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The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network.

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Episodes
  • This Week in Business: NBA Gambling Scandal Highlights Integrity Risks in Sports Betting

    This Week in Business: NBA Gambling Scandal Highlights Integrity Risks in Sports Betting
    Oct 31 2025
    Rob DiGisi, Lecturer in Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, joins the show to discuss how recent gambling indictments involving NBA figures reveal the complex intersection of legality, ethics, and integrity in professional sports—and why issues like prop bets, player vulnerability, and federal cooperation continue to shape the future of regulated sports wagering.

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    13 mins
  • Wharton Marketing Matters: Amgen SVP of AI, Engineering and Data Science, Sean Bruich

    Wharton Marketing Matters: Amgen SVP of AI, Engineering and Data Science, Sean Bruich
    Oct 23 2025
    Sean Bruich, Senior Vice President of AI, Engineering and Data Science at Amgen, joins Barbara Kahn and Dr. Americus Reed, II to discuss how AI’s rapid evolution is transforming industries—not by replacing humans, but by creating new opportunities that blend human expertise with advanced technology to drive innovation and efficiency.

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    28 mins
  • Wharton Moneyball: Predicting Baseball’s Future—Inside the Zips Projection System

    Wharton Moneyball: Predicting Baseball’s Future—Inside the Zips Projection System
    Oct 15 2025
    Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner debate Bill Belichick’s legacy in the post-Brady era, explore how analytics have reshaped baseball strategy, and speak with Dan Szymborski—Senior Writer at FanGraphs and creator of the ZiPS projection system—about forecasting player performance and team success in today’s evolving sports landscape. They also analyze the remarkable victory of 204th-ranked tennis player Valentin Vacherot in a Masters 1000 tournament, using insights from sports analytics and probability theory to uncover what his unexpected win reveals about talent, randomness, and ranking systems.

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    56 mins
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