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In this episode, Dr. Anderson, a South Korean media studies and popular culture expert at George Mason University, tells us how Hallyu - or the Korean Wave - led to the globalization of Korean culture. We discuss how K-pop music and Korean dramas gained worldwide popularity, anal ...  Show more

In this episode, we discuss how China has used cultural spheres of influence to rise on the world stage and its effectiveness with a renowned expert on Chinese politics, Professor Minxin Pei. Using mediums such as Chinese cinema and Confucius Institutes, we analyze if China will ...  Show more

Les Jeux Olympiques ont captivé le monde. Des athlètes de tous les pays ont brillé, remportant des médailles et établissant de nouveaux records. Un événement sportif mémorable.

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The Tokyo Olympics captivated the world. Athletes from all countri ...

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In the early 1980s, the Olympic Games were on the verge of dying out. After a string of disasters, the Games had become unaffordable, politically fraught, and faced serious security concerns. Then came the spectacular 1984 Summer Games in Los ...

Welcome to the final episode of The Gold Standard, hosted by basketball legend Lisa Leslie and USWNT and Gotham FC great Kelley O'Hara. In today's episode, our hosts recap their trip to Paris! We go through what it was like being at both gold medal games, and the after parties. L ...  Show more

The Tokyo Olympic Games begin on July 23rd. It’s the world’s biggest event, but with Covid-19 still running amok in Japan, locals are concerned the games will see cases skyrocket.   We thought we’d ask locals if they want the event to go ahead.