The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, cryptocurrency, gambling, sports betting and all the digital culture in between. Davis Mattek is joined by a guest on a semi-regular basis to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.
Ep. 354 - New Year's Check In w/ Peter Overzet
Peter Overzet joins Davis Mattek to discuss the New York piece on Andrew Huberman and discuss where they are at with their New Year's Resolutions.
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Ep. 353 - Bitcoin's Back w/ Alex @Gladstein from The Human Rights Foundation
Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation joins Davis Mattek to discuss Bitcoin's biggest developments, how the Bitcoin ETFs have affected the market, the intersection of BTC and human rights, and much more.
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Ep. 352 - Who Has All The Tools w/ Ted Nguyen from The Athletic
Ted Nguyen from The Athletic joins the podcast to discuss the incoming top 4 rookie NFL quarterbacks from a film perspective and break down some of the most significant moves in NFL free agency thus far.
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Ep. 351 - Green Numbers Only w/ Krutches
Davis Mattek is joined by season crypto analyst Krutches (@McDonaldsXBT) to break down the impact of the Bitcoin ETF, meme-coins and what is different about this bull run in the markets.
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Ep. 350 - Behind The Curtain At DraftKings w/ Former Employee Nathan Peters-Kroll
Former DraftKings VIP guru NPK joins Davis Mattek to discuss how sports betting changed DK's business model, the difficulties inherent in rewarding gamblers and why rakeback changes so often on gambling platforms.
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Ep. 349 - To Scroll Or Not To Scroll w/ Brian Hooper
Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss what the optimal best ball and DFS strategy will look like in 2024 before devolving into solving the world's political problems
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Ep. 348 - Who Lost The Super Bowl w/ Kevin Cole
Kevin Cole joins Davis Mattek to discuss the overtime rules, Patrick Mahome's historical ranking, the 2024 draft class, and more.
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Ep. 347 - The Gillcast Bets The Super Bowl w/ Sammy Reid
Davis Mattek & Sammy Reid (minus Nate Nohling) break down their favorite bets for Super Bowl 58 and highlight some of the ways to find a profitable Super Bowl betting strategy.
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Ep. 346 - Deep Inside Sports Modeling w/ Derek Carty
Derek Carty joins the show to share some insights into why his models differ so much from the market and how to use those edges in sports speculation.
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Ep. 345 - Who Wants Justin Fields w/ Tej Seth from Sumer Sports
Tej Seth joins the program to decide what the Bears should do with the #1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and who, if anyone, should make the leap to acquire Fields
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