All Episodes
KOREA PRO Podcast — 42 episodes
Veteran general tapped for defense minister as Cabinet dispute grows — Ep. 148
South Korea’s drone push falters as police reform raises alarm — Ep. 147
Trump cuts UFS drills as Kim summit push rattles alliance — Ep. 146
Youth unemployment, housing misfire and AI legal gray zones — Ep. 145
College exam overhaul, heat-wave response and air base protest — Ep. 144
Tech sell-off, changing demographics and frontline readiness — Ep. 143
South Korea’s oil squeeze, Seoul mayor ruling and KNDA breach — Ep. 142
Lee’s economic gamble, BOK hike and military academy reform — Ep. 141
Submarine setback, NATO ambitions and South Korea’s fake news fight — Ep. 140
AI megaprojects, inflation pressure and Korea’s football reckoning — Ep. 139
More Iran uncertainty, G7 diplomacy and South Korea’s AI stock surge — Ep. 138
Middle East ceasefire, nuclear submarines and PPP’s polling surge — Ep. 137
Record Coupang penalty, local elections fallout and new PM nominee — Ep. 136
DP dominates local elections, PPP holds Seoul and ballot controversy — Ep. 135
Ankit Panda on extended deterrence and South Korea’s strategic future — Ep. 134
Samsung strike deal, Starbucks backlash and Lee-Takaichi summit — Ep. 133
Iran strike suspicions, US-China summit prep and Japan defense exports — Ep. 132
HMM Namu blast, Samsung union tensions and constitutional vote boycott — Ep. 131
Yoon sentencing push, Coupang sovereignty row and KF-21 concerns — Ep. 130
Uranium site claims, THAAD questions and and global energy push — Ep. 129
Smart regulation push, Middle East diplomacy and defense continuity — Ep. 128
Semiconductor surge, security shifts and Middle East risks — Ep. 127
Trump’s mixed signals, energy risks and South Korea’s security role — Ep. 126
Oil shock fallout, reported Russia imports and KF-21 rollout — Ep. 125
Iran war fallout on global alliances, energy deals and BTS comeback — Ep. 124
Energy shock, US missile defense asset shifts and new trade probes — Ep. 123
Iran escalation, Seoul’s response and Google map’s breakthrough — Ep. 122
Russian Embassy’s banner controversy, Seoul-Moscow ties and shipping — Ep. 121
Yoon’s life sentence, import rankings and Munich Security Conference — Ep. 120
Japan’s election, Seoul’s security calculus and court reform in Korea — Ep. 119
Meetings in Washington, FORGE alliance and new Fed head nomination — Ep. 118
Tariff pressure from Trump, tech laws and alliance tensions — Ep. 117
Peck Cho on why South Koreans are unhappy despite their success — Ep. 116
Death penalty politics, Seoul-Tokyo optics and central bank caution — Ep. 115
China diplomacy and alliance uncertainty collide for Seoul this week — Ep. 114
How South Korea enters 2026 across politics, security and trade — Ep. 113
The Korea Pro Podcast’s end-of-year roundup episode — Ep. 112
Special counsel probe, Pax Silica and economic vulnerabilities — Ep. 111
Tariffs rise as Korea confronts deepening labor and capital strain — Ep. 110
A year after martial law, South Korea faces protests and division — Ep. 109
Rocket success, defense setback and tightening monetary reality — Ep. 108
US-ROK defense deal, AI chip hierarchy and Lone Star fallout — Ep. 107