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This American Life explores the allure and moral complexity of beating blackjack through card counting, following both a journalist's attempt to try it and the true story of a Christian card-counting team that won millions, while also examining the darker side of gambling addiction throug
This American Life explores the allure and moral complexity of beating blackjack through card counting, following both a journalist's attempt to try it and the true story of a Christian card-counting team that won millions, while also examining the darker side of gambling addiction throug
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Jack Hitt
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Ira GlassRobin SemienAndy BlockBenColinJack HittAngie BachmanTerry KnopfingerReza HabibMark Dixon
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The Power of Habitby Charles Duhigg
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Criminal JusticeEconomicsInequalityLong Form JournalismMental HealthTrue CrimeUs Politics
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