Loss Aversion

Loss Aversion

By Nathaniel GierSports
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Loss Aversion episodes

  • NFL Picks(ish) - Week 5

    Kevin and Nathaniel are without a guest this week and also without the usual supply of picks. They discuss COVID and the NFL, what its implications could be, and also provide a few hot takes on mid-season awards and Super Bowl picks. 

    29 min
  • Anniversary Special
    Nathaniel and his wife, Nia, spend their anniversary doing exactly what Nia wanted: recording an episode of Loss Aversion. Tune in for some Packer talk, as well as figure skating, track and field, and Ricky Rubiooooo.
    1 hr 3 min
  • NFL Picks - Week 4

    Nathaniel and Kevin are joined by Carl Johnson to do Week 4 picks for the NFL. The guest has yet to prevail in the first three weeks... Can Carl break the trend?

    Standings are as follows:

    Nathaniel - 2

    Kevin - 1

    Guest - 0

    26 min
  • A Little More Minnesota Love and Crying After the Wins

    The first married couple ever--Dan and Emily McAdam--join the podcast to discuss some Minnesota sports fandom, the three best replays of the Minneapolis Miracle, why its time to row the boat, and much more. Dan also takes issue with Nathaniel's Most-Likely-To-Cry-If-They-Lose scale and why him and Emily are more likely to cry after the wins, not losses.

    1 hr 52 min
  • NFL Picks - Week 2

    NFL Picks are back! Joining Nathaniel and Kevin this week is Emily, who will be on the podcast this Sunday with her husband (a can't-miss episode). Also, after picking Week 2 of the NFL, the crew also gives their WNBA playoff picks, as well as their pick to win the US Open (hint: Dustin Johnson did not get picked). Don't miss it!

    32 min
  • Wisconsin: We Know Who We Are (and more)
    Jake Rodgers joins the podcast again, this time to discuss his fandom of the Packers, Badgers basketball, and more. Jake and Nathaniel also talk about tennis, what it means to be a fan of an individual player, and also get into a very important question: who would we most want to dunk on?
    1 hr 42 min
  • Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson talk Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back
    Nathaniel is joined by two acclaimed sports journalists--Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson--to discuss their new book, Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Fan. Also, Jessica and Kavitha talk about some of the dilemmas that they think about with their own fandoms. Stick around to the end to get their picks on which team will win the WNBA title this year!
    Book: https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/luther-davidson-loving-sports-when-they-don%27t-love-you-back
    54 min
  • The Titans and... The Yankees?
    Dylan and Nathaniel chat about Dylan's fandom for the Titans, Yankees, Lebron, and more. The two also engage in a bit of an MJ v. Lebron comparison, but without the controversial GOAT debate. Oh, and yes, he still hates Nebraska.
    1 hr 10 min

About Loss Aversion

From the publisher's feed

Loss aversion--a theory in behavioral economics--suggests that losing makes us feel worse than winning makes us feel better (and so we try to avoid it). As sports fans, we feel this emotion each time…