Loss Aversion

Loss Aversion

By Nathaniel GierSports
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Loss Aversion episodes

  • Noah Cohan on his New Book, the Liberated Fan, Athlete Activism, and his own Sports Fandom

    Noah Cohan joins Loss Aversion! Noah is a lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis and the author of We Average Unbeautiful Watchers: Fan Narratives and the Reading of American Sports. Noah is, quite frankly, an expert on sports fandom. In this episode, Noah and Nathaniel discuss all things sports fandom, including Noah's new book, athlete activism, and his own fandom and the teams that he loves (or hates).

    Noah's book is available here from the University of Nebraska Press, or on Amazon: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9780803295940/

    **Trigger Warning**

    This episode contains discussion of suicide. This discussion occurs during Noah's description of his own fandom (or lack thereof) of the NFL and the impacts of CTE on former players.

    1 hr 37 min
  • The NBA Strikes
    Jake and Nathaniel talk about the historic night that was August 26, 2020, including the events of the day, where we go from here, and how athlete activism impacts our fandom.
    20 min
  • Oh, Canada!
    Law school classmates JJ and Johnny - both hailing from Canada - talk about the differences in college sports between the US and Canada, junior world hockey championships, and great moments in Toronto Blue Jays playoff baseball.
    1 hr 19 min
  • The Pride of Minnesota
    Nathaniel sits down with Matt, Josh, and Andy—three Minnesota lifers—to relive the glory days of Gopher basketball, talk about their vendetta against the Canucks, and preview excitement about the Jordan documentary (that has since aired and was fantastic).
    1 hr 32 min
  • "We'll see you... Tomorrow night!"
    Nathaniel sits down (virtually) with Adam Kolb to discuss COVID-19 in the eyes of a physician, the '91 Twins, the '08 Olympics and Phelps's quest for 8 golds, the '16 Minnesota Miracle, and much more.
    1 hr 49 min
  • Iowa Players Speak Out Against Racism
    Kevin and Nathaniel discuss the realities of being an Iowa fan after players from the football program speak up about its racist culture.
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    34 min
  • Pilot
    Nathaniel hosts his first guest--his best man, Kevin Kruckenberg--to kick off the podcast. Nathaniel and Kevin talk about Iowa football, MJ, the Cubs winning the World Series,  why Nebraska is the worst, and much more.
    1 hr 6 min

About Loss Aversion

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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…