Betting On Elections

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

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4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Today we're talking about political gambling and, more specifically, about Sean McElwee, who was the founding Executive Director of Data For Progress and a big winner in Trump's Washington ... until he wasn't. First we are joined by author Ben Terris, whose new book is The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind. Then we turn the conversation to then David Rees, one of the hosts of the Election Profit Makers podcast about election-prediction markets. Also, El Pequeño Niño es mas ordinario. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Angie's list is now Angie and we've heard a lot of theories about why.
0:03.9	I thought it was an eco-move.
0:05.4	For your worst, less paper.
0:07.0	Ha ha, it was so you could say it faster.
0:09.6	No way.
0:10.4	It's to be more iconic.
0:12.0	Must be a tech thing.
0:13.3	But those aren't quite right.
0:14.9	It's because now you can compare up front prices, book a service instantly,
0:19.0	and even get your project handled from start to finish.
0:21.6	Sounds easy.
0:22.5	It is, and it makes us so much more than just a list.
0:25.6	Get started at Angie.com.
0:27.3	That's ANGI, or download the app today.
0:34.3	It's Thursday, June 15th, 2023 from Peach Fish Productions.
0:38.0	It's the gist I'm Mike Pesca.
0:40.3	You'll probably tell.
0:41.2	I'd like to be accurate.
0:42.2	I don't want to get things wrong.
0:43.3	So the other day on this show, when I was talking about Canadian wildfires,
0:47.6	I quoted from the journal nature as opposed to the state of the physical world,
0:53.6	including all flora and fauna nature.
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