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Nate and Maria’s 2026 Predictions
Jan 7, 2026
37m 18s
Best of Risky Business: Life After Poker (with Vanessa Selbst)
Jan 3, 2026
42m 44s
Why Are Some Countries Happier Than Others?
Dec 31, 2025
39m 19s
Best Of Risky Business: Lessons From The River
Dec 24, 2025
43m 07s
Best of Risky Business: Building a Championship Team (with Daryl Morey)
Dec 20, 2025
39m 18s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7/26 | ![]() Nate and Maria’s 2026 Predictions✨ | predictionsfuture trends+4 | — | — | — | predictions2026+3 | — | 37m 18s | |
| 1/3/26 | ![]() Best of Risky Business: Life After Poker (with Vanessa Selbst)✨ | pokerfinance+3 | Vanessa Selbst | Global Poker Index | — | pokerVanessa Selbst+3 | — | 42m 44s | |
| 12/31/25 | ![]() Why Are Some Countries Happier Than Others?✨ | happinessNordic countries+3 | — | World Happiness Report | FinlandNordic countries | happinessNordic countries+3 | — | 39m 19s | |
| 12/24/25 | ![]() Best Of Risky Business: Lessons From The River✨ | riskinterview+3 | Maria Konnikova | Pushkin IndustriesOn The Edge | — | Nate SilverMaria Konnikova+3 | — | 43m 07s | |
| 12/20/25 | ![]() Best of Risky Business: Building a Championship Team (with Daryl Morey)✨ | basketballgame theory+3 | Daryl Morey | Philadelphia 76ersPushkin Industries | — | Daryl MoreyNBA+3 | — | 39m 18s | |
| 12/17/25 | ![]() The Riskies! 2025 Edition✨ | decision-makingawards+3 | — | — | — | Riskiesdecision-making+3 | — | 41m 35s | |
| 12/13/25 | ![]() What’s In Store With Self-Driving Cars✨ | self-driving carsautonomous vehicles+4 | Maria Konnikova | WaymoNew York Times | — | self-driving carsWaymo+5 | — | 39m 39s | |
| 12/10/25 | ![]() What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Poker✨ | pokermovies+4 | — | poker movies | — | pokermovies+5 | — | 40m 25s | |
| 12/3/25 | ![]() Frisky Business: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Journalistic Ethics✨ | journalistic ethicstravel+3 | Olivia Nuzzi | substackOlivia Nuzzi’s new memoir | — | journalismethics+5 | — | 40m 26s | |
| 11/29/25 | ![]() The Prisoners’ Dilemma of Performance-Enhancing Drugs✨ | performance-enhancing drugsethics+3 | — | — | — | performance-enhancing drugsPEDs+3 | — | 37m 29s | |
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| 11/26/25 | ![]() NO LIMIT, Some AI… Poker’s Documentary-Gate | 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 Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 01s | ||||||
| 11/22/25 | ![]() Risky Business Live! How To Read People In Poker And Beyond | 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 tables with a live audience at Ludlow House in New York City. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 52m 25s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | ![]() Will The Epstein Files Sink Trump? | 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 Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 48s | ||||||
| 11/15/25 | ![]() Society is betting on AI – and the outcomes aren’t looking good (with Nate Soares) | 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 how he came to this conclusion and what everyone else is missing. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 51m 40s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | ![]() The Democrats Are Folding on the Shutdown | 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 reality. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 46m 31s | ||||||
| 11/8/25 | ![]() Even Our Economy Is Gamified Now | 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 it’s already too late. Further Reading: From the New York Times: It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 36m 00s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | ![]() What Happens in Vegas...Might Tell Us Something About the US Economy | With traffic down, gambling down, and hotel prices bottoming out, everyone’s asking: Is Las Vegas dead? Nate and Maria wade into the frenzy with some real data and hard-won experience. They talk about why casinos are struggling, what this indicates for the broader economy, and why high-end steak houses are, in fact, a recession indicator. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 40s | ||||||
| 11/1/25 | ![]() What to Make of the NBA Sports Betting Scandal | Last week, two federal indictments and several high-profile arrests rocked the NBA. One indictment accused defendants of sharing insider information to cheat at sports betting, and the other accused over 30 co-conspirators, including members of various mafia families, of rigging poker games. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 09s | ||||||
| 10/29/25 | ![]() Lessons From A Marathoner (with Nicholas Thompson) | Nate and Maria sit down with the elite amateur runner Nicholas Thompson (who also happens to be the CEO of The Atlantic) to talk about his new book The Running Ground. They discuss what running can teach about productivity and fulfillment, his favorite brand of gels, and…his late-father’s brothel in Bali. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 25s | ||||||
| 10/25/25 | ![]() The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine - Pushkin's Reign of Error | We have a special episode for you today! In which Nate and Maria join their fellow Pushkin hosts to dive deep into the art of failure. Tim Harford of Cautionary Tales shares stories of minor mistakes with massive consequences. Jonathan Goldstein of Heavyweight speaks with his friend, the writer Sheila Heti about the cost of mistakes and whether we're really in control of how many we make. And, our very own Nate and Maria give a gambler's take on the strange science of regret. Cautionary Tales and Heavyweight are available wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 44m 25s | ||||||
| 10/22/25 | ![]() What Democrats Should Take from No Kings Protests | Over the weekend, some 5 million people across the United States marched in ‘No Kings’ protests. Nate and Maria sit down to talk about why this matters, the psychology of protests, and how Democratic strategists can build on the momentum going forward. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 45m 11s | ||||||
| 10/18/25 | ![]() What the Nobels Tell Us About the World Right Now | The 2025 Nobel Prizes have now been announced, and Maria convinces Nate to learn about the winners. They discuss the selection process, the economic award for research on “creative destruction,” and what prizes they should be considered for. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 40m 56s | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | ![]() Good Call/Bad Call: Bari Weiss as CBS’s New Editor-in-Chief | Last week, Paramount bought digital news site The Free Press for $150 million, and made one of its founders, Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS. Everyone has opinions on Weiss…and so do Nate and Maria. They debate whether Weiss has the expertise to be editor-in-chief of a TV network, discuss what her appointment says about Paramount CEO David Ellison’s vision for the company, and judge whether this was a good or a bad call. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 38m 01s | ||||||
| 10/11/25 | ![]() What Jane Goodall Teaches Us About Outsider Thought | Pioneering primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall died last week at 91. Nate and Maria talk about Jane’s career path and how her research influenced the fields of both animal and human cognition. They also discuss the significance of the outsider status she held when she began her research, and what everyone can learn from outsiders. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 36s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | ![]() With Sora 2, We’re Climbing Higher on the Dystopia Scale | Nate and Maria discuss how and when the government shutdown is most likely to end. Then, they turn to OpenAI’s newest release: Sora 2, an AI video generation app that allows users to create a video from a text prompt. As Maria struggles to think of some possible positive uses for this app, Nate considers what its release tells us about Open AI's goals for the future. From The Information: Why OpenAI Offered to Pay $500 Million For A Startup With Videogame Data For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to their newsletters: The Leap from Maria Konnikova Silver Bulletin from Nate Silver See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 44m 30s | ||||||
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