SeoulPodcast
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -News, opinions, and ways to waste your time from Seoul, South Korea. Longtime Korea resident and entrepreneur Joe McPherson gives the inside unfiltered scoop on what is happening in Seoul.
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Squid Game (Ep: 9) Season Finale
December 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBWe wrap up Squid Game season one and dish out trivia, wild theories, and predictions for season two. Guest: Roboseyo https://twitter.com/roboseyo --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on Friday evenings by subscribi...
Squid Game (Ep: 7&8) Such a Beautiful Number
November 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBWe re-examine the VIP script and acting. We go between heartbreaking deaths and satisfying deaths. PLUS nitpicking the food in the angry competitive steak eating scene. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on Friday...
The VIP POV with Actor Daniel Kennedy (VIP #2, Squid Game)
November 09, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBActor Daniel Kennedy (VIP #2) talks about the fun they had on the set of Squid Game and why foreign actors on Korean media sound odd (it’s not what you think). --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on Friday evenings...
Squid Game (Ep: 5&6) Dreaded Episode Six
November 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBSeoul-crushing episode six. Try not to lose your marbles on this one. We pick apart these two episodes and try to tackle the question, “Would YOU treat your gganbu that way?” --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on ...
Squid Game, The Law, & How It Affects You
October 26, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.8 MBGuest: Yunjeong Hwang (lawyerhwang.com) What legal recourse did Ali have? How could Jiyoung inherit her father’s debt? And were those Squid Game agreements really binding? Attorney Yunjeong Hwang joins us to answer legal questions that could affect you with employment contracts, immigration policy, and whether or not you choose to swipe your mom’s debit card without asking. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://...
Squid Game (Ep: 3&4) Sang-woo is an A**hole
October 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBGuest: Sean Lim (The Seoulite) Get out your needles. Wet your tongues. Sean Lim joins us and tugs his weight in talking about Squid Game episodes 3 and 4. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on Friday evenings by...
Squid Game (Ep: 1&2) Lost in Translation?
October 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBGuest: Michael Hurt (Translator for “The Host”) We talk about the first two episodes of the hit Netflix series “Squid Game.” Our guest Michael Hurt (Translator for “The Host”) discusses issues in translating and subtitling. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenK...
Does Korea Have a Fake News Problem?
August 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBMad Cow. Sewol. Celebrity Bullying. Fan Death. Korea’s news industry is prolific, but the most common observation from international journalists working with South Korean media is its lack of professionalism and ethics. The ruling party is about to pass an unpopular “fake news” law. Is this necessary? --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma...
Sports Writer Jeeho Yoo
August 17, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBA mainstay in the English media in South Korea, Yoo Jee-ho has been a sports writer for Yonhap News for around a decade now, covering everything from baseball to football, including four Olympics. He’s been featured on ESPN, talking about the KBO, and just recently returned from covering Team Korea in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (He’s also a former co-worker of Emma’s, who is still a massive fan of his baseball coverage.) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jeeho_1 --Please Follow-- Website: http...
Emma's All USA
August 07, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBEmma takes an evening off from her job covering the Olympics for a Korean broadcaster to discuss her job covering the Olympics for a Korean broadcaster. PLUS--The K-Gov says it’s not concerned about the Delta plus variant a little over a month after it said it’s not concerned about the Delta variant. More hubs. More vows. Listen here. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https:/...
Accidentally Omitted
July 17, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBGuest: Shawn Morrissey (The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast) https://darksideofseoul.com/podcast Shawn Morrissey (The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast) joins us to discuss foreign teachers being omitted from vaccination lists. Plus these amusing and sometimes hair-pulling stories: The K-gov again not anticipating things, like the Delta variant And that there are more 55-59-year-olds than there are vaccines Does a car-bound protest violate social distancing protesting rules? CNBC praises a 26-year-...
Sean Lim | The Seoulite
June 26, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBThe Seoulite’s Sean Lim joins us for our first ever mukbang while regaling us with his stories of suing the Korean government and his journeys as an expat entrepreneur in Korea. Sean Lim is the founder of The Seoulite blog (theseoulite.com) and YouTube channel (youtube.com/theseoulite) focused on news, politics, opinion, business, fiction, and style from the lens of modern Seoul, a useful peek into the Korean mindset for expats and fans of K-culture. --Please Follow-- Website: https://se...
Creating an Immigrant Community | Lindsey Walker
June 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBGuest Lindsey Walker Foreigner & Immigrant Virtual Community Center in Korea https://www.facebook.com/groups/688953868434733 Other advanced countries have thriving immigrant communities that support each other. Where is that community in Korea? Lindsey Walker joins us to open our eyes to the progress that is happening and the fact that we in Korea are immigrants, whether we like the term or not. Foreigner & Immigrant Virtual Community Center in Korea https://www.facebook.com/groups/688...
Peter Bint | Broadcaster
June 03, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBGuest Peter Bint Instagram https://www.instagram.com/peter_b83/?hl=en TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@seoul2london Peter Bint has been a mainstay of Korean broadcasting since starting on TBS eFM in 2009. Now he’s a powerhouse on many TV and radio networks (KBS World, Arirang, EBS, and more) with his multitalents and his passions for sports and language. He also has one of the smoothest dulcet voices you’ve heard. (This is how I embarrass him.) --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoul...
Korea's Broken Startup Culture
May 22, 2021 03:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBWe chat with our viewers live on YouTube while Joe goes into a rant about the struggles of Korea’s start-up culture that is anything but a start-up culture. Join us LIVE on YouTube at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays. https://youtube.com/zenkimchi --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more...
Barri Tsavaris, Voice Goddess
May 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBGuest Barri Tsavaris | Voice Actor | TIGHTS Barri Tsavaris is an international voiceover talent. She was the voice of the 2018 Winter Olympics. She’s known in Seoul as the “Queen of Textbooks.” And her voice welcomes countless passengers on Korea’s high-speed KTX train each day. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/...
Man-hating GS25
May 08, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBBrittany Fanning (Artist | brittanyfanning.com) Rob (Roboseyo) Convenience store chain GS25 has been in hot water for camping ads that feature what some claim are militant feminist symbols and coded messages. Is this just privileged men attacking the #metoo movement, or is something else going on here? --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTub...
No Quarantine?
May 01, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBSouth Korea announced that residents who have been vaccinated inside the country don’t need to quarantine for two weeks when they enter the country. Is this the progress we’ve been waiting for? PLUS--Inside poop on why F-2-7 visa holders can no longer own businesses. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Su...
Annie Ko | Love X Stereo
April 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBFugitive astrophysicist Annie Ko is one half of Love X Stereo, along with former punk rocker Toby Hwang, the Seoul electro rock duo’s dreamy kaleidoscope of stellar synthpop anthems have enraptured music festival audiences across Asia, Europe, and North America. LoveXStereo.com --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/ze...
Mr. Tritium
April 17, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBJapan will be releasing water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. Are you ready? Korea sure isn’t. Join us in our talk about the latest K-Tantrum. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast Support the Show.
Cherry Blossoms Come with Elections
April 03, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBApril brings beautiful cherry blossoms balanced with the echoing speaker blasts of election campaigns. As with previous elections, this one is full of oddities but also with some hope. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast NOTES Se...
Free Michael Spavor
March 25, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBGuests Jon Dunbar Leo Jehn https://FreeMichaelSpavor.com https://gofundme.com/michaelspavor In December 2018, China separately arrested two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, in response to Canada detaining powerful Chinese businesswoman Meng Wanzhou to be extradited to the United States for fraud. Even though it was obvious to the international community that China arrested the two Canadians as political pawns, China insists they arrested them for spying. The news disturbe...
The Week of Unnecessary Brain Pokes
March 19, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBSeoul and Gyeonggi Province required all foreigners to get COVID-19 tests then not sure then sure then backtracked--sort of? We discuss this really weird week in South Korea-Foreigner relations. Also… The Michael Spavor case gets tried in China --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to...
Gyeonggi Foreigner Problem
March 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBGyeonggi Province is requiring ALL FOREIGNERS to get COVID-19 tests by March 22nd or face fines. Is this for the public good or security theater? Why all foreigners and why only foreigners? How does this contribute to Korea’s history of labeling foreigners as diseased? Also… The LH scandal The amazing award-winning film “Minari” --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://y...
Do You Have Cultural Zeitgeist? | Guest: Roboseyo (Cafe Seoul Podcast)
January 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBGuest Roboseyo (Cafe Seoul Podcast) discusses bringing your own time period along with your culture when you emigrate. Also--funny Korean celebrity stories. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast Support the Show.
Anticipating Level 3
December 19, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBWhen will the Korean government move the COVID precautions to Level 3? Emma has inside speculations on when it may happen and why it's taking so long. PLUS the ongoing drama of the Justice Ministry vs. the Prosecutors. And you thought the 2020 American politics were cray-cray. Support the Show.
A Very Corona Thanksgiving
November 22, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBThe Third Wave is here! Emma and Joe update on the latest COVID-19 clusters in Korea. PLUS lots of transportation news. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast NEWS Corona Updates New virus cases over 300 for 3rd day, greater Seo...
Halloween is Cancelled | SeoulPodcast Briefing Oct 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.75 MBThe Seoul government is aggressively pushing bars to "voluntarily" close on Halloween. This sounds logical, but we all know that there is a weird story behind it. Support the Show.
Scary Halloween Korean News & Dos
October 24, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBDeath by flu shot. Prison for sociopaths who assault bus drivers and intentionally run into ambulances with their taxis. Oh, and it made the news that rappers got busted for marijuana because it’s Korea and that makes the news. PLUS--Stuff to do for Halloween 2020. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Su...
An Englishman Outside Korea
October 17, 2020 04:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBA Korean politician and hack reporter have decided to go after another famous foreigner, trying to cater to the Korean public’s envy monster. This time it’s YouTuber Korean Englishman 영국남자. What nefarious deed has he committed? And how has the Korean public reacted? --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi S...
The Towering Infernal
October 11, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBOne of our greatest fears--a fire broke out in a high rise apartment building. And no one was killed. This news PLUS an outed North Korean diplomat/refugee and Korea’s controversial and overdue abortion law changes. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://p...
Shot at Sea
September 24, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBA South Korean fisheries official was lost at sea, floating in North Korea. He was found, shot, and burned. We discuss this WTF moment in the land we call, “Korea.” Mentioned: Animal Rescue Network Korea https://www.facebook.com/groups/animalrescuenetworkkorea --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Suppo...
Love Letters to Kim Jong Un
September 17, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBThe new Bob Woodward book ‘Rage’ is out. And boy, does it have a lot to say about Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong Un. Get a room, guys! --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast NEWS The Woodward Book (SO MANY ARTICLES!) http://...
How is Korea Like Cobra Kai?
September 10, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBCobra Kai shows how the bullied can become bullies themselves. How would this apply to Korea and the Sam Okyere fiasco? Ghanian Korean celeb Sam Okyere just can’t catch a break. Is there substance to the Korean public backlash against him? Or does it reveal something sinister that Koreans need to face? --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Suppor...
Scary Dude on Emma’s Balcony
September 02, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBEmma had a mysterious and scary incident in the middle of the night. She talks about it and when her neighbor broke into her apartment. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast NEWS Travelholic CEO found unconscious after mistaken...
COVID with a Dash of Typhoon
August 26, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBNew host Emma Kalka talks about the recent COVID-19 "assplosion," the latest on where the outbreaks are and what the government is doing. Also, Typhoon Bavi and Sam Okyere's recent scandal in a teapot. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast NEWS The recent COVID-19 outbrea...
Expats in Cars Getting Egg Sandwiches | SeoulPodcast Driving in Korea | Timothy Sun
July 22, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBTim and Joe try again to find that mythical Burger King drive-thru. Will they find it? Find out here! --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to get more goodies https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast While finding the BK, we talk about the following: Drive-thrus being a fairly new concep...
Doing the News in Korea | Emma Kalka, KBS World, Groove Magazine
July 16, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBGuest: Emma Kalka KBS WORLD - New Editor/Anchor Groove Magazine - Editor-in-chief News anchor Emma Kalka joins the show to share the happy accidents that led to her being the “Voice of KBS WORLD.” How to break into Korean English-language broadcasting and journalism. How does one produce an event magazine during COVID-19 when most events are cancelled? Where to find live indie music in Seoul. Getting drunk while watching Hamilton The Studio HBC Saturday nights NEWS Reactions to t...
Expats in Cars Eating Burger King | SeoulPodcast Driving in Korea | Timothy Sun
July 06, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWe try something new this time. A “Driving in Korea” episode with a guest. Timothy Sun and I talk about fast food in Korea, being an Korean adoptee and what really makes them angry, Korea’s suicide issues. Updates on movies that we haven’t watched that everyone else has. It’s quite the stream of consciousness between two dudes hunting for drive-thru fast food. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ki...
Hello Karen | Driving in Korea
June 30, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBSo... the Korea expat internet is blowing up over an expat woman chastising a Korean father because his four-year-old said, "Hi," to her. I'm sure there's more to this story. Original rant: https://i.redd.it/h8oly6qiwp751.jpg Reddit "A female expat goes on a rant about a child saying “hi” to her. You can’t make this up 😂" https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/commen... --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/...
Do Black Lives Matter in Korea? | Michael Hurt, Ph. D.
June 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBLongtime expat, photographer, and thinker Michael Hurt discusses issues of George Floyd, racism in Korea and America, and the new visa re-entry restrictions. George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter in Korea Korea’s Record with Foreigners During COVID-19 Minor restaurant discrimination Mask-gate Emergency Alerts for foreigners Financial assistance Itaewon Removing “Alien” from Alien Registration Nullifying Short-term Visas New Re-entry Requirements “The rule applies to foreigne...
How to Voice Act in Seoul | Kelly Frances, Voice Actor
May 25, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBVeteran voice actor Kelly Frances gives tips on how to break into the voice acting business in Korea. She details what types of visas to get, what types of jobs you can get, dealing with agencies, and importantly, the dangers to watch out for. --Please Subscribe-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/zenkimchi Support us on Patreon to...
More Inside Tales of Korea’s Entertainment Industry | Young Kim “The Oriental Experience”
May 18, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBGuest Young Kim, “The Oriental Experience” Aax Radio 106.3 HD2 Santa Ana Instagram: @theorientalexperience YouTube: The Oriental Experience The conversation with Young Kim gets deep and personal. We say stuff that may bite us in the butt. How much did Young Kim make during his whole singing career? Why is now a good time for entertainers? Why Korean Millennials are South Korea’s great hope to preserve the past. Old guys complaining about young ‘uns on YouTube How no one can make a c...
Insider’s view of the K-Pop scene in the late ‘90s | Young Kim (1 of 2)
May 11, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBFor more inside content, join us at Patreon for just $5. Guest: Young Kim (The Oriental Experience) Young Kim hit the early K-Pop scene in the late 1990s with the group S#arp. He transitioned to be one of the stalwarts of English language broadcasting in Korea. His ongoing story is one that you should hear. Get ready for a good hour of fun. Topics include the following: - Differences between America and South Korea with COVID-19 - The best new Korean chicken and beer trend - Insider’s v...
Samsung Rising (2 of 2): How Samsung Took a Bite Out of Apple | Author Geoffrey Cain
May 04, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBGuest: Geoffrey Cain, author of Samsung Rising Buy it here on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1101907258/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1101907258&linkCode=as2&tag=zenpicklecom-20&linkId=2c753e98949ec684ca6589e70a6e937b Join our Patreon to receive early episodes, archive episodes going back to 2008, unedited versions of longer episodes, and lots of other goodies. https://patreon.com/seoulpodcast Did Samsung outright copy Apple’s iPhone in the beginnin...
Samsung Rising (1 of 2): How Is Samsung Similar to North Korea? | Author Geoffrey Cain
April 27, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBGuest: Geoffrey Cain, author of Samsung Rising Buy it here on Amazon The story of Samsung is like a Game of Thrones soap opera by Quentin Tarantino. How is Samsung similar to North Korea? Cults and cult-like organizations and government have formed in both Koreas from the 20th century The Cult of Apple vs. The Cult of Samsung How is Samsung tied to the history and identity of post-war South Korea? How did a floundering grocery store become the world’s dominant computer chip maker? Le...
Itaewon Class Roundtable
April 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBGuests Flower - Flower Takes on Korea Instagram Timothy Sun - Korean-American Netflix Junkie We discuss the hit Korean drama “Itaewon Class.” We recommend watching before listening because of spoilers. We cover issues brought up, our favorite characters, cultural details you may have missed, and things that we love and are annoyed by. Support the Show.
Forget it, Jacco. It's Itaewon.
April 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBSeoulPodcast Guest Jacco Zwetsloot NK News Podcast - nknews.org KBS World Radio Topics Coronavirus What did Korea do right? Is mask wearing a cultural matter? What about the end of visa-free travel to korea? Korea’s treatment of foreigners compared to other countries. Election season during the pandemic What do you think will change, if anything? There’s no returning to pre-virus normal: KCDC Does this mean forever? what about mass events again? Or does korea allow domestic no...
COVIDiots and Clubs
April 08, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes - 6.85 MBCOVID-19 Todays’ numbers 53 new cases - +6 from yesterday 10,384 confirmed cases total 200 deaths +8 6,776 recovered +82 Seoul - 11 Gyeonggi - 6 Daegu - 9 North Gyeongsang Province - 3 +29 domestic +24 imported 14 at airport 20 are Korean nationals Social distancing until April 19th COVID-19 new cases plummet Strict monitoring of entertainment facilities More screenings and crackdowns Inspect from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily Bar employee tests virus positive after contact with...
Academic Performance vs. Child Safety
April 04, 2020 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.4 MBThis is your SeoulPodcast briefing for April 4th, 2020. With a fake background of Seoul behind me, I’m Joe McPherson. SeoulPodcast.com COVID-19 Todays’ numbers 94 new cases - Total 10,156 3 deaths. Total 177 304 recovered. Total 6,325 Seoul - 22 Daegu - 27 Gyeonggi - 23 Imported - 15 Epicenters St. Mary’s Hospital in Uijeongbu +8 Total 35 Wine bar in Pyeongtaek 13 Two health facilities in Daegu +20 Public bath emerges as new epicenter Hantan River Spa in Cheorwon, Gangwon Pr...