{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#426 | K-Pop, Zelensky & Cricket | 21st Century Soft Power","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1877e02a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1350,"description":"K-Pop, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Indian Cricket – what do these three things have in common? Soft power, of course. \nIn this episode, we're going to be talking about Soft Power in the 21st century and the unusual but fascinating displays of it.  \n\n\nGlobal Soft Power Index: Brand Directory's annual survey.\nSoft Power according to Joseph Nye in 1990.\nSoft Power's non-military, non-economic influence.\nKorea's rise in soft power ranking.\nK-Pop's Soft Power: BTS and the Korean Wave.\nZelenskyy's Soft Power Amid Conflict: Ukraine, Russia conflict. \nTransforming soft power into hard power.\nCricket as soft power: Origin in England, spread by the British Empire.\nCricket's popularity in former colonies.\nCricket as a bridge in India-Pakistan relations. \n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/kpop-zelensky-cricket","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}