It’s Our Birthday & We’ll Die if We Want To
Send us Fan MailThe podcast is one year old! We break down the year and discuss Korean first birthday traditions, folklore, and spirits. We also regale mysterious births in Korean history.Join our Pat...
24 Mars 20211h 32min
Psycho Prince Yeonsan (Joseon’s Fall, part 2)
Send us Fan MailCombine the sadism of Game of Throne’s King Joffrey and Ramsay “The Bastard” Bolton with Robert Baratheon’s appetites, and you have Prince Yeonsan.Join our Patreon to get more stuffhtt...
17 Mars 20211h 22min
True Crime: Who was the Cyanide Killer?
Send us Fan MailIn the mid-1980s, people were randomly collapsing and dying around Seoul. Or was it random? On this week’s podcast, we recount one of the lesser known mass murder episodes in Korea. It...
10 Mars 20211h
Divine Monks & Shapeshifters: Korean Folktale Types
Send us Fan MailKorean folktales carry universal memes you can find in European and African folklore. Evil stepmothers, shapeshifting animals and humans, and magical monks with Jedi-like powers. PLUS ...
3 Mars 20211h 8min
Korean Independence Day: The Real Reasons It Matters
Send us Fan MailWas Korean Independence a failed movement? Now that we’ve got your attention, we explore the events, conspiracies, and urban legends behind Korea’s biggest national holiday.Join our Pa...
24 Feb 20211h 1min
The Execution of Deposed Queen Yun (Joseon's Fall, part 1)
Send us Fan MailThe controversial Deposed Queen Yun kickstarted the events of the next hundred years. What led to her messy execution? Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofs...
17 Feb 202139min
Interview with the Shaman
Send us Fan MailGuest - Jane Han Ling, Mudang (The Bridge)Instagram - @janehanlingKakao - Jane Han LingYelp - Eastern Path (Newport Beach)Korean-American Mudang Jane Han Ling joins us to share her sto...
10 Feb 20211h 42min
The Rise and Fall of Hongdae’s Underground Music Scene
Send us Fan MailGuestJon Dunbar (Broken Korea, Korea Times, DaehanminDecline.com, General Editor of Royal Asiatic Society)For a time, Hongdae was the center of Korea’s punk, rock, and live music scene...
3 Feb 20211h 27min
