RoA Conversations w Jake Pearson (ProPublica)

Reporting on Addiction Conversations · Oct 7, 2026 · 48m

Jake Pearson is an investigative reporter with ProPublica. Today, we talk about their recent reporting on online sports betting, the public health and policy implications of this work, and the design practices these apps use.

Check out their reporting:

https://www.propublica.org/people/jake-pearson

https://www.propublica.org/article/draftkings-sports-gambling-problem-vip-fanduel

https://projects.propublica.org/sports-betting-uploader/?_gl=1*9h5tvt*_ga*MTY1MDQ1ODIuMTc4ODg5MzY0OQ..*_ga_K9RW8M6GL5*czE3OTA2MTI4NTMkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzkwNjEyODg2JGoyNyRsMCRoMA

What Jake is reading, watching, and…