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Latest Episodes

Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
March 12, 2024

On episode 110 hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel welcome Shanna Tan, translator of the smash hit book https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/133938826by Hwang Bo-reum. In this conversation Shann

Motherhood, Revolution and Fairytales in North Korea
December 17, 2023

On episode 109 Dr. Theresa Hyun, a York University professor and the author of https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvvn6z3, joins hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel to talk about childrens literatu

Migrant Workers and Immigration in South Korea
July 18, 2023

On episode 108 Seoul National University master's student An HaKyeng's joins hosts Andre Goulet in Montreal and Gennie Pimentel in Toronto for a conversation unpacking her research on the immigration

North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy
April 17, 2023

On episode 107 Cambridge PhD candidate Alexandra Leonzini joins Andre Goulet and co-host Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring how music builds soft power and promotes national prestige, the DP

The Evolving Role of Women in North Korea
January 20, 2023

On ep106 Korea University PhD candidate Elizabeth Campbell joins host Andre Goulet and associate producer Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring the role of women in the Democratic People's Repu

Ethical Travel in Korea
October 27, 2022

On episode 105 Toronto podcasters Erin Hynes and Kattie Laur, host and producer of the ethical travel show 'Alpaca My Bags', sit down with Montreal astronomer (and recent Busan/Jeju tourist) Trevor Kj

K-Words Enter the English Language Lexicon
August 04, 2022

Widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary is the unsurpassed guide of its meaning, history, and pronunciation featuring more than 600,000 words a

The Rise of Contemporary Feminism
May 07, 2022

On a new episode scholar Mikayla Neyens joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the cultural events that have inspired and defined contemporary feminism in South Korea, exploring the new face of radical ac

Understanding Korean Political Ideology (w/ Michael Breen)
March 03, 2022

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 next w

Unpacking the Origins of Seoulbox
January 16, 2022

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 tha