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From American Civics Exchange, Flip Pidot hosts your insider's guide to political prediction markets.Also home of The Election Whisperer (with Rachel Bitecofer), The Art of the Possible (with Sarbjit Bakhshi and Matthew Shaddick), and The Map Room (with Eric Cunningham, Jared Stone, and Nick Morris).

American Civics Exchange


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    Polymarket Insiders - NFTs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 33:52


    Polymarket recently debuted a new market category tied to the price of non-fungible tokens NFTs). They became a quick hit, offering traders a new way to speculate price direction and collectors a potential hedge against their holdings in some of the most popular NFT collections.  Today, three Polymarket pros join us for an inside look at the brave new world of NFT futures trading.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Tournament Finals!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 32:05


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQJA5NMqU0.  The stage is set for the final week of the Polymarket trading tournament, with AE News facings off against Lance Upper.  AE himself, the perpetual underdog-cum-finalist and Crunch Wrap Supreme, tournament proprietor, join us live to discuss the final week's action and how you can join these ultra-elite traders on the road to Polymarket riches.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    In Pursuit Of a More Perfect Forecast (with Global Guessing's Clay and Andrew)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 67:51


    Flip Pidot sits down with Global Guessing founders Clay Graubard and Andrew Eaddy to discuss their new prediction market newsletter & podcast Crowd Money, the secret recipe to superior forecasting, and why the industry is on the cusp of much loftier heights. Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Iron Finance 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 41:34


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrQJA5NMqU0.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Avi Eisenberg rounds out our July crypto triptych, with parting thoughts on his enormous EIP-1559 win and the still-elusive fate of Iron Finance as that market hurtles toward its dramatic resolution.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - OH-11 Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 38:39


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/sxEhZENAdT4.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Ohio's 11th Congressional District will hold a primary on August 3rd. Bernie-backed Nina Turner was once the heavy favorite for the Democratic nomination, but Shontel Brown is now hot on her heels. J. Miles Coleman from UVA's Center for Politics/Sabato's Crystal Ball and Ray Nava from the Election Center help us break it down.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Iron Finance 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 36:28


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL6bxmEt0-s.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Avi Eisenberg returns for an update on Iron Finance's prospects and the timing of the implementation of Ethereum's EIP-1559.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Is Iron Finance Still a Ponzi Scheme?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 47:49


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/mEn5fFlCFxA.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Last month, multi-billion dollar DeFi protocol Iron Finance suddenly collapsed in crypto's "first large scale bank run." Will the newly resurrected Iron Finance v2 suffer the same fate? Our guest today made a killing in Polymarket's first Iron Finance market by predicting the collapse. He's here today to tell you how to play the new market.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - CPI Caramba

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 30:07


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/QRhkg_qgggE . Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Inflation just reared its head in a big way, coming in way hotter than economists expected. Today's guest saw it coming though, as did his subscribers. For the 2nd month in a row, anyone following Chris Brunet's inflation playbook scored big on Polymarket.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Big Apple Havoc 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 62:45


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/cnx7Bah7y64.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  The NYC mayoral race remains in a rowdy state of flux, thanks in no small part to the ongoing buffoonery of the Board of Elections. Mayoral candidate and serial noticer of BOE mistakes Aaron Foldenauer joins us to break it down.  And Polymarket trader "AE News" offers an updated outlook on the race and how to trade it from here.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Big Apple Havoc

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 42:45


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/kIpLI8xG_1Y.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Iabvek's here to tell us how he and few fellow traders managed to mint a small fortune on yesterday's ranked vote report showing Kathryn Garcia in spitting distance of overtaking putative frontrunner Eric Adams. And City and State NY political reporter Jeff Coltin helps us make sense of the colossally incompetent way the BOE befouled its own election results.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Does Adams Survive Retabulation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 21:04


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/_aqHGCncoxU  It's been a week since the NYC mayoral primary and 1st round leader Eric Adams has seen his price steadily erode ever since. Traders are increasingly wondering if absentee ballots and ranked choice voting might tip the race to Kathryn Garcia. Jeff Coltin, political reporter from City and State NY, joins us to discuss.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    Polymarket Insiders - Live Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 44:27


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/OG9qmOBC6z8.  Welcome to Polymarket Insiders on OldBull.tv, your source for live coverage of the global information markets platform.  Today, host Flip Pidot is joined by Insight Predict's Chris Brunet.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Hey, I'm Rankin' Here!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 47:16


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/NYI9myBk39s  The NYC mayoral primary is Tuesday, with Eric Adams, Andrew Yang, Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia still in the running. PredicIt's got a slug of high-volume markets on the race and more could be on the way. Paul Butler from ranked.vote and Logan Phillips from racetothewh.com are here with your crash course on New York's ranked choice voting system and what to expect on Tuesday.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Polling Market Resurrection!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 38:26


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSimXTWKP4  We've got your 1st look at the surprise return of polling markets. After a year in the wilderness, the wildly popular series returns today with a weekly market on Biden job approval. We've got a panel packed with polling market pros to get you up to speed.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Ousting Omar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 23:36


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/eMfuQE0UjKY  We've got your 1st look at the new market on Ilhan Omar losing her committee assignments. Plus, a recap of last night's awful New York mayoral debate.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Speaker Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 50:32


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxe-gIYlmKY  (Apologies - guest audio is choppy at first, but it evens out.) Will Trump run for Congress in 2022, be elected Speaker of the House, orchestrate the simultaneous impeachment of Biden and Harris and thus find himself back in the White House ahead of schedule? The architect of that plan, Wayne Allyn Root, is here to explain. And Robert Martin from Lean Tossup returns to the panel.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Nuttycombe on Virginia / 1st Biden Judges Get Votes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 0:05


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/XZa8eZyQdSk  We've got your 1st look at today's new markets, Chaz Nuttycombe from CNalysis predicts tomorrow's Virginia primaries, and we try to count the votes for Biden's 1st judicial confirmations.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Peru Holds Its Nose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 30:08


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1vJ1jk6nfI  We’ve got your 1st look at today's new markets and Iabvek sets you up for Sunday’s presidential election in Peru.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Senate Vote on China Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 21:03


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/RfYIaJO5go8  We’ve got your 1st look at today's new market on the Senate China bill vote.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: NJ Primary / Krishnamurty On Batley & Spen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 35:15


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/LfxEE4nTFaY  We’ve got your 1st look at today's new market on the NJ GOP gubernatorial primary and Paul Krishnamurty on how to play the upcoming Batley and Spen by-election.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live: Election day in NM / New 1/6 Committee Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 39:36


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/wHITlAhniQw  We’ve got your 1st look at today's new market on the House vote on a January 6th Select Committee and how to play today’s special election in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 26, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 33:06


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVz7tIDbaH4  We’ve got your 1st look at today's new markets (the censure of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the New York Republican gubernatorial primary), new panel picks, and a gruesome picking through the smoking wreckage of the Jan. 6 Commission debacle.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    When PredictIt Met Kevin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 10:55


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVz7tIDbaH4  Meet Kevin Paffrath: realtor, investor, YouTube star, candidate for California governor, and (now that his staff has discovered PredictIt), the hottest contract on the site. Judging by his market price, Paffrath has by far the best chance to unseat Gavin Newsom in the recall election. But can the million-strong "Meet Kevin" army do for Paffrath what the Yang Gang, the Bloomberg Boosters and the Romney Whale failed to do for their candidates?  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv. Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 20, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 0:05


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/itkiTPjJA_s&T=2S  Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  Welcome to PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Today, Gaeten Dugas and Pratik Chougule join Flip Pidot to handicap the Senate vote on the January 6th Commission and bring you a first look at today’s new markets.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 19, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 41:47


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1XHaCNvVvg&t=2s  Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  Welcome to PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Today, we’re counting Republican defections in the still-unfolding House vote to establish the January 6 Commission and the brand new market for the subsequent vote in the Senate. Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 18, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 28:52


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1eMA1C11zc  Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  Welcome to PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Today, host Flip Pidot is joined by Pratik Chougule from Star Spangled Gamblers. New markets include tomorrow’s House vote on the 1/6 Commission.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 17, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 45:34


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM64I7EUA4o&t=22s  Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  Welcome to PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Today, host Flip Pidot is joined by panelists Paul Krishnamurty, political betting consultant for BetOnline and Betfair, Pratik Chougule from Star Spangled Gamblers and Robert Martin from Lean Tossup. We're discussing tomorrow's ballot referendum in Pennsylvania, the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor of Virginia, the 2024 GOP presidential nomination (Trump, DeSantis, Pompeo?), and which world leader will be next out of office.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 14, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 34:52


    Check out the video version at https://youtu.be/4xHzIPsRZpA   Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  Welcome to PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Today, host Flip Pidot is joined by panelists Pratik Chougule from Star Spangled Gamblers and Gaeten Dugas to discuss how to play the Atlanta mayor race, Matt Gaetz keeping his seat on Judiciary (or in Congress), and how Gaeten made a killing on the Stefanik vote. Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 13, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 43:03


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZahkJgv4SFc&t=71s  Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  Welcome to PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Today, host Flip Pidot is joined by panelists Pratik Chougule from Star Spangled Gamblers and Paul Krishnamurty, head of political betting at BetOnline.ag.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    PredictIt Live - May 12, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 46:22


    Check out the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOu0rCqUjSQ&t=14s  Get started trading with a free $25 deposit match at http://predictit.org/promo/OldBull25  It’s the premiere of PredictIt Live on OldBull.tv, your exclusive source for real-time coverage of the stock market for politics.  We’re bringing you the news moving prices, picks from top traders, a first look at today’s new markets, and answers to your live questions.  Host Flip Pidot is joined by panelists Pratik Chougule from Star Spangled Gamblers, Robert Martin from Lean Tossup, and pro trader Gaeten Dugas.  Follow us at http://twitter.com/oldbulltv.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. Hosts and guests may hold and/or plan to trade positions in the markets being discussed. 

    All Noise, No Signal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 50:37


    We all know political polls are increasingly unreliable. That's why forecasting outfits like 538 aim to separate "the signal and the noise" by assigning grades to pollsters and weighting their forecasts toward those with the best grades.  It seemed like a good plan. So why did it backfire so spectacularly?  Flip Pidot, Peter Hurford and Harry Crane investigate Nate Silver's utterly failed attempt to distinguish good pollsters from bad.  This episode was cross-posted from our sister podcast at the Open Model Project. Follow along with our interactive polls and forecasts at OpenModelProject.org. Follow us on Twitter at @OpenModelProj.  If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world (and gain exclusive access it before anyone else), please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel. 

    The Swift, Terrifying, Overdue Downfall of Gov. Andrew Cuomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 44:45


    It's a special crossover episode with the Season 2 kickoff of Graft (graftpodcast.com), your favorite podcast devoted to New York political corruption. With scandals continuing to pile up, could covid prom king Andrew Cuomo's days in Albany be numbered? Traders on PredictIt have him at 60% to make it through the year. We think that might be generous... Follow us at @oldbulltv and @graftpodcast.  Subscribe at oldbull.tv and graftpodcast.com.  All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.  

    Raising the Bar for Polling NYC and Vaccine Hesitancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 31:37


    From our sister podcast at the Open Model Project. Subscribe at OpenModelProject.org.  Flip Pidot and Peter Hurford take a fresh look at the New York Democratic mayoral primary (where we're getting ready to field our first ranked choice poll) with a particular focus on the underloved candidacy of Maya Wiley.  Later, Peter shares a rather gloomy theory about potential systemic error in polling of Americans' covid vaccine hesitancy.  With your help, maybe we can do better...  Follow along with our interactive polls and forecasts at OpenModelProject.org. Follow us on Twitter at @OpenModelProj.  If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world (and gain exclusive access it before anyone else), please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel. 

    What Was the Policy Analysis Market? (with Robin Hanson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 29:58


    In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. Defense Department was putting the finishing touches on an intelligence project that would shortly be flogged and lambasted by the media and members of the U.S. Senate as "assassination and terrorism futures." Pearls were clutched, careers were ended, and one of the most interesting and ambitious prediction markets of all time was scuttled. Today, we hear the real story of the Policy Analysis Market, as Flip Pidot sits down with none other than Robin Hanson, the legendary prediction market pioneer that DARPA tapped to build it. Follow us at @oldbulltv and subscribe at oldbull.tv. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. 

    NYC Mayoral Candidates: Poked, Prodded, Weighed and Measured

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 49:53


    Flip and Peter are joined by City & State NY senior reporter Jeff Coltin for a look inside the campaigns of the 5 (maybe 6) top tier candidates for mayor of New York. Follow along with our interactive polls and forecasts at OpenModelProject.org. Follow us on Twitter at @OpenModelProj. If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world, please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel. 

    Forecast Feud: Are Polls Useless or Just Bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 48:12


    Flip Pidot moderates a fierce debate between Peter Hurford and Liam Donovan over whether election forecasters should purge polls from their models once and for all. Liam says send the pollsters packing. Peter says mend it, don't end it. Who wins? Listen and find out! Follow along with our interactive polls and forecasts at OpenModelProject.org. Follow us on Twitter at @OpenModelProj. If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world, please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel. 

    Ranked Choice Voting and the NYC Mayoral Race (From Open Model Project)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 35:11


    It's Episode 3 of the OMP Podcast. To subscribe to the new standalone pod, check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-model-project/id1547340798 and find us on the web at OpenModelProject.org. We asked you to vote on what race you wanted next and it wasn't even close. The New York Democratic mayoral primary, set for June 22, is our next stop. With incumbent Bill de Blasio term limited, a huge and growing field of would-be successor are lining up, most prominently 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Complicating NYC's already byzantine electoral landscape is the first-even rollout of ranked choice voting, where voters get to pick their 1st through 5th choice candidates, who are then sorted through rounds of instant runoffs until someone in the crowded field scrapes together a majority. How do you campaign in this kind of race? How do you poll it? How do you even begin to model and forecast it? To help us get a handle on things, we've brought in ranked choice voting expert Paul Butler, creator of ranked.vote. Follow along with our interactive polls and forecasts at OpenModelProject.org. Follow us on Twitter at @OpenModelProj. If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world, please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel. Big thanks to our latest (truth be told, also our first) patron Zachary Cramer, who as a "Pollster" level supporter will be enjoying early access to our in-house polling, VIP access to our Discord server, and other behind-the-scenes goodies.

    The Model Went Down to Georgia (From Open Model Project)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 57:18


    It's Episode 2 of the OMP Podcast. To subscribe to the new standalone pod, check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-model-project/id1547340798 So how'd our prototype do in the twin Georgia Senate runoffs? Polling: bad. Forecast: not so bad. Hey, it's a process. It's also lots of fun. So join us as we vivisect the model and ponder how best to monkey with the assumptions, weights, and screens, as eye upcoming ballot brawls like the (possible) Newsom recall and the NYC mayoral primary. In the episode, we reference Northwestern data scientist Thomas Miller's supremely accurate Georgia forecast. You can follow Miller on Twitter at @virtualtout. Follow along with our interactive polls and forecasts at OpenModelProject.org. Follow us on Twitter at @OpenModelProj. If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world, please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel.

    Introducing the Open Model Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 23:14


    The Open Model Project is an initiative of American Civics Exchange, aiming to bring radical transparency and crowd-based wisdom to traditional election modeling.In this sneak peek at the 1st episode of the OMP podcast, Flip Pidot sits down with pollster/forecaster Peter Hurford to discuss the inspiration behind the project, why we think it may help fix what's broken with black box forecasters, and what it all means for the Georgia Senate runoffs.Follow us at @openmodelproj and get your hands on the model at openmodelproject.org.Finally... we intend to poll a bunch of overlooked races in 2021, which gets expensive. If you'd like to see more independent forecasting and unbiased polling in your world, please consider supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/openmodel.

    The Map Room: 2020 Post Mortem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 58:53


    Video version at oldbull.tv/maproom. With (most of) the 2020 dust now settled, Eric, Jared and Nick take you on a coast-to-coast tour of the new electoral landscape.From the critical midwestern states that Biden managed to flip, to Democrats' dashed hopes in places like North Carolina and Texas, this super-sized episode brings you all the biggest upsets and letdowns, from the top of the ticket on down to the state legislative races that will help determine how the maps will get redrawn next year. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Eric: @decunningham2 Jared: @jstonepolitics Nick: @tossupreport Email us at maproom@amciv.com. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

    The Art of the Possible: Mandu Reid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 38:07


    Emerging from the rubble of the U.S. elections, Sarbjit and Matthew welcome Mandu Reid, Leader of the UK's Women's Equality Party. Having taken over as leader earlier this year, Reid is also her party's candidate in the 2021 London mayoral election. And Reid's doing everything she can to put her party out of business. Your hosts: Sarbjit Bakhshi, head of political markets at Smarkets @sarbjit_pol Matthew Shaddick, head of political betting at Ladbrokes @shadsy Mandu Reid, Leader of the Women's Equality Party @ManduReid  Be sure to subscribe to the show, please consider leaving us favorable ratings and reviews, and check out all our shows at OldBull.tv. Cold Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

    The Morning After (with Harry Crane)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 52:37


    Video version at oldbull.tv. This live episode aired at 10:30 at ET on Old Bull TV on November 4th. We're live once again with Rutgers professor of statistics Harry Crane to review the bonkers prediction market tape from last night, to sift through the absolute wreckage left by the pollsters & forecasters, and try to get a handle on what happens next. Follow us at @oldbulltv and subscribe at oldbull.tv. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. 

    Election Day Rewind: Election Whisperer LIVE (9-10 pm)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 41:35


    The live episode aired at 9 pm ET on The Cycle on November 3rd. Rachel Bitecofer is joined by Jessica Post and Flip Pidot for a live look at the wild election results pouring in as polls finally closed across most of the country. For more, check out https://thecycle.news. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. 

    Election Day Rewind: Old Bull LIVE (5-6 pm)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 77:16


    Video version at oldbull.tv. The live episode aired at 5 pm ET on Old Bull TV on November 3rd. Rutgers professor of statistics Harry Crane sits down with Flip Pidot to break down the election day numbers and compare the final forecasts of prediction market traders vs. data journalists. Follow us at @oldbulltv and subscribe at oldbull.tv. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. 

    The Election Whisperer: Turnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 25:45


    Video version at electionwhisperer.com. In the electoral home stretch, one question looms large for every party and candidate on the ballot: how do we get our voters to vote? Turnout is always critical, but in this highly peculiar cycle, it stands to play an even larger role than usual. Rachel Bitecofer has assembled a panel to reveal what progressives are doing in 2020 to convert supporters into voters. Guests: - Alex Morgan, executive director of Progressive Turnout Project - Diana Patiño, lead strategist of Sisters United Alliance - Jaime Mercado, consultant for Sisters United Alliance Subscribe to the show and submit your questions for Rachel at https://ElectionWhisperer.com. For the podcast version, check out https://electionwhisperer.com/pod. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice. 

    The Map Room: New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 47:44


    Video version at oldbull.tv/maproom. Why should swing states have all the fun?This week, Eric, Jared and Nick are in a New York state of mind. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Eric: @decunningham2 Jared: @jstonepolitics Nick: @tossupreport Email us at maproom@amciv.com. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

    The Art of the Possible: 2020 Election Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 46:58


    In this special episode, Sarbjit and Matthew are joined by a panel of professional political bookmakers, traders, and analysts, for an in-depth look at the U.S. presidential election, and which markets offer the best opportunities for traders.Your hosts: Sarbjit Bakhshi, head of political markets at Smarkets @sarbjit_pol Matthew Shaddick, head of political betting at Ladbrokes @shadsy Patrick Flynn, Smarkets Political Analyst @patricksmarkets Flip Pidot (guest) @FlipPidot Paul Krishnamurty @paulmotty Be sure to subscribe to the show, please consider leaving us favorable ratings and reviews, and check out all our shows at OldBull.tv. Cold Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

    Election Whisperer LIVE at The Cycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 59:31


    Rachel Bitecofer answers your Election 2020 questions LIVE at http://TheCycle.news.

    The Art of the Possible: Rob Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 37:54


    This week, Sarbjit and Matthew host Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester and co-author of Brexitland with Maria Sobolewska, due out this Thursday.They discuss Ford's new book, whether Trump still has a chance, and how emotional bettors on both sides can skew prediction market prices.Your hosts: Sarbjit Bakhshi, head of political markets at Smarkets @sarbjit_pol Matthew Shaddick, head of political betting at Ladbrokes @shadsy Rob Ford (guest) @RobFordMancs Be sure to subscribe to the show, please consider leaving us favorable ratings and reviews, and check out all our shows at OldBull.tv. Cold Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

    Election Whisperer's Texas Spectacular (Part 4: Congressional Candidates)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 42:29


    Video version at electionwhisperer.com. In the final installment, Rachel Bitecofer is reunited with two-time co-host Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) along with Wendy Davis (candidate in the 21st District), Mike Siegel (10th) and Julie Oliver (25th).The incumbents in these three red districts all won by single digits in 2018, so this episode may be jam packed with soon-to-be representatives-elect! Subscribe to the show and submit your questions for Rachel at ElectionWhisperer.com. For the podcast version, check out ElectionWhisperer.com/pod. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

    The Map Room: Ohio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 53:44


    Video version at oldbull.tv/maproom. It's the one you've been waiting for! The Map Room is off to Ohio - long-reigning king of the bellwethers, which broke red in a big way in 2016. Despite its large contingent of Obama-Trump voters, however, polls suggest Ohio is squarely back in play in 2020. Eric, Jared and Nick explain all you need to know about Ohio politics: the divide between the urban and rural areas, the large number of metropolitan areas (ranging from Cleveland to Cincinnati to Columbus), the strong white working-class vote, and the surprising Republican edge at the state level. They also discuss most of the major races this century and the presidential trends going back decades. Follow your hosts on Twitter: Eric: @decunningham2 Jared: @jstonepolitics Nick: @tossupreport Email us at maproom@amciv.com. All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.

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