Episode 5: The Mule
The role has many names: “Runner,” “mover,” “betting partner,” and “mule.” As skilled sports gamblers find themselves limited on apps, they turn to these affiliates to place their bets in return for a...
19 Nov 202432min
An Interview with Ted Olson
Constitutional lawyer and former US Solicitor Ted Olson recently died at the age of 84. Olson represented the state of New Jersey in its efforts to overturn a federal ban on sports gambling. Those eff...
15 Nov 202433min
Episode 4: A Hard Way to Make an Easy Living
Michael Lewis heads to Las Vegas to explore the way sports betting used to work, up until the day it was rapidly legalized by states around the country. We meet the betting sharps who figured out what...
12 Nov 202437min
Nate Silver on the Risky Business of Sports Betting
As the US election nears, Michael Lewis sits down with Nate Silver, co-host of the Pushkin podcast Risky Business (along with the writer, psychologist and professional poker player Maria Konnikova). T...
29 Okt 202437min
Marci Cottingham on the Religious Passion of Steeler Nation
Is there a difference between fandom and religion? In Pittsburgh, it can be hard to tell. Fans of the city’s football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, seem to have a cradle-to-grave devotion, complete w...
22 Okt 202423min
Alison LaCroix on How History Rhymes at the Supreme Court
It may seem like sports gambling got legalized overnight in the US. But it was in fact a winding road to get there. Michael Lewis speaks with legal historian and University of Chicago professor Alison...
15 Okt 202434min
Episode 3: Welcome to the Garden State
How did we get from fantasy sports to legalized sports betting? The path is convoluted, but most of it winds through New Jersey. Michael Lewis speaks with former governor Chris Christie, among other J...
8 Okt 202444min
Episode 2: Values of the Game
Bill Bradley was already famous in college as the epitome of certain American virtues: integrity, honesty, and athleticism. As an NBA star, he took those virtues to the big leagues. As a US Senator, h...
1 Okt 202434min
