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Korea Deconstructed — 132 episodes

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1

Why Confucianism Isn't a Religion (And Why That Matters for Korea) | Dr. David Tizzard #132

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Myths, Stories, and the Origins of Korean Civilization and History | Dr. Minsoo Kang #131

3

Who Was Ahn Chang Ho (안창호)? | Conversation with His Grandson Philip Ahn Cuddy (#130)

4

Korean Culture without the K | Colin Marshall #129

5

Korean Dragons, Religion, and Culture Explained by David Mason | #128

6

Koreans, BTS, and Reactions to the Arirang Comeback #127

7

The Human Cost of Korean Cults | #126

8

The God of Pyongyang: How Christianity Built North Korea | #125

9

The SEAbling War: Why Koreans and Southeast Asians are Fighting Online | #124

10

100 Years of Queer Korean Fiction | Dr. Samuel Perry

11

The Fall of Yoon: Martial Law, the Far Right, and the Power of Minsim | Dr. Benjamin A Engel

12

Kim Mi-young: Itaewon and the Search for Identity

13

Bong Joon Ho: Filmmaker and Philosopher

14

Korean Indie Music, Capitalism, and Cultural Identity

15

The Hidden Realities of Studying in Korea

16

Korea in 1980s: Heritage, Hallyu, and the Making of Modern Identity | Dr. Roald Maliangkay

17

Four Korean Women Talk Feminism, Culture, and Professional Careers

18

Breastfeeding vs Capitalism: Motherhood and Culture in Korea

19

Korean Architecture and the Weight of Han

20

The Spirit of Korea: Pungryu Explained by Jun Bum Sun

21

Korean Beauty, Fashion, and Lookism

22

Korean Buddhism, Meditation, and Stories of Enlightenment

23

Trump, Xi Jinping and Lee Jae Myung

24

Ra Jong-yil on Korea: History, Memory, and Presidents

25

Parasocial Love & The Global K-pop Explosion

26

Crash Landing on Meaning: Life, Class, and Rediscovery through Korea

27

Kim Il Sung: The Accidental Tyrant Who Changed Korea Forever

28

Koreans React to the 2025 Presidential Election: What Do Koreans Really Want?

29

Is Korea Falling Apart? 4 Young Koreans React to "Korea is Over"

30

Dividing Korea: Dr. Kornel Chang

31

Building a Life Abroad: Kim Ninja's Guide to Korea

32

Korean Cinema & The Bodies Within

33

Voices of Change: Korean Students, Art, and Democracy

34

The Korean Diaspora and Korean History Told Through Photos

35

Shamanism, Post-Colonialism, and the Korean Left

36

E-Sports Korea: Is There Life Beyond Faker?

37

Squid Game 2: Thanos, Tarantino, and Aliens

38

Korean Movement, Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Martial Arts

39

What the Hell is Happening in South Korea?

40

Korean Women, Men, Gender, and Equality | Ms. Samantha Afflick-Smith

41

BTS: Love, Life, and Mental Health

42

Multiculturalism and Racism in Korea | Dr. Zeljana Zmire

43

Korean Language, Culture, and Social Change with Carlos Gorito

44

Aesthetics, Life, and Ethnomusicology | Dr. Jocelyn Clark and The Story of Korean Sori

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Korean History, Sexuality, Slavery, and Music

46

Without Religion Do We Still Have Greatness?

47

Neoliberalization and Psychological Ruptures in South Korea

48

Space Out Korea

49

Diversity and Colour in Korea

50

The Korean War, Memory, and Human Nature

51

Korean Dating, Culture, and Music with David Kim

52

Park Nohae: Revolutionary Politics and Poetry in South Korea

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BR Myers: Korea's Ethnonationalism and the Unloved Republic

54

Park Chan Wook: Genius of Korean Cinema

55

Bernardo Kastrup and The Search for Meaning

56

Taoism and the Creator

57

Is it Worth Living in Korea? | Three Young Koreans Discuss Their Lives

58

Analyzing Korean Dramas, Society, and Culture | Noona's Noonchi

59

Health, History, and Technology in Korea | John P. DiMoia

60

Korean Religion, Culture, and History | Anton Scholz

61

Are Koreans The Most Depressed People in the World? | Psychologist 서늘한 여름 밤

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Dr. Robert Sapolsky - Korea Determined

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Constructing Literature and Space in 1970s Korea | Tanner Rogers

64

Can You Speak English? | Three Korean Women's Experiences

65

ID:Earth | Korean Artists and Making Music Beyond K-Pop

66

Finding Meaning Through Ideas | David Tizzard

67

Koryo Saram │Identity, Language, and Culture

68

Exploring Seoul, Finding Life │iGoBart

69

Pole Dance, Body Image, and Yoga │Jasmyn Kim

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Dangerous Discussions on Korean History │ Dr. Donald Baker

71

Korean History and its Leaders │ Korea Deconstructed #062

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The Rise and Fall of Korean Punk │Trash Yang Moses

73

Korean Men: Mandatory Military Service

74

Korea's Gen Z: How to Change the World

75

I Lived Through Colonization and War in Korea but never Stopped Singing

76

Korean Generations with Dr. Robert J. Fouser

77

K-Sleep: The Science and Psychology of How Korean People Sleep

78

Spirituality: Psychology, Belief and Korea

79

1970s Korea: A History Lesson with Hank Morris

80

The Scent of Korea: History, Culture, and Phenomenology

81

Don't Obey #052 Korean Photography, Fashion, and Sexuality

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Vogue Femme #051

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Korean Philosophy #050

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Korean Democracy and Culture #049

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The North, The South, and The Coffee #048

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The Sublime Ideology of K-Advertising #047

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Korea's Three Revolutions #046

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On Korean Civilization #045

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Do You Like K-Pop? #044

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Dr. Paul Youngbin Kim: Cross-Cultural Psychology and Korean Behavior | Korea Deconstructed #043

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Peter Bint: Being Famous in Korea | Korea Deconstructed #042

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Dr. Henry Em: When Did Koreans Become Korean? | Korea Deconstructed #041

93

Jeon Seoyeon: Education, Feminism, and Kindness | Korea Deconstructed #040

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Dr. Mark Peterson: Slavery, Confucianism, and Korean History | Korea Deconstructed #039

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Lieutenant General Chun In-Bum (ret.): Korean Military, BTS, Life Lessons | Korea Deconstructed #038

96

Youngwoo Park: The Korean Queer Community, Christians, and Positivity | Korea Deconstructed #037

97

Jumin Lee: Politics, Gender, and Anti-Discrimination | Korea Deconstructed #036

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Jeanie Y. Chang: K-Dramas and Mental Health | Korea Deconstructed #035

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Chun Su Jin: The Princesses of Pyongyang| Korea Deconstructed #034

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Kim Yung Hee: Searching for my Korean Family | Korea Deconstructed #033

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Suhyun J. Ahn: Queer Korean Poetry and Confucian Philosophy | Korea Deconstructed #032

102

Hyun Joon Lee: Crypto Bros, Luna and Do Kwon, and the Kimchi Premium | Korea Deconstructed #031

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Dr. Doh Minjung: Psychology, Mental Health, and Medication | Korea Deconstructed #030

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Lina Kwon: Stardom, Celebrity, and Social Media | Korea Deconstructed #029

105

Kay Park: Gen Z, Korean History, Identity | Korea Deconstructed #028

106

Sihoon Baek: Generation Z, the Future, Politics | Korea Deconstructed #027

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Dr. Minsoo Kang: Han and Intellectual History| Korea Deconstructed #026

108

Wooseok Ki: K-Pop, Hip-Hop, and NFTs | Korea Deconstructed #025

109

Beth Eunhee Hong: Literature and Feminism | Korea Deconstructed #024

110

Yunjeong Hwang: Divorce and Law | Korea Deconstructed #023

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Dr. Bong Youngshik: The New Korean President | Korea Deconstructed #022

112

Dr. Sojin Lim: Korean Development and Altruism | Korea Deconstructed #021

113

Subin Kim: Webtoons, Artists, and Industry | Korea Deconstructed #020

114

Seohyun Lee: North Korea, Life in Pyongyang, Seeking Freedom | Korea Deconstructed #019

115

Se-Woong Koo: Grand Narratives, Journalism, and The Korea Exposé | Korea Deconstructed #018

116

Regina Kim: K-Dramas, Netflix, K-Pop, and Anti-Asian Racism | Korea Deconstructed #017

117

Becky White: The Halfie Project, Korean-ness, and the Modeling Industry | Korea Deconstructed #016

118

Lee Taewoong: Korean History, Archival Footage, and KBS Documentaries

119

#014 K(Q)ueerness, Soft Masculinity and FanFic in K-pop with Dr. Jungmin Kwon

120

#013 Exploring Sexual Slavery: Memory, Pain, and Compassion with Sylvia Yu Friedman

121

#012 The Korean Language, Culture, and Fame with Hyunwoo Sun (TTMIK)

122

#011 The Hallyu Phenomeon, Economy and Culture, and Korean Identity with Dr. Gyu-tag Lee

123

#010 Solidarity, Anti-Violence, and a Humble Musician with Jinu Konda

124

#009 TCKs: Identity, Skin Colour, and Acceptance with Chanmi Kim

125

#008 Politics: Language, Law, and Multiculturalism with Jasmine Lee

126

#007 The Birth of K-Pop: OG Producers, Music Industry, Artists, and Talent with Jae Chong

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#006 K-Pop: Momoland and Mental Health with Jungahn Yu

128

#005 The Korean Left: Solidarity and Marxists

129

#004 K-pop: Fandom, Identity, and Social Values with Haley Yang

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#003 Korean Movies, Dramas, and Identity with Heejeon Kim

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#002 Health, Politics, and Covid with Kwak Yong-hwan

132

#001 Adoption and Human Rights with Kyungeun Lee