Nate Silver (On the Edge, The Signal and the Noise, Baseball Between the Numbers) is a statistician, author, and founder of FiveThirtyEight. Nate joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his youthful aspirations for a starter job as US president with a promotion to baseball commissioner, how code-switching as a gay man of his cohort can translate to success, and ... Show More
Nov 19
Andrew Ross Sorkin (on stock market crashes)
<p>Andrew Ross Sorkin (1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History) is a financial columnist, TV anchor, and author. Andrew joins the Armchair Expert to discuss a kid telling him when he was young that god drew him wrong, actually working with Aaron Sorkin ... Show More
1h 47m
Aug 2024
Smart vs. Stupid Risk Taking — with Nate Silver
Nate Silver, the founder of FiveThirtyEight and Substack writer of “Silver Bulletin,” joins Scott to discuss his latest book, “ON THE EDGE: The Art of Risking Everything.” We hear about the role of risk in shaping modern life, his background in election forecasting, and his thoug ... Show More
42 m
Aug 2024
285 | Nate Silver on Prediction, Risk, and Rationality
<p>Being rational necessarily involves engagement with probability. Given two possible courses of action, it can be rational to prefer the one that could possibly result in a worse outcome, if there's also a substantial probability for an even better outcome. But one's attitude t ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2024
#846 - Nate Silver - How Will The 2024 Election Play Out?
Nate Silver is a statistician, writer of Silver Bulletin, and Founder of FiveThirtyEight.
No one truly knows who will win an election, but if anyone does, it's Nate. He is the man behind the most accurate, sophisticated polling data assessments in America and has an insight into ... Show More
1h 10m
Aug 2024
The Habits of Highly Effective Risk-Takers
<p>You may know Nate Silver as an election forecaster. But he’s a poker player as well. And his experiences operating in a world of competition and risk led him to explore what his fellow gamblers, as well as hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, and many other kinds of maver ... Show More
43m 24s
Sep 22
Andrew Caspersen: Rich People Problems | 178
<p>Andrew Caspersen seemed to have it all: Ivy League credentials, athletic talent and a trust fund that fueled his reputation as a rising star in finance. But behind his polished image was a spiral of drinking, gambling, and reckless bets on the stock market. Soon, his risky tra ... Show More
53m 48s
Jan 2024
BREAKING NEWS: Dave Portnoy Now Part Owner of Rumble w/ CEO Chris Pavlovski | PBD Podcast | Ep. 354
<p>Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick, Tom Ellsworth, and Vincent Oshana are joined by Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.
Chris Pavlovski is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rumble. As a three-time successful entrepreneur, Mr. Pavlovski has over 20 years’ experience in the onlin ... Show More
2 h
Mar 2025
"The REAL Reason You're Dying" – Gary Brecka SLAMS Corporate Scams, Genetic Tests & Health Myths | PBD Podcast | Ep. 557
<p>Patrick Bet-David sits down with Gary Brecka to discuss the science behind predicting life expectancy, his journey from the life insurance industry to health optimization, and the groundbreaking methods he uses to help people, including UFC's Dana White, extend their lifes ... Show More
2h 14m