Orality
Model
66%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,262 words)
M:29%
HostTracy Alloway(503 words)
M:93%
GuestSteven Skiena(3,197 words)
M:93%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic48%
literally, completely, crazy
Engagement71%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, okay
Repetition100%
know (42x), it's (36x), about (30x)
Parallelism88%
And I'm Tracy Alloway, executi..., So there's this big gambling e..., But in these games, we're sort...
Sound Patterns69%
37 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases7%
you know what, i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging10%
could, might, probably
Passive Voice6%
is steven, are exposed, is divided
Abstract Nouns19%
investment, recommendation, question
Subordination9%
because, until, since
Sentence Length38%
Avg: 14.5 words/sentence
Word Complexity45%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style29%
378 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
literally, completely, actually
Description
Episode 13: Everyone dreams of being able to win almost every time when gambling. Of course, whether it's blackjack, horse betting, poker or the stock market, it's really hard to consistently win. But one professor, armed with advanced mathematical knowledge and computers, was able to beat the system while gambling on the obscure sport of Jai Alai. In this week's Odd Lots podcast, Steven Skiena, who teaches computer science at Stony Brook University in New York, tells the story of how he made 500 percent on his money in six months by gambling on Jai Alai. Skiena also explains how his approach applies to much bigger arenas, including algorithmic trading on the stock market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.