Bad Bets
Welcome to Bad Bets—the podcast where we make bold, uninformed, and entirely fake wagers on everything from sports to pop culture, nerdom, and history. Let’s learn little about a lot… I promise I won’t ask you to name three deep cuts from the band on your favorite tee.
Podcasting since 2025 • 6 episodes
Bad Bets
Latest Episodes
The (White) House Always Wins
This week on Bad Bets, we are mad, and with good reason. Trump’s family just spun a $5B crypto empire out of thin air, ICE is deporting honor students and firefighters mid-wildfire, and the Shanghai Summit is quietly rearranging the glob...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:38
Thanos Dusted Half the Universe and All We Got Was Jill Stein
This week on Bad Bets, we ask the question no one has bothered to Google: Where in the world is Jill Stein? (Spoiler: not organizing, not helping, yaddayaddayadda). We unpack the dangers of political apathy, Chris Pratt’s limp...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:28
Look What You Made Me Redraw
Texas Republicans are trying to grab 5 extra seats, Gavin Newsom said “bet,” and I’m here to explain why map-rigging matters, and why your boyfriend’s media diet might be just as sus. 👀 Also featuring: a rant about Taylor Swift’s billionaire vi...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:12
The Costco Sample Tray of Oppression
This week on Bad Bets, we dive headfirst into the political circus that is August 2025. From Trump’s suspicious Epstein file cover-up and the unprecedented federal takeover of DC’s police force, to South Park’s pitch-perfect roast of K...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:14
Nick Blaine Deserved Better (And So Does Your Non-AI Wife, Chad)
This week on Bad Bets, we scream into the dystopian void about Nick Blaine’s unjust downfall in The Handmaid’s Tale, ask why Serena Joy keeps getting girlboss redemption arcs, and argue that June and Nick were mirrors, not mor...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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