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Maria Konnikova on Poker, Risk and Finding An Edge Jun 22, 2020

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With her much-anticipated book The Biggest Bluff available now, Maria Konnikova speaks with Chad Millman about her incredible transition from accomplished academic, thinker and author to tournament-winning international poker star. She shares details of her wild journey, including some of the best lessons she learned along the way. What did poker teach her about herself? How can we seek and maintain an edge over our competition? What aspects of mastering poker apply to sports gambling? Konnikova speaks expertly about her experience, her mentors, and the game she's come to love in this compelling conversation.

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Mike Francesa on Sports Gambling, Belmont, and the PGA TOUR Jun 18, 2020

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The most legendary voice in sports talk radio, Mike Francesa, joins Chad Millman for an electrifying discussion about the future of sports gambling, the MLB season, PGA TOUR betting, the Belmont Stakes and so much more.

Later Jaime Roth, owner of LNJ Foxwoods, comes on the program to discuss her family's history in the thoroughbred racing business, as well as an exciting partnership in our unique Name-A-Horse Contest.

TIME CODES

Francesa 1:00

Roth 41:00

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Betting NFL Season Win Totals w/pro bettor Simon Hunter May 26, 2020

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Pro gambler Simon Hunter joins host Chad Millman once again to go through every NFL team's current season win total, identifying the bets he's made, the spots he's waiting for, and what he's learned since Draft Day last month.

Should you fade the Tom Brady revenge tour?

Is Denver a team to be reckoned with?

Can bettors take advantage of Joe Burrow fever in the Queen City?

Answers to all these questions and more!

Plus, for our Colorado listeners, welcome to sports betting legalization! Follow this link for a great offer from DraftKings: https://bit.ly/2ZEgunZ

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All-Time City Sports Trios with ESPN's Ramona Shelburne & J.A. Adande May 13, 2020

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Los Angeles natives and sports journalism titans Ramona Shelburne and J.A. Adande join host Chad Millman to settle a hotly contested online debate: what city hosted the greatest three sports superstars in one era?

Chicago, New York, LA and Detroit all make their cases, plus a few more surprises... this is an episode you won't want to miss!

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Betting KBO & UFC 249 w/guest Sean Zerillo May 07, 2020

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If you wish you could bet on 1980s baseball again, this is an episode for you. Analyst Sean Zerillo fills host Chad Millman in on betting the KBO, the Korean baseball league whose throwback style is seeing a meteoric rise in popularity, thanks in part to a new broadcasting deal with ESPN. Zerillo breaks down the best angles to bet this Far East brand of America's Pasttime, before sharing his insights on the looming UFC card.

Later, Darren Rovell joins the show to share the wild story of 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus.

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Taiwan, Gambling and "The Untruth Game" with ex-MLB pitcher Don August Apr 22, 2020

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Former Brewers pitcher and 1984 Olympic silver medalist Don August joins Chad Millman and Sean Zerillo to tell his story about being approached by Taiwanese gangsters in the mid-1990s to throw games in an international baseball league.

Don shares this harrowing experience, as well as what it was like to play in the '84 games, as he prepares his memoir for publication.

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Talking Michael Jordan with Wright Thompson & Danny Parkins Apr 14, 2020

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This week senior writer for ESPN Wright Thompson joins former boss Chad Millman to talk Michael Jordan and the greatness of the '90s Chicago Bulls. Years ago Thompson wrote one of the seminal articles portraying Jordan's tortured life post-basketball. Today, as a highly-anticipated documentary series covering the '98 Bulls is set for release shortly, he shares his thoughts on everything from Jordan's evolving views of his own greatness, to Kobe Bryant and the timeless appeal of the Bulls' starting lineup music.

Later in the show, Chad is joined by fellow Windy City native Danny Parkins, preeminent Chicago sports radio host at 670 The Score, to talk Bulls, debate the next Chicago sports champion, and why growing quarantine facial hair is always in fashion. Plus, Parkins shares the simple, generous way he's been making an impact online in the last few weeks.

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The State of the 2020 NFL Season Apr 02, 2020

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As our nation continues to wade through a historic health crisis, host Chad Millman welcomes back his NFL SuperContest crew of Darren Rovell & pro gambler Simon Hunter.

Together the trio talks through the possibilities of a delayed, amended and/or fan-less NFL season, how upcoming changes in NFL playoff seeding impact the futures market, and so much more.

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NFL Free Agency w/guest Bill Barnwell Mar 18, 2020

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Chad Millman welcomes the kingpin of NFL free agency news and analysis Bill Barnwell to the program, and together with Chris Raybon the guys discuss the impact of free agent signings across the league thus far. What impact will Tom Brady's arrival have in Tampa? How can Jimmy Graham not be an "F" grade signing for Chicago? What is wrong inside Bill O'Brien's brain?

Answers to all these and more, plus a heartwarming gambling story interlude from Michael Leboff.

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The Sports Gambling Impact of Coronavirus with Tom Tolbert Mar 10, 2020

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Wild and sudden developments are becoming the norm these days, and host Chad Millman welcomes Darren Rovell back to the show to discuss the impact the Coronavirus is having on the domestic sports landscape and beyond. What are the chances March Madness is played in empty arenas? And (with all due respect to those battling this pandemic) how could this pandemic affect point spreads?

Later, ex-NBA star and beloved Bay Area radio host Tom Tolbert joins the show to discuss his experiences in front of a (nearly) vacant arena with the Clippers, as well as the heartless realities one must embrace when leveraging unsettling information to bet. Together Chad and Tom share plenty of self-deprecating gallows humor in an episode both were hesitant to see air.

We also hear another story from editor Michael Leboff about an Islanders' "glue guy" he simply can't forget.

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