The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
By ZenKimchi
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Episodes: 217
Apr 16, 2022
Description
Korean dark history, ghost tales, folklore, serial killers, true crime, and more. You are about to discover why Korea has the spookiest stories and darkest history.Folklorist Shawn and history buff Joe delve into Korea's gruesome stories of massacres, betrayals, and blood. It's like "Game of Thrones" in Asia. We share our passion for Korea and its struggles throughout time. If you enjoy shows like "Kingdom," this is the podcast for you. Even if you know nothing about Korea, its history will become your new addiction.Subscribe, sit back, and enjoy.
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Imjin War, part 3 | Fall of Joseon, part 9
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May 15, 2024 |
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Fugly Koreans, Fugly Americans
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May 08, 2024 |
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Horses
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May 01, 2024 |
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Korean Ghosts Love Pizza: Modernizing Rites for the Dead
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The Sewol: 10 Years Later
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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When K-Animals Attack! (And Escape)
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Imjin War, part 2 | Fall of Joseon, part 8
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Dying Alone
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Imjin War, part 1 | Fall of Joseon, part 7
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Why Did It Hafta Be Snakes
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Scams: Tourists & Expats
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Rise of the Scholar Elite (1560s-1580s) | Fall of Joseon, part 6
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Ask Us (Almost) Anything
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Dragons
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Immigration Horrors!
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Seollal: Korea's Lunar New Year (re-run)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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K-Horror: Best of 2023
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Han River Mysteries
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Old Gods, Scorched Bones, & the Frozen Dead: The Folklore of the 12th Lunar Month
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Noisy Neighbors
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Seoul Tower
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Human Sacrifice
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Long Nights, New Calendars, & Wicked Children: The Folklore of the Eleventh Lunar Month
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Nakwon Arcade: Original Center of Korea’s Music Industry
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Dying With Dignity
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Words, Words, Words
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Happy Gods, Angry Ghosts, & Spirit Jars: The Folklore of the Tenth Lunar Month
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Desecrated Graves
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Yo, Don’t Step on the Yo! | “Ugly Koreans, Ugly Americans” part 4
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Korean Ghost Stories & Urban Legends
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Lost Souls & Blood Red Leaves: The Folklore of the Ninth Lunar Month
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Limp Handshakes | “Ugly Koreans, Ugly Americans” part 3
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Purging the Literati (1545-1565) | Fall of Joseon, part 5
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Farewell to the Dead
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Moonlit Dances & Big-headed Star Men: The Folklore of the Eighth Lunar Month
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Break on Through to the Northern Side
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Battle of the In-laws: The Rise and Fall of Kim Anro (Fall of Joseon, part 4)
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Suffering Ghosts & Star-crossed Lovers: The Folklore of the Seventh Lunar Month
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Saemangeum: A disaster 52 years in the making
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Uglier Koreans, Uglier Americans
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Knives Out: Korea’s Third Generation of Gangsters
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Use Your Words
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Melting Goats and Drunken Poets: The Folklore of the Sixth Lunar Month
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of the Myeongdong Gangsters
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Sex, Pries, and Videotape
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Rains, Heat, and Poison: The Folklore of the Fifth Lunar Month
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Access Denied
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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"Ugly Koreans, Ugly Americans"
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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More Weird News
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Funeral Rites
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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More Expats of the Wild East
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May 31, 2023 |
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Nami Island and Tourist Trap River
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May 24, 2023 |
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Lanterns, Buddha, & Balsam: The Folklore of the Fourth Lunar Month
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May 17, 2023 |
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K-Ghost Hunters
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May 10, 2023 |
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South Korea's 1980 Concentration Camp
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May 03, 2023 |
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K-Poverty
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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The Political Mobs of Syngman Rhee (1945-1960)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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The Savage Age of Gangsters (1930s-1945)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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When Gods and Ghosts Rest: Lunar Leap Year
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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The Afterlife & the Cemetery Tour
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Dragons, Gods, & Cold Food: The Folklore of the Third Lunar Month
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Hayashi: Korea's First Gangster
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Majang Meat Market
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Child Abuse at All-time High
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Spirits, Bugs, and Frog Eggs: The Folklore of the Second Lunar Month
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Interview with the Horror Artist
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Patreon Special: Expats of the Wild East
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Patreon Special: Weird Tales from Korean Lore
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Surprising Things About Korean Food
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Seollal
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Spectre of Wintre (encore)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Dude, Where's My Bike!?
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Best K-Horror of 2022
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Christmas in Korea (encore)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Dying Traditions
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Censorship
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Tourists from Hell
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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The Literati Purge of 1519 (Joseon's Fall, part 3)
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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How Has Korea Changed in 20 Years?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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The Dark Side of K-Pop Fandom
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Itaewon Tragedy
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Halloween in Korea
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Korean SpOOky Tales
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Koryo Saram
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Hidden Myeong-dong
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Caught a Predator
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Tour Research and Rants
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Land Mines
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Scandal at the House of Sharing
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Great Books
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Dark Tourism
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Clubbing in Seoul
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Things People Get Wrong about Korea
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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K-Guns
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Dreams
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Imo Revolt
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Noryangjin Fish Market
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Lucky Charms
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Prison Break 1988
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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The Bastard Prince
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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The Most Haunted Palace
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Shawn Digs Graves
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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The Bells
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Divination
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May 25, 2022 |
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Gwangju Massacre
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May 17, 2022 |
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Park Chung-hee vs. Vladimir Putin
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May 11, 2022 |
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Park Chung-hee, part 2: The Fall
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May 04, 2022 |
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Park Chung-hee, part 1: The Rise
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Cheonggyecheon: The World's Longest Fountain
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Sewol Ferry Disaster: Aftermath & Mysteries
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Police Torture
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Forensics in Korean Criminal History
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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The Rise and Demise of Pimatgol
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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How is Insa-dong?
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Hidden Sex Cams
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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True Crime: Koreans Murdered Overseas
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Lotte World Tower
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Our 100th Episode
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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First Full Moon: Jeongwol Daeboreum
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Why So Angry?
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Year of the Tiger
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Massacre at the Hospital
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Rats!
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Missing Persons 2: Overseas
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Haphazard Bell, Haphazard New Year
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Spectre of Winter
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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All I Want for Korean Christmas Is...
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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You Gonna Eat That?
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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The Curse of King Muryeong’s Tomb
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Well, That’s Weird
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Kids Who Kill, part 2
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Kids Who Kill, part 1
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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The Wau Apartment Collapse
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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The Two Towers
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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More Korean Spooky Tales
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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16 Things You Didn't Know About North Korea’s Kim Il-Sung
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Bullying part 2: In Society
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Bullying part 1: In Schools
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Korean Cults: Shincheonji
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Korean Urban Legends 2
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Korean Urban Legends
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 4: Aftermath
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 3: Caught!
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 2: The Sinchon Murders
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Serial Killer Yoo Young-Chul, part 1: Monstrous Origins
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Made in Korea: Adoption & Identity with Jeremy Holt
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Dark Side of the Olympics: The 1988 Bummer Games
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Stories of the Gods
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Creepy Stories for Summer Chills
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Urban Exploring with Ryan Berkebile
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Gender Issues in Modern Korea
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Is Child Abuse Normalized?
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Itaewon History 2: Rise, Fall, & Murders
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Why Is Itaewon?
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Five Reasons You Believe in Ghosts (And You Know You Do)
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Don’t Do Drugs in Korea, Mmmkayy?
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May 26, 2021 |
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Korean Horror TV | Guest: Pierce Conran (K-Drama Critic)
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May 19, 2021 |
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The Dark Sides of Popular Tourist Sites
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May 12, 2021 |
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Off with Their Heads! Execution in Korea
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May 05, 2021 |
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Disasters that Shaped Modern Korea (21st Century)
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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"The Disaster Republic": Disasters that Shaped Modern Korea (1990s)
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Disasters that Shaped Modern Korea (1980s)
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Disasters that Shaped Modern Korea (1950s-70s)
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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The Dark Side of Sool
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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It’s Our Birthday & We’ll Die if We Want To
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Psycho Prince Yeonsan (Joseon’s Fall, part 2)
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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True Crime: Who was the Cyanide Killer?
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Divine Monks & Shapeshifters: Korean Folktale Types
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Korean Independence Day: The Real Reasons It Matters
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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The Execution of Deposed Queen Yun (Joseon's Fall, part 1)
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Interview with the Shaman
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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The Rise and Fall of Hongdae’s Underground Music Scene
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Do Koreans Believe in Ghosts?
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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O, Death
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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#SorryJeongIn: Parents Murder Their Child
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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8 Weird and Surprising Seoul Landmarks
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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2020 Year in Review
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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The Brutal Ends of the Six Martyrs | King Sejo part 2
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Young King, Power-hungry Uncle | King Sejo part 1
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Dismembers Only
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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On Fire!
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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The Han River Bridge Bombing
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Did Ye Get Healed? Korean Folk Remedies
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Massacre on the Han River
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Mountains: Gods, Ghosts, & Killers
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Monsters!
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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When Exorcism Leads to Death | Exorcism & Possession 2
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Exorcism & Possession, part 1
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Cannibals. They Drive You Crazy.
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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True Crime: Cho Doo-soon & Sex Crime Law Failures
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Grave Matters
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Lives of Women in the Joseon Dynasty (feat. What’s Han Your Mind)
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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11 Haunted Places in Seoul
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Sado, the Royal Serial Killer?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Is Joe’s Apartment Haunted?
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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The 2011 Seoul Landslide and Other Natural Disasters
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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The Dark Side of Seoul Comic: Published!
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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The Death That Changed Seoul’s Foreign Community
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Ghost Stories on Jayuro Highway
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Disneyland Seoul and Other Amusement Park Urban Legends
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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The Self-Crucified Man and Other Mysterious Deaths
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Korean Cults: Unification Church (The Moonies)
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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The Booze Ghost & Other Korean Spirits You Should Know
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Korean Horror Films You Should Watch
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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The June Struggle: How to Overthrow a Dictator
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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The June Struggle: Torture, Death, Democracy
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Dark Side of K-Pop: Superstitions and Scandal
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Korean Buddhism part 2, Revenge of the Confucians and Return of the Buddhists
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May 27, 2020 |
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Korean Buddhism part 1, From Mystical Beheading to Violent Coup
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May 21, 2020 |
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Warding Off Evil
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May 13, 2020 |
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Missing Person Cases
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May 06, 2020 |
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UFOs in Korea
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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True Crime: The Jijon Family
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Angel's Demons
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Tragic Deaths I
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Epidemics
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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What is The Dark Side of Seoul?
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Mar 26, 2020 |