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Ep. 59: PredictIt (Will Jennings Interview)

 
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Episode 59 of the NonProphets podcast, in which Atief, Robert, and Scott talk to Will Jennings, head of public engagement at the political prediction market PredictIt. Will previously worked in the Obama White House and for the vice presidential campaign of Senator Tim Kaine. We talk with Will about what PredictIt is and how it works (00:45); how prediction markets can be sources of news and information (11:07); which markets have been controversial (18:37); who makes money on PredictIt and how they do it (35:11); how PredictIt comes up with specific markets (42:19); and what lessons Will has learned from working on prediction markets (47:27). As always, you can reach us at nonprophetspod.wordpress.com or at [email protected]. (recorded 4/25/2018)

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Episode 59 of the NonProphets podcast, in which Atief, Robert, and Scott talk to Will Jennings, head of public engagement at the political prediction market PredictIt. Will previously worked in the Obama White House and for the vice presidential campaign of Senator Tim Kaine. We talk with Will about what PredictIt is and how it works (00:45); how prediction markets can be sources of news and information (11:07); which markets have been controversial (18:37); who makes money on PredictIt and how they do it (35:11); how PredictIt comes up with specific markets (42:19); and what lessons Will has learned from working on prediction markets (47:27). As always, you can reach us at nonprophetspod.wordpress.com or at [email protected]. (recorded 4/25/2018)

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