Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova Podcast
1) What the Nobels Tell Us About the World Right Now
The 2025 Nobel Prizes have now been announced, and Maria convinces Nate to learn about the winners. They discuss the selection process, the economic award for research on “creative destruction,&...Show More
2) Good Call/Bad Call: Bari Weiss as CBS’s New Editor-in-Chief
Last week, Paramount bought digital news site The Free Press for $150 million, and made one of its founders, Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS. Everyone has opinions on Weiss…and so do...Show More
3) Adam McKay is Still Angry About 2008 from Against the Rules: The Big Short Companion
When Adam McKay decided to make a movie based on The Big Short, he was mainly known for his comedies. But he managed to get a bevy of star actors — among them Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Steve Care...Show More
4) What Jane Goodall Teaches Us About Outsider Thought
Pioneering primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall died last week at 91. Nate and Maria talk about Jane’s career path and how her research influenced the fields of both animal and human co...Show More
5) With Sora 2, We’re Climbing Higher on the Dystopia Scale
Nate and Maria discuss how and when the government shutdown is most likely to end. Then, they turn to OpenAI’s newest release: Sora 2, an AI video generation app that allows users to create a vi...Show More
6) Sleep, Track, Don’t Multitask: How To Succeed In Online Poker
Nate and Maria discuss their favorite topic: poker! In this episode, they dive into the nuanced strategy of online poker: how to manage your schedule, how to prioritize information, and whether quanti...Show More
7) Will Eric Adams’s Exit Change the NYC Mayoral Election?
Eric Adams is out of the NYC mayoral race! Nate and Maria discuss his tenure as mayor, the timing of his announcement, and what this means for the remaining candidates. And — because it can be h...Show More
8) Did the LA Clippers Take a Page from the Mob?
The NBA is investigating the LA Clippers and team owner Steve Ballmer over allegations that star player Kawhi Leonard accepted a $28 million endorsement as a way to get around the league’s salar...Show More
9) Presidents Have Tried To Censor the Media Before…and It Backfired
Disney briefly pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air last week for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, after FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened action against Disney and ABC. But this...Show More
10) When You Come at the King: Holding Presidents to Account (with Elie Honig)
It’s our first Saturday drop! Nate and Maria host former assistant US Attorney Elie Honig to discuss his new book, a brisk history of special counsels — plagued by politics, checked by pre...Show More