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Oct 4, 2022 • 1h 2min

The 2022 Cheating Epidemic: Chess, Poker, Fishing Make Headlines With (Alleged) Cheating Scandals

Neither Host (Nick/Chris) purport to be experts in any of the matters discussed nor do they accuse any party of specific crimes or dishonesty beyond what's been publicly reported and suggested on open-sourced, third-party platforms. In this episode, Nick & Chris break down the scandals rocking Chess, Poker, and Fishing in 2022 and dive into why the (alleged) cheaters got caught.  Connect with us: SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER  https://www.aweber.com/users/landing_pages/import/edd1ed06-af90-4c3a-a41c-bd1096ce45cb _________________________________ !!! BRAND NEW SUBREDDIT !!! Shouts to Player 3 John for making it happen! https://www.reddit.com/r/gametheorypod/comments/w35b8d/welcome_to_rgametheorypod/ _________________________________ Website: https://www.gametheorypod.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 _______________________________ Googliographyc: TBD
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Sep 25, 2022 • 49min

Pumpkin, Spice, and Monetizing Fall: Why PSLs Taste Different This Year, Pumpkin Beer Review, Leaf Peeping, and the Fall Top 3

In this episode, the guys talk about how great fall is and how it has turned into a monetary mess. This episode is a bit more free-flowing and includes a 1 v 1 draft of the best three things about fall.  Connect with us: _________________________________ !!! BRAND NEW SUBREDDIT !!!  Shouts to Player 3 John for making it happen! https://www.reddit.com/r/gametheorypod/comments/w35b8d/welcome_to_rgametheorypod/ _________________________________ Website: https://www.gametheorypod.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 _________________________________ Googliography Why Pumpkin Spice Lattes Taste Worse This Year: https://www.newsweek.com/why-starbucks-pumpkin-spice-tastes-different-1739510 History of the Pumpkin Ale: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633227/history-of-pumpkin-beer Pumpkin Ale Wiki: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_ale Economics of Foliage in North Carolina: https://biology.appstate.edu/fall-colors/economics-fall-foliage-tourism-north-carolina Stephen Fry at the Iron Bowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4tTgPYuavk VooDoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin: https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/voodoo-ranger-atomic-pumpkin/
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Sep 14, 2022 • 43min

Monarchy & The State of Nature: Remembering England's Queen Elizabeth II; Modern Monarchies; Game Theory of Why Monarchies Work

In this episode, Nick & Chris remember the Queen of England, Elizabeth II of the House Windsor. They also investigate modern-day monarchies and examine the state of nature and why consolidating power is important and something that subjects and citizens can buy into.  Connect with us: Website: https://www.gametheorypod.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Googliography: http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/44475 https://www.royal.uk/role-monarchy#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20these%20State,the%20ideal%20of%20voluntary%20service https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/utilitas/article/why-hobbes-state-of-nature-is-best-modeled-by-an-assurance-game/F01F676B16DE015BA13A2E9CA4DC8334 Assurance Game: https://www.gametheory.net/dictionary/Games/AssuranceGame.html
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Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 37min

State of Sports in America; How the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NCAA Football Are Doing in 2022

In this episode, Nick and Chris go league by league discussing the big problems and debates with America's most popular sports and welcome one of Chris' college buddies. _______________________________ Connect with us: Website: https://www.gametheorypod.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315
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Jul 29, 2022 • 57min

Elizabeth Holmes: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss - Ranking The Theranos Founder in our Fraudster Files

In this episode, Nick and Chris rank their second fraudster: Elizabeth Holmes. What's your ranking? Holmes is one of the best and scariest fraudsters that we know about.   On a scale of 1-10, rank her based on: 1) Smart 2) Successful 3) Lucky 4) Evil 5) Lying/Storyteller _______________________________ Connect with us: Website: https://www.gametheorypod.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Googliography -- Bad Blood Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Blood:_Secrets_and_Lies_in_a_Silicon_Valley_Startup The Dropout (Elizabeth Holmes Serialized Podcast): https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/ Lean-In Feminism and Elizabeth Holmes: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-documentary-lean-in-feminism-811433/ Background on Lean-in feminism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_In HBO Documentary: The Founder: https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-inventor
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Jul 22, 2022 • 45min

How Do you See Yourself? Society, Filters, AI, and Influencers and Their Impact on Your Self-Image

In this episode, Nick and Chris dive into the famous Dove Sketch Commercial and a famous TikTok myth about how your self-image can impact your mental and physiological health.  Connect with us: Website: https://www.gametheorypod.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Googliography --  Dove Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk Dove Extended Commerical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=litXW91UauE Scar Experiment Prezi: https://prezi.com/ft02tkczyzsa/the-scar-experiment/ Paper (Scar Perception: A Comparison of African American and White Self-identified Patients https://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2022/05000/Scar_Perception__A_Comparison_of_African_American.53.aspx
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Jul 14, 2022 • 51min

BONUS ROUND: Show Update; Chess Cast III - World Open in Philly, Candidates, and NFL Blitz Tournament

In this BONUS episode of Game Theory, Nick & Chris update everyone on the coming future of Game Theory and chit-chat about the World Open Chess Tournament in Philly and other chess-related topics.  Typical episodes of Game Theory will resume in episode 36. CONNECT WITH US: Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Read the Blog: (TBD)
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Jul 1, 2022 • 38min

Bobby Bonilla, Bernie Madoff, and Why the Mets are Idiots with Christian Borkey of the Busted Business Bureau Podcast

In this episode, Nick and Chris welcome Christian Borkey of the Busted Business Bureau Podcast to talk about why in the hell the Mets pay a retired baseball player $1.19 million per year and will continue to do so for another 15 years.  Find BBB and Christian: https://www.bustedbizbureau.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/bustedbizbureau/ CONNECT WITH US: Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Read the Blog: (TBD)
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Jun 24, 2022 • 51min

Hunt a Deer to Together: The Stag Hunt Problem

In this episode, the boys review an element of Game Theory that seems to fly in the face of every basic tenant of self-interest.  The Stag Hunt, established by French Philosopher Jean-Jacque Rousseau in his work "Discourse on Inequality," creates a game wherein two hunters can either work together to secure a large shared bounty or work separately for a significantly smaller bounty.  This contradicts the Prisoner's Dilemma in which self-interest is always the rational move. In the Stag Hunt, collaboration is the way to go.  CONNECT WITH US: Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Read the Blog: http://bit.ly/3R05Y2P **Googliography** Stag Hunt:  Source of basic description and David Hume examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_hunt#Examples_of_the_stag_hunt More info on Hume: https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Hume Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality: http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~bskyrms/bio/papers/StagHunt.pdf More info on Rousseau: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Cornell blog: https://blogs.cornell.edu/info2040/2015/09/21/the-stag-hunt-theory-and-the-formation-social-contracts/ Carousel feeding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carousel_feeding
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Jun 15, 2022 • 50min

WTF #3: Speech and Debate: Origins, Events, Strategy, and Culture of America's Debaters

Before heading to Louisville for the 2022 Speech and Debate Nationals, Chirs took a moment to talk to all of use about speech and debate including misconceptions, culture, and history.  CONNECT WITH US: Email the show: gametheorymedia1@gmail.com Game Theory on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gametheorypod Game Theory on Twitter: @GameTheoryPod https://twitter.com/GameTheoryPod Nick on Twitter: @tribnic https://twitter.com/tribnic Chris on Twitter: @ChrisAndrews315 https://twitter.com/ChrisAndrews315 Read the Blog: (TBD) **Googliography** TBD

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