China as Superpower
b'How China Plans to Recover Its Superpower Status
Guest:\\xa0Michael Schuman, author, "Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World"\\xa0
The West may see China\'s rise as a new phenomenon, but China\\xa0believes it\'s reclaiming\\xa0the superpower status it has often enjoyed during the last couple millenia.\\xa0
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How China Gets Things Done
Guest: Eric Hyer, Associate Professor, Political Science, Brigham Young University
China\'s influence is being felt around the globe, from South America to Africa. China is filling a void in international relations that the US has left. While Chinese methods are authoritarian, Hyer is optimistic about the new world order.
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The Tangled History of Opium
Guest: David Blistein, co-author with John H. Halpern, "Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned our World"
Our opiod epidemic is nothing new, as the Chinese could tell you\\u2014they fought for years to keep British opium out of their country, to no avail. So many cultures have tackled the double-edged sword of opium use. It\'s relieved more pain than it\'s caused, according to Blistein, but it certainly has caused a great deal of pain. What can be done about addiction today?'