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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova

Pushkin Industries

Risky Business is a weekly podcast about making better decisions. The hosts, Maria Konnikova and Nate Silver, are both journalists who moonlight as high-stakes poker players. On Risky Business, they bring their analytical framework to everything from politics to poker to personal decisions. Maria has a PhD in psychology and is the author of several books including, most recently, The Biggest Bluff. While researching the book, she inadvertently became a professional poker player, with over $500,000

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37:18

Nate and Maria’s 2026 Predictions

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2026/01/07

In the final episode of Risky Business, Nate and Maria check in on the predictions they made back in January for 2025, and then talk about what they think might be in store in 2026. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:44

Best of Risky Business: Life After Poker (with...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2026/01/03

We look back at Nate and Maria’s interview with former professional poker player Vanessa Selbst—the only woman ever to reach the number one ranking on the Global Poker Index. They discuss her experiences playing poker, her move into the world of finance, and why, at her first job after poker, she kept a giant bag of pennies underneath her desk. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee

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39:19

Why Are Some Countries Happier Than Others?

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/31

Every year, the World Happiness Report comes out and the Nordic countries rejoice. Just kidding – sort of. Small, homogenous countries like Finland (2025’s happiest country) often top the list. But what does that really mean? Nate and Maria dive into the methodology of this research. As well as what it reveals (and doesn’t) about happiness. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee

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32:36

The Big Short Companion from Against the Rules: How...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/27

We’re sharing another podcast we think you’ll enjoy, The Big Short Companion from Against the Rules, hosted by fellow Pushkin podcast host Michael Lewis. The Big Short is now 15 years old and to mark the occasion, Lewis narrated a new audiobook version of The Big Short and is looking back on how the 2008 financial crisis still affects the world today. To make sense of Wall Street’s hangover from the crash described in The Big Short, Lewis calls up Matt Levine, author of the Money

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43:07

Best Of Risky Business: Lessons From The River

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/24

When Nate’s book “On The Edge” released in 2024, Maria interviewed him about why he wrote it and what we can learn from the enigmatic risk-loving community he calls The River. Get your copy here For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Best of Risky Business: Building a Championship Team...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/20

We’re closing out the year with some of our (and your) favorite episodes to date. First up: Nate and Maria’s conversation with Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey about bringing game theory and probabilistic thinking to the NBA. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:35

The Riskies! 2025 Edition

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/17

Nate and Maria give out their second annual awards for decision-making in 2025: Who made the best decision this year? Who made the worst? Who were 2025’s biggest nits and degens? And which host had the best poker year? For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:39

What’s In Store With Self-Driving Cars

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/13

Nate has ridden in a Waymo, and it was like stepping into the future. Maria’s never been in one, but she’s been stuck behind a lot of autonomous vehicles… They swap human-driven car horror stories and discuss some of the risks and benefits of a future full of self-driving cars. From the New York Times: The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom

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40:25

What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Poker

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/10

Maria finally gets to reveal a project she’s been working on that’s been kept under wraps, and then it’s movie night on Risky Business! Nate and Maria talk about their favorite poker movies and explain why portrayals of poker for a movie audience often don’t get the game quite right. Plus, they share what poker movie they’d like to make and who’d play them in it. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver

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49:50

Deep Cover Presents: Snowball [ft. Maria Konnikova]

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/08

We’re sharing a preview of another podcast, Deep Cover Presents: Snowball, that Maria participated in. Snowball follows journalist Ollie Wards as he unravels the wild story of how his family lost everything after their brush with a charming Californian con woman. He embarks on a question to find out how she did it, why she did it, and where she is now. Here’s a preview of Snowball. If you can’t wait to find out what happens, binge episodes of Deep Cover Presents: Snowball early and

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2:43

Introducing: Odd Lots with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/06

Here’s a preview of another podcast we enjoy, Odd Lots with Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal. Odd Lots has some of the most interesting conversations in finance, markets and economics, and every episode has the “perfect guest” – from truckers and bakers to portfolio managers and CEOs. As longtime financial journalists with a wide breadth of experience, Joe and Tracy dive into everything from poultry farming to AI valuations, as well as big questions about manufacturing,

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40:26

Frisky Business: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/03

Nate and Maria game out the comparative benefits (and risks) of flying vs. driving vs. taking the train when traveling for the holidays. They also discuss Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir, her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza’s substack revelations about her, and the current state of journalistic ethics. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:42

How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/12/02

According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, but can also hugely boost your happiness. So we're teaming up with other podcasts from Hidden Brain to Revisionist History to ask you to give to a charity helping some of the poorest people around. We're calling it #PodsFightPoverty. Go to givedirectly.org/happinesslab right now and give whatever you can. And the first $500,000 we donate will be

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37:29

The Prisoners’ Dilemma of Performance-Enhancing Drugs

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/29

This week we answer a question from listener Brandon, who’s noticed a rise in performance-enhancing drugs outside of sports. Nate and Maria discuss their own philosophies on PEDs, their impact on equilibriums, and what people risk when they decide to juice. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:01

NO LIMIT, Some AI… Poker’s Documentary-Gate

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/26

The WSOP’s NO LIMIT docuseries has been scrubbed from the internet following revelations that it includes AI-generated content, despite creator Dustin Ianotti’s explanation that the material “tracked closely” with other quotes and was only used for “faster scene transitions and narrative pacing." For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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Risky Business Live! How To Read People In Poker And...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/22

Most people are bad at spotting bluffs and tells – but there are ways to get better. Nate and Maria discuss tips and tricks from the poker table s with a live audience at Ludlow House in New York City. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:48

Will The Epstein Files Sink Trump?

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/19

After months of resistance, President Trump made a striking reversal on the Epstein files this week, signaling he would sign legislation to release them. Nate and Maria discuss whether this is the start of a “lame duck” spiral for Trump, and whether (or to what extent) it will impact his tenure if the files do finally come to light. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leapfrom Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletinfrom Nate SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for

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51:40

Society is betting on AI – and the outcomes aren’t...

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/15

Humanity’s attempts to achieve artificial superintelligence will be our downfall, according to If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. That’s the new book out by AI experts Nates Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky. And while their provocation may feel extreme in this moment when AI slop abounds and the media is hyping a bubble on the verge of bursting, Soares is so convinced of his argument that he’s calling for a complete stop to AI development. Today on the show, Nate and Maria ask Soares

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46:31

The Democrats Are Folding on the Shutdown

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/12

Despite a blue wave in recent state and local elections, Senate Democrats caved to Republican demands on the shutdown, giving up the health care subsidies they started the shutdown over nearly 50 days ago. Nate and Maria argue that the Democrats are squandering their momentum, and discuss the consequences for key figures like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. They also reflect on the election of Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor-Elect of New York City, and talk about the difference between campaigns and

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36:00

Even Our Economy Is Gamified Now

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova ·

2025/11/08

From social media and dynamic pricing to meme stocks and AI hype, gamification has taken over our lives—and a recent op-ed argues that it’s even spread into our economy, driven by Trump. Nate and Maria discuss the psychology behind the “casino economy” and why speculation and risk are so addicting. They talk about what it means when governments, businesses, and individuals lean into risk even as buffers against bad bets shrink—and why it’s easy not to object until

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