Lanterns, Buddha, & Balsam: The Folklore of the Fourth Lunar Month
Send us Fan MailThe fourth lunar month is arguably the most important time of year for Buddhists. Various ceremonies linked to Buddha’s birthday, good fortune, and brightening the darkness permeate th...
17 Touko 202345min
K-Ghost Hunters
Send us Fan MailGhosts may be trapped in the past, but ghost hunters today bring modern methods to track them down and send them scurrying to the afterlife. Some Korean ghost hunters even use rap musi...
10 Touko 202348min
South Korea's 1980 Concentration Camp
Send us Fan MailIn 1980, Chun Doo-hwan created a re-education “university” for criminals and ne’er do wells. It really was a concentration camp for anyone who didn’t fit in.“SEOUL SAID TO HOLD 15,000 ...
3 Touko 202354min
K-Poverty
Send us Fan MailBehind the corporate gloss of K-pop, Samsung, and the hallyu wave lurks a tragic reality: poverty. Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of T...
26 Huhti 20231h 2min
The Political Mobs of Syngman Rhee (1945-1960)
Send us Fan MailKorea’s gangsters went from the streets into the government. This is the second era of the history of Korean organized crime.Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darks...
19 Huhti 202357min
The Savage Age of Gangsters (1930s-1945)
Send us Fan MailColonial 1930s Korea was a time of independence activists, street gangs, and the Yakuza. This is the first of the four gangster periods of modern Korea.Join our Patreon to get more stu...
12 Huhti 20231h 11min
When Gods and Ghosts Rest: Lunar Leap Year
Send us Fan MailEven the Korean lunar calendar has a leap year. Instead of an extra day, there's an extra month. Here's what to do.Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoul...
5 Huhti 202331min
The Afterlife & the Cemetery Tour
Send us Fan MailThe concept of an afterlife is consistent across cultures. How do old Korean traditions view the land of the dead? PLUS: a talk about our new cemetery tour and what we have coming up t...
29 Maalis 202352min
