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Tourists from Hell
Episode 141
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Our most petty episode! We tell stories of the most problematic guests on our tours. PLUS--Why we no longer work as media fixers.
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3 years, 7 months ago
The Literati Purge of 1519 (Joseon's Fall, part 3)
Episode 140
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Hypothesis: the roots of Korean politics’ extremism were sown with this event. Be warned there is a big rant about fundamentalism in …
3 years, 7 months ago
How Has Korea Changed in 20 Years?
Episode 138
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Twenty years ago, foreigners camped out on Dave’s ESL Cafe to complain about Korea. Looking back on those complaints, a lot has chang…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Dark Side of K-Pop Fandom
Episode 138
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Guest: Sharon Kong-Perring PhD candidate in cultural media studies
Does K-Pop fandom exhibit signs of psychopathy? What makes fans def…
3 years, 8 months ago
Itaewon Tragedy
Episode 137
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This is a short talk about the recent tragedy in Itaewon, including the following:
The latest that we know and eyewitness stories that…3 years, 8 months ago
Halloween in Korea
Episode 136
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This ancient Irish holiday has grown quickly in Korea. But has its essence been lost? (aka “Shawn Sh*ts on Korean Halloween”)
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3 years, 8 months ago
Korean SpOOky Tales
Episode 135
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We collect our favorite stories and some Patreon-only segments of “Weird Tales from Korean Lore” to chill your spooky.
The Booze Ghost…3 years, 9 months ago
Koryo Saram
Episode 134
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Olga Kim is a Koryo-Saram artist from Rome. Olga is joining us to discuss Koryo-saram, a unique group of Korean diaspora who migrated…
3 years, 9 months ago
Hidden Myeong-dong
Episode 133
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Seoul’s popular tourist district hides dark stories of colonialism and commercial mischief. Myeongdong Cathedral, the Chinese Embassy…
3 years, 9 months ago
Caught a Predator
Episode 132
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What do you do when you feel your child is being targeted by a sexual predator? We talk to a parent who relates his harrowing ordeal.…
3 years, 9 months ago