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Dark Side of the Olympics: The 1988 Bummer Games
Episode 71
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Boxing scandals, torched doves, doping hero. The 1988 Seoul Games were the time to shine. But they were built on dark deeds.
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4 years, 11 months ago
Stories of the Gods
Episode 70
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“Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered.” - Neil Gaiman, American Gods
Who are the Korean gods? They in…
5 years ago
Creepy Stories for Summer Chills
Episode 69
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Turn off your lights. Put on your headphones. Cool off with some chilling tales.
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5 years ago
Urban Exploring with Ryan Berkebile
Episode 68
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Guest: Ryan Berkebile
Seoul has obliterated a lot of its history in the mad rush to progress. Only in recent years has the government …
5 years ago
Gender Issues in Modern Korea
Episode 67
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Guests - Shin-hye and Yeong-ho
The #MeToo Movement looks different in Korea. Pushes for equality devolve into scorched earth battles.…
5 years ago
Is Child Abuse Normalized?
Episode 66
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Child abuse has made Korean headlines this past year. Korean scholars claim that there are aspects of traditional culture that have n…5 years ago
Itaewon History 2: Rise, Fall, & Murders
Episode 65
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Two mysterious unrelated murders happened in Itaewon in 1997 and 2001. One was famous. The other was forgotten. Part two of our Histo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Why Is Itaewon?
Episode 64
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Why has Itaewon historically been the village of foreigners? Why was the U.S. military base positioned there? We cover some of Itaewo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Five Reasons You Believe in Ghosts (And You Know You Do)
Episode 63
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Here are five reasons people believe in ghosts. We also share ghostly experiences people have submitted for our upcoming book--and we…
5 years, 1 month ago
Don’t Do Drugs in Korea, Mmmkayy?
Episode 62
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“There aren’t any drugs in Korea.”
Shyah, right! We upend this myth with the history of drugs in both South and North Koreas. Which dr…
5 years, 1 month ago