The Risk Takers Podcast

Our Current Tech Stacks for Trading & Kalshi WMU v. Mich Controversy | Ep 171

SP and GP go through all of the software they are currently using in the prediction market trading and why they think it's useful. News is spicy with the incorrect s

Why Trading on a Prediction Market is Better Than Building One w/ Richard Lee | Ep 170

GP & SP sit down with Richard Lee - a PM trader that came a different route than most of our guests. Richard built his trading firm before PMs as a market maker of meme c

What Will Be Important in NFL This Year & Private Projections | Ep 169

GP and SP start the episode off by listing 6 things they are focusing on for NFL this year on prediction markets. Then they get to the news - which includes Kalshi puttin

High Roller Poker Player Takes on PMs w/ Lewis Spencer | Ep 168

In this episode we are joined by high stakes cash/ tournament poker player Lewis Spencer. We talk to Lewis about his path to playing in the biggest poker games/ tournamen

BetBash Recap & The Death of American Odds | Ep 167

GP and SP recap their experience at BetBash including the live podcast. Then we clear a backlog of the most important news topics and make a case for recreational gamblin

Building an Institutional Sports Market Maker w/ BigBuckHunter | Ep 166

On this episode we are joined by Henry Kerins - CEO of Manhattan Athletic Group and one of the earliest employees at NoVig. MAG spun off of NoVig as an internal trading t

World Cup, NFL Predictions, State of Industry & Identifying Rec Flow | Ep 165

This week we have a Q&A extravaganza. 42 questions were asked on Twitter - and we get through all of them besides 2 golf questions that one of the hosts decided to cut ou

"The Most Pure Form of Betting" Horse Racing w/ Dennis Montoro | Ep 164

This week we are joined by professional horse bettor Dennis Montoro (https://x.com/dennycaps1) about all things horse betting. Denny explains why getting a good fair is o

Non-Technical Traits All Top Bettors Have & ENG v. MEX | Ep 163

The news almost becomes the main topic in this episode, where GP and SP breakdown the record breaking England v. Mexico World Cup game that did most likely over a billion

Sharp Taker EvenSteven Talks About Maxing Efficiency | Ep 162

Today on the show we are joined by EvenSteven (https://x.com/evenstevengg) - a sports bettor with seven-figures of profit on prediction markets. Steven talks about why m

World Cup Betting Including GPs Biggest Loss of All Time | Ep 161

This episode SP and GP get into the first World Cup on Prediction Markets. The insanity of this world cup has surpassed our wildest expectations and we discuss what makes

From DFS Crusher to "Fantasy Football for Rich Kids" (Venture Capital) w/ James G | Ep 160

Today GP and SP talk to James Gettinger, founding partner of Gutter Capital - one of the top preforming VC funds in the world. Why is James on our podcast you might ask?

Dead Bottom-Up Edges and SPs Triumphant Return | Ep 159

First we welcome SP back to the podcast and he shares some exciting life news that explains his absence last week. Then SP and GP both give an example of an originating

Who Does AI Help in Sports Betting (PeanutBettor Guest Host) | Ep 158

This week SP is AFK so we get Mr. PeanutBettor to sub in as a guest host. We cover who we think will be most helped by AI along with a lot of news and great questions. Cl

What Sportsbooks Can Teach You About Market Making & Kalish v. Kalshi | Ep 157

This week we kick it off with some lessons we learned retroactively from sportsbooks after we started market making on prediction markets. Then we cover the news - includ

Why the Edge in RFQs isn't the Pricing w/ TroyCuban | Ep 156

This week SP and GP are joined by Troy (https://x.com/troycuban) to talk about how he has made over $700k on Kalshi this year despite never originating a bet in his life.

Managing Risk Hidden Risk on Prediction Markets | Ep 155

Record breaking episode for most questions asked - if you asked a question and we didn't get to it, it's because this episode would have been 4 hours and we wil

Million Dollar Manual Trading w/ Clay Alter | Ep 154

Today we interview Clay Alter (ClayA on Kalshi) about his start in sports betting and recent rise up the Kalshi leaderboard. Clay shocks SP and GP when he says he manages

How Complex do Models Need to be in 2026 & PM News Breaks Contain | Ep 153

Nerd alert. The main topic is a discussion on deterministic v. probabilistic models in the current betting environment. News includes the solider who bet on himself to ca

Play Sports Betting on "Hard Mode" by Betting Main Lines w/ Justin | Ep 152

Today we are joined by Justin (https://x.com/LazyBrain64) - a professional basketball bettor who bets only mainlines. That's right - no NBA props! This is a guy who