Best Ben Swain Podcasts (2024)

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Ben Stevens on college football, Big Ten in 2024 41:30

1d ago41:30

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Ben Stevens, the host of multiple shows on SportsGrid, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How he became Big Ten Ben (1:17). Two college football bets (3:40). Clemson (8:39). Ohio State (12:16). Michigan (21:59). Rutgers (24:15). Penn State (30:06). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site d…

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Clevta on the NFL in 2024 34:59

19m ago34:59

34:59

Clevta, a sharp NFL analyst and bettor, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: An NFL bet on the Minnesota Vikings (1:21). His 2024 NFL preview (6:59). Philadelphia Eagles (12:52). Detroit Lions (22:10). Ohio State (26:07). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytic…

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The Swain Event - 7/25/24 1:35:30

11d ago1:35:30

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312. Kenny Hallaert 58:45

2h ago58:45

58:45

For their second summer special, James and Joe talk to the newest PokerStars ambassador: Belgian poker pro, former WSOP finalist and tournament director Kenny Hallaert. Kenny started his poker journey as an online grinder nearly 20 years ago. He's since organised and run live events in his home country, has worked as a floor person for the EPT, is …

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The Swain Event - 7/23/24 1:31:20

13d ago1:31:20

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Drew Dinsick on Olympics, NFL betting 33:59

13h ago33:59

33:59

Drew Dinsick, a distinguished quantitative bettor and co-host of the Deep Dive podcast, joins me for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: An overview of Olympic betting (1:18). Are there market making books for Olympics? (6:21). How Drew uses his swimming background to bet (11:33). An Olympics swimming bet (25:45). An NFL insight into t…

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The Swain Event - 7/16/24 1:31:31

20d ago1:31:31

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Introducing: The 60 Minute Guide to the 2024 Football Season 11:49

19h ago11:49

11:49

Host Ed Feng introduces a new project: an audio preview for the 2024 football season that contains two in depth, data driven stories. He describe the project and then reads a sample about making accurate NFL spread predictions early in the season. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for…

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The Swain Event - 7/2/24 1:41:30

1M ago1:41:30

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311. Gutshot Straight with Rob Perez 54:28

17d ago54:28

54:28

For their first summer special, James and Joe present a Poker Movie Monday (on a Wednesday). And the motion picture they're reviewing might be one of the worst they've ever seen. The harsh reality is that most films featuring poker are pretty bad and nearly all films featuring Steven Seagal are atrocious. So, imagine a poker movie starring Seagal! …

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The Swain Event - 6/25/24 1:49:24

1M ago1:49:24

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The Swain Event - 6/24/24 1:02:11

1M ago1:02:11

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Luke Swain (Vegas Refund) on betting the NBA draft 33:59

22d ago33:59

33:59

Luke Swain, a football and draft betting expert who goes by Vegas Refund, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His journey from DFS to sports betting (:45). The difference between NFL and NBA draft betting (5:56). His process for betting the NBA draft, which includes wisdom of crowds (13:05). Two NBA draft bets (18:00…

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The Swain Event- 6/20/24 1:35:12

2M ago1:35:12

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The Swain Event - 6/18/24 1:37:04

2M ago1:37:04

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Peter Bukowski on Green Bay Packers, NFC North 37:36

2M ago37:36

37:36

Peter Bukowski, host of the Locked On Packers podcast, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Why the Packers offense surged in 2023 (0:54). Evidence for the excellence of coach Matt Lafleur as a play caller (4:06). New Packers DC Jeff Hafley (10:31). Detroit Lions (18:50). Which team should be favored to win the divisi…

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The Swain Event - 6/13/24 1:06:56

2M ago1:06:56

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The Swain Event - 6/11/24 1:17:56

2M ago1:17:56

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The Swain Event - 6/6/24 1:34:50

2M ago1:34:50

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The Swain Event - 6/4/24 1:42:45

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310. SCOOP 2024 with Lex Veldhuis and Howard Swains 1:14:17

1M ago1:14:17

1:14:17

With the 2024 Spring Championship of Online Poker in the books, James and Joe recap the series with their #SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains, summarising the headline stats and biggest stories of the last three weeks. Plus, the guys talk to Lex Veldhuis, who won his first SCOOP trophy this year and triumphed in the inaugural SCOOP League. Lex also …

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The Swain Event - 5/30/24 1:30:00

2M ago1:30:00

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Gill Alexander on betting tennis, the French Open 26:20

2M ago26:20

26:20

Gill Alexander, tennis handicapper and the host of A Numbers Game on VSIN, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His quantitative process for betting tennis (0:47). A French Open bet (6:34). The men at the French Open (10:08). Tennis after Nadal and Djokovic (16:51). Why sports is better now (19:37). The Football Analy…

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The Swain Event - 5/28/24 1:31:19

2M ago1:31:19

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309. WSOP 2024 preview with reigning Main Event champ Daniel Weinman + SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains 1:13:52

2M ago1:13:52

1:13:52

Players from every continent will be heading to Las Vegas in the coming days for the 2024 World Series of Poker. James and Joe look ahead to this year's #WSOP and discuss when they'll be there and what they're planning to do and play. Plus, they talk to the man who won the 2023 Main Event bracelet – and $12.1m – Daniel Weinman. Meanwhile, ahead of …

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The Swain Event - 5/23/24 1:23:38

2M ago1:23:38

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Jim Sannes on motorsports analytics and betting 33:07

2M ago33:07

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Jim Sannes, the managing editor of digital media at FanDuel, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation on the Super Bowl weekend of motorsports. Highlights include: Model building for motorsports (1:26). Simulating motorsports results (7:50). The differences between Nascar and Formula 1 (11:20). Coca-Cola 600 (20:20). Monaco Grand Prix (24:55)…

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The Swain Event - 5/21/24 1:40:26

3M ago1:40:26

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This NFL team has the easiest 2024 schedule 13:17

3M ago13:17

13:17

To generate preseason NFL rankings, The Power Rank takes market win totals and backs out a rating for each team. This analysis singles out a single team from the NFC South with by far the easiest schedule for the 2024 season. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To …

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The Swain Event - 5/16/24 1:49:07

3M ago1:49:07

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308. The Big Game on Tour with Jennifer Tilly + SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains 1:30:41

2M ago1:30:41

1:30:41

The Big Game on Tour is finally here, with new shows broadcast every Friday on FS1 in the USA and uploaded to the PokerStars YouTube channel the following day. James and Joe recap the first episode with the star of the show: Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly. They also talk about Joe's premiere party and discuss James's experience playing in a…

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307. EPT Monte-Carlo finalist Rania Nasreddine + SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains 1:25:27

3M ago1:25:27

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James and Joe are back from Monaco. They start the show paying tribute to Steve Albini, the two-time WSOP bracelet winner and legendary music producer who died this week at the age of 61. The guys then look back at #EPTMonteCarlo, with some behind-the-scenes stories and an interview with Main Event finalist Rania Nasreddine. #SCOOP Correspondent Ho…

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Arif Hasan on evaluating NFL talent with wisdom of crowds 44:16

3M ago44:16

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Arif Hasan, owner of the Wide Left NFL substack, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His composite NFL big board to evaluate talent (:43). How to quantify the accuracy of the consensus big board (7:25). The two people that beat the consensus big board (10:35). Interesting players to watch based on the 2024 big board …

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The Swain Event - 5/7/24 1:28:22

3M ago1:28:22

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The Swain Event - 5/2/24 1:42:41

3M ago1:42:41

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Cultural Worker x Transplant Survivor x Agender with Walela Nehanda 53:10

3M ago53:10

53:10

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of What Happens In Between, I sit down with Walela Nehanda, a cultural worker, transplant survivor, and agender writer who created their debut book, Bless the Blood - A Cancer Memoir as an archive for Black, Young, and Disabled people. Walela helps us shift the narrative toward a world rooted in care, interde…

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The Swain Event - 4/30/24 1:43:11

3M ago1:43:11

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306. EPT Monte-Carlo preview with Wolfgang Poker 52:55

3M ago52:55

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James and Joe are about to head to the PokerStars European Poker Tour Presented by Monte-Carlo Casino. They look ahead to seven days of live streaming (April 28th – May 4th) on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels, plus a second edition of the #MysteryCashChallenge. Among the players taking part in this cash game at #EPTMonteCarlo is YouTube …