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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the potential risk to sports prediction markets pose and then (24:00) discuss at least one listener-nominated topic about each American League team that wasn’t previously covered on the show in 2025.
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<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/angels-anthony-rendon-buyout-restructure-defer-retire.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Rendon</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/prediction-markets-should-scare-sports-bettors-and-pro-leagues" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bloomberg on prediction markets</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6876922/2025/12/29/kalshi-polymarket-predictive-betting-markets-x-sports-insiders/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Athletic on prediction markets</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/blackhawks-are-first-pro-team-to-make-direct-deal-with-kalshi/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FoS on the Blackhawks</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/mlb-sent-memo-warning-players-about-prediction-markets/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about MLB memo</a>
<a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/sports-betting-gambling-polymarket-kalshi-robinhood.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Slate on prediction markets</a>
<a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/12/cnn-kalshi-election-polling-prediction-betting-market-harry-enten.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Slate on prediction markets 2</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47399998/royals-face-tough-stadium-decision-chiefs-move-kansas" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Royals stadium story</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-boobfowlernickname/122080098/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1922 article on Fowler</a>
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<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/blog-roll?category=Only%20a%20Woman:%20Ella%20Black" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ella Black series</a>

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