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The Taekcast
by Davis Mattek
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.
Episodes
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Ep. 412 - Walking Outside Without TikTok w/ Pat Mayo
Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS...
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Ep. 411 - Super Bowl Bets, Props And Locks w/ Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling
Sammy Reid, Nate Nohling and Davis Mattek offer their favorite bets props and picks for Super Bowl LX Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep. 410 - Become The Person You Are Meant To Be w/ Peter Overzet
Yearly tradition of New Years Resolutions podcast w/ Peter Overzet and Davis Mattek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep. 409 - Life After The NFL For Patrick Laird W/ Peter Overzet
Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS...
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Ep. 408 - The 100,000 Reasons Alex Gladstein Wants You To Think About Bitcoin
Davis Mattek is joined by Bitcoin giant Alex Gladstein to discuss their journey in Bitcoin together, quantum computing, stablecoins, AI, Bitcoin being for everyone, and much. Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick…
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Ep. 407 - Everything You Have Ever Wanted To Know About NFL Defense w/ Cody Alexander From Match Quarters
JOIN THE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjRIs14reAo-on9z5iHJFA/join Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/…
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Ep. 406 - Brian Daboll On The Ropes, Knicks Chaos, New York Sports w/ Nick Kostos
Nick Kostos joins Davis Mattek to break down the summer for New York Sports 00:00 In or out on Brian Daboll 2:04 Daniel Jones On Colt 4:30 Is Joe Schoen going to get fired 8:44 Kenny Pickett Is A Loser? 13:20 The New York Knicks Fired This 21:00 The 2nd Apron Is A Huge Fumble 25:20 Increasing The...
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Ep. 405 - AI Generated Content, PME Live Show, Canadian Politcs, Hockey Talk w/ Pat Mayo
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss AI content, Canadian Politics, Hockey's popularity and more GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE...
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Ep. 404 - Explosive Plays, Double QBs, NFL Salary Cap w/ Tej Seth
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com 00:00 Why is rushing so successful in the NFL? 8:30 Will NFL teams actually want…
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Ep. 403 - Life In The NFL, Playing For The Lions, Getting Fit w/ Zach Zenner
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Zach Zenner to talk about his NFL career and time with the Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and…
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Ep. 402 - Will Best Ball Survive Real Time Assistance Tools? w/ Brian Hooper
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss a wide array of very online topics GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME"…
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Ep. 401 - The Internet Was A Mistake w/ Brian Hooper
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss a wide array of very online topics GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME"…
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Ep. 400 - 2025 NFL First Round Mock Draft w/ Connor Allen from 4for4
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Davis Mattek and Connor Allen do a complete round 1 NFL mock draft! Try Out...
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Ep. 399 - 2025 Masters Preview w/ @SkyHookDFS
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools:...
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Ep. 398 - Who is REALLY the Face of the NFL in 2025? w/ Roto Pat
Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS...
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Ep. 397 - 2025 UFL Preview w/ Jake Tribbey From Fantasy Points
Davis Mattek is joined by Jake Tribbey of Fantasy Points to preview the UFL in 2025 Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month RotoGrinders Subscription:...
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Ep. 396 - Does Free Speech Even Exist? w/ Brian Hooper
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the state of American Politics since the 2024 presidential election Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A Six-Month...
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Ep. 395 - Winning At Showdown, Creating Ownership Projections, Getting Jacked & More w/ Cody Main
Cody Main joins Davis Mattek for a discussion about DFS in 2025, sweating showdown, projecting ownership, lifting weights and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off…
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Ep. 394 - Mulholland Drive, Youtube, USA vs Canada, Saudi Soccer, Luka Doncic and more w/ Pat Mayo
🎬 An amateur analysis of David Lynch's masterpiece Mulholland Drive, Pat Mayo on Youtube, USA vs Canada, Saudi Soccer, Luka Doncic the Laker, the first time deposit game and more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:...
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Ep. 393 - Deleting a 600,000 Subscriber Channel w/ Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports
A fascinating discussion with a Jack Settleman from Snapback Sports, who made the bold decision to delete a 600,000-subscriber YouTube channel. Learn valuable youtube advice and content strategy insights as we explore the reasoning behind this dramatic move. The conversation delves into social...
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Ep. 392 - Making It On Tiktok, Content Consumption & Working Smarter w/ Joe Holka
Joe Holka joins davis Mattek to discuss content creation, optimizing work flow, YouTube Thumbnails, TikTok, Instagram Reels, The YouTube Algorithm and more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:...
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Ep. 391 - Winning A Million Dollars, Creating Your Own Projections, Starting Your Youtube Journey w/ Neil Orfield
Neil Orfield joins Davis Mattek to discuss his DFS origin story, winning the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, starting his own Youtube, the types of content he thinks are successful and more. Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:...
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Ep. 390 - How Does It Feel To Be The Most Important Man In DFS? w/ Drew Dinkmeyer
Drew Dinkmeyer joins Davis Mattek to discuss the NBA actually being awesome, the biggest NBA storylines in the media this season, Zach Lowe being laid off at ESPN, the Chicago Bears, Establish the Run and being the most important person in the NBA projections space, Drew's vision of the future…
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Ep. 389 - New Years Resolutions, YouTube, Reading, Marathons & More w/ Peter Overzet
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss New Year Resolutions, the problem with winning, how to get fit as a best ball addict, YouTube goals, quitting booze, and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:...
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Ep. 388 - Establish The Run, 2024 Best Ball, DFS Sims, Ultra-Running & the Buffalo Bills w/ Mike Leone
Davis Mattek is joined by Michael Leone to discuss Michael's role at ETR, data science, lessons from best ball in 2024, ultra running, the Buffalo Bills and more! Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:...
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Ep. 387 - Creating TikToks, NBA Ratings, Leaving Twitter, Brain Rot, Super Teams, PGA Best Ball w/ Pat Mayo
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo ( @MayoMediaNetwork ) to discuss creating on Youtube Shorts, Tiktok, Instagram Reels, fixing NBA rating, Brain Rot, short attention spans, Super Teams, World War 2 and much more Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick...
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Ep. 386 - The History of Daily Fantasy Sports And How Socrdave Saved Them w/ David Kitchen
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Socrdave (David Kitchen) to discuss their mutual history, Fantasy Insiders, RotoGrinders, David's personal organization,...
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Ep. 385 - Who Wins NFL MVP? Coach Of The Year? Offensive Rookie Of The Year? w/ Kevin Cole
Davis Mattek welcomes Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points for an in-depth discussion about football analysis and data analytics. Using python and sports analytics tools, they explore the intersection of statistical modeling and football strategy. They use these tools to discuss who should win NFL...
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Ep. 384 What Does Being A Genius MEAN? How IQ Tests Work, The Bottomless Pit Of More, Measuring Memory w/ Ryan Daut
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by former top-level DFS professional and high-stakes poker player Ryan Daut to discuss his retirement from gambling,...
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Ep. 383 - DFS Is Dead? Owning ETR, Projection Fragility, Downswings, Crypto Luck w/ Andrew Wiggins
Davis Mattek and Andrew Wiggins from Establish the Run dive deep into daily fantasy football game theory and discuss how draftkings has evolved over the years. They explore modern gambling and DFS strategy while examining the impact of sports betting on the industry's growth. The conversation...
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Ep. 382 - Content Creation, Betting On Yourself, How The YouTube Economy Works, Being Your Own Boss w/ Mike Zakarian
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Zakarian from the NBA Bit to discuss content creation, self employment, self doubt, always being on the clock, the...
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Ep. 381 - Is Polling DEAD? Epic Campaign Failures, Democrat Strategy Moving Forward & Election Conjecture w/ Brian Hooper
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Election Consequences Intro 4:30 Is Political Polling dead? 10:44 The Biden Campaign vs The Harris Campaign Strategies 16:30 Comparing the...
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Ep. 380 - Anthony Richardson BENCHED, New York Jets MESS, NFL WR Trades with Ron Stewart
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek 00:00 Ron Stewart Introduction 2:10 Who does Ron blame for the 2-6 New York Jets start? 9:50 How much of the Jets mess should Aaron Rodgers be…
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Ep. 379 - Lebron James, Steph Curry, Jayson Tatum & The 2024-25 NBA Season w/ Jared Dubin From Last Night In Basketball
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Jared Dubin from Last Night In Basketball to predict the 2024 NBA season and get up to speed with what to expect over…
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Ep. 378 - OKC Title Town, New Look Golden State Warriors, 76ers Pain, Karl Anthony Towns & More NBA w/ Justin Phan From Unabated
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Justin Phan from Unabated & Underdog to discuss how NBA projections are made, the brand new Unabated NBA betting & DFS...
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Ep. 377 - How DO NFL DFS Sims Work, Handbuilders Can Still Win In 2024 & Exploiting Bad Drafters On Underdog w/ Brian Hooper
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how sims are changing the NFL DFS landscape, what sims actually do, issues with the public facing...
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Ep. 376 - Sam Darnold MVP, Bryce Young Tippy Toes, Patrick Mahomes Checkdowns, Jayden Daniels Revisionism & More w/ RotoPat
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Patrick Daugherty (@Rotopat) from Rotoworld/NBC Sports to discuss the 2024 NFL season so far including Kyle Shanahan…
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Ep. 375 - What Happened To NFL Offenses? w/ Cody Alexander from Match Quarters
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Cody Alexander from www.matchquarters.com to figure out what happened to scoring in the NFL. Cody is a supreme knower of...
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Ep. 374 - Soccer Bet Modeling, The Value Of Set Pieces, Numbering Leo Messi's Greatness & More w/ Ted Knutson from The Transfer Flow
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Ted Knutson of The Transfer Flow to discuss his work at Statsbomb, modeling soccer for gambling, how he got into soccer...
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Ep. 373 - Jayden Daniels, Kirk Cousins, Kliff Kingsbury & More In NFL TAEK MARKET w/ Andy MSFW
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Andy Molitor (AndyMSFW) from the Deep Dive Pod and BETSPERTS to play a game of Buy or Sell for NFL TAKES after Week One…
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Ep. 372 - Brandon Aiyuk, Andrei Iosivias, NFL Training, Chase Brown & The Air Raid w/ Coach Drew Lieberman From The Sideline Hustle
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Get $40 Off A 6-Month RotoGrinders Sub HERE: https://rotogrinders.com/premium/nfl?promo=davis Davis Mattek is joined by Coach Drew Lieberman. Drew…
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Ep. 371 - Story Of The NFL Season, Mediocre QB Contracts, Kyler Murray & More w/ Kevin Cole From Unexpected Points
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole from Unexpected Points to discuss what will be the biggest storyline of the 2024 NFL season, McShanny QBs…
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Ep. 370 - Who Uses Chat GPT, The Olympics, Alien(s), NFL Futures, Pick 'Em Contest w/ Pat Mayo
Register for the 2024 PME Pick 'Em Contest On Underdog: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-uuVk2TqOfJ_u5azwMIAA4CIbsG-MOk9pNSCxdOEPm6kDEA/viewform?usp=send_form Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry:...
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Ep. 369 - Memecoin Battles, Solana, Bitcoin Puppets, Barron Trump Rugpull & More w/ Deeze
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Deeze from the "We Do A Little" Pod joins the show to discuss Memecoin mania, Ethereum vs Solana, Barron Trump rugpulling a Solana token, and much...
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Ep. - 368 - Coach Tim Walz, JJ McCarthyism, Substacking & More w/ Arif Hasan
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Arif Hasan from wideleft.football joins the show to discuss new VP Candidate Tim Walz from Minnesota, JJ McCarthy's beginnings in Minnesota, Kevin...
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Ep. 367 - NFL Super Bowl Contenders, Kyler Murray, Cheat Motion & More with TEJ SETH
Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $250 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Tej Seth from Penn Gaming joins Davis Mattek to discuss the biggest contenders for the AFC Championship, cheat motion, Brock Purdy's contract, NFL...
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Ep. 366 - Plurality and The Future Of Collaborative Technology w/ E. Glen Weyl
Davis Mattek is joined by E. Glen Weyl, author of PLURALITY: THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY to discuss Glen's new book, how his thinking has changed since publishing Radical Markets, co-author Audrey Tang's role as the digital minister of Taiwan and much more. Draft for...
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Ep. 365 - Dontayvion Wicks Knows Ball, Pete Carroll Saying Goodbye, Jayden Daniels & More w/ Danny Kelly from The Ringer
Davis Mattek is joined by Danny Kelly of The Ringer to discuss Pete Carroll's weird retirement, Jayden Daniels, Dontayvion Wicks, 2024 NFL awards betting and more www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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Ep. 364 - Gambling On ???, Conspiracy Theories, and Solving Best Ball w/ Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper joins Davis Mattek to discuss how the average person gets introduced to gambling, believing in conspiracy theories, solving best ball, and more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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Ep. 363 - Taylor Swift, Grey's Anatomy & Old Man Back Injuries w/ Pat Mayo
This is another crossover episode with Pat Mayo, in which the guys discuss the greatest TV procedurals of all time, Taylor Swift, back injuries, their golf problems, SailGP, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
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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.
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