Podcast
The Taekcast
Hosted by Davis Mattek · EN
A long-lens view at sports, fantasy sports, gambling, sports betting & all the digital culture in between. A guest joins Davis Mattek on Wednesday's to have semi-intelligent conversations about this world of outcomes and analytics.
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Ep. 412 - Walking Outside Without TikTok w/ Pat Mayo
Feb 1901:25:26Tap to summarizeFind Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro: Three Things to Tell a 25-Year-Old 4:30 - Walking, Screen Time & Getting an Offline Hobby 12:50 - Delete TikTok: The Case Against Vertical Video 20:00 - Missouri Sports Betting & Golf Gambling 22:20 - Prediction Markets: The Future of Betting 32:15 - Canada at the Olympics & Hockey vs. Basketball 37:10 - 2026 World Cup Hype & Soccer Nationalism 50:15 - Dad Life Update: Davis at Three Months In 1:00:40 - Pat Mayo's Journey Quitting Smoking 1:04:00 - Late Night Snack Hacks & Nutrition Talk 1:10:00 - Intermittent Fasting, Creatine & Fitness Goals 1:17:30 - The Manosphere & Biohacking Content 1:20:45 - Pat's New Show & Off-Season Content Strategy 1:25:10 - Outro Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 411 - Super Bowl Bets, Props And Locks w/ Sammy Reid and Nate Nohling
Feb 500:58:00Tap to summarizeSammy Reid, Nate Nohling and Davis Mattek offer their favorite bets props and picks for Super Bowl LX Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 410 - Become The Person You Are Meant To Be w/ Peter Overzet
Jan 2800:52:15Tap to summarizeYearly tradition of New Years Resolutions podcast w/ Peter Overzet and Davis Mattek Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 409 - Life After The NFL For Patrick Laird W/ Peter Overzet
Jul 901:26:11Tap to summarizeFind Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek 00:00 Catching Up With Peter Overzet and Patrick Laird3:00 A Full Year Off Of Football6:50 Life without the focus of playing pro football10:00 Laird’s Golf Stats15:40 Sauna vs Cold Plunge22:00 Trying to convince Pat to start a Youtube channel31:30 Bryson DeChambeau is the GOATed Youtuber 35:00 Live Streams vs Pre-produced Video Content 39:00 NFL Player Workout Gear 43:20 What is it like watching football without being on a team 47:30 The new gambling tax laws 59:00 What has Pat been reading? 1:04:00 A Davis + Peter + Pat fantasy show?1:07:00 Patrick on Ashton Jeanty1:14:30 Would Pat want to work for an NFL team?1:16:00 What is the future of NIL? Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 408 - The 100,000 Reasons Alex Gladstein Wants You To Think About Bitcoin
Jun 2501:03:45Tap to summarizeDavis Mattek is joined by Bitcoin giant Alex Gladstein to discuss their journey in Bitcoin together, quantum computing, stablecoins, AI, Bitcoin being for everyone, and much. Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Timestamps:00:00 The Long Price Journey Of Bitcoin3:30 The Culture Of Bitcoin Lazer Eyes8:10 Bitcoin Performing During World Wars12:30 Bitcoin Is For Everyone15:00 Bitcoin being banned somehow turned into a reserve currency18:30 Will Wall Street co-opt Bitcoin?23:00 Bitcoin on Square Reader27:00 Digital Cash is actually here?33:00 Bitcoin as peer to peer cash: Does it work? 36:00 The Bitter Stablecoin Debate42:00 Bitcoin Not Crypto 46:20 Quantam Computing And Bitcoin48:59 AI And Bitcoin? GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 407 - Everything You Have Ever Wanted To Know About NFL Defense w/ Cody Alexander From Match Quarters
Jun 1800:52:56Tap to summarizeJOIN THE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjRIs14reAo-on9z5iHJFA/join Find Merch: https://mattek.store/ Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Draft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek 00:00 The Base Schematics Of NFL Offenses4:30 Offensive Coordinators playing scared 8:30 Rick Carlisle Syndrome11:50 How do you disguise your coverage against cheat motion17:45 Defensive Coordinators HATE to get ran on21:00 Three Safety Formations 25:50 Travis Hunter As An NFL Player31:30 What makes Steve Spagnuolo so Good At Coaching36:00 Evaluating NFL Draft Prospects In The New Meta 41:20 Penny Packages/Heavy Fronts44:30 The return to 12 personnel 48:10 What is going to be the story of the defense in 2025? Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Ep. 406 - Brian Daboll On The Ropes, Knicks Chaos, New York Sports w/ Nick Kostos
Jun 1100:29:06Tap to summarizeNick Kostos joins Davis Mattek to break down the summer for New York Sports 00:00 In or out on Brian Daboll2:04 Daniel Jones On Colt4:30 Is Joe Schoen going to get fired8:44 Kenny Pickett Is A Loser?13:20 The New York Knicks Fired This21:00 The 2nd Apron Is A Huge Fumble25:20 Increasing The Popularity Of The National Hockey League Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 405 - AI Generated Content, PME Live Show, Canadian Politcs, Hockey Talk w/ Pat Mayo
Jun 401:02:21Tap to summarizeDraft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Pat Mayo to discuss AI content, Canadian Politics, Hockey's popularity and more GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com 00:00 Would you listen to AI Generated content?9:05 THE PME LIVE SHOW17:14 The DFS Content Creator Classic?20:01 Davis and Pat Speak in french25:00 Canadian Politics Corner36:00 American Politics Corner 42:00 Why is hockey not more popular in the United States? 54:40 Mayo’s Golf Game Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 404 - Explosive Plays, Double QBs, NFL Salary Cap w/ Tej Seth
May 2900:52:05Tap to summarizeDraft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com 00:00 Why is rushing so successful in the NFL?8:30 Will NFL teams actually want to generate more explosive plays again10:20 Was it maybe just a personnel problem for the lack of passing?15:45 How would Tej increase explosive plays for an offense18:45 The Revoking of void years for NFL salary caps23:00 The NFL Without A Salary Cap?26:15 Does Minor League Football work? 33:00 Football academies in the USA?35:00 The Purdy Contract 38:30 The 2025 Detroit Lions 45:00 Two Quarterback Plays In The NFL 48:40 The Chiefs Bring The Deep Ball Back? Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Davis delves into the latest NFL stats, noting a decrease in points per game. He also points out that rushing plays now have positive EPA, which is a notable trend. Hear about nfl betting and football in this breakdown! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Transcribe →Ep. 403 - Life In The NFL, Playing For The Lions, Getting Fit w/ Zach Zenner
May 21, 202501:02:26Tap to summarizeDraft for $1,500,000 on UnderDog Fantasy & Get A $1,000 Deposit Bonus With A FREE Pick 'Em Bonus Entry: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-davis-mattek Davis Mattek is joined by Zach Zenner to talk about his NFL career and time with the Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins. They also discuss Zenner's connection to Patrick Laird and his thoughts on the NFL today + his job as a personal trainer and nutrition coach GET 10% OFF RUN THE SIMS W/ CODE "ENDGAME": www.runthesims.com Check Out Zack's Site: https://zion-performance.com/ Try Out UNABATED'S Premium Sports Betting + DFS Pick 'Em Tools: https://unabated.com/?ref=davis Sign up for premium fantasy football content and get exclusive Discord access: www.patreon.com/davismattek Subscribe to the AutoMattek Absolutes Newsletter: https://automattekabsolutes.beehiiv.com/ Download THE DRAFT CADDY: https://endgamesyndicate.com/membership-levels/?pa=DavisMattek Timestamps:00:00 Zach Zenner + Patrick Laird3:00 Did Zach know that he was a cult hero?6:30 The experience of getting drafted in the NFL Draft12:30 It Is Always Better To Be Drafted Than A UDFA16:50 Undrafted Free Agents Are A Fungible Asset In The NFL21:30 The Frustration of being a running back29:30 Being An NFL Player And A Doctor?34:55 Zach finds his way into a medical study while on IR 37:30 What we actually know about fructose? 42:30 Zach Starts Zion Performance47:00 Seed Oils Are Not That Bad???50:30 How lives are getting changed by Zion performance58:10 Football Watching Habits Of Former Players Audio-Only Podcast Feed For All Davis Mattek Streams: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grinding-the-variance-a-davis-mattek-fantasy-football-pod/id1756145256 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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