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The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reports 809 local infections, and 31 infected international arrivals, for a total of 840 new cases.

Yonhap News reports health authorities say the virus curve has been slowly flattening as a result of preemptive testing and social distancing rules. However, they remain cautious over continued group infections and the spread of a new variant of the virus.

South Korea has now reported 12 cases of the more contagious variant first identified in the UK. Starting Friday, foreign nationals flying to South Korea must have a negative coronavirus test result within 72 hours of their departure.

A total of 65,818 cases have been diagnosed since the coronavirus virus first appeared in the ROK on January 20th, 2020. 20 people have died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for a total of 1,027 deaths.

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The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reports 672 local infections, and 43 infected international arrivals, for a total of 715 new cases.

Yonhap News reports today’s total is a sharp fall from 1,020 on Monday and also below the 894 daily average for the last week. However, South Korea has now reported 10 cases of the more contagious variant of the virus first identified in the UK. Starting Friday, foreign nationals flying to South Korea must have a negative coronavirus test result within 72 hours of their departure.

Just under 65,000 coronavirus cases have been diagnosed since the new virus first appeared in the ROK on January 20th, 2020. 26 people have died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for a total of 1,007 deaths.

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Coronavirus cases rise sharply with additional infections from a Seoul prison and continued positive test results from medical facilities across South Korea.

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reports 985 local infections and 35 infected international arrivals for a total of 1,020 new cases.

That’s a sharp increase from 824 on Saturday and only 657 on Sunday. However, authorities say the weekend saw less testing due to the New Year’s holiday.

Yonhap News reports the ban on private gatherings of more than four people, previously limited to the Seoul metro area, has now been extended to the entire country. There are also new restrictions on foreigners. The KDCA says starting Friday, foreign nationals flying to South Korea must have a negative coronavirus test result within 72 hours of their departure.

More than 64,000 coronavirus cases have been diagnosed since the new virus first appeared in the ROK on January 20th, 2020. Nineteen people have died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, for a total of 981 known deaths.

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Michael Breen is a writer & consultant who first came to South Korea as a correspondent in 1982. He's covered North & South Korea for several newspapers, including the Guardian, The Times & the Washington Times. Few are more knowledgeable about Korea than Michael Breen, a trained journalist who's lived here for many years & whose connections go right to the very heart of the country. His new book, The New Koreans, explains the history, the business & the culture of South Korea, as well as where its future lies.

Michael Breen recently discussed his new book at a public event hosted by Barry Welsh of the Seoul Book & Culture Club. In this two part episode, Breen first talks with Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland about The New Koreans, followed by a Q&A with those in attendance at the event hosted by Barry Welsh.

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Smoking habit data released in 2016 reports that despite recent price increases for a pack of cigarettes in South Korea, more than 20% of young smokers will continue smoking. To find out what those results mean, Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with University of Illinois at Chicago Health Policy Center director Dr. Frank Chaloupka & American Cancer Society economic & health policy research senior data analyst Qing Li. Find more info on the research cited in this report at http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/06/116_206738.html.

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The Nikkei Asian Review recently published a piece on rather surprising Moon Jae-in supporters leading up to the special election he won to replace former President Park Geun-hye who current remains jailed following her impeachment. Moon's support from this group was so surprising, it's even been dubbed "the great sensation". Who are they? North Korean defectors.

Melbourne-based reporter John Power has spent several years living in & writing about the Korean Peninsula & continues to cover issues affecting the area. John spoke with Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland about his recent report for the Nikkei Asian Review & the research he conducted into the divide among North Korean defectors' preference for presidential candidates & plans for future engagement with Pyongyang. Find more of John's findings in his story, "North Korean defectors divided on Seoul détente", at http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korean-defectors-divided-on-Seoul-detente

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ConsumerAffairs.com writer Amy Martyn recently wrote a piece titled "Booze, bribes and propaganda: The company that promises 'safe' travel in North Korea" regarding the tour company American college student Otto Warmbier took (Young Pioneer Tours) before being detained for allegedly stealing a poster. After being sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, the world didn't get an update on his case until recently when North Korea allowed Warmbier, by then in a coma, to return to the US where he died several days later. Martyn spoke with Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to discuss her reporting on how Young Pioneer Tours handled the incident & changes now taking place at the tour company since Warmbier's death. Find more of Amy Martyn's reporting at https://www.consumeraffairs.com/about/staff/amy-martyn/

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Barry Welsh's "Seoul Book and Culture Club" recently played host to author Michael Breen, who discussed his newly released book "The New Koreans". To better understand the text & the Q&A session contained in this podcast, in our previous episode, Korea FM spoke with Breen about "The New Koreans" & why it was written. Now, in the final chapter of that discussion, we bring you audio of the Q&A with author Michael Breen & those in attendance at Barry Welsh's public meeting of the Seoul Book & Culture Club.

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A 2016 education report from The Economist asks if higher wages or less working hours make a better teacher. While South Korea has one of the highest wages for public teachers in the OECD, public teachers in the ROK also spend double the average amount of time on administrative tasks. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Economist data journalist Slavea Chankova & Ellen Sherratt, the co-Deputy Director of the Center on Great Teachers & Leaders & senior researcher at American Institutes for Research, to find out more. Find more info on teacher pay vs work hours at http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/04/daily-chart-18

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Seoul-based reporter Steven Borowiec recently wrote an article for Aljazeera English titled "Why young South Koreans are turning away from religion". Borowiec spoke with Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to discuss the personal stories & data from his research, as well as the educational & job pressures that appear to be behind the trend. Read more about the issue in Steven Borowiec's article at http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/05/young-south-koreans-turning-religion-170524144746222.html

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Recently, Seoul-based think tank The Asia Institute held a peace march in the capital. The event was open to the public, & peace activist Yoh Kawanaka was invited to travel to Seoul from Japan to participate. Kawanaka spoke with Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to discuss the peace march, her wish for better relations between South Korea & Japan, & new Japanese laws she says prevent activists' voices from being heard. Find more info on the Asia Institute's peace march at http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/05/197_229737.html

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The Asia Institute is a Seoul-based think tank that addresses global issues with a focus on Asia, committed to presenting a balanced perspective that takes into account the concerns of the entire region for current trends in technology, international relations, the economy & the environment. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland has covered several of their talks & lectures over the last few years & recently spoke with Asia Institute Director & Kyung Hee University professor Emanuel Pastreich about their upcoming "Korea Peace March" this Sunday, May 14th in the Gwanghwamun area of Seoul. Find more info on the march at https://www.facebook.com/events/123090044918802/. 

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Recently a column appeared on NKNews.org that directly made light of how US President Donald Trump has influenced what’s going on here on the Korean Peninsula, & it didn’t paint the new president in a very good light. Under the title “How Donald Trump is seriously undermining the South Korea-U.S. alliance”, the article begins with a description of how things generally operate here regarding North Korea, noting that “As long as North Korea is able to make life a living hell for whoever attempts to engage in regime change or regime collapse… it will always have that assurance that they will not be pushed too hard," & for that reason, "the United States & South Korea (& Japan to a certain extent) have coordinated closely over the years to deter North Korea as much as possible.” However, the article is quick to note that things have now changed, & that after Donald Trump’s electoral victory, it has been "nothing but one bumbling fiasco after another.”

NKNews.org's John Lee, a political blogger focusing on economic & political issues as they pertain to Korea & the United States, spoke to Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland about the article,  thoughts on what's currently unfolding on the Korean Peninsula, & how in his mind, US President Donald Trump has degraded the relationship between the ROK & the United States. Read John Lee's article at https://www.nknews.org/2017/04/how-donald-trump-is-seriously-undermining-the-south-korea-u-s-alliance/.

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Recently, over 1,000 foreign runners participated in the Pyongyang, North Korea Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon. Held every year since 1981, the race only began accepting participants from outside North Korea in 2014, & the very next year, Laura Imkamp was one of those who traveled to North Korea to participate. The Shanghai-based German expat spoke to Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to describe her experiences & what she learned while running the event.

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Last year, the head of Singapore's Health Promotion Board announced new plans to fight diabetes that focus on educating the public on the health risks of eating white rice based on research data from the Harvard School of Public Health that links daily consumption of white rice to an increased risk of developing diabetes. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Harvard Professor Dr. Qi Sun & University of Sydney researcher Dr. Bruce Neal to learn more about how white rice has been linked to the disease.

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Earlier this month, a panel discussion titled “The Glass Zoo: Women in Journalism” was jointly organized by media start-ups Korea Exposé & Mediati, moderated by Korea Expose managing editor Haeryun Kang & Mediati manager Mijin Lee. Much of the audio of that discussion is contained in this podcast episode as well as a brief interview with panel moderator & Korea Expose managing editor Haeryun Kang. Find more about the event at https://koreaexpose.com/glass-zoo-tales-veteran-women-journalists/.

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A US aircraft carrier & other vessels appear to finally be on their way to the Korean Peninsula, a human rights group is calling on China to not force 8 North Korean refugees back to the DPRK, and a South Korean company has come under fire for their depiction of differences between Korean and foreign intestines. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s presidential career began & ended with firsts, & while countless pieces have been written on the protests that led to her removal from power, one recent writeup from the Canadian weekly current affairs magazine Maclean's makes the case that that South Korean youth, & the forces they control, are perhaps behind it all. Maclean's writer Dave Hazzan, formerly based in Seoul, joins Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to discuss his article & what it reveals about the power of South Korean youth. Read Hazzan's full article at http://www.macleans.ca/politics/worldpolitics/in-south-korea-the-young-rise-up-against-a-president-and-a-society/.

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This Saturday, April 22nd the “March For Science” will take place around the world as “the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in… health, safety, economies, and governments.” It’s no coincidence that date is also Earth Day, & alongside the main march in Washington, D.C., more than 500 cities around the world will also participate. Seoul & Busan will hold their own marches, & Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland recently spoke with March For Science Busan organizing member Jennifer Blackman to discuss why she, & other foreigners & South Koreans in the area, will be marching at 10 am on Earth Day, April 22nd, at Busan’s Peace Park. Find more info on the Busan March For Science at https://marchforsciencebusan.wordpress.com/. Info for Seoul's March For Science is available at https://www.facebook.com/MFS170422/.

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China warns there will be “no winner” in an armed North Korean conflict that could start “at any moment”, Vice President Mike Pence will arrive in Seoul on Sunday, & despite an economic boycott over THAAD, South Korean exports to China have risen. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are rising with the arrival of a US aircraft carrier, overseas voting is up, ex-president Park Geun-hye could soon be indicted, & coffee is king. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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The concentration of fine dust particles in South Korea’s air is the worst since 2015, the ROK has test fired a new long range ballistic missile, a Busan-based expat has been thrust into the spotlight after alleging discrimination by South Korean police, & an iconic Hollywood symbol will soon be replicated in Seoul. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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Colombian Leo Mendoza has lived in South Korea for 16 years. He's married to Korean & is a well known member of the Busan community for his work with a local dog shelter. Recently, he & his wife were shopping at Costco, & according to Mendoza, he was attacked by an older Korean man after a disagreement over how he & his wife spoke to the man's family after their young daughter was almost hit by a car. After police arrived on the scene, it became clear to Mendoza that he & his wife's request to file charges was not being taken seriously, & after several hours explaining their version of events to authorities at multiple police stations, the tables were turned as Mendoza's attacker claimed he was the victim, & Leo was told by police he was being arrested for assault. He & his wife quickly tuned to Facebook to describe their version of events on a public post that quickly went viral, & Mendoza also spoke with Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to tell his story & warn other foreigners in South Korea to not get involved in other people's affairs as racism & police discrimination will likely cause foreigners to lose their rights. Find more of Leo Mendoza's version of events on his Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/shindogsleo/posts/10208301678881858.

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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested, the salvaged Sewol ferry has arrived at port, Seoul’s air quality is the worst ever recorded, & the monthly pay gap between Korean workers has reached an all time high. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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Seoul-based reporter Jason Strother recently wrote for the BBC that "while not an obvious choice for the jet-setting expat, South Korea’s high-energy capital has a lot to offer foreign professionals." Strother joins Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland to discuss the pros & cons of Seoul's expat lifestyle & how that differs from typical expat favorites in the region such as Hong Kong, Singapore or Tokyo. Check out his BBC article at http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170326-seoul-power-asias-unlikely-expat-haven

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Bones found on the Sewol ferry are not those of missing victims, the European Parliament says South Korea hasn’t abided by standards related to freedom of association, five kilometers of Gangnam road & streets will soon be a no smoking zone, & the body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s assassinated half brother is heading to Pyongyang. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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The Sewol Ferry has been raised and will arrive at a port on the South Korean mainland later this week, satellite images have captured vehicle movement at a North Korean nuclear test site, despite the Chinese boycott of Korean tourism one popular travel destination is seeing a boom, and the number of South Korean marriages has reached its lowest point in several decades. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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In June of 2016, American English teachers & Fulbright English Teaching Assistants from around South Korea gathered at the Seoul Global Cultural Center in Myeong-dong to share their thoughts & cultural talents at the Black Culture & History Festival. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with event organizers & attendees to get their thoughts on race relations in South Korea.

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Former President Park Geun-hye says she will honor prosecutors’ request to answer questions regarding the scandal that removed her from office, animal rights activists have accused Park of animal neglect for leaving 9 dogs in the presidential residence, a court has temporarily banned the use of a state-authored history textbook, & nearly half of South Korean women don’t return to their jobs after taking childcare leave. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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To prepare for the upcoming 2018 Pyeongchang winter olympics, South Korea is investing in both infrastructure & athletes, with one sport in particular making headlines for its addition of foreign-born players. Last year, Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Korean Ice Hockey Association international coordinator Kwan Choi about the six North American players (five Canadian & one American) added to the team at that time. Dorland also spoke with Colorado native Mike Testwuide about his journey moving to the ROK to play for the Anyang Halla & now for the South Korean Olympic hockey team.

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Several journalists have been attacked by pro-Park Geun-hye supporters in the aftermath of the ruling that removed her from power, after vacating the presidential residence the now former president says “the truth will emerge,” & a video of an expert on South Korea being interrupted by his children during a live interview has created hilarity & also sparked a debate on racism. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court has permanently removed President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal, triggering an automatic presidential election to be held in 60 days. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast episode from Korea FM.

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It's no secret that South Korea has an obsession with fried chicken & beer, but last year's article from Canadian expat & Vice writer Dave Hazzan brings the phenomenon into focus by calling South Koreans the "undisputed Asian masters of chicken." Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Hazzan to learn just how far the ROK's appetite for chicken goes, & how China, before icing relations over the deployment of THAAD, used to go bonkers for it, as well. Expat Adam Rosenthal also joins the conversation to discuss the business side of owning a chicken restaurant in the ROK, an industry he's gotten involved with through his wife's parents.

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North Korea says US bases in Japan were the target of its most recent ballistic missile test, China is trying to punish South Korea’s economy for THAAD, and a new Korean television series, with zombies, will be released new year. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast from Korea FM.

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The de facto head of Samsung has been indicted on bribery & embezzlement connected to the Park Geun-hye corruption scandal, North Korea wants custody of the body of leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother, South Korea’s largest dog meat market is closing & a South Korean musician worried about paying her rent sold an award she won… live on stage. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast from Korea FM.

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President Park Geun-hye will not appear at the final hearing for her impeachment following protests by hundreds of thousands in Seoul over the weekend, no trace of the nerve agent that killed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother has been found at the airport where he was attacked, China is blocking access to South Korean music & dramas, & women in the ROK are predicted to be the first group in the world to have an average lifespan of more than 90 years. All that & more on the latest Korean News Update podcast from Korea FM.

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Last year, the Asia Institute invited the public to attend a free lecture by the author of the first English language book written about one of Korea's greatest historical figures. Author David Mason grew up in Michigan & has now lived in South Korea for more than three decades. He received his M.A. in Korean Studies (focusing on the History of Korean Religions) at the Graduate School of International Studies of Yonsei University in Seoul. He's worked as an editor for the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, served as an enthusiastic tour-guide for groups of foreigners to Korea's most beautiful and interesting areas, gives speeches on Korean history, culture & current development to various audiences, and also as a professor at the International Tourism for the Hanyang University Graduate School, a Professor of Cultural Tourism Studies at Kyung Hee University & currently at Chung-Ang University's department of Public Service.

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While North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s brother, Kim Jong-nam, was recently murdered while living outside of the DPRK, he’s not the only Mount Paektu Bloodline member to have made it out of North Korea. Two articles from Anna Fifield, the Washington Post’s Tokyo Bureau Chief, have connected past defections both to & from North Korea to their present day consequences. Last year, Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Fifield to learn how the decades old defection of American GI Joe Dresnok to North Korea, & the more recent defection of Kim Jong-un’s aunt to the US, are still being felt today.

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As the Korean Wave continues to become popular in many parts of Asia, Korean dramas & music have also begun to make inroads in other parts of the world, including villages in rural Africa. Last spring, Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Xiaochen Su, an American working in Tanzania for an agricultural micro finance institution to support local farmers, who had recently written an article describing how his new home was becoming inundated with Korean dramas & K-pop music. Korea FM also spoke with Husna Ramadhani, a Tanzanian woman who became interested in Korean dramas & music while attending university, & thinks the Korean wave will become even more popular as time goes on. Find more information via Su’s post at https://international.thenewslens.com/article/27864/

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According to a 2016 analysis of Forbes data on billionaires around the world, nearly three quarters of all South Korean billionaires inherited their wealth. Korea FM reporter Chance Dorland spoke with Caroline Freund, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute For International Economics, to learn why, despite the worldwide trend of self-made billionaires outnumbering individuals born into wealth, 74% of South Korea's richest citizens are not self made. Dorland also spoke with Seoul-based Forbes reporter Grace Chung to find out how Forbes tracks South Korean billionaires, & how the trends they're seeing now will play out in the future.

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While Seoul's Noryangjin fish market is one of the top fish markets in the entire world, the stories making the news in South Korea & abroad have lately focused on the ongoing battle between the company that owns the market & fish sellers who have been operating businesses there for decades. Writer Dave Hazzan chronicled the struggle going on between the two sides for online publisher Zester Daily, & last summer, Korea FM’s Chance Dorland spoke with him to learn more about what Hazzan describes as a battle that will "determine the fate of one of the city’s most iconic food markets.”

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Only in Korea Facebook Group creator Travis Hull joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss HBC gentrification & the government's plan to turn Haebangchon (Hangul: 해방촌 Hanja: 解放村) into a "Green Culture Village." Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Do all South Korean students need English in order to be a success? And why are students learning to score well on tests rather than to actually speak English? Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss the negative consequences of Korea's ESL industry he describes as a cancer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The arrest of a Canadian working for a university in Daegu on charges of growing marijuana in his apartment has once again ignited a discussion over how foreigners & drugs are depicted by South Korean media entities, & a blog post written by prominent expat researcher & Gusts of Popular Feeling writer Matt VanVolkenburg has drawn increased attention to the issue. Korea FM spoke with VanVolkenburg & Korean studies professor, NY Times contributor & Korea Expose managing editor Se-Woong Koo about how the recent case, & previous incidents, have been portrayed in the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The Seoul Night Market opened earlier this month with a competition to choose which foods trucks will have permanents spots at the Yeouido Han River Park from now through the end of October. Korea FM attended the competition & spoke with one of the judges, A Fat Girl's Food Guide writer Gemma Wardle, as well as food truck owners & customers who attended the event. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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A four-story building in Los Angeles that once served as a symbol of uniting Korean Americans together as a community is now at the forefront of an ongoing legal battle between factions fighting for its control. Korea FM spoke with LA Times reporter Victoria Kim & US attorney Andrew Barbour about the case. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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On the two year anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol, dozens gathered at a public event in Seoul to discuss the factors that led to the April 16, 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 people, most of whom were high school students on a field trip. LA Times reporter Steven Borowiec hosted the free "Seoul Book & Culture Club" event where he presented information from his ongoing Sewol reporting & facilitated discussion with both audience members & other journalists in attendance. Korea FM recorded the presentation & asked the LA Times journalist why he chose to participate. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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April 16th, 2016 marks the two year anniversary of South Korea's worst maritime disaster when the Sewol Ferry sank on a routine trip from Incheon to Jeju Island while transporting hundreds of high school students on a field trip. Most of the 304 people who died that day were students, & many of their parents & other family members have continued to seek accountability & answers to not only what made the ferry sink, but how the government chose to handle events as they've unfolded since that day. Korea FM asked people on the streets of Seoul about the anniversary, how South Korea has changed since the sinking, & if the real truth of what happened will ever be known. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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That's the title of a recent piece from the Korea Herald that makes the case that while South Korea's capital once saw only greasy, fried food & doughy dessert snacks, Seoul’s streets are now seeing new culinary creations & out-of-the-box dining options like never before. But, is that really the case? Korea FM spoke with YouTube artist Cory May & Korean food reporter Sue Ahn to get their opinions on street food in Seoul & across the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Marmot's Hole blogger Robert Koehler goes through the recent South Korean parliamentary election results & discusses his thoughts on Saenuri's fall behind the main opposition Minjoo Party in National Assembly seats as well as the rise of liberal defector Ahn Cheol-soo’s new People Party. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Christian Science Monitor writer John Powers says that while HIV & AIDS patients in South Korea have long found it difficult to find medical care, as the number of cases increase, so does patient abuse. Korea FM spoke with John Power & US attorney Benjamin Wagner, who has argued at the UN against discrimination in South Korea, to find out more about how HIV & AIDS patients are treated in the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The Seoul Book and Culture Club & ASIA Publishers recently invited three young, award-winning Korean writers to discuss their work for the public. The event was hosted by Colin Marshall, an American essayist, interviewer & public speaker, & featured Chang Kangmyoung, author of Fired (알바생 자르기); Kim Min-jung, author of The World’s Most Expensive Novel (세상에서 가장 비싼 소설); and Kim Ae-ran, author of Where Would You Like to Go? (어디로 가고 싶으신가요) Korea FM attended the event & filed this report. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Airdre Mattner says she was drugged, abducted & raped in Seoul last September, but after dealing with South Korean hospital staff & police, including a recent Facebook post by police that revealed private information regarding her case, she says she's been devastated her even further. Korea FM spoke with Mattner & the Korea Herald reporter that's been covering her story to learn more about how both foreign and Korean victims are treated by police & other authorities while seeking justice. Find more information on Airdre Mattner's story at http://GoFundMe.com/JusticeForAirdre. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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According to data from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, more than half of all South Korean discrimination complaints in 2015 were filed by persons with disabilities, making the disabled the most common victims of discrimination in the entire country. Korea FM spoke with Ho Kyun Jeong of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea & Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Social Policy & Development in the United Nations Department of Economic Affairs, to find out why. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance Dorland & Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall discuss the attention Han Kang's English translation of "The Vegetarian" is getting & the spotlight that has slowly begun to shine on South Korean authors. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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While recent news reports on North Korea have focused on nuclear & rocket programs, the DPRK is also making headlines for its expertise in large statues & monuments both for domestic use & an increasing number of international clients. Korea FM spoke with Italian art collector & North Korean Mansudae Art Studio representative Pier Cecioni & Washington Post Tokyo Bureau Chief Anna Fifield to learn more about how Pyongyang's monuments & statues have found increasing demand around the world. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance Dorland & Robert Koehler discuss North Korea's sentencing of Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labor & the South Korean government's new emphasis on artificial intelligence after Google computer program AlphaGo beat South Korean Lee Se-dol in the "ancient board game" Go. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Seoul as the 8th most expensive city in the world for cost of living. Chance & Travis discuss their thoughts & this week's poll results from the Only In Korea Facebook group. Travis also gets called out by a listener's voicemail message for his comment last week that it's not a good idea to put your car in neutral when you're stopped at a red light. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The Busan International Film Festival recently made headlines with news of its chairman's resignation & a show of support from industry professionals half way across the world. Korea FM spoke with veteran film festival member & KoreanFilm.org writer Darcy Paquet to learn more about Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo's decision to step down from the BIFF organizing committee & also with French film producer Isabelle Glachant who gathered with others at the Berlinale Film Festival to send messages of support to Busan. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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With 682 out of 735 votes cast by Americans living in South Korea, Bernie Sanders won a landslide 93 percent of support - his highest in the entire Democrats Abroad global primary. Democrats Abroad South Korea Chair and Hanyang University Professor David Wagner says despite having strong membership when Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, those numbers have now dropped and made South Korea a non-official branch, a designation that prevented the organization from having official polling stations. However, despite that limitation political organizer Mikaela Kingsbury says her team's efforts to hand out 500 ballots to get out the vote for Bernie Sanders in the Itaewon area probably resulted in the majority of the Senator's support. Kelly McCluskey is just one of many who volunteered their time for Sanders, and says despite deliberately leaving the US decades ago during the Reagan Administration, the Sanders campaign brought him back to American politics. Listen to Korea FM's full audio report for more information. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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In February, a team of South Koreans won gold at the Baking World Cup in France. Korea FM spoke with previous Baking World Cup gold medal winner & American team coach Jeff Yankellow & Louis Lesaffre Cup project manager Nadine Debailis to learn more about the competition & South Korea's surprise victory. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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After high winds & the biggest snowfall in three decades canceled flights & stranded thousands of passengers at Jeju's only airport in January, an old but still untested idea resurfaced. Could problems related to weather delays and increasing travel to Jeju Island be solved by an underwater train tunnel? Korea FM spoke with Kojects construction & urban development writer Nikola Medimorec & Jeju Tourism Organization representative James Shin to find out. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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With the recent wave of global financial groups leaving or downsizing their South Korean presence, government efforts to establish Seoul as one of Asia's three financial hubs have clearly come up short. However, a mixture of public & private initiatives have put Seoul in the spotlight for its burgeoning startup scene. Korea FM spoke with Kyle Ferrier, the Director of Academic Affairs and Research for the Korea Economic institute of America, & Forbes entrepreneurial ecosystems writer Amy Guttman, to discuss Seoul's current financial & startup atmosphere. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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While South Koreans are living longer than ever before, individual perceptions of health in the ROK do not live up to those numbers as new data from the OECD shows South Koreans consistently underreport their health. Korea FM spoke with OECD health researcher Gaetan Lafortune & Cornell Medical College Professor Corinna Loeckenhoff to find out why. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance Dorland & Robert Koehler break their two week streak of talking North Korea to discuss a New York Times article that makes the case that the Park Geun-hye administration is using the country's defamation laws to silence critics. The duo then finishes with a quick discussion of how bad Donald Trump would be for freedom of speech in the US. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance & Travis discuss the recent appearance of the Parking Vigilantes of Korea site (http://PVK.website) that sells stickers to place on horribly parked cars & share their experiences dealing with the unsafe driving conditions prevalent in the country (a claim backed up by statistical data). Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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South Korea's two man bobsled team made history with the ROK's first gold medal victory at this year's International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Cup in Canada. South Korea now holds the top spot in international bobsled rankings, & Korea FM spoke with Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics organizer Minson Kim & International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation Secretary General Heike Größwang to learn more about the victory & the history of bobsled in South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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South Korea's National Tax Service has released tips for the more than 500,000 foreigners expected to file year-end tax settlements for their 2015 income, & Korea FM spoke with Seoul Global Center CPA Lee Jung-se & tax consultant Katie Klemsen to discuss tax tips & how foreigners can get free advice to avoid costly errors. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Bloomberg Business says "in the world of ideas, South Korea is king" as the ROK is the world's most innovative economy for the 3rd year in a row. Korea FM spoke with Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko & the Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Cheng to learn which factors influenced the ranking & why South Korea "dominates" the index. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Microsoft has ended support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 in an effort to move users to the program's final version, Internet Explorer 11, & Microsoft's new web browser, Edge. Korea FM spoke with SUNY Korea Professor James Larson & ZDnet reporter Philip Iglauer to find out what the change means for South Korea, a country where Internet Explorer has been adopted as the internet standard more than perhaps any other country in the world. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance & Travis discuss the recent Korea Herald article on "Green Light," the Hongdae bar that doesn't allow foreign customers because its employees "are not able to communicate in English. Its not racist. Sorry. Please be generous about it." The duo also discuss results to an opinion poll of OinK Facebook members & play the audio opinions of a foreigner who fears how discrimination in Korea will affect his biracial children. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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For the 2nd week in a row, Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland focus on rising tensions between North and South Korea as the ROK is now questioning North Korea’s UN membership, President Park Geun-hye has called on the nation to remain on high alert over possible terrorist attacks, THAAD deployment as been delayed, & even name calling is taking place as North Korea has printed that President Park is a "crazy old b----." Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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South Korea barely made the top 20 in a new "Best Countries" ranking by US News & World Report. Korea FM asked US News executive editor Tim Smart why South Korea was ranked lower than neighbors Japan & China, and how the ROK can improve its score. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says the 2014 arrest of a Nigerian man violated his rights as both police & prosecutors refused repeated requests to contact the Nigerian embassy for more than a week. The Nigerian is now trying to sue, & Korea FM spoke with him about his November 2014 false arrest & imprisonment. Find more info on this story at http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151222001120. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Robert Koehler joins Chance Dorland to discuss the recent closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex & late night TV icon Conan O'Brien's trip to South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Amid ongoing censorship controversy the Mayor of Busan will step down from his position as chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, U.S. President Barack Obama has signed new sanctions on North Korea to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, and complaints over Chinese tourists who disregard Seoul's no smoking zones are on the rise. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Sometime in the next few months, Myeongdong & Mugyodong will become completely smoke free minus a few smoking booths that will be constructed. Chance & Travis discuss what members of the Only In Korea Facebook group think of the plan & also the recent history of progressive smoking laws that have been put into effect here in Seoul. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Wednesday, Feb 17 - The wages of a South Korean author will be withheld to pay thousands of dollars in damages to survivors of Japanese sexual slavery South Korean authorities say she defamed, the US Embassy in Seoul denies reports that American late night entertainer Conan O’Brien cut short a meet and greet with fans to get a photo with US Ambassador Mark Lippert, and a South Korean McDonald’s will soon be the company’s first Asian location to serve draft beer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Tuesday, Feb 16 - South Korea’s Unification Minister is walking back comments that his government has documents corroborating North Korea’s rerouting of Gaesong Industrial Complex money for nuclear and missile programs, complaints over Seoul’s upcoming smoking ban around subway stations has created new legislation to construct ‘smoking booths’ around the city, and South Korea still lags far behind many of its peers in charitable giving. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Korea FM has teamed with Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, public speaker & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall for the "Korea Blog Podcast." Each episode, Colin & Chance Dorland will discuss a topic on literature, cinema, current events, or daily life in Korea. For their very first episode, the duo discuss the coffee shops and coffee life in South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Two new medical initiatives are moving forward in South Korea as the Health Ministry has announced efforts to standardize Korean traditional medicine, and the National Assembly also passed a "well-dying" bill that by 2018 will allow patients with no hope of recovery to end their lives by refusing life-sustaining treatment. Korea FM discussed the changes with Rob Jonquière, a retired doctor and World Federation for Right to Die Societies Communication Director, and Dr. Raimund Royer, the first non-Korean to ever learn and practice Korean traditional medicine. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Here's a longer than usual episode with Robert Koehler and Chance Dorland discussing North Korea's rocket launch. The duo also discuss the recent resignation of the president of Arirang TV, the English translation of praised Korean novel "The Vegetarian" and the recent security failures and other problems that have plagued Incheon International Airport. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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A female Korean politician says women elected into government should “pretend to be less smart” in order to befriend the public, smoking will soon be banned in Seoul’s Myeong-dong and Mugyo-dong neighborhoods, and this weekend millions of Koreans will be traveling to celebrate one of the country’s biggest holidays. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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As youth unemployment, rising housing costs and long working hours continue to be a problem here in Seoul and other parts of the country, more and more South Koreans are looking to leave the ROK and work in a foreign country. But some of them, known as digital nomads, are mixing work and travel to see the world while they make a living. Korea FM spoke with Youjin Do, a Korean freelancer who works while she travels around the world, who is also making a documentary film spread knowledge and correct people's misperceptions about the digital nomad lifestyle. Korean FM also spoke with Jeon Je-woo and Park Mi-young, a Korean married couple who quit their jobs in Seoul to start their own business while traveling in South America. For more information, visit DigitalNomadDocumentary.com. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Chance & Travis discuss the detention of a 21 year old American tourist in North Korea & the return of expensive Korean gift sets for the Lunar New Year holiday. The duo also discuss the results of two polls from the Oink - Only in Korea Facebook group where members answered if they would ever travel to North Korea and what they think of Korean gift sets. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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After spending a week in South Korea a United Nations envoy says Koreans have seen a regression on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, years of speculation over a 1997 murder in an Itaewon Burger King restaurant's bathroom have ended with a guilty verdict & 20 year sentence for a Korean American man, and erectile dysfunction drugs top the list of goods seized by Korea customs officials in the last three years. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Despite millions of dollars worth of imports every year, a new VICE report says Koreans don't want to admit they're eating Chinese kimchi. Korea FM spoke with the report's author, Dave Hazzan, and the writer of Korea's first English-language food blog, Joe McPherson, to learn more about China's ever-increasing grip on the Korean kimchi market. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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South Korean prosecutors have charged an activist with defamation for his website that helps Filipina women locate the Korean fathers of their children, a new government report says avoiding psychiatric treatment and alcohol abuse are significantly linked to South Korea’s high suicide rate, and in just four years commercial drone delivery services could be operating in the ROK. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss Bloomberg's crowning of South Korea as the most innovative economy in the world, this weekend's winter storm that left thousands stranded in Jeju, the American tourist being held captive in North Korea & the ROK's new "nut rage" law. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Flights have resumed to and from Jeju after winter weather stranded 90,000 passengers, in just the first month of 2016 South Korea’s top 10 business groups lost 5% of their market value, South Koreans understate their health more than any other OECD nation, & an online map from the US Embassy in Seoul doesn’t include Dokdo as part of South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Travis & Chance discuss OinK's intense trolling & subsequent group admin changes as well as "Hell Joseon," the term that embodies all that is wrong with South Korean education and work culture. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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A 16 year old Taiwanese member of K-Pop group TWICE has become the center of ongoing controversy over the appearance of the Taiwanese flag in an online video back in November of 2015. Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss the issue as well as the recent claim by the Center for a Multicultural Korea that JYP Entertainment may have violated the girl's human rights. Subscribe to our News Update, Only In Korea and Marmot's Hole podcasts via:
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A recent episode of Fox's Family Guy parodied K-Pop & life as a foreigner in South Korea, but not everyone is laughing. Korea FM spoke with two Korean organizations about the episode & how people are reacting to the animated sitcom's latest lampoon of Asian culture. However, at least according to these two groups, most of the jokes were funny, & Family Guy executives tell Korea FM that Korean staff members were consulted to make sure the episode "felt authentic." What did you think of the episode? Listen to the report and leave your comments below. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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OinK - Only in Korea members chose this week's topics & one brave soul even left a voice message. On today's episode, Travis & Chance discuss the wonderful world of Konglish, the Korean YouTube sensation Showry, & finish by going through the interesting and often a bit odd winter habits you encounter here in South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:
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Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland discuss North Korea's recent test of a "hydrogen bomb," the return of loudspeaker broadcasts along the DMZ, America's flight of a B52 bomber above the Korean Peninsula, and the desensitization of young South Koreans who grew up after the Korean War. Subscribe to our News Update, Only In Korea and Marmot's Hole podcasts via:
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KoreaFM.net has teamed up with Travis Hull, the creator of the popular OinK (Only In Korea) Facebook group, for a weekly podcast discussing the most popular stories of the last week. We'll post weekly discussion topics on Facebook.com/groups/OnlyInKorea where you can leave a text comment or voice message that we'll use on the show. On our first episode, Travis and Chance discuss the history of OinK, the recent Family Guy episode that took place in South Korea, and North Korea's test of a purported "hydrogen bomb." Subscribe to this podcast via:
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Introducing The Marmot's Hole Podcast, a weekly discussion program with Robert Koehler and Chance Dorland. For the inaugural episode, the duo discuss the end of the Marmot's Hole blog, a video of a large foreigner fight in Itaewon over New Year's weekend, and the recent Comfort Women deal between South Korea and Japan. Subscribe to our News Update, Only In Korea and Marmot's Hole podcasts via:
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