Episode 127 - Why Do We Root for the Underdog? - Why Losing Made Rocky a Winner
Fifty years ago, a broke actor nobody wanted to cast played a broke boxer nobody expected to win. And the boxer lost. Rocky is back in theaters this November, and somehow we all still remember it as a victory. So this week we're asking: why do we root for the underdog? From a shepherd with a sling, to a team of college kids beating the Soviets, to a soccer team that started the season at 5,000-to-1, we look at why your brain picks the little guy before it knows a single thing about him. Then we flip it. What happens when David turns out to be kind of an asshole? Lace 'em up. This is Sorta…
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