Sign up for free to listen for longer

Get unlimited radio, access to exclusive and original podcasts and non-stop music stations.

Control the way you listen to your favourite music, podcasts and radio.

Already have an account?

Log in

Sign up for free to listen for longer

Get unlimited radio, access to exclusive and original podcasts and non-stop music stations.

Control the way you listen to your favourite music, podcasts and radio.

Already have an account?

Log in

$500M Bet On The Iran Strike — Before It Happened

$500M Bet On The Iran Strike — Before It Happened

Prof G Markets
28 min
5 Mar
Mark as played
Share

About the episode

Ed Elson speaks with Jonathan Cohen about the massive wagers in prediction markets on the war with Iran. Then he discusses Anduril’s funding round and why a new wave of defense tech startups are shaking up the defense sector with Dan Primack. Finally, Ed gives his take on why defense might become the next investing trend.  Jonathan Cohen is the Policy Lead at the American Institute for Boys and Men and author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling. Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter.  Check out our latest Prof G Markets newsletter Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram, X and Substack Follow Scott on InstagramSend us your questions or comments by emailing Markets@profgmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices