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The Taekcast

A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, gambling, sports betting & all the digital culture in between. A guest joins Davis Mattek on Wednesday's to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.

Ep. 312 - LIV Golf Is Dead; Long LIV Golf w/ @Spreadapedia

58 mins; June 06, 2023

Ep. 311 - Living In the Bad Faith Times w/ Denny Carter

67 hours 35 mins; June 01, 2023

Ep. 310 - Knowing Ball w/ Eric Eager from Sumer Sports

54 mins; May 26, 2023

Ep. 309 - Limiting The Fishes w/ Jeff Edelstein Of USBets

73 hours 20 mins; May 17, 2023

Ep. 308 - Showdown King w/ Matthew Wiley

56 mins; May 10, 2023

Ep. 307 - ChatGPT Taking Our Jobs w/ Pat Mayo

113 hours 46 mins; May 03, 2023

Ep. 306 - First Round NFL Draft Mock w/ Ben Gretch From Stealing Signals

71 hours 56 mins; April 25, 2023

Ep. 305 - Stop Hating Your Neighbor w/ Brian Hooper

93 hours 29 mins; April 18, 2023

Ep. 304 - UnderDog's On Top w/ Nick Rudman

60 hours 15 mins; April 12, 2023

Ep. 303 - Cold Plunging w/ Peter Overzet

75 hours 17 mins; April 06, 2023

Ep. 302 - Off Clark w/ Professional Skateboarder Walker Ryan

56 mins; March 22, 2023

Ep. 301 - Why Does Everyone Hate Aaron Rodgers w/ Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points

82 hours 7 mins; March 15, 2023

Ep. 300 - Online Blackjack Rabbitholes with Andy MSFW From The Deep Dive Pod

82 hours 30 mins; March 08, 2023

Ep. 299 - Streaming Wars, Mahomes GOAT, & Much More w/ Pat Mayo

95 hours 17 mins; February 23, 2023

Ep. 298 - Net Gains w/ ESPN's Ryan O'Hanlon

52 mins; February 15, 2023

Ep. 297 - Chiefs/Eagles Super Bowl LVII Gambling Preview w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid

52 mins; February 07, 2023

Ep. 296 - Tom Brady Trivia Answers & Cold Plunges w/ Patrick Laird And Peter Overzet

116 hours 1 min; February 01, 2023

Ep. 295 - ChatGPT Solving Gambling & Defeating The Algorithm w/ Brian Hooper

89 hours 23 mins; January 25, 2023

Ep. 294 - The Brothers Charlton w/ Jonathan Wilson

60 hours 23 mins; January 18, 2023

Ep. 293 - The 2 Million Dollar Man w/ Pat Kerrane

48 mins; January 11, 2023

Ep. 292 - Inside Golf Betting w/ Eric Patterson from The Score/Penn Gaming

53 mins; January 04, 2023

Ep. 291 - The Sharp Book Model w/ Circa Sportsbook Director Jeffrey Benson

44 mins; December 28, 2022

Ep. 290 - The Greatest World Cup Final Of Our Lifetimes w/ Pew_Pew_Pew

69 hours 2 mins; December 21, 2022

Ep. 289 - What Is Next For Bitcoin & The IMF w/ Alex @Gladstein

60 hours 37 mins; December 14, 2022

Ep. 288 - Are There Any Good Teams In The NFL w/ Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points

68 hours 20 mins; December 07, 2022

Ep. 287 - Season One Of Andor Is A Masterpiece w/ Brian Hooper & Jon Sousa

56 mins; November 29, 2022

Ep. 286 - Who The Hell *IS* Sam Bankman-Fried? w/ Brian Hooper, Nate Nohling & DangyWing

122 hours 7 mins; November 15, 2022

Ep. 285 - Messi & Ronaldo with Joshua Robinson and Jon Clegg

41 mins; November 10, 2022

Ep. 284 - Elon Buys Twitter LOLZ Crossover w/ Peter Overzet & Brian Hooper

60 hours 20 mins; November 03, 2022

Ep. 283 - LIV To Fight Another Day w/ Pat Mayo

93 hours 29 mins; October 26, 2022

Ep. 282 - What To Do When Everyone Gets Better w/ Peter Overzet

66 hours 2 mins; October 19, 2022

Ep. 281 - 2022 World Cup Preview w/ Pew_pew_pew

76 hours 7 mins; October 13, 2022

Ep. 280 - Betting The 2022-23 NBA Season w/ Mike Gallagher

59 mins; October 05, 2022

Ep. 279 - Adjusting Our Priors w/ Kevin Cole From PFF

65 hours 27 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep. 278 - Is Showdown Dead & More w/ Brian Hooper

56 mins; September 22, 2022

Ep. 277 - What Exactly Does Nathan Hackett Do Here w/ Ben Baldwin

46 mins; September 13, 2022

Ep. 276 - Drafting A True Zero-RB Team In The FFPC Main Event w/ Liam Murphy and Kyle Dvorchak

115 hours 53 mins; September 06, 2022

Ep. 275 - FFPC Main Event Redux Out Of The 1.01 w/ Evan Silva, Rich Hribar, Pat Thorman and JJ Zachariason

118 hours 17 mins; August 31, 2022

Ep. 274 - FFPC Main Event Time w/ Evan Silva, Rich Hribar, Pat Thorman and JJ Zachariason

96 hours 23 mins; August 23, 2022

Ep. 273 - It's Time For A Life-Hacking 🧵 w/ Joe Holka

69 hours 26 mins; August 10, 2022

Ep. 272 - Trying To Realize EV In This Lifetime w/ Brian Hooper

85 hours 31 mins; July 27, 2022

Ep. 271 - Solving For What Comes Next In Professional Golf w/ @SkyHookDFS

63 hours 32 mins; July 20, 2022

Ep. 270 - Uncertain NFL Futures w/ Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus

51 mins; July 13, 2022

Ep. 269 - 2022 Fantasy Football Primer & Draft Guide w/ JJ Zachariason @LateRoundQB

67 hours 42 mins; June 29, 2022

Ep. 268 - Basis Points, Barrels Of Oil And Overpriced Risk Assets w/ Jason Strasser Of Caption Management

70 hours 24 mins; June 22, 2022

Ep. 277 - Bitcoin, Bear Markets & Financial Privilege w/ Alex @Gladstein

58 mins; June 15, 2022

Ep. 266 - Saudi Arabian Sportswashing And Non-Ethical Transactions w/ Brian Hooper

103 hours 28 mins; June 08, 2022

Ep. 265 - Buying White Pants In Paris w/ Pat Mayo (@ThePME)

80 hours 24 mins; June 01, 2022

Ep. 264 - Play Whoever You Want w/ Jordan Cooper @BlenderHD

78 hours 21 mins; May 18, 2022

Ep. 263 - Bear Market Blues w/ Brian Hooper (@Bric75)

103 hours 19 mins; May 11, 2022

Ep. 262 - Making Heads Or Tails Of The 2022 NFL Draft w/ Kevin Cole From PFF

72 hours 21 mins; May 04, 2022

Ep. 261 - Elon Musk Is A Loser LOLZ Crossover w/ Peter Overzet & Brian Hooper

123 hours 56 mins; April 28, 2022

Ep. 260 - 2022 Best Ball Fantasy Football Complete Primer w/ Hayden Winks From UnderDog Fantasy

55 mins; April 20, 2022

Ep. 259 - Staking Into The Future w/ Chase Devens From Messari.IO

50 mins; April 13, 2022

Ep. 258 - The Gillcast Drafts an NFBC Main Event Fantasy Baseball Team w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid

191 hours 3 mins; April 05, 2022

Ep. 257 - R - E - L - A - X About The Chiefs w/ Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus

51 mins; April 01, 2022

Ep. 256 - Crypto Is For Everyone w/ Eric Turner From Messari Crypto

52 mins; March 23, 2022

Ep. 255 - The Cryptopians w/ Laura Shin From The Unchained Podcast

54 mins; March 16, 2022

Ep. 254 - Talking About Nothing w/ John Daigle From 4for4 & BetSperts

65 hours 42 mins; March 09, 2022

Ep. 253 - CoronaCasting w/ Pat Mayo

102 hours 25 mins; March 02, 2022

Ep. 252 - Dissecting The Discourse w/ Peter Overzet

68 hours 50 mins; February 25, 2022

Ep. 251 - Why Do People Hate Crypto So Much Right Now w/ Brian Hooper

98 hours 52 mins; February 16, 2022

Ep. 250 - The Gillcast Super Bowl Preview w/ Nate Nohling & Sammy Reid

60 hours 51 mins; February 07, 2022

Ep. 249 - Perfecting Jeopardy! w/ Alex Jacob

70 hours 21 mins; February 02, 2022

Ep. 248 - The Wide World Of Football w/ Josh Norris From UnderDog Fantasy

68 hours 3 mins; January 26, 2022

Ep. 247 - ClubNGMI $Looks Rare (ClubNGMI x Taekcast Crossover)

67 hours 18 mins; January 19, 2022

Ep. 246 - NFL Playoffs Snapshot w/ Ben Baldwin From The Athletic

49 mins; January 12, 2022

Ep. 245 - Nostalgia Is The Most Toxic Impulse w/ Jonathan Wilson

44 mins; January 04, 2022

Ep. 244 - Bitcoin Now, Bitcoin Forever w/ Alex Gladstein (@Gladstein) From The Human Rights Foundation

82 hours 40 mins; December 30, 2021

Ep. 243 - Aligning The Incentives w/ Brian Hooper (Bric75)

74 hours 12 mins; December 23, 2021

Ep. 242 - Sports Wagertainment w/ Nick Kostos from You Better You Bet

57 mins; December 14, 2021

Ep. 241 - If You Don't Listen To This Podcast, You're Just Going To Lose w/ Dan Back

66 hours 56 mins; December 08, 2021

BONUS Episode: The NFT League w/ Ricky Sanders

26 mins; December 03, 2021

Ep. 240 - Ban The Cover Two w/ Justis Mosqueda @JuMosq

53 mins; December 01, 2021

Ep. 239 - The World Is Not Enough w/ Pat Mayo

54 mins; November 23, 2021

Ep. 238 - Haphazard Scheduling w/ Pat Kerrane

85 hours 59 mins; November 18, 2021

Ep. 237 - Finding The Joy w/ Joe Holka

74 hours 5 mins; November 09, 2021

Ep. 236 - Let's Argue About Football w/ Kevin Cole From PFF

61 hours 11 mins; November 04, 2021

Ep. 235 - Catching Up w/ Peter Overzet

73 hours 10 mins; October 27, 2021

Ep. 234 - Plus EV Sports Betting w/ Rob Pizzola from BetStamp

70 hours 55 mins; October 20, 2021

Ep. 233 - NFTs, DeFi Protocols And Living In Discord w/ @DeezeFi From Fractional

68 hours 44 mins; October 14, 2021

Ep. 232 - Going Long In The Right Direction w/ Jeff Williams @YellowSub86

70 hours 47 mins; September 29, 2021

Ep. 231 - It's Time For Some Game Theory w/ Jordan Cooper @BlenderHD

64 hours 55 mins; September 23, 2021

Ep. 230 - When Is The Juice Not Worth The Squeeze w/ Former DFS Pro Ryan Daut

62 hours 2 mins; September 16, 2021

Ep. 229 - It Actually IS About The Community w/ @Andy8052 from Fractional.Art

58 mins; September 08, 2021

Ep. 228 - Diving Deep Into The World Of NFTs w/ @Carlini8N

77 hours 56 mins; September 02, 2021

BONUS Taekcast: Drafting A $1,900 FFPC Main Event w/ Rich Hribar & Pat Thorman

124 hours 58 mins; August 26, 2021

Ep. 227 - Inside An NFL Coaching Staff w/ Former Eagles Staffer w/ Ryan Paganetti (@paganettiryan)

85 hours 26 mins; August 25, 2021

Ep. 226 - How To Play Soccer DFS & SoRare w/ Andrew Laird from Rotowire

60 hours 56 mins; August 19, 2021

Ep. 225 - How A (Crypto) Bill Becomes A Law w/ Bric75

94 hours 42 mins; August 11, 2021

Ep. 224 - Behind The Curtain At DraftKings w/ Former Employee Matt Birnbach

59 mins; August 04, 2021

Ep. 223 - Staying Sane w/ Peter Overzet

65 hours 18 mins; July 29, 2021

Ep. 222 - How Good Is Matthew Stafford *Really*? w/ Ben Baldwin from The Athletic

51 mins; July 21, 2021

Ep. 221 - The Gambling Manifesto w/ Pro DFS Player & Milly Maker Winner @TheRealRikkiDee

66 hours 12 mins; July 16, 2021

Ep. 220 - Adding Mayo To The Burbs w/ Pat Mayo (@ThePME)

80 hours 26 mins; July 09, 2021

Ep. 219 - Endless Breadsticks w/ Adam Levitan

61 hours 27 mins; June 30, 2021

Ep. 218 - Exit Scamming w/ Aaron Lammer

60 hours 56 mins; June 24, 2021

Ep. 217 - Hot Best Ball Summer w/ Erik Beimfohr

68 hours 30 mins; June 17, 2021

Ep. 216 - #Bitcoin, Human Rights & The PetroDollar w/ Alex @gladstein

72 hours 1 min; June 11, 2021

Ep. 215 - Stop and Chat w/ Peter Overzet

81 hours 13 mins; June 02, 2021

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