Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
18 December 2025

Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour

ACCESS

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This week, Alex and Ellis talk about the rise of storytelling in tech and why X is now openly pleading for its haters to come back. Then they sit down with Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, to discuss insider trading, his rivalry with Polymarket, regulatory chaos, sports betting, and why prediction markets are having a real moment.



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ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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