Davis Mattek is joined by Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation to discuss bitcoin regulation, SBF's arrest, problems with crypto, and the devastation the IMF and World Bank have perpetuated on the developing world Link to Alex's article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 289
Davis Mattek and Kevin Cole discuss the MVP race, the killer weaknesses of every NFL team, what the hell can Denver do going forward, and if Kevin should become a political grifter on Substack www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 288
Davis, Brian, and Jon take a thorough look at Season 1 of Disney +'s Andor and recap what did and did not work about the finale episode before pondering what the future of the Star Wars franchise will look like. Sign up for more bonus episodes on www.patreon.com/taekcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 29, 2022•56 min•Ep. 287
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper, Nate Nohling and DangyWing to examine every aspect of the FTX collapse, Sam Bankman-Fried's crimes, CZ's Game of Thrones and Gary Gensler's complicity in all of this. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 15, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 286
Davis Mattek is joined by the authors of "Messi vs Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game" Joshua Robinson and Jon Clegg to discuss their book and the two GOATs of world soccer www.patreon.com/taekcast Buy the book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/messi-vs-ronaldo-jonathan-cleggjoshua-robinson?variant=40152770412578 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 10, 2022•41 min•Ep. 285
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper & Peter Overzet on a LOLZ/Taekcast crossover to discuss Elon Musk buying Twitter and their ideas for how the platform can be improved, with some NFL DFS Showdown conversation thrown in at the end. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 284
Davis Mattek and Pat Mayo discuss their feelings about the LIV tour, what is wrong with fantasy football content, if they will ever be able to retire, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 283
Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet dive deep into how DFS strategy has changed, discuss how much harder fantasy football is and propose some changes to the large-field best ball NFL tournaments. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 282
Davis Mattek is joined by high-stakes DFS grinder PewPewPew to break down the 2022 World Cup, going group by group and predicting the winners of each and winner of the tournament. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 281
Davis Mattek is joined by Mike Gallagher to place a load of bets on the 2022-23 season, including MVP, most improved player, win totals, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 05, 2022•59 min•Ep. 280
Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole to discuss what narratives have been proven wrong this NFL season, shifts in the betting market, the five greatest QBs ever, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 279
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss how the field is adjusting in Showdowns, astrology vs heuristics, The Ethereum Merge and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 22, 2022•56 min•Ep. 278
Davis Mattek and Ben Baldwin overreact to Week One of the NFL season, wonder what the value of an elite offensive line is, debate PFF QB grades, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 13, 2022•47 min•Ep. 277
Davis Mattek is joined by Liam Murphy and Kyle Dvorchak of Rotoworld to draft a TRUE Zero RB team in the FFPC Main Event with a $2,000 entry fee and $1,000,000 to first place! www.patreon.com/taekcast Draft Board: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoardStandard.aspx?ltuid=AAD-A39BB120D9AC Draft Board Image Link: https://ibb.co/xS4vKmF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHGPwhmPX0&feature=youtu.be Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 276
Davis Mattek is joined again by Evan Silva and Pat Thorman from Establish The Run, RIch Hribar from Sharp Football and JJ Zachariason from LateRound.com to draft another $2,000 entry FFPC Main Event fantasy football team to try and win $1,000,000. Draft Board Link: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoardStandard.aspx?ltuid=49A-429F665901B3 Draft Board Image: https://ibb.co/g6PQ4Bb www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 275
Davis Mattek is joined by RIch Hribar, Evan Silva, Pat Thorman and JJ Zachariason to draft a team in the FFPC Main Event to try and win a million dollars out of the 1.06 Draft Board: https://myffpc.com/DraftBoardStandard.aspx?ltuid=2D3-886732701848 Draft Board Image: https://freeimage.host/i/r1SnMF www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 274
Davis Mattek is joined by Joe Holka to discuss Twitter threads, their favorite life optimization tips they have picked up, the stressors of getting married, and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 273
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss some of the deeper elements of game theory optimization in best ball, how the average player should be interacting with Daily Fantasy Sports and of course, the wider geopolitical climate, George Orwell, Communism and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 272
Davis Mattek and Skyler Hoke take a look at the impact of LIV Golf on the PGA tour and wonder what will happen next in the world of professional golf for pros, hopefuls, Americans, Europeans, and everyone else in between. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 271
Davis Mattek is joined by Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus to handicap the major NFL futures markets for the 2022-23 seasons and give out some of their favorite futures and season win total bets. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 13, 2022•52 min•Ep. 270
Davis Mattek is joined by JJ Zacharisason (@LateRoundQB) to preview JJ's exhaustive 2022 Fantasy Football draft guide ( purchase at www.lateround.com ), while previewing every position and giving fantasy football players a plan of attack at every position and in every round for their 2022 fantasy football drafts. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 269
Davis Mattek is joined by Jason Strasser (@Strassa2) to discuss how the Fed is responding to the impending recession, the problem with Vanguard ETFs, how crypto is handling the extreme bear market, and more thorny financial topics. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 268
Davis Mattek is joined by Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation to discuss the massive chaos in the financial world, the downward trajectory of cryptocurrency prices, why stablecoins and Bitcoin are so valuable outside of the United States and much more. www.patreon.com/taekcast Buy Alex's book: https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/products/check-your-financial-privilege Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 15, 2022•58 min•Ep. 267
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the LIV Golf Tour and the associated ethical dilemmas, World War 1 History, Rasputin, Gun Control, and everything in between. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 266
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss their golf games, the Canadian housing market, dress codes in Paris and everything else in between. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 265
Davis Mattek is joined by Jordan Cooper (@BlenderHD) to discuss changes in the DFS landscape, how to not get wrecked at sports betting as a casual and how DFS may work for the upcoming FIFA world cup. www.patreon.com/taekcast https://www.theoryofdfs.com/ Promo: TAEKCAST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 264
Davis Mattek is joined by Brian Hooper to discuss the Terra experiment failure, the Coinbase Earnings call and more wide-ranging political and economic topics www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 263
Davis Mattek is joined by Kevin Cole to recap the 2022 NFL Draft, figuring out if the Eagles/Cardinals made good WR trades, what the shit the New England Patriots are up to, and if the betting markets have changed in a significant way after the draft. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 04, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 262
Davis Mattek and the LOLZ boys Peter Overzet and Brian Hooper engage in a crossover episode conversation about Elon Musk buying Twitter, the Bryn Kenny cheating accusations and if it is possible to cheat in DFS. www.patreon.com/taekcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 261
Davis Mattek is joined by Hayden Winks to run through optimal roster construction in best ball, surprising research results from 2021 best ball contests, Zero RB vs Hero RB vs Superhero RB vs Robust RB, and optimal stacking allocations www.patreon.com/taekcast Sign Up On UnderDog: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/davismattek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 20, 2022•55 min•Ep. 260
