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Understanding Korean Political Ideology (w/ Michael Breen) from 2022-03-03T16:41:26
Michael Breen, CEO of Seoul-based PR firm Insight Communications Consultants and author of the outstanding 2017 book ‘The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation', joins host Andre Goulet to preview nex...
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Unpacking the Origins of Seoulbox from 2022-01-16T15:15:47
Seoulbox has been bringing a taste of Korea through snacks, magazines, and K-pop merch to subscribers around the world since 2019 with a focus on authenticity and the darker side of Korean culture ...
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Squid Game, Parasite&Late Capitalism from 2021-11-02T14:16:07
On a celebratory 100th episode host Andre Goulet welcomes Harbinger Media Network podcast pals Paris Marx of leftist tech worldview critique show Tech Won't Save Us and Evan MacDonald of socialist ...
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Towards a Neutral South Korea from 2021-01-30T14:57
On the 99th episode of The Korea File podcast diplomatic studies scholar Jeffrey Robertson joins host Andre Goulet to argue that foreign policy options previously considered extreme – like abandoni...
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The Hidden History of Korean Anarchism from 2020-12-27T19:14:56
Armed with theory set out in the "Korean Revolution Manifesto" and practical experience drawn from the March 1st Independence Movement, in 1925 worker and citizen organizations including the Daegu ...
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Alternative Education (Contemporary Rebellions: South Korean Social Movements Today Ep5) from 2020-11-27T13:54:08
What is alternative education in Korea? To answer this question, Contemporary Rebellions welcomes Tae Wook Ha, an activist and professor of Alternative Education at Asia Life University in the city...
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Ghost Stories, Hauntings and the Spooky Side of Seoul from 2020-10-24T23:58:13
On a very special Halloween episode of The Korea File hear a haunting and horrific conversation between guest Joe McPherson (The Wall Street Journal, The Korea Herald, National Geographic, Zen Kimc...
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Sexuality, Relationships and a History of Queer Korea from 2020-09-25T20:07:11
Since the end of the nineteenth century, Korea has faced waves of foreign domination, authoritarian regimes and divided development and, throughout these turbulent times, “queer” Koreans have been ...
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Banned Book Club: Youth Against Fascism (w/ co-author Ryan Estrada) from 2020-08-19T14:57:20
In the charged political climate of '80s South Korea, university freshman Kim Hyun-sook finds refuge in the comfort of literature as the youngest member of a Banned Book Club, the title of the accl...
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Fans, Idols and the Evolution of K-pop from 2020-07-26T14:26:44
How has K-pop evolved and changed over the last decade? Is right-wing political paranoia about Tiktok teens and BTS Army activism exaggerated? And is the so-called 'dark side' of the industry just ...
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Redevelopment Resistance (Contemporary Rebellions: South Korean Social Movements Today Ep4) from 2020-06-24T15:36:27
Introducing a special presentation of the March episode of Contemporary Rebellions:
Yonsan. Never again everyone said. Yet in February, 2020 hired thugs attacked the Noryangjin Fish Market wo...
Witnessing Gwangju: A Memoir (w/ author Paul Courtright) from 2020-05-24T18:21:09
A powerful new memoir ‘Witnessing Gwangju’ was released this month to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratic Uprising. The book’s author, former American Peace Corps volunteer ...
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Parliamentary Populism and the Life and 'Death' of Kim Jong-un from 2020-04-28T15:56:44
On episode 92 sociologist Jacob Reidhead and host Andre Goulet discuss the origins of the Democratic Party’s unprecedented victory in April’s parliamentary elections and contrast South Korea’s patr...
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Radical Transparency and Virus Realpolitik from 2020-03-29T22:05:04
On episode 91 of The Korea File visual sociologist, street photographer and Korea National University of the Arts cultural theory lecturer Michael Hurt joins host Andre Goulet to explore what the M...
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Cults, Conspiracies and COVID-19 (w/ World Pirate Radio's Japhy Ryder) from 2020-02-28T23:36:35
On episode 90 of The Korea File it's a conversation on cults, conspiracies and the peninsula's very viral winter as host Andre Goulet welcomes freelance journalist, pirate, indie musician and media...
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Music, Dictatorship and the Rise of 60s/70s Youth Culture from 2020-01-30T22:01:56
On episode 89 of The Korea File: 'Campus Music' and martial law, the K-Pop precedent of the USFK's factory band system and some of the best music of an era. Join academic Matt Van Volkenburg (Gust...
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Cuisine, Demographics and New Gendered Realities in South Korea from 2019-11-29T16:22:31
On episode 88 of The Korea File podcast, cultural and culinary anthropologist Jennifer Flinn joins host Andre Goulet to explain how factors like the decline in multi-generational family living, the...
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The Death and Life of Great Korean Cities from 2019-10-27T19:39:52
Why does Gangnam, and so much of Korea, feel artificial and improvised? How are urban apartment complexes like undemocratic military bases? And will Seoul end up another megacity playground for t...
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TKF host Andre Goulet on Singapore's 'The Podcast Show' from 2019-09-26T14:58:02
In a break month for content, The Korea File is proud to present Singapore-based Shida Osman in conversation with TKF's Andre Goulet on 'The Podcast Show'. TPS show notes describe the conversatio...
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Gentrification and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Seoul from 2019-08-27T15:48
Traditional Korean homes have become a victim of recent waves of gentrification in Ikseon-dong and Bukchon. But as these old residential neighbourhoods become a haven for hipsters, the unique cultu...
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NEW SHOW: 'Jeju Views' S1, E1 - Vajeju Nights from 2019-07-29T18:11:23
Introducing Jeju Views, a biweekly snapshot of the global microcosm that is Jeju Island. Join host Ann Bush and guests in conversation as they discuss how to navigate the ever-evolving multicultura...
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The Future of the Royal Asiatic Society in Korea from 2019-06-27T20:13:25
On episode 85 of The Korea File,‘Transactions’ journal General Editor Jon Dunbar joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Urban Exploration and Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival...
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Gravel 2020: Korean Identity and the Anti-Imperialist American Left from 2019-05-23T14:08:13
.....how engagement with radical anti-imperialist politics create the intellectual space to better understand the personal struggle of defining Korean identity as Korean-Americans in the United Sta...
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Missionaries and Diplomats: A History of the Royal Asiatic Society in Korea from 2019-04-27T20:26:13
The Royal Asiatic Society- Korea Branch has been enhancing an understanding of Korean arts, customs, history and social trends through lectures, cultural excursions and special publications since i...
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Who Killed the Hanoi Summit? from 2019-03-28T14:02:11
Despite the high hopes many were feeling in the lead up to second Trump-Kim meeting, the Summit was probably dead before it even began late last month at the colonial-era Metropole Hotel in downtow...
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Waging Peace on the Korean Peninsula from 2019-02-05T16:06:29
In May 2015, on the 70th anniversary of Korea’s national division, thirty international women peacemakers from around the world walked with thousands of North and South Korean women to call for an ...
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Militarism, Development and the Mixed Legacy of Seoul's Yongsan Garrison from 2018-12-11T17:31:21
The American military is gradually leaving Yongsan, a major garrison located in the heart of Seoul. But how are the dynamics of military spatial reorganization playing out beyond the metropolis? ...
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Joseonjok: Too Different to be Chinese, 'Not Good Enough' to be Korean from 2018-11-01T14:55:22
With a unique cultural and geographical history going back centuries, the ‘Joseonjok’ are considered too different to be fully Chinese in China while simultaneously 'not good enough to fit in’ in S...
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ROK Military vs Human Rights: Court rules in favor of Conscientious Objectors from 2018-10-09T14:34:25
Is there room for freedom of conscience in the South Korean military?
Amnesty International says that there are more than 230 conscientious objectors currently incarcerated in the coun...
Jeju's Yemeni Asylum Seekers Reveal Korean Xenophobia from 2018-09-01T14:48:55
South Korean society has long been intolerant of outsiders, but the outrage sparked this summer by a thousand Yemeni asylum seekers on Jeju Island illustrates the depth of the country’s xenophobia....
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Spycam Porn: Culture of Voyeurism leads to Summer of Protest for Korean Women from 2018-07-06T13:44:43
This is 'ké cast' Season 2, Episode 1. Produced in collaboration with Korea Exposé, an independent media organization that speaks to a global audience about the Koreas in a way that goes beyond cl...
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Reality TV Diplomacy: Pageantry Trumps Tension as US-NK Summit Proceeds from 2018-06-04T15:22:30
Former U.S. diplomat, speechwriter, and commentator on U.S. foreign policy in Asia Mintaro Oba joins host Andre Goulet to discuss this month’s on again off again US-North Korea meeting how the Moon...
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The Promise of Peace vs. The Doomsday Machine from 2018-05-03T15:57
John Carl Baker, a fellow with Washington, DC think tank The Ploughshares Fund joins host Andre Goulet to talk about peace, nuclear proliferation and this historic week on the Korean peninsula.
Summit Spring: DPRK, ROK, US and PRC in Dialogue from 2018-04-04T16:04:28
Jenny Town (Assistant Director of the US-Korea Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies/Managing Editor at 38North.org) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss Washington'...
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Peace Olympics Lead to Shock Diplomatic Breakthrough from 2018-03-08T23:46:22
Steven Denney (Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto/Senior Editor at SinoNK.com) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the diplomatic delegation's visit to Pyongyang and how Kore...
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Ilbe and the Alt-Right: Fascism and Conservative Politics in South Korea from 2018-02-02T17:41:34
In this conversation with prominent blogger Ask A Korean, we unpack the spy-ops and psy-ops that have informed more than a decade of alt-Right agitation in South Korea.
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2018 a Year of Possibility: Inter-Korean Talks and Pyeongchang Olympics in the Spotlight from 2018-01-06T23:17:14
As the Koreas begin high level diplomatic talks, host Andre Goulet is joined by photojournalist Jules Tomi for a wide-ranging conversation on the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympic Games and the confluen...
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20th Century Diaspora: Korea's Transborder Identity Politics from 2017-11-30T20:40:53
Academics have long examined the relationship between nation-states and their "internal others," like immigrants and ethnic or racial minorities.
Now, with her award-winning book ‘Conte...
U.S. Political Instability and North Korea: Tim Shorrock on Resolving the Nuclear Crisis from 2017-10-30T17:57:25
On this episode:
The Nation magazine’s resident Korea expert Tim Shorrock discusses American political instability, assesses the unthinkable cost of a new Korean civil war and examines t...
The Commodification of Dokdo Island: Nationalism in the Marketplace from 2017-05-04T17:03:12
How do we consume nationalism in the marketplace? And what does it mean to treat nationalism as a commodity?
In this conversation, Nam Center Postdoctoral Fellow Jiun Bang discusses ...
North Korea Embraces Changing Economy: Choson Exchange in the DPRK from 2017-04-19T18:51:36
Choson Exchange is bringing capitalism to the DPRK.
Since 2009, the Singapore-based non-profit has facilitated training workshops for everyday North Koreans in Economics, Entrepreneursh...
Polling, Public Opinion and the Impeachment of Park Geun-hye from 2017-03-30T14:54:58
What role did public polling play in the spectacular political collapse of President Park Geun-hye? How effective is political polling today? And with social trends pointing to a continuing decre...
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Tributary Twilight: The Qing Dynasty in Late 19th Century Korea from 2017-02-23T02:40:11
Joshua Van Lieu is a historian of 20th century East Asian politics and international relations and an authority on the histories of Joseon Korea and Late Imperial China.
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Nation Interrupted: Literary Exchanges Across the DMZ pt. 2 from 2017-02-08T16:10:34
What has the literature of division meant for the two Koreas over the years?
They remain officially at war, a situation unchanged since 1953 when the Armistice Agreement, signed by Chi...
Nation Interrupted: Literary Exchanges Across the DMZ pt. 1 from 2017-01-25T15:49:37
The Koreas are officially at war, a situation that’s remained unchanged since 1953 when an Armistice Agreement was signed by China, North Korea and the United States, ending hostilities on the peni...
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The Capitalist Unconscious: Migration, Unification and Imagination from 2016-11-28T16:27:45
In her recent book, ‘The Capitalist Unconscious: From Korean Unification to Transnational Korea’, professor of sociology Hyun-ok Park, of Toronto's York University, demonstrates that the unseen cur...
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Korean Evangelicals: The University Bible Fellowship Saves America from 2016-10-12T17:27:24
At a recent lecture at the University of Michigan's Nam Center for Korean Studies, Pepperdine University sociologist Rebecca Kim spoke on the phenomena of South Korean evangelical missionaries pros...
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Devastation and Desperation: Eyewitness Accounts of 1950’s Korea from 2016-09-15T00:01:25
In part three of a conversation with conscientious objector, pacifist and 1950s aid worker Joe Smucker, he discusses the paranoia and chaos that he witnessed in a country in the grip of a post-colo...
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Pacifism on the Peninsula: Mennonites in South Korea from 2016-08-17T17:59:13
Pacifist and conscientious objector Joe Smucker left for Korea by freighter in 1956 to help with the country’s post-war reconstruction. His three years on the peninsula participating in relief work...
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Refugees and Reconstruction: Post-War Korea, 1956 from 2016-06-29T18:25:19
A pacifist and conscientious objector, Joe Smucker left for Korea by freighter in 1956 to help with the country’s post-war reconstruction. His three years on the peninsula participating in relief...
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The Chaebol: The 1997 IMF Financial Crisis and the Neoliberal Era from 2016-06-15T14:48:14
Corporate stereotyping, the cult power of Chaebol leadership and the structural differences before and after the 1997 IMF financial crisis. This is part three of a conversation with Michael Prenti...
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Chaebol Undercover: Life Inside Corporate Korea from 2016-06-01T14:50:28
Nepotism, hangover strategies and the undercover life revealed: This is part two of a conversation with Michael Prentice, a PhD Candidate in the University of Michigan’s Department of Anthropology...
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Chaebol 101: An Introduction to South Korea’s Corporate Oligarchy from 2016-05-11T13:24:36
University of Michigan PhD Candidate Michael Prentice interned for a year at a Seoul-area corporation, conducting semi-covert academic research on the unique corporate culture of South Korea.
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Adventures in Korean Archaeology: Royal Tomb Excavations in Gyeongju from 2016-04-27T13:46
Born in Seoul and raised in the United States, Rachel Lee’s first Gyeongju excavation, in the historical capitol of the Silla dynasty, was also her first visit to her country of origin.
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Adventures in Korean Archaeology: Egalitarianism and Inequality in the Pre-Historic Mumun Period from 2016-04-13T18:16:40
How did the shift to a primarily agricultural society in Korea almost 3000 years ago lead to the introduction of social inequality on the peninsula?
Join us for a discussion with archa...
Prisoners and Propaganda: WW2 POWs in Colonial Seoul from 2016-03-09T16:59:53
Matt VanVolkenburg is an MA student at the University of Seattle in Washington and the long-time host of the prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling', which recently celebrated it's 10th year of an...
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TKF in Washington, DC: Behind the Mic at the Korean Kontext Podcast from 2016-02-24T15:08:43
Jenna Gibson is the Director of Communications at the Korea Economic Institute in Washington DC, a think tank working to promote dialogue and understanding on economic, political and security relat...
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TKF in Washington, DC: Inside the Korea Economic Institute from 2016-02-10T14:49:06
Founded in 1982, The Korea Economic Institute's aims to promote dialogue and understanding on economic, political and security relations between South Korea and the U.S.
But how does th...
Jeju's Osaka Diaspora: K-Pop and Code Switching in Tsuruhashi from 2016-01-27T15:13:01
On this episode, UCLA PhD candidate in Asian Languages and Cultures Tommy Tran talks about his research concerning Japan’s Korean diaspora, with a focus on Osaka’s 80,000 residents with roots on Je...
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Korea's Osaka Diaspora: Origins of the Zainichi from 2016-01-13T14:30:43
On this episode of The Korea File podcast, a conversation with UCLA PhD candidate in Asian Languages and Cultures Tommy Tran about his research on Japan’s Korean diaspora, including:
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Inside the Potemkin Country: Tourism in North Korea from 2015-12-09T13:39:57
Park picnics in the Democratic People’s Republic. The Kim Dynasty: cult or religion? And: Rules for Communist Clam Cooking.
On this episode of The Korea File writer and journalist Jon...
USED CASSETTES live show + interview from 2015-10-27T22:19:38
On this week`s episode of The Korea File, it`s Seoul`s most renown expat indie band!
With international recognition and crossover success in the Korean mainstream this is Used Cassette...
Neoliberalism, Imperialism and Urban Development pt. 2 from 2015-10-14T11:53:02
In 2004, an agreement was reached between the United States and South Korean governments to relocate the United States Forces Korea from the heart of Seoul to Camp Humphreys, outside the mid-sized ...
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Neoliberalism, Imperialism and Urban Development pt. 1 from 2015-09-30T14:14:30
In 2004, an agreement was reached between the United States and South Korean governments to move all U.S. forces in the country south of the Han River. This move will relocate the United States Fo...
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No Naval Base on Jeju from 2015-09-16T17:47:39
After more than 3000 days of action, what's the state of the anti-naval base protest in Gangjeong Village?
I speak with Sunny, an activist with the Catholic Workers Movement, about the...
On Podcasting in Korea from 2015-08-19T06:49:38
Jeju Weekly editor-in-chief Darren Southcott turns the mic around in a conversation with me about podcasting in Korea.
The Korea File will be on hiatus until mid September, with a new ep...
NICE LEGS, live in Jeju City from 2015-08-12T01:43:08
Seoul's lo-fi basement punk pop pioneers Nice Legs, live at The Factory in Jeju City, 6/13/2015
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10 Years of The Jeju Peace Forum: From Activism to Cynicism from 2015-08-05T01:52:13
The Jeju Peace Forum was founded in 2001 with the goal of contributing to world peace and international cooperation in the East Asian sphere through multilateral dialogue and community building. <...
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Conservation and Exploitation: Jeju and the Environment from 2015-07-29T01:26:44
With more than 10 million visitors every year, how does Jeju balance UNESCO-certified biosphere reserves and multiple World Natural Heritage Sites with the environmental footprint of a rapidly expa...
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2015 STEPPING STONE Indie Rock Festival from 2015-07-22T00:37:45
From humble beginnings in a Tapdong parking lot 12 years ago, the Stepping Stone indie rock festival celebrated another success in 2015 in spite of heavy rain, intense winds and a washed-out beach ...
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On Jeju Shamanism pt. 2 from 2015-07-15T05:22:01
South Korea is one of very few developed nations to have maintained a Shamanic heritage over millennia, and although Shamanism’s influence has diminished on the Korean mainland in the face of moder...
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On Jeju Shamanism pt. 1 from 2015-07-08T01:53:36
With roots emanating from the animistic tradition of central Siberia, Korea is one of very few developed nations to have maintained a Shamanic heritage over thousands of years. But after decades o...
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Jeju's Back-to-Land Movement from 2015-07-01T02:17:55
Korea’s back-to-the-land movement is an unprecedented phenomenon in modern Korean history. What’s driving tens of thousands of Koreans to leave the conveniences and comforts of the city to start a...
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Globalized Jeju: Tourism and Turmoil from 2015-06-24T02:23:31
Jeju Island welcomes more than a million tourists to its beaches, resorts and UNESCO Natural World Heritage sites every month.
The number has grown dramatically every year, from 5 milli...
SAURE GURKEN live show + interview from 2015-06-17T01:46:49
Where Ween meets Willie Nelson, this is weirdo, operatic guitar rock at it's strangest: expat/Korean hybrid Saure Gurken are currently playing around Seoul supporting the release of their new EP '上...
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Weed, Counterculture and Dictatorship from 2015-06-10T00:49:39
Matt VanVolkenburg's prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling' celebrates it's 10th year of analysis on Korean society, history, urban space, film and current events this month.
In the fi...
Korean Identity and Anti-Americanism from 2015-06-03T00:06:18
Matt VanVolkenburg's prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling' celebrates it's 10th year of analysis on Korean society, history, urban space, film and current events this month.
In the se...
A History of Korean Social Movements from 2015-05-27T02:09:43
Matt VanVolkenburg's prolific blog 'Gusts of Popular Feeling' celebrates it's 10th year of analysis on Korean society, history, urban space, film and current events this month.
In the ...
The Sewol Truth Movement, One Year Later from 2015-05-20T01:44:53
On April 16th, 2014 the MV Sewol sunk off the coast of Mokpo killing 304 passengers. The victims were primarily high school students on a field trip to Jeju Island.
One year later, South...
HENRY DEMOS live show + interview from 2015-05-13T00:46:49
Art-noise provocateur Henry Demos on moonlighting between this project and weirdo-pop duo Nice Legs, the evolution of the "frankenbass" and how the character of Seoul effects music in the city.
Peace Corps vs. EPIK from 2015-05-06T02:17:15
Called to service with the American Peace Corps in Mali, she's now a public school teacher in Jeju City. Comparing and contrasting the two experiences, this is Maria Denise in conversation.
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Rules for Urban Exploration in Korea from 2015-04-29T03:42:37
In part two of our conversation, writer and journalist Jon Dunbar talks about his authoritative experience with Urban Exploration around the country, the 10th anniversary of his seminal zine Broke ...
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Jeju's Secret History from 2015-04-22T05:23:50
Tommy Tran is a PhD student at the University of California at Los Angeles in the department of Asian Languages and Cultures. His primary focus is urban ethnography in Korean Studies.
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On Korean Cults from 2015-04-15T01:50:09
In part one of a two-part interview, writer and journalist Jon Dunbar discusses the seedy reputation of Korean cult culture, including Cheonghaejin Marine, the company behind the sinking of the MV ...
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Jeju's 4.3 Massacre Remembered from 2015-04-08T02:00:56
On April 3rd, 1948, Jeju Island was caught in a civil war-like time of violence and human rights abuses. This is when the period known as the Jeju Uprising and Massacre began.
The Korea ...
Tommy Tran on Jeju's Unregulated Growth from 2015-04-01T02:21:07
Tommy Tran is a PhD student at the University of California at Los Angeles in the department of Asian Languages and Cultures. His primary focus is urban ethnography in Korean Studies.
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Ben Spencer: Chuja Exit Interview from 2015-03-25T01:59:43
Ben Spencer made it through 6 months on the biggest hardship posting in Korea's EPIK public school program, the rapidly shrinking fishing community of 2000 on Chuja Island, 2 hours north-west of Je...
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FANCY MAN live show + interview from 2015-03-18T01:55:20
Fancy folk trio FANCY MAN on playing in Jeju's music scene, using the school music room as a practice space and the joys of sharing a teaching gig with your bandmates.
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MOUNTAINS live show + interview from 2015-02-24T03:55:09
Math-rock trio MOUNTAINS on Daegu's thriving music scene, the joys of playing Seoul and the fight to promote live music in the south of the peninsula.
Live music recording from their per...
TBS 101.3FM journalist Chance Dorland from 2015-02-17T03:22:28
On this episode: musician and journalist Chance Dorland on the ups and downs of being a working journalist in Seoul and how the Peacecorps nearly (literally) killed him.
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Michael Breen on a unified Korea from 2015-02-11T02:27:08
Michael Breen has been working in Korea for more than 30 years as a journalist with The Guardian, The Korea Times and others. He's the author of 'The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want and Where...
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Michael Breen: Origins of the Korean War from 2015-02-08T02:33:38
Michael Breen has been working in Korea for more than 30 years as a journalist with The Guardian, The Korea Times and others. He's the author of 'The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want and Wher...
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The MV Sewol Disaster, 9 Months Later from 2015-01-20T12:51:32
On April 16th, 2014 the MV Sewol sunk off the coast of Mokpo in the south-west of the country killing 304 passengers.
The victims were primarily high school students bound for a field ...
RUTH MINNIKIN live show + interview from 2015-01-14T01:43:22
Ruth Minnikin is a Canadian singer-songwriter formerly of The Heavy Blinkers, Booming Airplanes and The Guthries and Reels. She now performs as Ruth Minnikin and her Bandwagon on Jeju Island and ...
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THE BARBERETTES live show + interview from 2015-01-08T03:16:20
The Barberettes are Seoul's premiere doo wop trio and self-described retro time travellers.
Guitarist and vocalist Shinae An Wheeler spoke with The Korea File in late December, reflect...
Ben Spencer is alone on Chuja island from 2014-12-17T06:02:01
Ben Spencer came to Korea expecting modernity on steroids. What he got was the most isolated teaching post in the country--a sleepy fishing settlement on Chuja-do, a small group of islands in the ...
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정 신 지's Jeju Oral History Initiative from 2014-12-11T09:08:17
In this episode, Jung discusses her oral history project recording the stories of the grandmothers of Jeju. From an essay on aamora.com:
"For the last couple of years, I've taken photos...
Tanner Jones on Jeju's Shamanic Music from 2014-12-04T06:11
In this episode: Kentucky-native and Fulbright scholar Tanner Jones loves banjo, bourbon and Korean traditional sounds. In this conversation, Jones discusses his ongoing research and passion for K...
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Jeju City Vigil Against Police Violence from 2014-11-27T02:16:07
Michael Brown, an unarmed 18 year old was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, MO in August of this year. Brown's death, and the events that followed in Ferguson have stirred intense deb...
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TABLE PEOPLE live show + interview from 2014-11-19T06:55:26
Live, from Strange Fruit: After more than 3 years of performing all over the country, Table People are gearing up to record a final album before moving on to other projects. I caught up with guita...
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Jay Motz Swims With The 해녀 from 2014-11-11T09:02:42
"Big Jay" Motz has lived on Jeju-do forever. He's also developed an extraordinary and unique relationship with the island's female divers, the Haenyo. In this interview, he discusses his particip...
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미내리/MINERI live show + interview from 2014-11-06T03:51:56
Live from Club Bbang in Hongdae, MINERI guitarist 임정규 and bassist Blair Lee talk about the band's humble beginnings and what it's like to rock hard as the most consistently amazing live band in Se...
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NICE LEGS live show + interview from 2014-10-28T08:56:39
With excerpts from a 10/18/2014 performance at Hongdae's Strange Fruit in Seoul, Lauren Walker and Mark Lentz discuss improvisation, motivation and the band's origin story.
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YOURS: unreleased album + interview from 2012-08-22T15:43:56
At last- hear 'Oh Oh No I Think I'm Yours: The Yours Story' reveal the madness and passion behind Seoul's hardest-working freak-folk family band.
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