Polly Want a Market? (bonus episode with Kervin Searles)

About this episode

This bonus episode features a clip with Kervin Searles discussing prediction markets and recent betting scandals.

The Snowpocalypse of '26 hit Greenwood, SC this past weekend and we were not able to record as scheduled. However, we're delighted to bring you this BONUS clip from our previous episode with Kervin Searles that didn't make it into the final release due to time constraints. Polymarket Dozens charged in sports bribery scheme involving US university basketball players [ BBC ] A Newly Created Polymarket Account Made $436,759.61 on Nicolás Maduro’s Capture [ Gizmodo ] https://polymarket.com/ https://kalshi.com/ https://electionbettingodds.com/ Three Welsh Tories charged with betting offences [ BBC ] Betting scandals broke sports. Could prediction markets do the same to politics? [ Vox ] Prediction Market user made $436,000 betting on Maduro capture [CBS Mornings TikTok ] Gambling platform Polymarket not paying bets on US invasion of Venezuela [ The Guardian ] War Profiteers Furious After Polymarket Refuses to Pay Out on Venezuelan Invasion Bets [ Futureism ] French trader bet over $28 million on Trump election win using 4 Polymarket accounts [ CNBC ] Polymarket was banned but Donald Trump erased the regulations [ Wikipedia ] We are a proud member of the BigMedia podcasting network…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Jumelle Brooks, Bill Kimler

Guest: Kervin Searles

Topics covered

• sports bribery
• prediction markets
• gambling
• politics
• betting scandals
• US university basketball

Keywords

• Polymarket
• sports bribery
• prediction markets
• gambling
• US basketball
• Kervin Searles
• Snowpocalypse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Polymarket, BBC, Gizmodo, Kalshi, electionbettingodds.com, Vox, CBS Mornings TikTok, The Guardian, Futureism, CNBC

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