-meetup-network---washington-dc-pilot-4-meetups

    For more information on the meetup, DM David Glidden @dglid.

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  • Political gambling legend 50Pence challenges Alex Chan for the SSG Title Belt on the question of who will win the Trump-Harris debate.

    Chan and 50Pence also discuss which mention markets will hit on Polymarket and how many more Trump-Harris debates there will be before the election.

    Timestamps

    3:49: Interview begins

    4:38: How Chan won the Title Belt

    6:54: 50Pence introduction

    8:26: Title Belt bet

    15:50: Favorable moderators for Trump

    18:32: Counterparty risk

    21:39: Debate rules

    30:59: Harris's performance

    57:13: Trump's weaknesses

    1:02:11: Polymarket debate mention markets

    1:08:03: Crypto/Bitcoin mentions

    1:15:32: How many Trump-Harris debates?

    1:18:47: Lottos on 3+ debates?

    Show Notes

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  • Part I: Pratik Chougule and Mick Bransfield analyze Kalshi's case against the CFTC in federal court

    Part II: Jared Whitley discusses political trends among Mormons and other high-achieving minority groups

    Timestamps

    0:00: Pratik introduces Kalshi segment

    0:51: Pratik introduces Whitley segment

    2:12: Mormon vote in Arizona and Nevada

    3:30: Cuban-American vote in Florida

    6:23: Segment on Kalshi begins

    6:29: Jones Day

    9:13: Joshua Sterling

    10:50: Yaakov Roth

    11:14: Amanda Rice

    11:39: Kalshi's gaming argument

    14:05: Kalshi's public interest argument

    14:45: Lack of expertise on prediction markets

    15:35: Factual errors

    16:40: Kalshi references Chougule's comment letter

    19:51: Attendees at the Hearing

    21:08: Importance of legal arguments

    22:10: Judge's reaction to Kalshi

    23:11: Segment with Whitley begins

    23:34: The Triple Package

    24:09: Mormon influence in politics

    25:11: Protestant alliances

    25:48: Romney-Santorum battle in 2012

    26:19: High-achieving minority groups

    27:02: Cuban-Americans

    29:31: Mormons moving left

    35:27: Utah housing affordability

    36:29: Federal lands in Utah

    37:55: Blue state refugees in Utah

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    Coalition for Political Forecasting: https://coalitionforpoliticalforecasting.org/

    Markets Referenced

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    Arizona Presidential Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/arizona-presidential-election-winner?tid=1725129552556

    Arizona Senate Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/arizona-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1725129686645

    AZ-06 election: Engel (D) vs. Ciscomani (R): https://polymarket.com/event/az-06-election-engel-d-vs-ciscomani-r/az-06-election-engel-d-vs-ciscomani-r?tid=1725129720295

    AZ-01 election: Shah (D) vs. Schweikert (R): https://polymarket.com/event/az-01-election-shah-d-vs-schweikert-r/az-01-election-shah-d-vs-schweikert-r?tid=1725129749517

    Nevada Presidential Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/nevada-presidential-election-winner?tid=1725129799530

    Nevada Senate Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/nevada-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1725129834707

    Utah Presidential Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/utah-presidential-election-winner?tid=1725129848259

    Utah Senate Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/utah-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1725129890027

    Utah Governor Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/utah-governor-election-winner?tid=1725129905105

    Florida Presidential Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/florida-presidential-election-winner?tid=1725129967776

    Florida Senate Election Winner: https://polymarket.com/event/florida-us-senate-election-winner?tid=1725129994668

    Tipping Point State: https://polymarket.com/event/us-election-tipping-point-state?tid=1725130009469

  • Keendawg (@keendawg) and Gaeten Dugas (@gaetend) return to the show to review the Republican National Convention and discuss what it tells us about the Trump-Harris matchup.

    Timestamps

    3:58: Interview begins

    5:19: Shayne Coplan at the RNC

    18:05: Why the RNC matters

    19:48: Odds on Republicans winning the presidency

    27:47: Media treatment of Harris

    31:54: How to bet on the Trump-Kamala race

    37:22: Polymarket's achievements in the 2024 election

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  • Part I: Pratik Chougule offers his thoughts on what to say in comments to the CFTC on its event contracts proposal.

    Part II: Mick Bransfield discusses the federal judge who will decide the lawsuit between Kalshi and the CFTC

    Timestamps

    1:40: How to submit a comment to the CFTC

    2:57: How to watch the CFTC Open Meeting on YouTube

    3:43: What to write to the CFTC

    5:38: The CFTC's goal with its event contracts proposal

    7:39: What kind of comments will move the needle

    12:36: Questions about enforcement in the proposal

    13:44: Political betting moving offshore

    15:17: Delaying the rule

    17:23: Need for a balancing test

    22:36: Interview with Bransfield begins

    28:31: Jia Cobb

    34:32: Ignorance about prediction markets

    38:36: Gambling references on Kalshi's website

    CFTC Proposal on Event Contracts: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8907-24

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  • Part I: Jared Whitley explains why it will be difficult politically and legally to reschedule marijuana in 2024

    Part II: Pratik Chougule and Mick Bransfield discuss what a Republican president would mean for the regulation of election event contracts

    Timestamps

    0:00: Pratik introduces marijuana rescheduling segment

    2:11: Pratik introduces segment on event contract regulation

    3:24: CFTC rulemaking on event contracts

    6:46: Interview with Whitley begins

    8:14: Referencing Polymarket odds in political analysis

    11:12: What does rescheduling marijuana mean?

    13:30: Why Biden rescheduled marijuana

    17:46: Romney's objections

    18:17: U.S. treaty obligations

    30:05: Public attitudes

    35:27: Bransfield interview begins

    Show Notes

    — Whitley's Daily Caller column: https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/10/whitley-democrats-trick-young-americans-selling-birthright-mess-pot-marijuana-election/

    — Romney letter to DEA https://www.romney.senate.gov/romney-leads-letter-to-dea-highlighting-concerns-with-rescheduling-marijuana-and-compliance-with-u-s-treaty-obligations/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAny%20effort%20to%20reschedule%20marijuana,account%20for%20our%20treaty%20obligations.%E2%80%9D

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  • Part I: William Kedjanyi previews the July 4 UK elections. He discusses Nigel Farage's rise, what he's hearing from ordinary voters, and whether Labour will win more than 450 seats.

    Part II: Anthony Pickles discusses why there is relatively little hedging in the UK betting markets

    Timestamps

    0:30: Pratik introduces Kedjanyi

    1:53: Pratik introduces segment with Pickles

    5:19: Segment with Kedjanyi begins

    6:27: Reform Party's launch

    11:28: Farage's odds of election

    15:02: Farage's impact in the next government

    19:38: First past the post

    25:03: The Labour Party's ideology

    25:46: How Farage could impact the Tories

    26:42: Reform will not be the opposition

    28:08: How many seats for Labour

    29:39: What Kedjanyi learned from traveling around the country

    33:19: Potential surprises

    36:27: Which way will polling miss go?

    39:07: Segment with Pickles begins

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  • Part I: Pratik Chougule (@pjchougule), Ben Freeman (benwfreeman1), and Alex Chan (@ianlazaran) discuss why Trump is unlikely to select J.D. Vance as VP.

    Part II: Pratik and Mick Bransfield (@mickbransfield) discuss what comments will favorably influence the CFTC in the ongoing rulemaking on event contracts

    Part III: Anthony Pickles (@polgambling) provides advice on how to follow the UK elections and maintain an edge in these markets

    Part IV: Saul Munn (@saulmunn) explains the importance of capital in building the forecasting community

    Timestamps

    0:11: Pratik introduces segment on J.D. Vance

    0:46: Pratik introduces segment with Mick Bransfield

    1:30: Pratik introduces segment with Anthony Pickles

    2:13: Pratik introduces segment with Saul Munn

    5:02: Vance segment begins

    5:14: Chan's views on Vance

    6:33: Freeman's analysis on Vance

    8:34: Pratik's analysis on Vance

    11:07: Segment with Bransfield begins

    18:11: Libertarians in CFTC comment period

    28:09: Segment with Pickles begins

    33:05: Segment with Munn begins

    35:24: Social capital

    41:33: Weak ties

    44:09: Creating value

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    Optic Forecasting: https://www.opticforecasting.com/

  • Part I: Professor Anthony Pickles (@polgambling), an expert on political gambling, does a deep dive into Keir Starmer and precisely how many seats Labour and the Conservatives are likely to win in UK's upcoming elections.

    Part II: Vegas bookmaker Alex Chan (@ianlazaran) explains how professional bettors are driving irrational odds in the VP markets.

    Part III: Pratik Chougule (@pjchougule) discusses why opponents of election betting have the upper hand in Washington.

    Timestamps

    0:09: Pratik introduces segment on UK elections

    2:01: Pratik introduces segment with Alex Chan on VP odds

    3:17: Pratik introduces segment on event contract regulation

    5:55: Segment on UK elections begins

    6:12: Anthony's background

    8:17: Keir Starmer's background

    10:16: Starmer's odds of becoming Prime Minister

    11:01: How many seats Conservatives and Labour will win

    22:04: Why Sunak and the Conservatives are unlikely to make a comeback

    28:37: Why Sunak called an early election

    30:54: Labour seat totals

    34:03: Right-wing bias in the markets?

    36:59: Discussion of class politics

    39:27: Segment with Chan begins

    39:46: VP odds on Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy

    40:48: "Juice" in sportsbooks

    41:46: Regulation segment begins

    42:56: Incentives in the current CFTC rulemaking

    45:00: Need for a counter-lobby on event contracts

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  • 3-Part Episode

    Part I: Pratik Chougule (@pjchougule), SSG TItle Belt Champ Ben Freeman (@benwfreeman1), and Title Belt Challenger Alex Chan (@ianlazaran) debate whether or not Trump cares about qualifications in his VP decision, or whether it will come down to politics.

    Part II: Doug Campbell (@tradeandmoney) analyzes how he won the 2023 Astral Codex Ten forecasting competition.

    Part III: Saul Munn explains how to organize the forecasting community

    0:11: Pratik introduces VP segment
    0:26: Pratik introduces Campbell segment
    1:05: Pratik introduces Munn segment
    4:09: VP segment begins
    8:43: 2028 considerations
    18:13: Campbell segment begins
    22:55: Expertise and prediction
    28:10: Interview with Munn begins
    28:45: The importance of in-person events
    29:00: Manifest's origins
    30:46: The political gambling community
    32:11: Transitioning from an online community
    34:04: How to organize the forecasting community
    36:05: University clubs
    37:06: Reluctance to organize events
    38:15: EA Global
    40:59: Low bar to community-building

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  • Pratik Chougule previews Manifest 2024.

    Ben Freeman (@benwfreeman1) and Alex Chan (@ianlazaran) negotiate a side bet on whether Trump will select Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, or Marco Rubio as his running mate. They discuss how Trump will make the decision and when he'll announce it.

    Timestamps

    0:09: Pratik introduces segment on Trump VP selection

    1:44: Manifest 2024

    7:18: Episode on VP nomination begins

    7:43: What are SSG Title Belt Championships?

    9:37: How Ben Freeman won the SSG Title Belt

    11:56: Ben's proposed side bet on Trump's VP selection

    13:36: Alex Chan's background

    15:38: OpenBet/DonBest

    19:26: How Alex got into political gambling

    20:49: Political nerds vs. professional gamblers

    22:36: Ben and Alex negotiate theie side bet

    27:09: How Trump will select his VP

    30:10: Loyalty considerations

    32:21: Trump's strength in GOP

    34:48: Will Trump penalize those who ran against him?

    35:32: When will Trump announce the pick?

    36:38: How deep is Trump's VP bench?

    40:09: Has Trump already decided?

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  • The CFTC has proposed a new rule that would restrict betting on election markets. Pratik Chougule and Mick Bransfield do a deep dive into the CFTC's deliberations.

    Timestamps

    0:00: Introduction

    6:11: Interview with Bransfield begins

    8:50: CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam is spending political capital on the issue

    10:14: What is rulemaking?

    11:24: Behnam's statement

    11:48: Concerns about CFTC staff time on election contracts

    14:25: Conflict of interest accusations against Kristin Johnson

    17:34: Senator Tommy Tuberville's involvement

    20:02: Goldsmith-Romero's views

    25:13: Mersinger's dissent

    27:38: Pham's dissent

    31:10: Discord at the CFTC

    32:01: Questions about CFTC enforcement

    35:41: CFTC's power and resources

    37:58: Behnam's political ambition

    41:06: Pratik's critique of Mersinger's dissent

    45:12: Pratik's impressions from attending CFTC meeting in person

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  • London-based political gambler Pip Moss joins SSG to discuss Rishi Sunak's political future.

    Timestamps

    4:03: Interview with Pip begins

    4:11: Pip's background

    11:02: What went wrong for Sunak?

    21:35: How election timing is determined in UK

    26:00: When an election can constitutionally be held

    27:22: Current market prices on timing of UK election

    31:04: Impact of U.S. elections on UK election timing

    34:55: Will Sunak be out before next elections?

    39:36: Will Sunak quit?

    40:21: Could Sunak be pushed out by his party?

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  • Every year, Star Spangled Gamblers hosts the Golden Modelos—an awards show for the best and worst of political gambling in the previous year.

    Abhi Kylasa (AENews) and Vanilla Vice return to the show to discuss which nominees should make the ballot.

    Timestamps

    0:00: Pratik introduces the Golden Modelos and why they matter

    5:56: Vice introduces the Golden Modelos

    6:53: Pratik explains the Golden Modelos process

    8:33: Best Market

    9:27: Room temperature superconductor

    10:15: Will 2023 be the hottest year market

    11:23: Best Trade

    11:27: Bonding the Bitcoin ETF market

    12:33: Domer buying Ramaswamy at 500-1

    12:49: Ian Bezek recommending buying Javier Milei

    13:05: Gaeten Dugas buying Taylor Swift to be number one song

    13:12: Domer debt limit profits

    13:17: Worst Trade

    14:19: Mr. Beast subscriber count

    14:44: MagaVacuum side betting that DeSantis won't run for president

    15:05: Polymarket user losing $100k on Trump reinstatement

    15:21: Abe Kurland side bets on Ramaswamy

    17:21: Best Shitposter

    19:06: Domer's shitposting

    19:56: RelayThief's shitposting

    20:44: Rookie of the Year

    21:12: Naman Mehndiratta

    22:39: Manifold Markets

    23:20: Betting platforms

    23:48: TheWinner

    25:29: Trader of the Year

    25:46: ANoland

    26:07: Gaeten Dugas

    27:59: Jonathan Zubkoff (ZubbyBadger)

    28:33: Doug Campbell

    29:05: Worst Pump

    31:04: Kalshi election contracts

    31:15: Hamas control of Gaza

    32:00: Trump third indictment

    32:44: Semiconductor yes holders

    33:40: RFK Democratic nominee

    33:46: AI to win Time Person of the Year

    34:22: Best News Source

    34:41: Politico Punchbowl

    35:00: PredictIt comments

    35:28: The Information's coverage of OpenAI

    35:50: RacetotheWH by Logan Phillips

    37:29: CSP Discord

    38:36: Service to Political Gambling

    38:36: PredictIt

    39:50: Biggest Rules Cuck

    39:56: Government Shutdown

    40:33: Lower case "trump" versus upper case "Trump"

    41:23: "widespread flooding" in Los Angeles

    42:19: submarine debris

    43:04: Trump indictment on March 31

    43:48: U.S. rescue of Hamas hostages

    44:19: Biggest Rules Dispute

    44:50: Did Israel have advanced knowledge of Hamas attack

    45:59: Postscript

    46:17: Abe Kurland's response to Worst Bet nomination

    47:53: CSP vs. CatClan Discords

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  • Hemma Kilawan, a member of the SSG team, analyzes whether and when Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will get engaged.

    Timestamps

    0:40: Pratik explains why SSG is covering Taylor Swift markets and how they relate to political gambling

    3:50: Pratik thanks a Patreon sponsor and why his contribution is important

    8:15: Interview with Hemma begins

    9:28: Hemma's impressions of political gambling

    9:58: Can political gambling reach beyond its target demographics?

    11:12: Taylor Swift as a political actor

    16:18: Polymarket markets on Taylor Swift

    16:59: Is the Swift-Kelce relationship real?

    19:04: How to research Taylor Swift relationship gossip

    20:56: Swift-Kelce relationship timeline

    24:34: Swift's past relationships

    27:57: The Eras Tour

    31:23: Kelce's public statements

    32:02: Do they want kids?

    35:23: Trading strategies for the Swift engagement market

    40:13: Will Taylor Swift be pregnant this year?

    44:48: How political betting spurs interest in topics

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  • Doug Campbell returns to SSG to provide an update on the war in Ukraine.

    Doug is the founder and CEO of Insight Prediction, an expert on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and a whale trader himself.

    Doug argues that the war has become a stalemate and provides advice on how to trade on this reality.

    0:42: Doug's background


    0:52: Doug's SSG interview about his time in Russia https://youtu.be/BZ0BbIbMcYg?si=Hr-jrGmlmi3LX9O2

    1:11: Doug's talk on war markets at Manifest https://youtu.be/YrhsSohbRO4?si=07mDDuDKZRE2i9Y4

    1:32: Manifest conference 2024

    4:33: Interview begins

    5:17: High-level update on the war

    13:23: Ukrainian intelligence before the war

    14:37: U.S. intelligence estimates on Ukraine

    18:12: Optimism on both sides of the word

    19:21: Sanctions against Russia

    22:58: Odds of Putin being assassinated

    24:23: Russian involvement in Israel-Hamas conflict

    25:14: Impact of a Trump victory

    26:02: Western aid to Ukraine

    28:01: Odds of Putin leaving office

    29:48: Odds of Russian nuclear escalation

    31:00: How to trade ceasefire markets

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  • Saul Munn is one of the world's leading experts on building the forecasting community. He is the Co-Founder of Optic Forecasting and the Lead Organizer of the Manifest conference.

    In Part 1, Saul joins the show to discuss which communities comprise the emerging forecasting community.

    In Part 2, Brian Darling, former counsel to Senator Rand Paul, returns to assess the Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn's odds of becoming Trump's VP pick.

    In Part 3, Nathan Young returns to the show to advise on how to short AI hype in betting markets.

    0:00: Pratik introduces the segment with Saul Munn
    1:24: Saul's disclaimer on conflicts of interest

    1:56: Manifest Conference 2024
    3:26: Intro for Brian Darling segment on the GOP VP nominee market
    4:16: How to trade on the GOP VP nomination
    5:08: Intro to interview with Nathan Young
    9:03: Interview with Saul begins
    9:26: The importance of community in the political betting space
    11:00: Optic forecasting clubs
    12:44: How Saul became interested in the forecasting community
    13:25: Manifest Conference
    13:46: Diversity in the forecasting community
    14:32: Who is in the broader forecasting community?
    14:56: Destiny's role in the forecasting community
    16:57: The types of people who are interested in forecasting
    19:44: Differences between Washington politics and the forecasting community
    20:40: Differences between the political betting community and the forecasting community
    21:18: Communities interested in forecasting
    21:47: Communities that could be interested in forecasting
    24:34: Why some communities resist forecasting
    28:20: Segment with Brian Darling begins
    28:27: Kim Reynolds's VP odds
    29:06: Marsha Blackburn's VP odds
    30:05: Swing state VP contenders
    31:26: Segment with Nathan Young begins
    31:59: Taxing bad predictions
    33:46: Shorting AI enthusiasm in political betting markets
    34:47: Irrational pricing in Time Person of the Year markets

    40:12: Hedge funds and AI