dr. zillmer, how political do olympic games generally get? how much more this year because they're in south korea? >> yeah, welcome to the 23rd winter olympic games, known as the political games. they've been political from the beginning of time. even when the first olympics was staged in 776 b.c., the powers to be placed it in a sleepy little village called olympia to get away from perception there might be power associated with a town or a region. since then, especially the selection of where the olympics are being hosted, has become a political hot potato. just think about four years ago on in sochi. now in pyeongchang, korea. a mere 50 miles away from the border of north korea. and in 2012, in beijing, china. it's a far cry away from st. moritz and the country clubs of winter olympics in europe in the '30s and '40s. >> so with this games in south korea, is there a particular political concern or at least a political outcome because of the location that you described? >> yeah, of course. as you know, north and south korea are basically in

dr. zillmer from drexel university sure to talk about politics and the olympic games. good morning. political do olympic games generally good? how much more so this year because they are in south korea? guest: welcome to the 23rd winter olympic games, also known as the political games. they have been political since the beginning of time, since the first olympics were staged. a sleepy village in olympia to get away from any perception there could be power in a town or region. since then, the selection of where the olympics are hosted has become a political hot potato. think about four years ago in sochi. , a mere 50ngchang miles from the border of north korea. in 2012 it will be in beijing, china. a far cry from saint maurice and chamonix, france. a country club of winter olympics in europe in the 1930's and the 1940's. host: is there a political concern or political outcome because of the location that you described? .uest: of course north korea and south korea are in a cease-fire. there is a demilitarized zone. it is thinking about the cold war between eastern and western germany