Moonlit Dances & Big-headed Star Men: The Folklore of the Eighth Lunar Month
Send us Fan MailKorea prepares for its grandest traditional holiday while evil ghosts try to knock jugs of water off your head… We explore the folk traditions of the eighth lunar month! Join our Patr...
20 Sep 202356min
Break on Through to the Northern Side
Send us Fan MailEvery now and again the headlines buzz: North Korean defects to South! Less often is that the other way ‘round. Is that because it happens less or because they don’t want us to know ab...
13 Sep 202350min
Battle of the In-laws: The Rise and Fall of Kim Anro (Fall of Joseon, part 4)
Send us Fan MailFall of Joseon, part 4Kim Anro would have out-machiavellied Machiavelli. He deftly found power, lost it, and committed to a long-chilled dish of revenge to regain it.Join our Patreon t...
6 Sep 202332min
Suffering Ghosts & Star-crossed Lovers: The Folklore of the Seventh Lunar Month
Send us Fan MailAutumn slowly presents itself, but not without a few more bursts of heat and a couple rites for moaning spirits. We explore the folk traditions of the seventh lunar month! Join our Pa...
30 Aug 202337min
Saemangeum: A disaster 52 years in the making
Send us Fan MailKorea recently hosted the World Scout Jamboree at Saemangeum. It was a disaster. But what are the environmental roots of this? Just how important was Saemangeum before it was turned in...
23 Aug 20231h 11min
Uglier Koreans, Uglier Americans
Send us Fan MailWe have 22 more social differences from the book Ugly Koreans, Ugly Americans. Which ones are still relevant? Which ones should you be aware of?Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps:...
16 Aug 20231h 18min
Knives Out: Korea’s Third Generation of Gangsters
Send us Fan MailCho Yang-eun challenged the formidable Myeongdong Shin Sang-sa gang. Fists turned to knives, and Cho led a clownishly criminal life inside and outside of prison.Join our Patreon to get...
9 Aug 20231h 14min
Use Your Words
Send us Fan MailThe Korean language is fun to study, especially when you break down words to their roots. Learn words like “booze whale” (Sulgorae) in this lighthearted episode.NOTE: Starting from abo...
2 Aug 202358min
