🎧 The Muscle Memory of Democracy: Gwangju, Minnesota, and the Work That Follows

This is the companion episode to this week’s newsletter, but it goes deeper into what I couldn’t fully hold on the page.I talk about what “Gwangju” means in the Korean nervous system, why certain places become stages for power, and why democracy rarely moves forward on autopilot. I also reflect on Korea’s exhausting cycle of backsliding and accountability, and why Minnesota, right now, looks like a community refusing to normalize coercion through real civic follow-through.If you have been feeling tired, cynical, or numb lately, I made this episode with you in mind.It is also a small reminder I keep returning to: power is borrowed, not owned. Get full access to Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time at yoonjiwon.substack.com/subscribe