Episode 38: When You Wish Upon A Dragon Ball (Culture)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss their experiences with Japanese comic books (manga) and shows (anime). Prompted by the sudden and sad death of legendary anime creator Akira Toriyama, our hosts share ...
28 Mar 202435min
Episode 37: How About Them Apples.. At Night (Culture)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss myths, superstitions, and everything in between. While some people may have heard of “fan death”, there are many other Korean beliefs that are not as well known to Wes...
21 Mar 20241h 1min
Episode 36: Black-Haired Foreigner (Daily Life)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss their experiences when they were living as foreigners in each other’s respective home countries: Daniel in Korea (going on 2.5+ years), and Jun in America (4 years for...
14 Mar 20241h 9min
Episode 35: Jeong (Concepts)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss what is often considered one of the pillars of Korean culture: jeong. It’s a term that Daniel had never heard of until his 20s, but one which instantly resonated with ...
7 Mar 202435min
Episode 34: N-Po Generation (Culture)
This week Jun and Daniel start by sharing some typical holiday traditions, but quickly transition into exploring why Koreans seem to be quickly losing their sense of traditions completely. Listen in a...
29 Feb 202439min
Episode 33: Noonchi (Concepts)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss the concept of noonchi in Korean culture. Noonchi is commonly translated as “emotional intelligence” or one’s ability to “read the room”, but after hearing it used in ...
22 Feb 202435min
Episode 32: Manual Automatic Sliding Doors (Daily Life)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss what they find convenient about living in Korea compared to America, as well as the things that make Daniel long for the land of large and available parking spots. Our...
15 Feb 20241h 1min
Episode 31: Gyeongseong Creature Episode 1 (Media)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss Korean culture through a recently trending popular K-drama on Netflix: Gyeongseong Creature Episode 1, which takes place in 1945 with Korea still under Japanese occupa...
8 Feb 20241h 8min
