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K-pop, K-dramas, and K-fever: Why Korean Culture is Booming

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

The Politics of Sports: Manga, Patriotism, and the Tokyo Olympics

We sit down with the Los Angeles Times sports columnist, Dylan Hernández, to talk about how sports acts as a catalyst to soft power using Japan as a case study. We dive into a variety of issues surrounding sports in international relations, including the Tokyo Olympics with host ...  Show more

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