Audio interview: ultimate frisbee in Pyongyang, North Korea

On Sunday, September 4, 2011, I played in the first ever ultimate Frisbee games and tournament in North Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea is as much a frontier to Americans as any place on Earth today. I believe like ping-pong diplomacy opened China before Nixon did, so will ultimate play a greater role in normalizing relations with North Korea than any traditional diplomacy.

This interview talks about the emotions involved and how sport transcends language and cultural barriers.

Again thanks to Chase Dumont for conducting the interview, which we did in Beijing the week after the tournament.

Here’s the link for the mp3 of the interview: http://joshuaspodek.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ultimate_in_north_korea.mp3