Korean Democracy and Culture #049
Some of my earliest Korean experiences were shaped by reading Mike's books and columns. That I now get to speak to him, ask him questions, and join the conversation about Korea's democratization and p...
26 Feb 20233h
The North, The South, and The Coffee #048
Jacco Zwetsloot has been the host of the NK News Podcast since 2018. He has interviewed a wide range of guests about their knowledge of and experience in North Korea, from celebrity defectors to high-...
17 Feb 20232h 36min
The Sublime Ideology of K-Advertising #047
Dr. Olga Fedorenko is scholar of Korean Studies and anthropology of media at Seoul National University. Her research interests revolve around media and its connection to social and political life in c...
15 Feb 20231h 42min
Korea's Three Revolutions #046
Philip Turner was appointed New Zealand Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in March 2018. He is concurrently Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He ha...
4 Feb 20231h 50min
On Korean Civilization #045
Colin Marshall's essays on on cities, language, and culture have appeared in publications like the New Yorker, the Guardian, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, whose Korea Blog he wrote for six year...
24 Jan 20232h 45min
Do You Like K-Pop? #044
Haley Yang is a reporter at the Korea JoongAng Daily where she writes about culture, society, K-pop, and hallyu. This is a long conversation about Korean culture, society, and the people who live and ...
18 Jan 20232h 44min
Dr. Paul Youngbin Kim: Cross-Cultural Psychology and Korean Behavior | Korea Deconstructed #043
This is a conversation about behavioral patterns passed down over generations which then produce real-life manifestations of cultural concepts. We explore the symbiotic relationship between values, be...
27 Des 20221h 2min
Peter Bint: Being Famous in Korea | Korea Deconstructed #042
Peter Bint is a television and radio personality. With a Korean mother and a British father, he successfully navigates two cultures, building bridges and making friends along the way. He currently hos...
20 Des 20222h 27min
