China's Bold Move: The Disappearance of INTERPOL's President

China's Bold Move: The Disappearance of INTERPOL's President

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 929 , Segment 3

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

  • Oct 25, 2018 9:00 pm
  • 11:31 mins

Guest: Julian Ku, Professor of Constitutional Law, Hofstra University One month ago, the president of the International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol, vanished. His name is Meng Hongwei. The Chinese government says they have Meng in custody “on suspicion of violating the law” and he has resigned his post at Interpol. He has not been seen publicly since. Why would China so secretively disappear a man who is arguably the highest-profile Chinese leader of an international organization?

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The Rise of Mainstream eSports

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(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.