We’re kicking off the second season of AGBC with the memoir of perhaps the most famous American gambler of all time: Jimmy the Greek Snyder. Known as the “Oddsmaker to the Nation” during his twelve-year run on CBS, his life was a high-stakes drama defined by a presidential pardon, the tragic loss of his children, and an abrupt 1988 downfall that he claimed “carved his guts right out”.

This episode dives into the “Steubenville Way” of a man who lived through seven cycles of being broke and rich, only to end his life in bewilderment after the network world he craved for legitimacy finally pulled the trap door.

Joining me to discuss Jimmy the Greek is the writer Peter Richmond. Peter is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author of six books including “Badasses” about the Oakland Raiders in the 1970s. His piece on Jimmy the Greek, “Jimmy the Greek: The Living Dead,” was published by the National Sports Daily in 1990 and was selected for the inaugural edition of The Best American Sportswriting.

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