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Host Richard Munchkin talks to a guest each episode who tells a story that illustrates, "Life is a Gamble."
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "Charles Star" (27 July 2026, 49 minutes), "Elizabeth Reichelt" (6 July 2026, 43 minutes), and "Andrew Wimhurst - "Thieving Bastards" (16 April 2026, 48 minutes).
Life is a Gamble publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Life is a Gamble is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Life is a Gamble requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Life is a Gamble's contact route on record: verified email.
Life is a Gamble is a sports podcast with 24 episodes published.
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Life is a Gamble
Charles Star is a self-described podcast slut. He went from lawyer to comedian and is now on a quest to do 53 podcasts in 52 weeks. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Charles Small [00:36] Podcast appearances bet...
Life is a Gamble
Elizabeth Reichelt seems to choose the riskiest professions. I don't mean dangerous, I mean the chance of success is tiny, but the payoff can be huge. She went from dancer, to stand up comic, to television writer. Show...
Life is a Gamble
My guest today is Andrew Wimhurst, author of the new book, "Thieving Bastards True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats." Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Andrew Wimhurst, author of Thieving Bastards: True...
Episode #21
Today I speak with Norm Beck, a professional bridge player, magician, and friend about a bet he won, that turned out to be a big loser. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Norm Beck, bridge player and magician [00:37]...
Episode #20
Buzz Marconi moved to Las Vegas in the 1960s, and somehow transformed from an Italian kid from the south side of Chicago into Cowboy Buzz. It's a wild story. Check it out. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction on of Cowboy...
Episode #19
Jon Rogers was an old-school bookie. He started booking baseball with his classmates in 6th grade, graduated to parlay cards in high school, and went pro after high school. He lived, and booked through a seismic change...
Episode #18
Mac King has been performing his comedy magic in Las Vegas for 25 years. His show is hilarious, and thoroughly entertaining. [00:00] Introduction of magician Mac King [00:50] What’s the first magic trick that Mac...
Episode #17
My guest on this episode is Nigel Eccles, co-founder of Fan Duel. [00:00] Introduction of Nigel Eccles, co-founder of FanDuel [00:48] Nigel’s background and first company [02:04] Nigel’s educational background and...
Episode #16
Lauri Thompson came to Las Vegas as a dancer in 1980. She went from Las Vegas strip entertainer to a top entertainment attorney, with a stop along the way as Susie Spirit on the original GLOW - Gorgeous Ladies of...
Episode #15
Billy Baxter is a legend in the gambling world. Today we focus on his time as a boxing manager, and some very high stakes golf games. You can reach me at lifeisagamblepod@gmail.com, or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you...
Episode #14
Nicholas Forte is the corporate pastry chef for Tao Group - west coast. What drew me to Nick's story is that straight out of pastry school he went to the only 3-Michelin-star restaurant in the state of Nevada, and said...
Episode #13
My guest this week is Joseph Merhi. In part 1 we covered Joseph moving to Florida from a small town in Syria when he was 18 years old. He spoke no English, but through grit and perseverance he went on to produce over...
Episode #10
My guest this week is Joseph Merhi. Joseph moved to Florida from a small town in Syria when he was 18 years old. He spoke no English, but through grit and perseverance he went on to produce over 100 movies. This is part...
Episode #11
My guest this week is Frank Frigo. Frank is one of the founders of Edj Analytics, and we talk about their football model named Zeus which they licensed to various NFL teams to make better playing decisions. You can...
Episode #10
My guest this week is Ed Miller. Ed is on to talk about his new book, "Interception" which he co-authored with Matt Davidow. You can reach me at lifeisagamblepod@gmail.com, or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the...
Episode #9
Sherriff AP chucked it all to become a professional card counter. He had one of the worst losing streaks I have heard of, and I'm not just talking about losing money. Everything in his life seemed to all go wrong at the...
Episode #8
Bob Dancer is the world's best known authority on Video Poker, having written many books, and countless articles on the subject. He of course was my cohost and founder of Gambling With an Edge for 12 years. But in this...
Episode #5
Jason Ladanye is a professional, award-winning sleight-of-hand entertainer who has performed card magic all around the world for the last twenty years. Prior to magic he was musician who was touring as a keyboard player...
Episode #6
This is a brief episode with our favorite gambling attorney Bob Nersesian. Bob is on with breaking news for professional gamblers regarding the trespass statute in Nevada.
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Don "The Dragon" Wilson, one of the most iconic martial artists, and action stars of the 1980s and 1990s. Don talks about his fight career, and his transition from fighter to...
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