Almost Nowhere

About Almost Nowhere

Almost Nowhere explores the intersection of data science, AI, and actuarial thinking in the P&C insurance industry—and beyond. In a world where innovation feels slow and risk is constantly evolving, we ask the hard questions, spotlight real-world progress, and talk with the people driving change. Whether you're an actuary, a data scientist, or just curious about what’s next, this show dives into how emerging tech is reshaping insurance from the inside out.

Publisher

The CAS Institute

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Feb 2025

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   What Recruiters Know About Your Next Actuarial Job with Jacob Galecki

   The skills that built an actuarial career ten years ago may not be the ones that separate you from the pack today. Jacob Galecki joins Alicia Burke and Max Martinelli for a candid look at what he's seeing across the actuarial job market, from the growing divide between technical expertise and insurance judgment to the changing value of coding, exams, experience, compensation, and even where you choose to work. They also dig into AI's impact on entry-level roles and recruiting, why Jacob thinks actuarial career decisions should be viewed through lifetime value rather than the next salary bump, and why understanding emerging risks like climate may matter even for actuaries who will never become climate specialists. This episode is sponsored by Galecki Search Associates.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   AI Can Review an Actuarial Model. Can You Trust It? with Sam Kloese

   What happens when you deliberately build mistakes into an actuarial model and ask AI to find them? Sam Kloese did exactly that. He joins Alicia Burke and guest co-host Ken Williams to share what happened when multiple AI models were asked to review a synthetic pricing filing filled with intentional errors. The models are improving fast, but they still miss things an experienced actuary would catch. Sam explains why better AI may actually make expertise more valuable, where he sees AI already excelling in actuarial work, and why knowing what to ask, and how to validate the answer, matters more than ever.

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Why Smart People Are Extremely Bad at Explaining Things with Sean Malloy

   Being an expert can actually make you worse at explaining what you know. Sean Malloy joins Alicia Burke and Max Martinelli to unpack the science of how people actually learn—and why our instincts about explaining, presenting, and studying often work against us. From cognitive load and the danger of “I got it” to why reading your slides can make things harder, Sean offers a different way to think about making complex ideas stick. And with AI changing how quickly we can access information, the conversation turns to what’s still worth learning, what we can outsource, and how AI itself could become a better teaching tool.

Who has been a guest on Almost Nowhere

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bill Dubinski
• Michael Labov
• Jonathan Lim
• Nick Klinka
• Joanna Amorim

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

18

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

32

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