Historical Perspective on US-Mexico Border

Historical Perspective on US-Mexico Border

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 929 , Segment 1

Episode: Migrant Caravan, Interpol's President Missing, Rise of ESports, Back Pain

  • Oct 25, 2018 9:00 pm
  • 15:05 mins

Guest: Brenden W. Rensink, Assistant Professor of History, BYU, Author, “Native but Foreign: Indigenous Immigrants and Refugees in the North American Borderlands” The United Nations estimates more than 7,000 have now joined the group making its way north through Mexico from Honduras, where the caravan started. If they continue to travel on foot, it will take two months for them to reach the US border. The Trump Administration is expected to deploy additional troops to the US-Mexico border to assist in security operations.

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The Rise of Mainstream eSports

17 MINS

(Originally aired July 12, 2018) Guest: A.J. Dimick, Director of eSports, University of Utah NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan joined a team of investors this week that put $26 million into a pro sports organization called "Team Liquid." But this team doesn't play basketball. It plays Esports, as in, computer games.  Professional Esports is now a huge worldwide viewing fanbase: last year’s League of Legends tournament broadcast drew 300 million viewers. Universities have e-Sports teams too, complete with athletic scholarships for top players. Last year, the University of Utah was the first Power 5 school to offer a varsity eSports team. A.J. Dimick heads up the e-Sports program at the University of Utah. We spoke with him this past summer.

(Originally aired July 12, 2018) Guest: A.J. Dimick, Director of eSports, University of Utah NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan joined a team of investors this week that put $26 million into a pro sports organization called "Team Liquid." But this team doesn't play basketball. It plays Esports, as in, computer games.  Professional Esports is now a huge worldwide viewing fanbase: last year’s League of Legends tournament broadcast drew 300 million viewers. Universities have e-Sports teams too, complete with athletic scholarships for top players. Last year, the University of Utah was the first Power 5 school to offer a varsity eSports team. A.J. Dimick heads up the e-Sports program at the University of Utah. We spoke with him this past summer.