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

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NFL Picks - Week 1

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 our team loses. In this podcast, Loss Aversion, Nathaniel Gier interviews sports fans from across the country to discuss their strongest affiliations, greatest sports memories, most hated teams, and much more.