Korea Deconstructed
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsKorea Deconstructed is a show that talks to Korean people about Korean issues. It seeks that which is real, authentic, and experienced, often taking place beyond the reach of headline news and geopolitics.
It is hosted by David Tizzard who has lived and worked in Korea for nearly two decades and has a PhD in Korean Studies
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Bernardo Kastrup and The Search for Meaning
April 27, 2024 03:04 - 1 hour - 126 MBBernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and another Ph.D. in computer engineering. As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for CERN and Philips Research Laboratories. Bernardo's 11th book, coming in 2024, is 'Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell: A straightforward summary of the 21st-century's only plausible metaphysics.' T...
Taoism and the Creator
April 14, 2024 23:03 - 2 hours - 207 MBWilliam S. Gilbert is doing PhD research on Korean Taoism's syncretic qualities at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. He completed his Master's in Korean Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University in 2024 and was a graduate research assistant for the Korean Academic Expansion Project. This is a conversation about Taoism, "Eastern" religions and ways of thought, life, death, god, and the poetry of the Korean scholar Yi Gyu-bo (李奎報). Discussion Outline 0:00 What is Taoism (도교)? 9...
Is it Worth Living in Korea? | Three Young Koreans Discuss Their Lives
April 01, 2024 00:29 - 1 hour - 158 MBCho Ye-won and Jeon Yunseo are students at Seoul Women's University while Park Kyung-hoon (Charlie) studies at Hanyang University. They discuss the best and worst things about living in Seoul, from the safety, the beauty standards, the gender differences, the economic challenges, and much more. They also talk about why some young Koreans want to move abroad. Discussion Outline 0:00 Do Young People Talk about 탈조선? 3:30 What are Traditional Korean Values? 8:45 What Do Koreans Wan...
Analyzing Korean Dramas, Society, and Culture | Noona's Noonchi
March 17, 2024 03:07 - 2 hours - 255 MBJeanie Chang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Jeanie is also the Founder and CEO of Noona’s Noonchi, LLC, a global company offering social media platforms providing deep dives into K-Content from a mental health perspective. In Korea to promote her tours and her latest book (How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life), we sat down with her to discuss life, culture, society, identity, and, of course, K-Dramas. Jeanie's Website: https://noonas...
Health, History, and Technology in Korea | John P. DiMoia
March 03, 2024 02:45 - 3 hours - 264 MBJohn DiMoia is Associate Professor of Korean History at Seoul National University, South Korea. He is the author of Reconstructing Bodies: Biomedicine, Health, and Nation-Building in South Korea since 1945 (2013) Discussion Outline 0:00 What is History? 7:20 Korean Medicine 30:30 Plastic Surgery 39:30 Korea and the Pandemic 57:05 Korean Health 1:00:10 The Joseon Dynasty 1:27:30 Japanese Colonization 1:50:00 The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2:09:33 The Division of...
Korean Religion, Culture, and History | Anton Scholz
February 18, 2024 09:57 - 2 hours - 241 MBAt the age of sixteen, Anton discovered Taekwondo in his native Germany. From there, he began exploring Buddhism only to be told by a visiting monk that if he wanted to truly understand it, he would have to visit Korea. Anton then embarked on a journey of practice and discovery in Korea in 1994, initially intending to stay for just a year. This conversation took place in 2024, thirty years later. Anton has regularly appeared on television during his time here. He has also worked as a produ...
Are Koreans The Most Depressed People in the World? | Psychologist 서늘한 여름 밤
February 07, 2024 23:47 - 1 hour - 146 MB서늘한 여름밤 (Lee Seo-hyun) is a South Korean writer and psychological counseling planner. She received her Master's Degree from the Department of Psychology at Korea University in 2015, and then became a counselor at a large hospital. She soon began drawing and recording her thoughts before then uploading them on the internet. This led to her also starting a popular podcast and authoring 3 different books. In 2017, she established the psychological counseling center ‘Every Mind’. Today, her Inst...
Dr. Robert Sapolsky - Korea Determined
January 31, 2024 23:23 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn communicating with each other before this conversation, Robert asked me to explain certain aspects of Korean culture to him. If you find yourself frustrated that we sometimes hear more about Korea than his own work, I completely agree with you and apologize. Nevertheless, that was part of what was established. My sense is that he also might have wanted a break from explaining his latest book to everyone. We’ve since realized that we need to look more into the rice production in Korea and ...
Constructing Literature and Space in 1970s Korea | Tanner Rogers
January 21, 2024 04:38 - 2 hours - 264 MBTanner Rogers is a 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Winner. His research consists of the literary analysis of fictional texts produced during the Park Chung Hee era (1961-1979), particularly focusing on the development of “space” in its various physical and conceptual forms, and how texts engage with the rapid urbanization and industrialization of cities like Seoul and Incheon during this time. We spoke about books, life, and Korea. This episode again featuring Jeon Yunseo I...
Can You Speak English? | Three Korean Women's Experiences
January 10, 2024 06:38 - 1 hour - 160 MBCan Korean people speak English? That was the question we explored in this discussion. Three young women studying at Seoul Women's University in South Korea talked about their own experiences of learning a foreign language and how it ultimately became something more than just education or study. Hyun Minjung is a second-year student in the Department of Child Studies Eo Gyeongin is a first-year student in the Department of Applied Food System Jeon Yunseo is a first-year student in the ...
ID:Earth | Korean Artists and Making Music Beyond K-Pop
January 07, 2024 02:19 - 1 hour - 137 MBID:Earth is a singer, songwriter, and music producer from Seoul, Korea. She sings about human civilization, existence, birth, and the Earth with her music providing a fantastic backdrop for these explorations. Her latest album Space Station was released on December 12, 2023. We sat down with her to learn more about her music, her life, and being an artist in South Korea. ID:Earth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamidearth/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCVo9uVMP5JWUfXQh_hUDK0g...
Finding Meaning Through Ideas | David Tizzard
December 24, 2023 12:02 - 1 hour - 73 MBHaving just finished a semester teaching 9 different classes at Seoul Women’s University and Hanyang University, I thought I’d end the year sharing some of the theories and thoughts I’ve been exploring with my students. This includes David Matsumoto’s work on culture, Han Byung Chul’s explorations of modernity and psychology, and Mark Fisher’s assertion that we are witnessing the slow cancellation of the future. These three frameworks seem to resonate with the students and, whether they agre...
Koryo Saram │Identity, Language, and Culture
December 17, 2023 02:44 - 1 hour - 172 MBKoryo Saram refers to the ethnic Koreans who migrated to the Russian Far East and Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The migration was mainly a result of economic opportunities and political instability in the Korean Peninsula during that period. But beyond the political and historical existence, there are people. Daniil and Yona are two of these people both trying to find their way in modern Korean society. Their identities, language skills...
Exploring Seoul, Finding Life │iGoBart
December 03, 2023 09:49 - 2 hours - 239 MBBart van Genugten is a Dutchman with a passion for people, history, stories, and 분위기 (atmosphere). His recent project, Welcome to my Dong, looks to explore all of Seoul's 467 dongs (neighborhoods) and it has proved incredibly successful online, with millions of views, countless stories, and a host of well wishers. Bart is keeping history alive amidst a rapidly changing urban culture and it is no surprise that many of his greatest fans are Koreans themselves. During his journey, Bart is als...
Pole Dance, Body Image, and Yoga │Jasmyn Kim
November 25, 2023 06:46 - 2 hours - 260 MBJasmyn Kim is doing a PhD at Yonsei University in the Department of Sport Industry Studies, she is a pole dance instructor at Tara Pole Dance in Jong-ro, and she also teaches a Yoga course at Yonsei University. Her academic research focuses on body image and the gendered nature of pole dance as a modern Korean fitness phenomenon, and the physical and psychological effects it can have on women. In this conversation, we explore how and why pole dance has become so popular in South Korea and, i...
Dangerous Discussions on Korean History │ Dr. Donald Baker
November 18, 2023 09:52 - 2 hours - 210 MBAlthough this started as a conversation about Gwangju and Professor Don Baker’s experiences there starting in 1971, including witnessing the aftermath of the massacre in 1980, we quickly understood there was much more for us to explore. This includes Don’s impressions of Kim Dae-jung, gender and women in the Joseon Dynasty, Korea’s historical relationship with China, Confucianism and ancestor worship, the effects of Japanese colonization, and the field of Korean Studies more broadly. It wa...
Korean History and its Leaders │ Korea Deconstructed #062
October 30, 2023 12:24 - 2 hours - 333 MBSteve first came to Korea in 1975 and continues his life-long love of the land of the morning calm. He has been a missionary, pastor, and leadership development officer. He has years of experience in translations and editing, has several published books and dozens of scholarly papers to his credit, mostly in theology and the religious history of the United States. He is a life member of Royal Asiatic Society Korea, served on the board of directors for many years, two terms as vice president,...
The Rise and Fall of Korean Punk │Trash Yang Moses
September 09, 2023 09:27 - 2 hours - 325 MBThis episode contains a lot of explicit language. If you are interested, the YouTube video features hundreds of photos of the bands, venues, and people we talk about. Trash is a musician, designer, and tattoo artist who has been part of the Korean punk scene for two decades. Here, she talks about how she discovered underground subculture in her late teens and then watched it develop over the years. She describes the community's most important bands and people, as well as those who others ...
Korean Men: Mandatory Military Service
August 30, 2023 02:36 - 2 hours - 211 MB“People sleep peacefully in their beds because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” George Orwell Park Kyung Hoon (박경훈), Park Inu (박인우), and Lee Seung-il (이승일) are three South Korean men who have all recently completed their mandatory military service. One served in the Navy on the south coast, one in an administrative office, and one as a sniper in the DMZ. In this conversation they share their psychological and physical experiences of being called up by the government t...
Korea's Gen Z: How to Change the World
August 06, 2023 01:47 - 2 hours - 226 MBChoi Isu is a young South Korean woman who has a vision of a better world. She believes in communication, community, and education. Measures that will stop the fragmentation of society and isolation experienced by some people today. Much of this worldview has been informed by her own educational experiences. Attending Ewoo High School, she received an alternative education focused on discussion and student-based learning rather than the rote memorization required elsewhere. I've known Isu...
I Lived Through Colonization and War in Korea but never Stopped Singing
July 08, 2023 22:56 - 1 hour - 155 MBDr. Kim Kyung-jin was born in 1936. He grew up in Manchuria speaking Japanese at school, Korean at home, and then Chinese in the street. Before class, all students had to face Tokyo, bow, and pledge their allegiance to the Japanese empire. He said he would see people dead on the streets on his way to school, overdosed on opium. He was also there when the last Chinese emperor, the boy Puyi, passed through in 1943. Everyone was meant to bow and avert their eyes but he reckons he had a good gan...
Korean Generations with Dr. Robert J. Fouser
June 18, 2023 09:00 - 2 hours - 214 MBDr. Fouser leads a fascinating and eye-opening exploration into the ideology, values, and activism of Korean students in the 1980s. He discusses and demonstrates the agency of that generation when contrasted to the people of today. He talks about 사대문안 as the traditional center of Seoul and how it's changing over time, with things moving south of the river as well as emerging migrant communities. The Korean language and Dr. Fouser’s experiences of writing 5 books in Korean and regular Korean-...
K-Sleep: The Science and Psychology of How Korean People Sleep
June 05, 2023 01:51 - 2 hours - 277 MBDr. Sooyeon (Aly) Suh is a clinical health psychologist and professor of psychology at Sungshin University. She is also the author of the book 엄마의 잠 걱정을 잠재우는 책. Our conversation explored the science and psychology of sleep in the modern world and how this has interacted with particular aspects of Korean culture, including co-sleeping, children's mental health, gender, sex, and social media. Dr. Suh's book: https://www.yes24.com/Product/Goods/105054567 Find her on Twitter: https://twit...
Spirituality: Psychology, Belief and Korea
May 21, 2023 12:05 - 2 hours - 238 MBDavid Mason is not only a vessel of wisdom, he is also a masterful storyteller. In just over two hours, he explains how people came to the Korean Peninsula, how Buddhism arrived from China, how it interacted with the indigenous Shamanism, the ideological conflicts and discussions the various schools of thought generated, the creation of the Jogye Order and the Taego Order, Master Songchul, how drugs affect the development of spirituality, how Sansin is Tangun, and much more... He speaks ho...
1970s Korea: A History Lesson with Hank Morris
May 14, 2023 00:13 - 2 hours - 203 MBMr. Hank Morris first arrived in Korea in 1972. This conversation takes him back to that time, recounting the sights, the smells, the people, the food and the accommodation. From the cars to the beer houses, Hank has seen more than most. Here, just before he leaves the country and returns to the United States, he shares his memories. Despite being under strict instruction not the hit the table, Mr. Morris still punctuated various parts of his stories with his hands. Do please forgive him f...
The Scent of Korea: History, Culture, and Phenomenology
May 06, 2023 06:30 - 2 hours - 232 MBYou might not think that perfume is your thing but this is a conversation about culture, history, authenticity, and finding out who we are as people. You’ll learn about important historical figures such as King Sejong the Great, Shin Saimdang, Admiral Lee Sun-shin, and Heo Nanseolheon, explore Korean food and geography, and also hear how this will all work in the future as the country and its people push towards the metaverse. Oh Hani is an artist, a poet, and a thinker, and this is worth st...
Don't Obey #052 Korean Photography, Fashion, and Sexuality
April 03, 2023 01:22 - 2 hours - 398 MBDr. Michael W. Hurt is a photographer and professor living, shooting, and researching in Seoul. He received his doctorate from UC Berkeley’s Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies. He also started Korea’s first street fashion blog in 2006 and published the first English language book about Korean Fashion in 2009. He researches youth, street fashion, and digital subcultures in Seoul while lecturing on Cultural Theory and Art History. His present research focuses on using the camera to acces...
Vogue Femme #051
March 25, 2023 13:03 - 1 hour - 182 MBCho Hyunjee is a dancer, a debater, and a young Korean woman willing to speak up for herself in a society that has often shown a great deal of disrespect to her gender. In this conversation she talks about when she first became conscious of this discrimination and the people who inspired her to rise above it. She also talks passionately about dance as a form of expression, individuality, and culture. Vogue dance in Korea might not be making international headlines yet but she believes it has...
Korean Philosophy #050
March 09, 2023 12:34 - 37 minutes - 85.7 MBEpisode 50 is......me!! Or rather it's a conversation I had with Alex Sigrist early on a Monday morning in a studio in downtown Seoul for Arirang Radio. I had so much fun doing it and thought that some of the ideas and content would make for a great introduction for some people to Korean philosophy. I briefly address the 일체유심조(一切唯心造) of Buddhism and then try to explain the debate between principle (理) and material force (氣) that dominated the Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1897). So....here it...
Korean Democracy and Culture #049
February 26, 2023 23:16 - 3 hours - 294 MBSome 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 political developments is still all rather surreal. Michael Breen, Founder and CEO, lived in Korea for more than 30 years, working first as a journalist for The Guardian, The Times and The Washington Times before becoming a public relations consultant in 1994 with the Seoul office of the Burson...
The North, The South, and The Coffee #048
February 17, 2023 00:57 - 2 hours - 288 MBJacco 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-ranking U.S. government officials. Jacco has a Master of Arts from Leiden University, for which he wrote a thesis on North Korean graphic novels. This is a conversation in two parts - both of which are fascinating. The first sees Jacco recount details of his three trips to the capital of North...
The Sublime Ideology of K-Advertising #047
February 15, 2023 06:49 - 1 hour - 107 MBDr. 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 contemporary South Korea. Her book The Flower of Capitalism: South Korean Advertising At a Crossroads: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/flow... T his is a discussion about Korea, media, and the advertising landscape. Dr. Fedorenko also taught me a staple of anthropology: Find the strange in t...
Korea's Three Revolutions #046
February 04, 2023 00:42 - 1 hour - 163 MBPhilip 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 has spent decades in China, Japan, and Korea. Discussion Outline 0:00 What is a diplomat? 24:30 Life in East Asia 45:00 Experiences with South Korea 1:09:13 Values at home and abroad 1:26:40 North Korea 1:32:57 Youth and the next generation Korea Deconstructed by David Tizz...
On Korean Civilization #045
January 24, 2023 12:56 - 2 hours - 316 MBColin 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 years. He's now at work on a book of essays in Korean, and a book about Los Angeles in English. Find Colin Online Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinmarshall Website: http://blog.colinmarshall.org/ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmG7qCR4RSo Korea Deconstructed by David Tiz...
Do You Like K-Pop? #044
January 18, 2023 11:01 - 2 hours - 153 MBHaley 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 engage with it. It's critical, humorous, and lots else in between. Come for the content, stay for the shade, leave with a smile. Discussion Outline 0:00 Introduction 2:48 Writing about Hallyu 10:35 New Jeans and the K-pop Scene 43:20 Beauty Standards and Plastic Surgery 1:08:49 D...
Dr. Paul Youngbin Kim: Cross-Cultural Psychology and Korean Behavior | Korea Deconstructed #043
December 27, 2022 08:18 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBThis 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, behavior, and material conditions as well as how acculturation takes place at different speeds in each domain. Dr. Kim explores culturally-bound syndromes such as hwabyeong (화병) and then explains the behavioral psychologist view of han (한), jeong (정), nunchi (눈치), and chaemyeon (체면). Paul Young...
Peter Bint: Being Famous in Korea | Korea Deconstructed #042
December 20, 2022 04:30 - 2 hours - 161 MBPeter 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 hosts a daily two-hour morning radio show and appears on MBC's United Fathers among many other things. This is a conversation about identity, language, multiculturalism, lookism, K-pop, fame, and children. Peter's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterbint338 Peter's Insta: https://www.instag...
Dr. Henry Em: When Did Koreans Become Korean? | Korea Deconstructed #041
December 14, 2022 14:58 - 2 hours - 150 MBWhen did Koreans become Korean? That is the question Dr. Henry Em, Associate Professor of History at Yonsei University, and I started exploring. It wasn’t planned. And it was difficult. But by then end of this, I think we got somewhere. And I got to know Henry more as a person. We’re talking about the creation of nation states, official narratives, the minjok, and actors as the subjects of history. About people. About Kim Ku, about Park Chung-hee, About status and gender in Korean history, p...
Jeon Seoyeon: Education, Feminism, and Kindness | Korea Deconstructed #040
November 21, 2022 08:23 - 1 hour - 113 MBJeon Seoyeon is a South Korean woman working towards becoming a landscape architect and focused on helping social minorities. We talk about the importance of kindness and how it can affect our lives. What modern feminism feels like in South Korea. And the reality of Korean education. During this, Seoyeon is able to draw on the ideas of Mark Fisher, Kwame Anthony Appiah, and even swear on occasion. I hope you enjoy this conversation and Sara's attitude to life as much as I did. Conversa...
Dr. Mark Peterson: Slavery, Confucianism, and Korean History | Korea Deconstructed #039
November 12, 2022 07:04 - 3 hours - 163 MBMark Peterson first arrived in Korea in 1965. He then completed a PhD at Harvard University. He is professor emeritus of Korean, Asian and Near Eastern languages at Brigham Young University in Utah. He has written countless books and now runs a popular YouTube channel on Korean history. Dr. Peterson has developed a strong understanding of the language and culture and used these to develop his own thoughts on Korean history. This is a wide-ranging discussion addressing the past, the presen...
Lieutenant General Chun In-Bum (ret.): Korean Military, BTS, Life Lessons | Korea Deconstructed #038
October 25, 2022 09:38 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBLieutenant General Chun In-Bum (ret.) has played an important role in the history and development of South Korea. Now retired, his popular YouTube channel helps address contemporary issues facing the current generation as they prepare for or look back on their own mandatory military service. At the age of 65, the General has seen and experienced more than many of us could imagine. This is an opportunity to listen to him talk about life, discipline, and the importance of freedom. Wikipe...
Youngwoo Park: The Korean Queer Community, Christians, and Positivity | Korea Deconstructed #037
September 03, 2022 00:58 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBYoungwoo Park majors in Italian Area Studies and International Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. His fields of interest include human rights, development cooperation, and the sociology of gender and race. Youngwoo is currently working as a translator in the Department of Operations and Support for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngwoo-park-419524214/?originalSubdomain=kr Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard ▶ Get in touch: dati...
Jumin Lee: Politics, Gender, and Anti-Discrimination | Korea Deconstructed #036
August 19, 2022 00:56 - 1 hour - 95.9 MBJumin Lee is a Korean trial attorney and former Air Force officer. He writes regularly for NK News and Korea Pro on Korean politics, with a recent focus on gender, discrimination, and protections of minorities in South Korea. We spoke at length about key issues in Korean politics, the problems facing both major parties, the struggles of the Justice Party, and revisited influential characters such as Kim Dae-jung and Kim Yong-sam. You can find Jumin's work here: https://www.nknews.org/cont...
Jeanie Y. Chang: K-Dramas and Mental Health | Korea Deconstructed #035
August 13, 2022 03:28 - 2 hours - 98 MBThis is a conversation about K-Dramas and mental health, covering Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Our Blues, Tomorrow, and much more. We talk about the romance, the beauty standards, the soundtracks, the coping mechanisms, and the international success. Jeanie Chang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a bestselling author on Amazon, an international corporate speaker, and a global social media influencer known as Noona's Noonchi Find her online: Inst...
Chun Su Jin: The Princesses of Pyongyang| Korea Deconstructed #034
August 05, 2022 01:39 - 41 minutes - 47.1 MBChun Su-jin is a South Korean writer who is proud of her North Korean heritage. Born and raised in Seoul, Chun dreams of living in Pyongyang in a unifed Korea. She writes in both Korean and English and has covered the Presidential Office, the Foreign Ministry, and the Unification Ministry. Su-jin has recently written and published a book called North Korean Women in Power: Daughters of the Sun which covers the four most powerful women in the country, detailing their personalities and ...
Kim Yung Hee: Searching for my Korean Family | Korea Deconstructed #033
July 24, 2022 11:38 - 56 minutes - 57.4 MBKim Yung Hee was found by the Yeongdeungpo-gu police on October 26, 1973. She has since found her biological father. Now she is looking for her biological mother whose name is Lee Geum Soon or Lee Geum Sook. Her father's nickname for her mother was "망고". She is about 75 years old. Her mother's hometown is Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. In the early 1970s, her mother lived with her sister across from Shinhyeon Church in Daehyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Help Yung Hee find her family Artic...
Suhyun J. Ahn: Queer Korean Poetry and Confucian Philosophy | Korea Deconstructed #031
June 14, 2022 07:39 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBThis is definitely a conversation in two parts. For the first hour, we talk about LGBTQ literature and poetry in South Korea, particularly the work of Kim Hyun. We ask what it means to write queer poetry, who the leading figures in South Korea are, and what this says about society changing over time with the rise of institutions like Ding Dong. There is also a focus on the newly-published English version of Glory Hole, a collection of queer poetry which Suhyun co-translated. We then shift ge...
Hyun Joon Lee: Crypto Bros, Luna and Do Kwon, and the Kimchi Premium | Korea Deconstructed #031
June 10, 2022 09:30 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBRecent shockwaves in the Korean crypto world have been caused by the crash of Luna and subsequent investigations into its founder Do Kwon. Hyun Joon (Andre) explains the Korean crypto world, the 'Kimchi Premium', Korean law and the reason foreigners are banned from the Korean crypto exchanges, the effects of the Luna crash, and the future of the industry. Hyun Joon (Andre) Lee is a Business Development and Marketing Specialists at Mainblock, a South Korea based incubation and VC firm worki...
Dr. Doh Minjung: Psychology, Mental Health, and Medication | Korea Deconstructed #030
May 31, 2022 05:34 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBDr. MinJung (MJ) Doh is a US-licensed psychologist and the CEO of You&Me Psychological and Consulting Services (YPCS) in Seoul, Korea. Her specialties include Depression, Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Trauma, Eating Disorders, Identity Difficulties, Bereavement, Adjustment, Alcohol Use, Transracial Adoption, and Military Families. This conversation is about counselling and mental health in Korea. MJ provided her opinions of the most common psychological problems in the country today, wheth...
Lina Kwon: Stardom, Celebrity, and Social Media | Korea Deconstructed #029
May 18, 2022 01:55 - 1 hour - 77 MBLina Kwon is a TV/radio personality based in Seoul. She has hosted Arirang TV’s “Showbiz Korea,” EBS FM’s “Morning Special” and currently hosts Arirang Radio’s news magazine show “Good Morning Seoul.” During her career she has interviewed and worked with some of Korea's biggest stars. We discussed the nature of fame and celebrity in South Korea. We also explored the media's role in all of this and how social media has affected both the way we consume information and the way we view others'...