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Poll Position

In this week's episode of Gambling Mad, mercurial host Norman Chad bypasses Bob Woodward to downplay the virus of political polling and levels with the American people about who's winning in Week 8 of the NFL and why scoring is way, way up this year (Thanks, Todd Gurley). The King is back with a healthy dose of contrarian picks and, in the true spirit of Democracy, Norman answers a few tough questions from his loyal listeners. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Long Live The King

Norman Chad is back with some weekly musings on Zoom etiquette, the spiraling Dallas Cowboys, Daniel Snyder slow-playing a nickname, and Vegas still taking Super Bowl bets on... the New York Jets?! Special guest Gary "The King" Margolis joins the show for some World Series and College Football talk and helps Norman break down the Week 7 NFL slate in the latest episode of GAMBLING MAD. If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

You've Got Mail!

Who's winning in Week 6 of the NFL? Are you sure you wanna bet right now? Degens gotta degen, right? Plus, is Florida Football Coach Dan Mullen still expecting a packed stadium even though his team got shut down by COVID? Norman Chad is back once again to give you his take on each of these questions and more in this week's episode of The Gambling Mad Podcast. Characteristic of a career marked by persistent underachievement, Norman Chad has been the “color commentator” on ESPN’s World Series of Poker since 2003, receiving the American Poker Awards’ “lifetime achievement honor” in 2018. He also has been America’s only nationally syndicated sports columnist – first with his NFL picks column and then with his Couch Slouch humor column – appearing in The Washington Post, Chicago Sun-Times and 20 other newspapers since 1995, a feat diminished by the fact no one reads newspapers anymore. Previously, Mr. Chad held several prominent positions: Columnist at The Washington Post, The

Gambling Mad with Norman Chad Episode 1

Norman Chad is “Gambling Mad.” One part Jim Cramer from “Mad Money” and one part Howard Beale from “Network,” Chad maniacally and masterfully surveys gambling, sports and America. Characteristic of a career marked by persistent underachievement, Norman Chad has been the “color commentator” on ESPN’s World Series of Poker since 2003, receiving the American Poker Awards’ “lifetime achievement honor” in 2018. He also has been America’s only nationally syndicated sports columnist – first with his NFL picks column and then with his Couch Slouch humor column – appearing in The Washington Post, Chicago Sun-Times and 20 other newspapers since 1995, a feat diminished by the fact no one reads newspapers anymore. Previously, Mr. Chad held several prominent positions: Columnist at The Washington Post, The National sports daily and Sports Illustrated; co-host of ESPN’s Reel Classics and substitute co-host and guest on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption; studio commentator on TNT’s NFL studio show and