There Are No Girls on the Internet
There Are No Girls on the Internet

Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Is a Bet on Polymarket. Now Prediction Markets Want Women

September 29, 2026

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The host of the Not Skinny Not Fat podcast posted a long, thoughtful Instagram thread about the Lindsay Clancy trial—acknowledging the gravity of three children being strangled, the complexities of postpartum psychosis, and the need for better care for mothers. Shortly after, she posted a sponsored ad for Polymarket, the prediction market platform, encouraging followers to bet on whether Clancy would be found not guilty. The whiplash between earnest reflection and gamified tragedy is the entry point for this episode of There Are No Girls on the Internet, which examines how prediction markets are aggressively targeting women—and what happens when real human suffering becomes just another data point in a betting contract.

The Clancy Trial as a Betting Product

Lindsay Clancy strangled her three young children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callen—before a suicide attempt that left her paralyzed. Her defense centered on postpartum depression and psychosis, arguing she was misdiagnosed and not properly medicated. The prosecution argued deliberate murder. The trial became a flashpoint on social media, particularly among women, because it touched on deeper wounds: medical neglect, the dismissal of women’s symptoms, and the stigma around postpartum mental health.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (03:04) **Episode Intro and Host Return** - Bridget Todd returns to the mic after a hiatus, recording from the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas with producer Mike.
  • 2 (07:07) **The Lindsey Clancy Trial: A Quick Recap** - Bridget summarizes the case of a Massachusetts mother who killed her three children and is pleading not guilty by reason of postpartum psychosis.
  • 3 (09:39) **A Podcaster’s Whiplash: From Thoughtful Post to Sponsored Bet** - Bridget breaks down a controversial pair of Instagram posts from Amanda Hirsch, host of *Not Skinny Not Fat*.
  • 4 (14:44) **Prediction Markets and Tragedy: A Pattern of Exploitation** - Bridget argues that using prediction markets to profit off human suffering is not new, citing past examples flagged by lawmakers.
  • 5 (23:11) **The Creator Economy’s Moral Dilemma** - Bridget and Mike discuss the difficult financial landscape for creators and where to draw the line on ad partnerships.
  • 6 (28:52) **Why Prediction Markets Are Targeting Women** - Bridget explains the commercial logic behind prediction markets’ sudden focus on female audiences.
  • 7 (32:36) **The New Marketing Playbook: Girl Math and Intuition** - Bridget breaks down the specific advertising strategies used to sell prediction markets to women.

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Guests on this episode

Bridget Todd

Show Notes

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial became something people could bet on through Polymarket. And it’s part of a much bigger push to get women into prediction markets. In part one of our look at the new gambling frontier, Bridget breaks down how prediction markets like Polymarket are turning everything from Love Island and celebrity gossip to politics and real-life tragedy into something you can put money on.

 

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