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"Mystery in the Radio Waves" is a podcast where a cast of actors and comedians perform a classic radio play and then improvise jokes, characters, and stories. What the fuck are radio plays and where do they come from? Well...The Golden Age of Radio was an era of radio in the U.S. in the 1920's to the 1960's where the main source of entertainment was radio programming before people owned televisions on a larger scale. The programs would have the same range as tv shows today. There were weekly ...
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Matthew Trenhaile. In a bit of a twist on the standard format, the guest is the one asking the questions to our host! Hear them discuss: 02:14 - The Smarkets origin story, and why Jason thought an exchange was needed 08:32 - How Smarkets almost became a social betting platform, …
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Dillon Borgida from Betonu. Hear them discuss: 01:42 - NCAA basketball talk 03:20 - Breakdown of sportsbook VIP programs and how they work 08:26 - The role of VIP hosts 10:35 - Why Smarkets doesn't have a VIP program (so far) 15:00 - Why VIP players aren't necessarily price sens…
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Howie Edelson, Beach Boys' creative consultant and catalog producer, returns to talk up this new oral history of the group to which he contributed interviews and new text. But that's just the launch point: we also get an update on Brian Wilson, and discuss the contributions of Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, the many mysteries of Murry Wilson, we…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Greg Kajewski from BettorEdge. Hear them discuss: 01:00 - March Madness check-in 02:30 - Jason's collegiate wrestling career 05:38 - Introduction to BettorEdge 09:18 - Mechanics of transactions on BettorEdge, and how they are structured to ensure compliance 14:08 - BettorEdge's …
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Chris Grove from Acies Investments Hear them discuss: 01:43 - How Chris became so good at doing PR 03:31 - What Chris sees as his "north star" for his work in the betting and gaming industry 09:29 - Chris' thesis on why the future is "not so much gamifying sports betting as buil…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by James McLoughlin from Stirling Mac. Hear them discuss: 01:53 - Are US sportsbook product companies or marketing companies? 05:44 - The importance of price as part of the betting product experience 09:30 - Lean marketing tactics for operators without billion dollar marketing budg…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Antonino De Rosa. Hear them discuss: 01:50 - Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and chess 06:06 - How Antonino found his way to the Pinnacle trading floor 07:44 - Why the low vig sportsbook model isn't more popular 12:09 - The reason that sportsbooks screwed up the 2020 US…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Matt Restivo from OddsJam. Hear them discuss: 01:00 - Life in Boulder, CO 02:46 - The recent ruling on the 14th Amendment in CO 04:45 - Introduction to OddsJam 07:07 - Overview of arbitrage and value betting 10:48 - Preserving betting account longevity 13:30 - 10-year vision for…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Will Martin from LiveDuel. Hear them discuss: 01:22 - The Irish political landscape 04:20 - Origin story of LiveDuel, and why Will felt a new exchange was needed in the market 08:15 - How LiveDuel is differentiating itself from the incumbent exchanges 09:54 - Will's opinion of w…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Manu Gambhir from Xpoint. Hear them discuss: 02:24 - Introduction to Xpoint 03:45 - The geolocation provider landscape in the US market 05:20 - Primer on geolocation regulatory requirements 07:50 - Competitive dynamic of geolocation providers in the US 11:26 - The technical comp…
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Mark and Phil pay tribute to the late Jeffrey Foskett, a part of The Beach Boys family for over 40 years. They discuss Jeff's role as singer and guitarist for The BBs and Brian Wilson's band, as well as Brian's "keeper." Mark reveals the lost chapter of Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys - "Jeffrey Foskett on 'The Warmth of the Sun'" and some never-befo…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Paul King from OddsMonkey. Hear them discuss: 01:45 - a primer on matched betting & Paul's background with it 05:30 - the background and origins of OddsMonkey 07:50 - Paul's view of the sports betting industry 10:30 - bookmakers' attitudes towards matched betting 12:30 - the cha…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Joe Brennan Jr. from Prime Sports. Hear them discuss: 02:51 - using restaurant metaphors to explain Prime Sports' position in the market 10:52 - the parallels between the Costco shopping experience and sports betting 14:40 - why cricket is an underappreciated sport for betting 2…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by David Frohardt-Lane from DL Trading. Hear them discuss: 01:09 - David's background in high frequency market making 03:22 - Why David invested in Sporttrade's Series A funding round 05:20 - The price sensitivity of American bettors 07:54 - Comparing financial trading to trading s…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Brad Allen from Eilers & Krejcik. Hear them discuss: 01:34 - The origin of Brad’s weekly podcast, Zero Latency 03:05 - Brad takes control of the host chair and asks Jason questions 03:48 - Smarkets’ initial plans to enter the US market, and how that’s changed over time 06:46 - H…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Jacob Fortinsky, co-founder & CEO of Novig. Hear them discuss: 02:43 - The current controversy at Harvard, Jacob's alma mater 06:40 - Companies taking political stances, and how Jason and Jacob think about that within their companies 09:31 - Jacob's experience meeting Paul Graha…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Paris Smith, the former CEO of Pinnacle. Hear them discuss: 00:47 - Thoughts on the US 02:45 - When Paris beat Jason in a poker tournament 06:42 - The low margin sportsbook model 10:37 - Her tenure at Pinnacle 13:53 - Comparing Pinnacle to bet365 16:31 - Her take on the exchange…
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On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Jesse Learmonth, host of The Betting Startups Podcast. Jesse has interviewed almost 100 industry startup founders, and has a unique lens on the industry's early-stage ecosystem. He has been in the industry for 14 years as a founder, an executive at Pinnacle Sports, and advisor t…
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In this episode Mark and Phil welcome Matt and Greg Coffey, hosts of online show BeachBoystalk, which has brought together the fan community. It's a multigenerational fan smackdown, covering such topics as: did Brian Wilson really want to tour? Is there Beach Boys without Wilsons? Why did Carl Wilson throw Phil out of the BBs office? What's up with…
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Christian Love has been playing guitar and singing in The Beach Boys' touring band since 2005. He joined us to talk about his great new solo album Only Alibis, as well as working with his dad Mike Love, his relationships with the other original band members, the touring group's recent shakeup, collabbing with The Weeknd, life on the road, The BBs' …
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On this weeks edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Joey Levy from Betr. With the backing of social media personality and boxer, Jake Paul, Joey is the Founder and CEO of Betr which is the first direct-to-consumer micro-betting focused sports betting company. Betr has also launched a new media venture for the next generatio…
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On this weeks edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Vinit Bharara, Co-Founder & CEO of Mojo. After just over two years working as an attorney in New York in the late 1990's, Vinit decided to change career paths and become an entrepreneur. Vinit is now onto his fifth start-up with Mojo which is the first ever licensed sports…
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On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Evan Kirkham, Co-Founder & CEO of Outlier. Having previously worked as an attorney for over 10 years, in October 2020 Evan launched Outlier as a startup CEO and hasn't looked back since almost three years down the line. Outlier is a first-of-its-kind sports betting platform wher…
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On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Chris Bevilacqua, Founder & CEO of SimpleBet. With a passion for sport held from an early age, Chris started his career as part of the video production team at NBC, making promos for NBA & NFL games. After a successful period in the TV industry in which Chris won awards, he deci…
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Grammy Hall of Famer Dean Torrence was one half of legendary duo and Beach Boys collaborators Jan & Dean. The archival release The Teammates collects many of Dean's musical collaborations from 1965-1985, including those with Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. Dean tells us about his many partnerships, including lesser-known efforts with The Carpenters a…
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Elizabeth McIrvin hosts Mystery in the Space WavesIntroducing a new podcast talking to people about their personal experiences with UFOS, time lapses, portals to different dimensions and the unexplained phenomena in this deceptively normal world.Elizabeth McIrvin is a podcast producer, director and editor living in Los Angeles.Follow the Mystery in…
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On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Soo Kim, Chairman of Bally's Corporation. Soo is the founding partner of investment firm Standard General L.P. & is the firm's Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer. Soo has a wealth of experience in the investment space, but has also been involved in the evolution of the …
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