Episode 10: Water Is Self (Daily Life)
This week Jun and Daniel take a break from the broad, macro-level topics they have been discussing, and dive into some of the more light-hearted minutiae of everyday life here in Korea. Listen in as D...
14 Sep 202357min
Episode 9: The 80-Hour School Week (Education)
This week Jun and Daniel take a first stab at tackling a fairly big topic in Korea: the education system. It wasn’t that long ago that Korean students went to school from morning to midnight, six days...
7 Sep 202345min
Episode 8: Everywhere Bagels (Trends)
This week Jun and Daniel explore the phenomenon of how things become “trending” (viral) in Korea. You may have heard of the honey butter chip craze back in 2015, but what are some more recent food tre...
31 Aug 202334min
Episode 7: Won't You Be My Neighbor? (Relationships)
This week Jun and Daniel explore Jun’s first time meeting his mysterious next-door neighbor, and generally discuss the differences between how Koreans and Americans view human connection. Why is knowi...
24 Aug 202334min
Episode 6: Size Matters (Geography)
Listen this week as Jun and Daniel discuss matters of scale. South Korea is the size of Indiana, with the population of California, Washington, and Oregon combined. How does it’s relatively small geog...
18 Aug 202327min
Episode 5: i do, thank u, next (Weddings)
Join hosts Daniel and Jun as they discuss one of the biggest and oldest traditions: weddings. Daniel recently attended his very first Korean wedding, and came away with a lot of comparisons to America...
10 Aug 202352min
Episode 4: Do You Even Lift? (Beauty)
Join hosts Daniel and Jun as they discuss cosmetic surgery. It's well known that Korea is one of most famous places in the world for getting these procedures done. How much does it cost? Do men get it...
3 Aug 202328min
Episode 2: Too Sweet or Not Too Sweet (Food)
Join hosts Daniel and Jun for their first full podcast episode, as they discuss one of the most important topics there is: food. How do flavor profiles differ between Korea and America? How does food ...
30 Jul 202330min
