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
Episode 26: Of Plums and Peach Trees (Holidays)
This week Jun and Daniel kick off 2024 with a discussion about how Koreans celebrate the New Year. Listen in as our hosts compare new year’s traditions in Korea and America. Do Koreans celebrate Janua...
4 Jan 20241h 5min
Episode 25: 2023 Year End Wrap Up “SSAMary” (Podcast)
This week Jun and Daniel wrap (“ssam”) up the year with thoughts and reflections from their first year of doing this podcast. Despite the focus on talking about the podcast itself, our hosts still tou...
28 Dec 202343min
Episode 24: Dork With Strengths (Language)
This week Jun and Daniel take a journey into millennial slang of their respective countries. Listen in on this light-hearted conversation as our hosts attempt to guess the meaning of modern slang word...
21 Dec 202333min
