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Christmas Nightmares 2: Holiday Crimes
Episode 298
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Christmas is often framed as a moment of peace, forgiveness, and reflection. But in Korean history, Christmas Eve has repeatedly bee…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Christmas Nightmares 1: Darkest Holiday Stories
Episode 297
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Christmas is supposed to be a time of warmth, safety, and reunion. But history doesn’t always cooperate.
In Part 1 of our two-part C…
7 months ago
K-Hacked: How Coupang Exposed Korea’s Cybersecurity Mess
Episode 296
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Shawn and Joe dig into Korea’s crumbling cybersecurity myth and the Coupang leak that exposed almost every user in the country. Kore…
7 months, 1 week ago
Weird Tours
Episode 295
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Shawn and Joe trade war stories from the front lines of Seoul’s tour scene. Influencers melting down in costume, drunk guests apolog…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Short: The Expat Quest for Thanksgiving
Episode 295
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This is a blog post I (Joe) wrote on ZenKimchi.com in 2012 about the extreme lengths expats in Korea would go to for creating Thanksg…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The Secret Military Club That Hijacked Korea
Episode 294
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Korea’s modern history has plenty of villains, but Hanahoe might be the most quietly terrifying. This was the private club of milita…
8 months ago
Moving Graves
Episode 293
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Special Guest: Ron Chang
Korean graves do not always stay where you put them. In this episode, Ron Chang joins us to talk about what…
8 months, 1 week ago
The West Comes Knocking | The Fall of Joseon, part 18 (1791-1801)
Episode 292
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When a Dutch sailor shipwrecked on Jeju in 1627, he thought he’d been captured by cannibals. Instead, he became Korea’s first Wester…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Haunted Barracks: Korea’s Military Ghost Stories
Episode 291
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The Korean military is haunted — literally and culturally. Soldiers whisper about phantom footsteps, cold spots inside fences, and r…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Shawn Wrote a Spooky Book
Episode 290
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Here it is! Finally! Shawn Morrissey's much anticipated book of Korean supernatural encounters is released. We ask him your question…
8 months, 4 weeks ago