The people betting on catastrophic world events
Feb 04, 2026•25 min
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Episode description
Prediction markets allow you to put money on everything from the US attacking Iran to Jesus returning. Saahil Desai explains their dizzying rise. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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