{"podcast":{"title":"ICYMI","slug":"icymi-1580479","podcast_index_feed_id":1580479,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4","website_url":"https://slate.com/podcasts/icymi","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/show-cover.jpg","author":"Slate Podcasts","episode_count":576,"summary":"Join Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what’s gazing back. Get more of ICYMI with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of ICYMI—plus ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or visit slate.com/icymiplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T14:18:04.662261+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479"},"episode":{"title":"Prediction Markets Are Coming for Everything We Love","slug":"prediction-markets-are-coming-for-everything-we-love","published_at":"2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479/prediction-markets-are-coming-for-everything-we-love","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479","url":"https://shows.acast.com/icymi/episodes/6a567cb1039f51de131b7f1d","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ff52ed8ac698e7e1291b4/e/6a567cb1039f51de131b7f1d/media.mp3","summary":"Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have expanded from letting people bet on just sports to everything from political events to reality TV, and even the weather. But by injecting financial incentives into things like disease outbreaks, we’re even more susceptible to bad actors and manipulation. On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by creator Austin Evans to talk about the spread of prediction markets, and how a tool once believed to help us make sense of society ended up making everything even more chaotic.   ***GET TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW HERE !!!!*** This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have expanded from letting people bet on just sports to everything from political events to reality TV, and even the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2184,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/icymi-1580479/episodes/prediction-markets-are-coming-for-everything-we-love/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/icymi-1580479/prediction-markets-are-coming-for-everything-we-love.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}