<p>Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are rocketing in popularity and raking it in as users bet on everything from the day’s weather to major political manoeuvres. In this episode, Kelly and Elaine discuss what’s sus about these platforms and how they are mired in manipulation.</p><br><p>*** Good things we recommend ***</p><p>&gt;&gt; <a href="https://www.ccpc.ie/consumers/2026/03/11/one-in-three-young-people-now-learn-about-money-on-social-media-with-tiktok-most-popular/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Research</a> from CCPC and MABS on financial literacy &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; An Post’s <a href="https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Sending/Letter-to-Future-Self" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letter to your Future Self</a> </p><p>&gt;&gt; Kelly’s <a href="https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Special-issue-stamps/Phase-II-Art-on-a-Stamp-Tenth-Definitive-Issue-Strip-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">favourite stamps</a>, featuring Brian Friel and Eileen Gray &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; An Post’s <a href="https://www.anpost.com/Post-Parcels/Sending/Digital-Stamp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">digital stamps</a> &nbsp;</p><p>&gt;&gt; GCN magazine <a href="https://gcn.ie/find-gcn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stockists</a> </p><br><p>*** More from us ***</p><p>Kelly’s Substack: <a href="https://kellysrubbish.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kellysrubbish.substack.com</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS blog: <a href="https://for-techs-sake.ghost.io" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">for-techs-sake.ghost.io</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fortechssakepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS Bluesky: <a href="https://fortechssakepod.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod.bsky.social</a> &nbsp;</p><p>FTS UpScrolled: <a href="https://share.upscrolled.com/en/user/b19e7ed6-bea6-4a57-900b-1ddc65830d4b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fortechssakepod</a> &nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>