I'm Maria Konnikova. And I'm Nate Silver. And our new podcast, Risky Business, is a show about making better decisions. We're both journalists who moonlight as poker players. And that's the lens we're going to use to approach this entire show. We're going to be discussing everything from high-stakes poker to personal questions. Like whether I should call a plumber or fix my shower myself.

And of course, we'll be talking about the election too.

Listen on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

It's Veterans Day.

So we're going to talk a little bit about that.

We'll talk about some government crime problems. But also we're going to talk to veterans about their service.

Let's do a nice Veterans Day honoring, shall we?

I'm right.

It's Veterans Day.

And before we get into the politics, I just thought I should open up by saying, one,

happy Veterans Day.

I know that's pretty cliche at this point in time, but what does that actually mean?

Oh, we get to enjoy this wonderful country of ours because brave men have been willing to fight and die to keep it free, to keep it prosperous.

It's not a small thing at all.

Happy Veterans Day.

And let me speak to the veterans really briefly before we get into politics. Obviously, thank you for your service. I got that. I'm with you. I got all the texts today too. Hey,

thank you for your service. But beyond that, I would remind you as a veteran that you may not

wear the uniform anymore. I certainly don't. Too old, bald, and fat, gray,

not a Marine. I guess it's always a Marine, but you know what I mean. You may not wear the uniform anymore,

but you are still under obligation. You still have a duty to your country. And so don't shortchange yourself by thinking,

ah, I'm just this now, I'm just that. That's what veterans tend to do, especially when they get

depressed later on in life. They were young, guns, doing cool things. And then later on in life,

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