Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time Podcast
By Jiwon Yoon, Ph.D.
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Episodes: 33
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Explore Korean history, culture, society, food, books, politics, and everyday life through stories rich with context and heart. Hosted by Dr. Jiwon Yoon and developed with Jihyun Lee, this podcast helps listeners understand Korea beyond headlines, stereotypes, and trends.
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🎧The Lunch Korea Built
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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🎧A New Season Begins With School Lunch
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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🎧65. I Said I Was Taking a Break. Here’s the Whole Story.
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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🎧64.The People Inside Convenience
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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🎧63. The Road Is the Factory
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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🎧The Moving Dot Is a Person
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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🎧The App, the Bowl, and the Knock at the Door
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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🎧Appetite for Sale: The Hidden Economics of Mukbang
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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🎧Why Mukbang Feels Like Company
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May 28, 2026 |
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What Lunch Reveals When You Eat Alone
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May 21, 2026 |
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🎧Eating Alone While Being Seen: The Hidden Politics of Honbap
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May 14, 2026 |
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🎧Before Korea Ate Alone
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May 07, 2026 |
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🎧Decoding the Korean Table: A Review of "Why Do Koreans Eat This Way?"
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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🎧The Snack That Changes the Room
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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🎧Does Korean Pleasure Always Need a Permission Slip?
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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🎧What Korean Society Looks Like When You Follow the Pain
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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🎧Iced, Even in a Blizzard
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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🎧Never Mother Alone
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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🎧How Korea Holds the Mother After Birth
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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🎧 Three Korean Books That Refuse the Supermom Myth
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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🎧 The Warm Floor Theory of Korea
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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🎧 Warmth Rules: The Korean Logic Behind “No Ice, Please”
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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🎧 The Muscle Memory of Democracy: Gwangju, Minnesota, and the Work That Follows
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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🎧 A Voice Memo for When the News Steals Your Breath
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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🎧 Podcast: The Baby Expo That Sells Fear (With Free Samples)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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🎧 Podcast: Distance Zero: Why Korean Care is a Contact Sport
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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🎧 Podcast: Fever Dreams and Protest Streets | Moving Beyond Korea's Highlight Reel
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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🎧 Podcast: Two Desires, One Nation (Part 4) : After the Miracle, What Now?
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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🎧 Podcast: The Debt That Doesn't Expire (Yu Si-min’s History Part 3)
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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🎧 Podcast: The Barracks State & The Boy Who Refused to Bow (Yu Si-min’s History Part 2)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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🎧 Podcast: Twins Born in the Ruins (Reviewing Yu Si-min’s My History of Contemporary Korea)
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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🎧 Podcast: The Dictator’s Playlist: Censorship, Sex, and Sports in Authoritarian South Korea
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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🎧 Podcast: A Nation in Uniform (+ a few updates)
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Nov 18, 2025 |