I'm Nate Silver. And I'm Maria Konnikova. On our podcast, risky business, we talk everything from

politics to poker. And from betting on elections to betting on your favorite basketball team.

Sports bettors need a bit more street smarts because there's this whole second side to sports betting

of how do you actually, how do you get your money down good if people think that you're

a winning better? And now that March madness is upon us, we're talking bracket strategies, odds.

How do maybe actually win your office pool?

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The Sunday Hang with Play and Buck podcast starts now.

I was invited to speak on a panel at the University of Chicago.

Very left-wing university, which to their credit says that they are committed to the marketplace

of ideas.

And the fact that I was invited, I think, was a testament to that.

I did not, however, decide to tiptoe into the event.

So I want to set the table.

Buck has not heard any of this.

I bet most of you have not.

There are hundreds of people there.

A few of our listeners came after I tweeted about it.

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