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Jun 4, 2026 37 min

Can Gambling Make Us Wiser?

from Reflector Hosted by Longview

⁠Visit the Longview website to learn more and support our reporting Prediction markets have exploded from a niche financial concept into a multibillion-dollar industry — one that's reshaping how we understand information, trust, and the future. But as these markets promise to make us wiser — cutting through noise, humbling the pollsters, giving us a cleaner read on what's actually going to happen — they're also raising a darker question: what happens to public trust when every event becomes a potential inside job? Reporter Ethan Mannello investigates the fascinating, unsettling world where the casino has swallowed everything else. THIS EPISODE FEATURES: PMT PMT YouTube CREDITS: This episode of Reflector was reported and produced by Ethan Mannello. Produced by Simon Adler. Music for this episode was composed by Simon Adler Reflector artwork by Jacob Boll

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