Best Ben Silva Podcasts (2024)

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Mirin Fader, "Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon" (Hachette, 2024) 46:32

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It’s now the norm for NBA and collegiate teams to have international players dotting their rosters. The Olympics are no longer a gimme for Team USA. Both via fans streaming from all over the globe and leagues starting in countries throughout the world, the international presence of the game of basketball is a force to be reckoned with. That all sta…

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Richard Moss, "Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games" (Bitmap Books, 2024) 37:28

31m ago37:28

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Painstakingly researched and written by football-obsessed writer and experienced game journalist, historian, and documentarian Richard Moss – author of Bitmap's own The Secret History of Mac Gaming – A Tale of Two Halves: The History Of Football Video Games stays keenly on the ball as it shares the rich and influential history of video game footbal…

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BBP | EP34 Pt.1 Curtis Christopher on Running to the Hard, How This Mantra His Beloved Late Wife Inspired is Shaping His Life, Friends, and People He May Never Meet 38:31

1h ago38:31

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Curtis Christopher joins Ben Steiger in this 2 part series to share how God uses hard things do great works in our lives. Curtis shares some hard circumstances from his youth growing up with out his dad, to a divorce he didn't want, and then dives into the powerful origin story behind the mantra, "Run to the Hard," inspired by Curtis' beloved late …

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva, "The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game" (UNC Press, 2024) 1:10:05

3d ago1:10:05

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In The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game (UNC Press, 2024), Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva offer an existential challenge to one of America's favorite pastimes: college football. Drawing on twenty-five in-depth interviews with former players from some of the country's most prominent college football teams, Kalma…

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Larry E. Holmes, "Win or Else: Soviet Football in Moscow and Beyond, 1921–1985" (Indiana UP, 2024) 40:45

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In Win or Else: Soviet Football in Moscow and Beyond, 1921-1985 (Indiana University Press, 2024), Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and political imperatives and skirted the boundaries between socialism and capitalism. In the early 1920s, the Soviet press denounced football as a bourgeoi…

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Julie Souza - Transforming Sports: Leveraging Data and Cloud Technology 28:02

7d ago28:02

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Julie Souza is the global head of sports at Amazon Web Services where she drives strategic innovations in data and analytics, generative AI, and next-generation fan experience. She has previously served as vice president of business development and strategy for ESPN and Second Spectrum. In this episode, Jake and Julie discuss the power of working b…

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She's Chic! | Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Alarmo (with Bec Petraitis, Maddy Weeks and Naomi Higgins) 1:09:27

10d ago1:09:27

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This week Evan is joined by Naomi Higgins, Maddy Weeks and Bec Petraitis to talk about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Alarmo! Make sure you subscribe! ► http://gameygame.com/sub Stream live on Twitch! ► https://twitch.tv/gameygameyshow Support us on Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/gameygame Check out our clips channel ► http://gameygame.com/clips Fac…

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Brad Balukjian, "The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania" (Hachette, 2024) 1:01:45

12d ago1:01:45

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In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to pursue a dream job: partner with his childhood hero, The Iron Sheik (whose real name was Khosrow Vaziri), to write his biography. Things quickly went south, culminating in the Sheik threatening Balukjian’s life. Now seventeen years later, Balukjian returns to the road in search…

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Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau, "Christie Pits" (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) 48:09

23d ago48:09

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A gritty ride through Toronto's immigrant neighbourhoods, Christie Pits (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) tells the incredible true story of when young Jewish and Italian immigrants squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. This is the history of a gruff and unrecognizable Canada - one of 'swastika clubs' and public bigotry.A home…

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Michael Parekh - The AI Value Stack: Unlocking the Future of Innovation 32:30

24d ago32:30

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Michael Parekh is a former partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs. Today, he serves those same roles at MKP Capital Management, focusing on AI and the 4th Tech wave. Michael was using the internet in the 1980s, and has closely watched the evolution of all things digital. He regularly shares his insights with the world on his personal Substa…

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Uroš Kovač, "The Precarity of Masculinity: Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon" (Berghahn Books, 2022) 1:15:27

1M ago1:15:27

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A compelling work that explores the lives and aspirations of young footballers with deep nuance and insight, The Precarity of Masculinity: Football, Pentecostalism, and Transnational Aspirations in Cameroon (Berghahn Books, 2022) shows how precarious masculinity, Pentecostal spirituality, and aspirations of prosperous futures are intertwining and i…

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Never give in | The Plucky Squire and Wordle VR (with Cass Paige, Greg Larsen and Naomi Higgins) 1:15:52

1M ago1:15:52

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This week Evan is joined by Naomi Higgins, Cass Paige and Greg Larsen to talk about The Plucky Squire and Wordle VR! Make sure you subscribe! ► http://gameygame.com/sub Stream live on Twitch! ► https://twitch.tv/gameygameyshow Support us on Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/gameygame Check out our clips channel ► http://gameygame.com/clips Facebook:…

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Jennifer Domino Rudolph, "Baseball as Mediated Latinidad: Race, Masculinity, Nationalism, and Performances of Identity" (Ohio State UP, 2020) 1:05:25

2M ago1:05:25

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In her incisive study Baseball as Mediated Latinidad: Race, Masculinity, Nationalism, and Performances of Identity (Ohio State University Press, 2020), Jennifer Domino Rudolph analyzes major league baseball’s Latin/o American players—who now make up more than twenty-five percent of MLB—as sites of undesirable surveillance due to the historical, pol…

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Can I touch it? | Star Wars Outlaws and prototype laptops (with Ben Russell, Maddy Weeks and Naomi Higgins) 1:12:45

2M ago1:12:45

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This week Evan is joined by Naomi Higgins, Maddy Weeks and Ben Russell to talk about Star Wars Outlaws and prototype laptops! Make sure you subscribe! ► http://gameygame.com/sub Stream live on Twitch! ► https://twitch.tv/gameygameyshow Support us on Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/gameygame Check out our clips channel ► http://gameygame.com/clips …

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Insurtech Insights with Arthur da Silva and Hanna Wu 25:28

2M ago25:28

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Greetings Listeners! We have another great episode of the Get Plugged In Podcast for you this morning. Hear Host Arthur da Silva and Guest Hanna Wu, talk about Hanna’s journey starting up Amplify Life Insurance Company.

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Thank Goodness We're Back! 1:03:32

2M ago1:03:32

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This week Evan is joined by Naomi Higgins, Millie Holten and Frankie McNair to talk about Thank Goodness You're Here! and VR chairs! Make sure you subscribe! ► http://gameygame.com/sub Stream live on Twitch! ► https://twitch.tv/gameygameyshow Support us on Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/gameygame Check out our clips channel ► http://gameygame.com…

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Tim Chen - From Idea to Impact: Disrupting Industries with Data and AI 29:09

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Tim Chen is a managing partner at Essence Venture Capital and part-time advisor to Bessemer Venture Partners. He was a principal engineer at Grid.ai, which created a high-level interface for the Pytorch deep learning network. Cloudera acquired Tim's machine-learning-based startup, Hyperpilot, in 2018. In this conversation, Tim and Jake drill down o…

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Julie Kliegman, "Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) 44:35

2M ago44:35

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In growing numbers, athletes are speaking up about their struggles with mental illness—including high-profile stars such as Michael Phelps, Kevin Love, Simone Biles, and Naomi Osaka. More disclosures are surely on the way, as athletes recognize that their openness can help others and inspire those around them. In Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Me…

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Ben Rosenkranz on Elevating Fan Experience 21:22

3M ago21:22

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Ben Rosencranz spent several years as a strategy and analytics manager with E15 before signing on with the Chicago Blackhawks. He is currently using advanced analytics and technology to drive decision making for the team, on and off the ice. In this conversation, Jake and Ben discuss how he chooses which data problems to tackle, the exciting new ch…

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Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins, "Pipeline to the Pros: How D3 Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA" (Triumph Books, 2024) 56:13

3M ago56:13

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Today I talked to Ben Kaplan about his new book (co-authored with Danny Parkins) Pipeline to the Pros: How D3 Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA (Triumph Books, 2024). Jeff Van Gundy. Brad Stevens. Frank Vogel. Mike Budenholzer. Tom Thibodeau. Sam Presti. Leon Rose. Before you knew his name, before he drafted your favorite player, before h…

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Ken Jee - Analytics in Action: Bridging Data Science and Sports 19:30

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Ken Jee is the head of data science for Scouts Consulting Group. In addition to advising senior sports executives, Ken also hosts his own podcast, He also hosts Ken’s Nearest Neighbors podcast, which he describes as "a quest to compile the most complete study on sports performance ever created." In this episode, Ken discusses what successful data-d…

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Kristin J. Jacobson, "The American Adrenaline Narrative" (U Georgia Press, 2020) 57:56

4M ago57:56

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Kristin J. Jacobson In her new book, The American Adrenaline Narrative (University of Georgia Press), Kristin Jacobson considers the nature of perilous outdoor adventure tales, their gendered biases, and how they simultaneously promote and hinder ecological sustainability. To explore these themes, Jacobson defines and compares adrenaline narratives…

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Andrew Ehrenberg - Revolutionizing Sports Data: The Power of AI and Automation 20:07

4M ago20:07

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Andrew Ehrenberg is the Head of Business Development at WagerWire. He has ownership stakes in four sports organization and full partnership in Eberg Capital, where he's making big investments in "disruptive sports wagering applications and the commercialization of alternative sports." He recently found himself in the Kentucky Derby winners circle a…

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Ben Alamar - Behind the Data Curtain: Insights for Coaches and Decision Makers 25:29

4M ago25:29

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Ben Alamar became Director of Sports Analytics for ESPN a decade ago after the publication of his pioneering book, "Sports Analytics: A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers" in 2013. Since then, Ben has built and managed analytics teams at StubHub and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and is currently working as a data science manager for …

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BBP | EP33 Nick Landis on Retiring From the Army as a Division Operations Sgt., How Working For a Fortune 500 Company and Losing That Job Led Him to Three Prayers That Changed His Life, and What's Next ... 39:58

4M ago39:58

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In this episode, Nick Landis joins Ben and talks about on his service in the United States Army, How after retiring form the Army he went to work for a Fortune 500 Company. Nick then shares how losing that job led him to three prayers that changed his heart and life. So much so, he is surrendering all and working to come on staff with us as the Blo…

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Adam Berg, "The Olympics that Never Happened: Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth" (U Texas Press, 2023) 44:50

5M ago44:50

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If you don't recall the 1976 Denver Olympic Games, it's because they never happened. The Mile-High City won the right to host the winter games and then was forced by Colorado citizens to back away from its successful Olympic bid through a statewide ballot initiative. In The Olympics that Never Happened: Denver '76 and the Politics of Growth (Univer…

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Hadi Sotudeh - Precision on the Pitch: The Role of Tracking Data in Soccer 17:26

5M ago17:26

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Hadi Sotudeh ⚽📈 is a doctoral student at ETH Zurich studying team tactical formations such as 4-4-2 and 3-5-2 using tracking data. He has previously worked as a football data science consultant for the Performance & Technology department of KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) and placed in the top 1% of contestants at the Paris Saint-Germain’s …

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Varuna De Silva - Pressure Play: Measuring Athlete Performance with AI 18:46

5M ago18:46

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Varuna De Silva leads the Machine Intelligence Lab at Loughborough University, applying artificial intelligence to engineering problems. This work has included the integration of A.I. and sports data analytics to provide insights for national and international teams and clubs. In this episode, Varuna, Alec, and fellow Loughborough alum Jake discuss…

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Aaron Fischman, "A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back" (Sports Publishing, 2024) 1:06:32

5M ago1:06:32

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Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The Arizona State pitcher was drafted in 2006 by the in-state Diamondbacks. Gradually ascending the minor-league ladder, it looked like this was the beginning of a blessed life, where he could play the game he loved on the grandest of s…

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InsurTech Insights with Arthur da Silva and Sherry Chan 21:18

5M ago21:18

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Greetings Listeners! We have another great episode of the Get Plugged In Podcast for you this morning. Hear Host Arthur da Silva and Guest Sherry Chan, FSA, EA, MAAA, Chief Strategy Officer for Atidot and Society of Actuaries Board Member, talk about Sherry’s InsurTech and Actuarial career journey.

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Jessica Gelman - From Courtside to the Conference Room: Unlocking the Future of Sports Business 33:20

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Jessica Gelman has been an influential player in sports data ever since co-founding the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference all the way back in 2008. She is currently the CEO of Kraft Analytics Group and minority partner in the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League. Jessica has designed analytics to build high-performing teams, but al…

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Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola, "The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games" (MIT Press, 2024) 25:48

6M ago25:48

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How games are built on the foundations of rules, and how rules—of which there are only five kinds—really work. Board games to sports, digital games to party games, gambling to role-playing games. They all share one thing in common: rules. Indeed, rules are the one and only thing game scholars agree is central to games. But what, in fact, are rules?…

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Keith Goldner - From Draft Boards to Betting Lines: Bridging the Gap Between Sports Teams and Betting Markets 20:42

6M ago20:42

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Keith Goldner is the Vice President of Data Science, Sports Modeling & Innovation at FanDuel, one of the largest sports betting platforms in the U.S. Keith has over a decade of experience as a consultant with numerous national franchises, as well as contributing analysis to ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and the Wall Street Journal. In this episode, Kei…

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Zack Scott - Decoding Data-Driven Decisions in Winning Organizations 28:11

6M ago28:11

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Zack Scott is the founder and CEO of Four Rings Sports Solutions and adviser for Gemini Sports Analytics. Over the past 20 years, Zack’s data-driven leadership has directly contributed to four Boston Red Sox world championships. He spent one year as General Manager of the New York Mets, and he has advised the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Tigers, an…

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Adam J. Criblez, "Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City" (Three Hills, 2024) 49:42

6M ago49:42

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In Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City (Three Hills, 2024), Adam J. Criblez traces the fall and rise of the New York Knicks between the 1973, the year they won their last NBA championship, and 1985, when the organization drafted Patrick Ewing and gave their fans hope after a decade of frustrations. During these years, the teams …

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Mathieu Lacome & Sudarshan Gopaladesikan - Touchpoints and Trust: Building Data Culture in Sports 24:45

7M ago24:45

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Suds Gopaladesikan is the director of football intelligence for Italy's Atalanta BC. Mathieu Lacome is the head performance and analytics officer with the Parma Calcio football club in Italy, where he develops on-pitch and scouting strategies. Both teams are greatly outperforming their squad costs and operating in a sustainable manner. Together, Su…

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Matthew Lynley - From Field Notes to Future Wins: Leveraging Unstructured Data in Sports 28:04

7M ago28:04

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Matthew Lynley has been a journalist covering the tech industry for more than a decade. Four years of this career have been spent covering analytics and data science - tools which he personally used. He is the founder of the Supervised newsletter that aims to help decision-makers sort through the hype and reality of AI tools and the future of big d…

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Jerry Grillo, "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize" (U Nebraska Press, 2024) 1:03:21

7M ago1:03:21

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Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended t…

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Hosts Arthur da Silva and Blake Hill interview Guest Jason Alleyne 37:33

7M ago37:33

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Get Plugged In and listen to our new Insurtech episode featuring Guest Jason Alleyne, Managing Director at Asia-Pacific Besurance Corporation. Hosts Arthur da Silva and Blake Hill engage in a captivating conversation with Jason, who talks about his career and life journey which includes a unique and refreshing perspective on a number of various top…

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Seth Stephens - Beyond the Code: How AI Transformed a Data Scientist's Game 19:27

7M ago19:27

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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data scientist who put his Harvard PhD to work at Google, as well as consulting for numerous Fortune 500 companies. His first book, Everybody Lies, was a New York Times bestseller and an Economist Book of the Year. Almost the entirety of his new book, Who Makes the NBA, was written over the course of a single month by …

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Robert M. Jarvis, "Gambling Under the Swastika: Casinos, Horse Racing, Lotteries, and Other Forms of Betting in Nazi Germany" (Carolina Academic Press, 2019) 1:12:42

7M ago1:12:42

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Although much has been written about the Nazis, one aspect of their rule has been all but overlooked: gambling. While philosophically opposed to gambling, in practice the Nazis relied on gambling to prop up Germany's economy, earn hard currency, and wage war. In Gambling Under the Swastika: Casinos, Horse Racing, Lotteries, and Other Forms of Betti…

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BBP | EP32 Hawken Lewis Returns to The Podcast to Share About His Role as the Blood Brothers Connections Specialist, What the Everyman Challenge is And Why it is Making a Big Difference In Men's Lives 33:44

7M ago33:44

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In this episode, Hawken Lewis is back to talk with Ben about how he was impacted by the Everyman Challenge and how he now works to bring that same freedom, fulfillment, and purpose to other men. Want to know more about the why, what, and how of the Everyman Challenge? This episode is for you! Ways to connect with us - Visit BloodBrothers.org More a…

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Kieran File, "How Language Shapes Relationships in Professional Sports Teams: Power and Solidarity Dynamics in a New Zealand Rugby Team" (Bloomsbury, 2022) 53:05

7M ago53:05

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While the topic of relationships in professional sports teams is gaining greater attention from researchers and practitioners, the role that coach and athlete language plays in shaping these relationships remains largely unexplored. How Language Shapes Relationships in Professional Sports Teams: Power and Solidarity Dynamics in a New Zealand Rugby …

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Matt Ober- Bridging Finance and Sports 27:24

7M ago27:24

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Matt Ober is an extremely accomplished data leader turned venture capitalist. After leading Bloomberg's data operations for years, Matt served as chief data scientist for the $20 billion hedge fund Third Point, where he led development and implementation of data and analytics strategies for the entire firm. He is currently general partner at Social…

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Miles Adkins - Demystifying Data Science Through Automation of Analytics 22:45

7M ago22:45

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Miles Adkins has spent a decade in the data science world, from hedge fund investment models to his current position as A.I. and Machine Learning specialist at Snowflake cloud computing. He has served in both administrative and customer-facing roles, and is intimately familiar with the successful implementation of data strategies. In this episode, …

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Adam Lazarus, "The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams" (Citadel Press, 2023) 53:47

7M ago53:47

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It was 1953, the Korean War in full throttle, when two men—already experts in their fields—crossed the fabled 38th Parallel into Communist airspace aboard matching Panther jets. John Glenn was an ambitious operations officer with fifty-nine World War II combat missions under his belt. His wingman was Ted Williams, the two-time American League Tripl…

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Rachel S. Gross, "Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America" (Yale UP, 2024) 36:39

7M ago36:39

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Rachel S. Gross's Shopping All the Ways to the Woods (Yale University Press, 2024) tells the fascinating history of the profitable paradox of the American outdoor experience: visiting nature first requires shopping No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings. This is the irony…

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Achille de Rauglaudre & Mathieu Lacome - The Business and Data Strategy Alignment 34:13

8M ago34:13

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Achille de Rauglaudre is a Sports investor and advisor. Mathieu Lacome is author of the book "Football Intelligence" and the head performance and analytics officer with the Parma Calcio football club in Italy, where he develops on-pitch and scouting strategies. Together, Achille and Mathieu bring a substantial body of knowledge and experience to th…

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David Ostrowsky, "Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) 43:23

8M ago43:23

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Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, he has remained one of the most contentious and enigmatic characters in baseball’s history. Roberto Al…

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Be the change | Helldivers 2 and Google DeepMind (with Grace Jarvis, Scout Boxall and Naomi Higgins) 1:10:15

8M ago1:10:15

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This week Evan is joined by Naomi Higgins, Grace Jarvis and Scout Boxall to talk about Helldivers 2 and Google DeepMind! Make sure you subscribe! ► http://gameygame.com/sub Stream live on Twitch! ► https://twitch.tv/gameygameyshow Support us on Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/gameygame Check out our clips channel ► http://gameygame.com/clips Faceb…

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