The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, cryptocurrency, gambling, sports betting and all the digital culture in between. Davis Mattek is joined by a guest on a semi-regular basis to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.
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Ep. 194 - Devonta Smith Black Box w/ Matt Freed...
Matt Freedman joins the show to discuss how normal people are investing during the pandemic, Devonta Smith, the potential loss of the combine and GTO Life Optimization strategies.
83 min
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Ep. 193 - Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Weal...
Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss his career playing professional DFS (and poker), some of the current acting forces on the price of Bitcoin and what liberty actually means.
102 min
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Ep. 192 - Year End CoronaCast w/ Pat Mayo
Pat Mayo joins the show to take a look back on 2020 and how it impacted sports, DFS, betting and much more.
94 min
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Ep. 191 - The Thrill Of The Chase w/ Daniel Bar...
Daniel Barbarisi, author of Dueling With Kings, joins the show to discuss his hunt for Forrest Fenn's treasure, writing his new book, Marcus Smart's tenure in Boston, buying the Bitcoin dip and much more.
47 min
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Ep. 190 - Traveling The World Poker Tour w/ WPT...
Davis Mattek is joined by Tony Dunst, the host of the World Poker Tour, to discuss his career in poker, the Polk vs DNegs match, the evolution of online poker, solvers and much more.
45 min
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Ep. 189 - The Theory Of DFS Part 2: Electric Bo...
Davis Mattek and Jordan Cooper discuss where DFS is at after the 2020 NFL season and how to set yourself up to win in the 2020-2021 NBA Daily Fantasy Sports season.
71 min
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Ep. 188 - It's Isn't Tom Brady's Fault He Is Ol...
Davis Mattek is joined by @fourverts to discuss Sam Darnold's future, the continued Buccaneer's saga, an NFL playoff bubble and the struggle to find a Playstation 5.
58 min
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Ep. 187- From Black Market Bitcoin To Mainstrea...
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter McMormack to dicuss the Bitcoin bull run, COVID lockdowns, politics and cryptocurrency and just where Jack Grealish fits in the England Men's team.
64 min
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Ep. 186 - It iS ToO LaTe To BuY BiTcOiN w/ Pete...
Davis Mattek is joined by Peter Overzet to discuss Bitcoin's meteoric rise, mental health & DFS, home gym setups and much more.
63 min
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Ep. 185 - Aggressive Across All Nodes w/ Profes...
Pro DFS and former pro poker player Ryan Daut joins Davis Mattek to discuss his career in poker, how DFS has changed over the years, the 2020 elections and more.
68 min
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Ep. 184 - The Best Antidote To Chaos Is Educati...
Andreas M. Antonopoulos joins Davis Mattek to discuss the role Bitcoin plays in our world, BTC's relationship with Ethereum and much more.
31 min
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Ep. 183 - Data Science, Football And Which RB M...
Davis Mattek is joined by Pro Football Focus' Eric Eager to discuss his role as a football data scientist, the math of drafting and much more.
61 min
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Ep. 182 - Zero RB Victory Laps w/ Peter Overzet...
Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Kerrane and Peter Overzet to discuss how DFS has gone in 2020, Zero RB strategies paying off, JuJu Smith-Schuster falling off of a cliff and much more.
73 min
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Ep. 181 - The Theory Of Daily Fantasy Sports w/...
Davis Mattek is joined by Jordan Cooper to discuss his audiobook "The Theory Of Daily Fantasy Sports" & how the average DFS player can improve their game overnight.
74 min
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Ep. 180 - Why They Decided To Let Russ Start Co...
Ben Baldwin joins the show to discuss #LetRussCook, the race for the #1 Seed in the AFC and why defenses are so far behind offenses to start the year.
44 min
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Ep. 179 - Moral Philosophy Of Gambling w/ Jonat...
Davis Mattek is joined by Jonathan Bales to discuss digital art, the lasting effects of COVID, moral philosophy and the hazards of accidentally starting a blog.
54 min
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Ep. 178 - The Life Of A High Stakes Daily Fanta...
Davis Mattek is joined by high stakes DFS grinder PewPewPew to discuss his transition from pro poker to DFS and how his DFS life changed during the worldwide sports stoppage.
67 min
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Ep. 177 - Nature Is Healing w/ Nick Kostos from...
Nick Kostos joins the show to discuss the return of the NFL in the middle of a global pandemic, FOMO of live sports, what habits they miss from quarantine and much more.
50 min
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Ep. 176 - The Gillcast Previews The 2020 NFL Se...
Davis Mattek is joined by the GIllcast crew (Sammy Reid & Nate Nohling) to break down a load of 2020 NFL season prop bets, some Week One DFS chat and an overall preview of the 2020 season.
77 min
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Ep. 175 - Drafting A ZeroRB Fantasy Football Te...
Patrick Laird of the Miami Dolphins joins Davis Mattek and Peter Overzet to get their guidance as he drafts a fantasy football team against his buddies from college.
96 min
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Ep. 174 - Get Better At NFL Showdown In 2020 w/...
Colin Drew and Brian Jester, the two most profitable DraftKings Showdown NFL players ever, sit down with Davis Mattek to discuss their strategies for single-game DFS heading into 2020.
57 min
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Ep. 173 - Grinding Away At The 2020 NFL Season ...
Peter Christensen joins the show to discuss the fantasy football landscape in 2020 as he and millions of others prepare to draft their FF teams in a Q&A style discourse.
63 min
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Ep. 172- The Gang Drafts An FFPC Main Event Tea...
Evan Silva, Davis Mattek, Rich Hribar and Pat Thorman live draft a $1,900 FFPC Main Event team and record their thought process throughout.
107 min
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Ep. 171 - It's #MaddenDay w/ Matt Franciscovich...
Matt Franciscovich joins the podcast to discuss the latest edition of EA Sports' Madden Franchise and preview some special PlayStation 5 features.
38 min
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Ep. 170 - Stuck In The Infinite Content Loop w/...
Denny Carter joins the show to discuss his experience in re-discovering professional basketball, getting owned online, the concept of going back out in the world and being stuck in the infinite content loop with Davis Mattek.
60 min