- 68
- Episodes
- 38
- Transcribed
- 633
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Naked Emperor
Today, billions of dollars are wagered on sports games legally, openly, and often through apps partnered with the leagues themselves. So how did sports gambling go from a taboo relegated to the shadows, to something so pervasive? In this season of Understood, Danny Funt (journalist and the author of Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling) investigates the sports betting boom that has taken place since 2021. We look at how the legalization of sports gambling sparked a fundamental overhaul of the business of sports, the fan experience, and even the games themselves. Over four episodes you will meet the people who built the industry, the executives who saw an opportunity, the leagues that changed their minds, the bettors who became obsessed, and the athletes who are now players in a whole new game. Four episodes, releasing weekly starting Monday, Oct. 5. Understood takes you deep inside the seismic shifts reshaping our world right now. From online porn and crypto chaos to the rise of tech oligarchs, deepfake AI, and the broken promises of the internet — we explore the stories that define our digital age with hosts and characters embedded in the heart of the action. Season 1 - The Naked Emperor: the rise and fall of bitcoin king Sam Bankman-Fried. Season 2 - The Pornhub Empire: the story of how a Montreal-founded company came to dominate the adult industry. Season 3 - Modi’s India: how one man rose from poverty to the peak of political power. Season 4 - Céline: the surprising cultural, political and business alchemy that created a superstar. Season 5 - Who Broke the Internet? The internet sucks now, and it happened on purpose. Season 6 - The Making of Elon Musk: exploring the little known side of the polarizing billionaire Season 7 - Deepfake Porn Empire: the porn was fake. The fallout was real. Season 8 - Artificial Intimacy: What happens when a human becomes intimately enmeshed with a chatbot?
- Publisher
- CBC
- Category
- technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Feb 2023
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
38 of 68 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
E2: Winners and Losers
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
E1: Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing The Big Bet
Inside a recent episode
E2: Winners and Losers
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the impact of the losses started spreading out like an oil spill into the rest of Travis's world. I was having a lot of these fights with people in my life. I started to drink a lot more because it helped kind of numb the pain of losing the money. And I started to think to myself, okay, if I don't stop right now, I'm either going to go to jail. I'm not going to have a house. I'm never going to have a family, which is what I want in my future. And I'm never going to be able to support myself. I'm going to be constantly living on one dollar to the next. And All these relationships are going to be great in the beginning and then I'm going to lose all these people. […]
Read the full transcript with a Pod Engine plan.
See plansWho has been a guest on The Naked Emperor
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Danny Funt
- Anthony Milton
- Travis Mistratta
- Nigel Eccles
- Dr Nigel Turner
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 330 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 303 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 1
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 27
Contact The Naked Emperor
- Guest appearances
- Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Questions about The Naked Emperor
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Naked Emperor take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
Where can I read transcripts?
38 of 68 episodes have a transcript on Pod Engine. Full transcripts are available with a Pod Engine plan.
Host of The Naked Emperor?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show
Podcast research with Pod Engine