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Bullying part 2: In Society
Episode 81
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Korean Suicide Prevention Centre hotline: 1393
Social bullying is commonplace. It depends highly on Korea’s vast power distance, espec…
4 years, 9 months ago
Bullying part 1: In Schools
Episode 80
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Suicide is the number one cause of death for Korean youths. Extreme bullying infects schools and contributes to this. What do the exp…
4 years, 9 months ago
Korean Cults: Shincheonji
Episode 79
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Lucas E.
Lucas tells us how he was targeted for a year by the Shincheonji cult. How coordinated are they in their recruitment ta…
4 years, 10 months ago
Korean Urban Legends 2
Episode 78
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Why is fall jinxed for Korean celebrities? Are there ghosts from the Sampoong Department Store collapse? What prurient urban legends …
4 years, 10 months ago
Korean Urban Legends
Episode 77
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What’s up with fan death? A friend of a friend told us about these stories. Shawn has been interviewing people about folk beliefs, gh…
4 years, 10 months ago
Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 4: Aftermath
Episode 76
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What was true about Yoo Young-Chul and what was urban myth? How badly did the authorities mess this up? Have things changed? We analy…
4 years, 10 months ago
Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 3: Caught!
Episode 75
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The police didn’t catch Yoo Young-Chul. Seoul’s criminal underground took control while the authorities bumbled. Catching him wasn’t …
4 years, 10 months ago
Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 2: The Sinchon Murders
Episode 74
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After almost getting caught on CCTV, Yoo Young-Chul took a break and changed his focus and methods. Rather than going out to victims’…
4 years, 11 months ago
Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 1: Monstrous Origins
Episode 73
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Korea’s most notorious serial killer. In the first of four parts, we cover his tumultuous early life in an urbanizing Seoul and his f…
4 years, 11 months ago
Made in Korea: Adoption & Identity with Jeremy Holt
Episode 72
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Guest: Jeremy Holt (Made in Korea)
Hot comic book writer Jeremy Holt joins us to talk about the dark side of their experience as a Kor…
4 years, 11 months ago