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
Episode 30: Petiquette (Pets)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss our favorite furry friends, and explore the differences between pet culture in Korea and America. Our hosts discuss their experience with having or interacting with pe...
1 Feb 202441min
Episode 29: Reply 1975 (Culture)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss how Daniel’s understanding of Korean culture growing up has changed significantly compared to modern day Korea. Topics range from language, to the fear of North Korea ...
25 Jan 202445min
Episode 28: Extreme Decision (Culture)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss the very heavy topic of suicide. While Daniel has known for a while that Korean society has a problem with suicide, with the highest rest of suicides within the OECD n...
18 Jan 202440min
Episode 27: Did You Eat? (Language)
This week Jun and Daniel discuss the Korean language in all of its beautiful and confusing glory. Specifically, Daniel brings up the topic of how it is very indirect and how he struggles with that as ...
11 Jan 202431min
