The Taekcast

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Ep. 27 - In The Lab w/ Jonathan Bales from The Action Network Aug 14, 2018

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Bales takes a break from running the ship at Fantasy Labs and The Action Network to have a conversation with Davis about ways to find edges in sports betting and DFS, the Gambling Olympics, his progression through the world of sports journalism and coverage and much more.

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Ep. 26 - #MaddenSzn w/ Matt Franciscovich Aug 09, 2018

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To celebrate #MaddenDay, Davis is joined by Matt Franciscovich, formerly of NFL.com and currently responsible for reporting on competitive Madden gaming and e-Sports. The guys have a conversation about Madden, eSports, what Ultimate Team is and why it's so profitable and much more.

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Ep. 25 - PGA Championship Preview w/ Empiremaker2 Aug 07, 2018

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That's right, Empire is back to steal more of Davis' money and preview the 2018 PGA Championship in Saint Louis, Missouri. The guys bet against each other, talk about cash game lineup construction on DraftKings, the negative value associated in betting outrights and why it's more profitable to bet head to heads and what sports betting legalization is going to do in terms of fairness of lines.

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Ep. 24 - Going Deep on 2nd and Long w/ Josh Hermsmeyer Jul 31, 2018

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The Taekcast has it's first return guest as Josh Hermsmeyer from airyards.com & 4for4.com comes back to the show to talk about David Johnson vs the Field, the YOLO QB theory, surprising results that he found in his research in proprietary data, conversations he's had with some people inside the NFL and how we can go about fixing soccer for an American audience.

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Ep. 23 - Actually, It's About Ethics In Sports Journalism w/ Charlotte Wilder from Sports Illustrated Jul 26, 2018

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Davis is joined by Charlotte Wilder (host of the Wilder Things on SI.TV) to have an important discussion about the future of women's sports, the role that sports journalism has in the wider world we live in, the impact that gender has and continues to play in sports reporting and more.

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Ep. 22 - Into The Matrix w/ Kevin Cole from Rotogrinders Jul 24, 2018

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@Cole_Kev joins the show to discuss how he and Davis fell in love with sports, his passion for the NBA and the NFL & how those intertwine, inefficiencies in evaluating NFL draft prospects, how to mathematically attack DraftKings Showdown slates and more.

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Ep. 21 - Quarterback Evolution w/ Dan Orlovsky of ESPN Jul 19, 2018

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New ESPN NFL and NCAA college football analyst (and former NFL quarterback) Dan Orlovsky joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the quarterback position, training for the position from a youth to professional ranks, the future of the RPO and two tight end sets and much more.

The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast

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Ep. 20 - The British Open Betting & DFS Preview w/ Empiremaker2 Jul 17, 2018

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The Open betting and DFS preview with Davis Mattek and Empiremaker 2, covering DraftKings cash game and GPP strategy, matchup bets for Pinnacle sports and other picks, Outright picks, poker talk and more.

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Ep. 19 - NBA Chatter with Mike Gallagher from Rotoworld Jul 13, 2018

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Mike Gallagher (@MichaelSGallagher on Twitter) joins the podcast to talk Lebron James to LA, the surprising roster addition in Houston that can make it reasonable for Ariza and Mbah A Moute to leave, how to make it in sports journalism and fantasy sports as a writer, what path the 76ers should take to winning the East and much more hoops talk.

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Ep. 18 - Saved By The Bell w/ Rich Hribar from Rotoworld Jul 10, 2018

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The one and only @LordReebs joins the show to run back one of the first fantasy football webcasts, The Sports Wunderkind Podcast. Davis and Rich talk about the structure of fantasy football, why people care so much about football relative to other sports, how to make it in the fantasy industry, 1990's television, the most annoying things about twitter and much more.

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