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2015-06-18 315 Looking Outward
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In this episode we switched things up a bit. Rob is doing News of the Weird, with Eugene doing On the Pulse. The show is about how Korea sees the outside world, and how it relates to them. We had planned to make the show about 사대주위, or the Korean tendency to idolize powerful countries, but it didn't quite work out the way we planned.
News of the Weird w/Rob
-The Korea Times reports on the Chicago BEARS (a football team) winning the Stanley Cup (an ice hockey championship)
-Korean student in U.S. claims to have been accepted to both Harvard and Stanford, except she wasn't
-Lighting Round: MERS Mania!!!
Ask Blossom Rob & Eugene
-Which countries does Korea look up to, and is that relationship volatile? If so, why?
On the Pulse w/Eugene
-An Interview with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, Director of the Asia Institute, discussing his book "The Korea Unknown Only to Koreans."
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continue reading
News of the Weird w/Rob
-The Korea Times reports on the Chicago BEARS (a football team) winning the Stanley Cup (an ice hockey championship)
-Korean student in U.S. claims to have been accepted to both Harvard and Stanford, except she wasn't
-Lighting Round: MERS Mania!!!
Ask Blossom Rob & Eugene
-Which countries does Korea look up to, and is that relationship volatile? If so, why?
On the Pulse w/Eugene
-An Interview with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, Director of the Asia Institute, discussing his book "The Korea Unknown Only to Koreans."
86 episodes
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Manage episode 276901211 series 100238
Content provided by Eugene Hwang and Rob Ouwehand. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Eugene Hwang and Rob Ouwehand or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
In this episode we switched things up a bit. Rob is doing News of the Weird, with Eugene doing On the Pulse. The show is about how Korea sees the outside world, and how it relates to them. We had planned to make the show about 사대주위, or the Korean tendency to idolize powerful countries, but it didn't quite work out the way we planned.
News of the Weird w/Rob
-The Korea Times reports on the Chicago BEARS (a football team) winning the Stanley Cup (an ice hockey championship)
-Korean student in U.S. claims to have been accepted to both Harvard and Stanford, except she wasn't
-Lighting Round: MERS Mania!!!
Ask Blossom Rob & Eugene
-Which countries does Korea look up to, and is that relationship volatile? If so, why?
On the Pulse w/Eugene
-An Interview with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, Director of the Asia Institute, discussing his book "The Korea Unknown Only to Koreans."
…
continue reading
News of the Weird w/Rob
-The Korea Times reports on the Chicago BEARS (a football team) winning the Stanley Cup (an ice hockey championship)
-Korean student in U.S. claims to have been accepted to both Harvard and Stanford, except she wasn't
-Lighting Round: MERS Mania!!!
Ask Blossom Rob & Eugene
-Which countries does Korea look up to, and is that relationship volatile? If so, why?
On the Pulse w/Eugene
-An Interview with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, Director of the Asia Institute, discussing his book "The Korea Unknown Only to Koreans."
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