Gambling: Stories about risk versus reward

The Story Collider

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Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Performing Arts, Arts, Science

4.4 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Whether you're playing a game of poker or a taking a leap of faith with your future, everything has its risks and possible rewards. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share moments when they took a chance. Part 1: Beatriz Perez’s parents want her to use her first pay check to gamble on the slot machines. Part 2: Dave Piontkowski is on a winning streak in Vegas when his severe ulcerative colitis rears its ugly head. Beatriz Perez: I'm a Mexican-American computer engineer working in Massachusetts. I thrive on finding new things to try out and putting myself outside of my comfort zone, hence my new interest for story telling. I have a deep passion for empowering women and young girls in STEM. During the weekends you'll find me traveling to a random country, crafting, working on a new project, or reading a good book. Dave Piontkowski is an NYC based stand-up comedian who performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023 and 2024 with his one man show 3 Kidneys No Colon which he is currently touring with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.2	A science story, huh?
0:31.4	Is NYU scientist the...
0:33.2	I felt...
0:33.9	And I just thought, well...
0:36.2	It was that golden moment.
0:39.3	Because science was on my side.
0:50.4	Hey, everyone.
0:51.4	Welcome to the story clutter, where true personal stories about science help us to discover how weird and wonderful it is to exist in this world and be a human.
0:59.7	I'm your host, Mishayevsky, and today's episode is all about gambling.
1:03.9	I mean that in both the literal Las Vegas playing the slot sense and in the more figurative way of taking a chance on something since.
1:12.2	Our first story is from Mexican-American computer engineer Beatrice Perez.
1:16.2	Beatrice's story was recorded at the MIT Museum in Boston.
1:19.3	Her story is such a heartwarming story of succeeding against all the odds.
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