Conspiracy Theories, J.D. Vance, and Jury Duty

Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova

07/18/24 • 44 min

Nate and Maria discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the psychology of conspiracy theorists. They talk about what Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance means for the election. And they parse the latest in the Democrats’ intra-party fight over Biden.

Also on the show: Nate’s day at jury duty is a case study in bad bluffs.

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07/18/24 • 44 min

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Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - Conspiracy Theories, J.D. Vance, and Jury Duty

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Pushkin. Welcome back to Risky Business, a show about making better decisions. I'm Maria Khannikova.

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And I'm Nate Silver. Today we're going to be talking about mostly politics again. There's a lot of news, including an assassination attempt against former President Trump.

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And yeah, and we'll be talking about Biden and Biden's chances and th

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