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Korea Deconstructed — 135 episodes
How Taoism Helps You Escape Yourself | Dr. Alexander Douglas #135
The Goryeo Dynasty and the Samguk Yusa | Dr. Remco Breuker #134
South Korea's First Five Presidents Explained | Jihoon Suk
Why Confucianism Isn't a Religion (And Why That Matters for Korea) | Dr. David Tizzard #132
Myths, Stories, and the Origins of Korean Civilization and History | Dr. Minsoo Kang #131
Who Was Ahn Chang Ho (안창호)? | Conversation with His Grandson Philip Ahn Cuddy (#130)
Korean Culture without the K | Colin Marshall #129
Korean Dragons, Religion, and Culture Explained by David Mason | #128
Koreans, BTS, and Reactions to the Arirang Comeback #127
The Human Cost of Korean Cults | #126
The God of Pyongyang: How Christianity Built North Korea | #125
The SEAbling War: Why Koreans and Southeast Asians are Fighting Online | #124
100 Years of Queer Korean Fiction | Dr. Samuel Perry
The Fall of Yoon: Martial Law, the Far Right, and the Power of Minsim | Dr. Benjamin A Engel
Kim Mi-young: Itaewon and the Search for Identity
Bong Joon Ho: Filmmaker and Philosopher
Korean Indie Music, Capitalism, and Cultural Identity
The Hidden Realities of Studying in Korea
Korea in 1980s: Heritage, Hallyu, and the Making of Modern Identity | Dr. Roald Maliangkay
Four Korean Women Talk Feminism, Culture, and Professional Careers
Breastfeeding vs Capitalism: Motherhood and Culture in Korea
Korean Architecture and the Weight of Han
The Spirit of Korea: Pungryu Explained by Jun Bum Sun
Korean Beauty, Fashion, and Lookism
Korean Buddhism, Meditation, and Stories of Enlightenment
Trump, Xi Jinping and Lee Jae Myung
Ra Jong-yil on Korea: History, Memory, and Presidents
Parasocial Love & The Global K-pop Explosion
Crash Landing on Meaning: Life, Class, and Rediscovery through Korea
Kim Il Sung: The Accidental Tyrant Who Changed Korea Forever
Koreans React to the 2025 Presidential Election: What Do Koreans Really Want?
Is Korea Falling Apart? 4 Young Koreans React to "Korea is Over"
Dividing Korea: Dr. Kornel Chang
Building a Life Abroad: Kim Ninja's Guide to Korea
Korean Cinema & The Bodies Within
Voices of Change: Korean Students, Art, and Democracy
The Korean Diaspora and Korean History Told Through Photos
Shamanism, Post-Colonialism, and the Korean Left
E-Sports Korea: Is There Life Beyond Faker?
Squid Game 2: Thanos, Tarantino, and Aliens
Korean Movement, Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Martial Arts
What the Hell is Happening in South Korea?
Korean Women, Men, Gender, and Equality | Ms. Samantha Afflick-Smith
BTS: Love, Life, and Mental Health
Multiculturalism and Racism in Korea | Dr. Zeljana Zmire
Korean Language, Culture, and Social Change with Carlos Gorito
Aesthetics, Life, and Ethnomusicology | Dr. Jocelyn Clark and The Story of Korean Sori
Korean History, Sexuality, Slavery, and Music
Without Religion Do We Still Have Greatness?
Neoliberalization and Psychological Ruptures in South Korea
Space Out Korea
Diversity and Colour in Korea
The Korean War, Memory, and Human Nature
Korean Dating, Culture, and Music with David Kim
Park Nohae: Revolutionary Politics and Poetry in South Korea
BR Myers: Korea's Ethnonationalism and the Unloved Republic
Park Chan Wook: Genius of Korean Cinema
Bernardo Kastrup and The Search for Meaning
Taoism and the Creator
Is it Worth Living in Korea? | Three Young Koreans Discuss Their Lives
Analyzing Korean Dramas, Society, and Culture | Noona's Noonchi
Health, History, and Technology in Korea | John P. DiMoia
Korean Religion, Culture, and History | Anton Scholz
Are Koreans The Most Depressed People in the World? | Psychologist 서늘한 여름 밤
Dr. Robert Sapolsky - Korea Determined
Constructing Literature and Space in 1970s Korea | Tanner Rogers
Can You Speak English? | Three Korean Women's Experiences
ID:Earth | Korean Artists and Making Music Beyond K-Pop
Finding Meaning Through Ideas | David Tizzard
Koryo Saram │Identity, Language, and Culture
Exploring Seoul, Finding Life │iGoBart
Pole Dance, Body Image, and Yoga │Jasmyn Kim
Dangerous Discussions on Korean History │ Dr. Donald Baker
Korean History and its Leaders │ Korea Deconstructed #062
The Rise and Fall of Korean Punk │Trash Yang Moses
Korean Men: Mandatory Military Service
Korea's Gen Z: How to Change the World
I Lived Through Colonization and War in Korea but never Stopped Singing
Korean Generations with Dr. Robert J. Fouser
K-Sleep: The Science and Psychology of How Korean People Sleep
Spirituality: Psychology, Belief and Korea
1970s Korea: A History Lesson with Hank Morris
The Scent of Korea: History, Culture, and Phenomenology
Don't Obey #052 Korean Photography, Fashion, and Sexuality
Vogue Femme #051
Korean Philosophy #050
Korean Democracy and Culture #049
The North, The South, and The Coffee #048
The Sublime Ideology of K-Advertising #047
Korea's Three Revolutions #046
On Korean Civilization #045
Do You Like K-Pop? #044
Dr. Paul Youngbin Kim: Cross-Cultural Psychology and Korean Behavior | Korea Deconstructed #043
Peter Bint: Being Famous in Korea | Korea Deconstructed #042
Dr. Henry Em: When Did Koreans Become Korean? | Korea Deconstructed #041
Jeon Seoyeon: Education, Feminism, and Kindness | Korea Deconstructed #040
Dr. Mark Peterson: Slavery, Confucianism, and Korean History | Korea Deconstructed #039
Lieutenant General Chun In-Bum (ret.): Korean Military, BTS, Life Lessons | Korea Deconstructed #038
Youngwoo Park: The Korean Queer Community, Christians, and Positivity | Korea Deconstructed #037
Jumin Lee: Politics, Gender, and Anti-Discrimination | Korea Deconstructed #036
Jeanie Y. Chang: K-Dramas and Mental Health | Korea Deconstructed #035
Chun Su Jin: The Princesses of Pyongyang| Korea Deconstructed #034
Kim Yung Hee: Searching for my Korean Family | Korea Deconstructed #033
Suhyun J. Ahn: Queer Korean Poetry and Confucian Philosophy | Korea Deconstructed #032
Hyun Joon Lee: Crypto Bros, Luna and Do Kwon, and the Kimchi Premium | Korea Deconstructed #031
Dr. Doh Minjung: Psychology, Mental Health, and Medication | Korea Deconstructed #030
Lina Kwon: Stardom, Celebrity, and Social Media | Korea Deconstructed #029
Kay Park: Gen Z, Korean History, Identity | Korea Deconstructed #028
Sihoon Baek: Generation Z, the Future, Politics | Korea Deconstructed #027
Dr. Minsoo Kang: Han and Intellectual History| Korea Deconstructed #026
Wooseok Ki: K-Pop, Hip-Hop, and NFTs | Korea Deconstructed #025
Beth Eunhee Hong: Literature and Feminism | Korea Deconstructed #024
Yunjeong Hwang: Divorce and Law | Korea Deconstructed #023
Dr. Bong Youngshik: The New Korean President | Korea Deconstructed #022
Dr. Sojin Lim: Korean Development and Altruism | Korea Deconstructed #021
Subin Kim: Webtoons, Artists, and Industry | Korea Deconstructed #020
Seohyun Lee: North Korea, Life in Pyongyang, Seeking Freedom | Korea Deconstructed #019
Se-Woong Koo: Grand Narratives, Journalism, and The Korea Exposé | Korea Deconstructed #018
Regina Kim: K-Dramas, Netflix, K-Pop, and Anti-Asian Racism | Korea Deconstructed #017
Becky White: The Halfie Project, Korean-ness, and the Modeling Industry | Korea Deconstructed #016
Lee Taewoong: Korean History, Archival Footage, and KBS Documentaries
#014 K(Q)ueerness, Soft Masculinity and FanFic in K-pop with Dr. Jungmin Kwon
#013 Exploring Sexual Slavery: Memory, Pain, and Compassion with Sylvia Yu Friedman
#012 The Korean Language, Culture, and Fame with Hyunwoo Sun (TTMIK)
#011 The Hallyu Phenomeon, Economy and Culture, and Korean Identity with Dr. Gyu-tag Lee
#010 Solidarity, Anti-Violence, and a Humble Musician with Jinu Konda
#009 TCKs: Identity, Skin Colour, and Acceptance with Chanmi Kim
#008 Politics: Language, Law, and Multiculturalism with Jasmine Lee
#007 The Birth of K-Pop: OG Producers, Music Industry, Artists, and Talent with Jae Chong
#006 K-Pop: Momoland and Mental Health with Jungahn Yu
#005 The Korean Left: Solidarity and Marxists
#004 K-pop: Fandom, Identity, and Social Values with Haley Yang
#003 Korean Movies, Dramas, and Identity with Heejeon Kim
#002 Health, Politics, and Covid with Kwak Yong-hwan
#001 Adoption and Human Rights with Kyungeun Lee