In today’s show originally broadcast on March 24 2023, Andy is joined by Steve Elkins, for a show entitled, “Sports: The Great Unifier (But Not So In 2023).” We discussed: those empires that make a political issue out of sport; the personal consequences Steve has experienced due to sports being hijacked for political purposes; how […]
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The Goryeo Dynasty: Buddhist Unifier of the Korean Peninsula
The Goryeo dynasty was a Korean dynasty that existed between the 10 th and 14 th centuries. The Goryeo dynasty was established following the unification of Korea’s Later Three Kingdoms and ended when it was overthrown by the Joseon dynasty. The history of the Goryeo dynasty is closely intertwined with events that took place in […]
Tokugawa Ieyasu: Most Powerful Shogun and Great Unifier of Japan
Throughout the medieval history of Japan, it was the shoguns that held the real power in the country. As powerful military dictators, they were the de facto rulers of Japan, subordinate only to the godlike emperor. But to gain this lucrative and powerful position, samurai lords had to rise through the ranks using their cunning and […]
Biden pushes faith as a unifier at National Prayer Breakfast
President Joe Biden on Thursday pushed faith as the prescription for the “dark, dark times” he said the nation is suffering through amid an ongoing pandemic and the accompanying economic fallout. “Now, I have attended many of these prayer breakfasts over the years with a nation at war and struggle and strife, a nation of […]