11 Responses for "Just Recorded a New Episode!"

1. Ancient Goose June 27th, 2010 at 1:47 pm 1

   Just get me the file. Thanks.

2. Sangrin E. Shin July 5th, 2010 at 1:31 am 2

   I love you, Michael.

3. GabrielaBernal July 29th, 2010 at 11:36 am 3

   I love studying with your podcasts <3

   곧 돌아와! ㅠㅠ

4. Hyun mo August 9th, 2010 at 10:43 pm 4

   i am just curious about what happened to you guys after episode 18….! hahahaha
   If i remember correctly, you guys said that this podcast would be updated…biweekly?…it’s been so long since then.!hahaha

   wherever you are in the world,, plz come back~
   so that i would not have to listen to same podcasts over and over again… which is what i do every day..kkkk

   Thank you for podcasting~!~!

5. SooWan September 1st, 2010 at 1:48 am 5

   Guys,

   This is a good podcast. I’m a Korean-American living in Philadelphia and I haven’t been to Korea since I was 3 years old.

   This gives people like me so much insight into what Korean society is like.

   Please keep making these podcasts!

6. edchoi October 1st, 2010 at 10:26 am 6

   Hi there….Is it ok?
   I’m waiting for your brand new podcast….so longtime…
   I hope that you guys come back~
   and I hope you’re be well.
   My english is incorrect but I’ll try to use it.
   See you soon. Have nice day~

7. chlee November 19th, 2010 at 5:43 pm 7

   Plz come back soon..

8. Min March 10th, 2011 at 3:38 am 8

   Hey guys. I really thank you for producing such a great show. I got to know this podcast recently and I really enjoyed it. Specially the ones about being black and being an American soldier in Korea. Although I have always assumed myself to be quite liberal and critical about the rather irrational and agressive Korean nationalism thanks to some years of my British childhood experience, there were just some things I could not think of from your point of view simply because I’m Korean. 

   But I want to make some points on the one with the American army official. I was surprised to hear that GIs are afraid of Koreans and  I do think that South Korean nationalism is irrational, emotional and problematic. I cannot really understand it myself and I get really angry when I even see some people extending it to a quasi Imperialistic level when it comes to dealing with the Korean wave spreading to other parts of Asia. Specially the young.

   However, since it seems like that some of the listeners are from other countries, I was worried that you might give the impression that Koreans are just irrational and aggressive people swept away by the same old anti Americanism. There actually are many reasons for the irrational sentiment, going even back to the days before Chosun was collonized. 

   American government signed a secret pact allowing Japan to collonize Korea under the condition of Japan supporting Americans in the Phillippines, turned down the Korean democratic movement several times and backed the dictators instead, didn’t do that much when the thugs gunned down the citizens in Gwangjoo. 

   There were also quite a few Korean women abandoned by American soldiers who went back to the States after giving birth to children(this is one of the reasons some people of the older generation have a strong dislikes for the black) and Korean government still cannot prosecute American soldiers against their crimes in Korea because of SOFA.

   And most importantly, because of Washington’s policy to keep everything stable shortly after the liberation, Koreans who fought for the independence were never given the chance to punish the sympathizers of the Japanese empire after the liberation, which lead to the tragedy of Korean politics and society we face everyday. Washington is also partly responsible for manipulating the politicians to get rid of the liberals and socialists at the first stage, Which is also the reason why many Korean equivalents of George Washington never quite got the chance to play a big role in South Korean history.(they were mostly communists or socialists) You also have to look deeper into the political mechanics to fully understand this but i will leave it here before it gets too complicated.

   I agree with you guys and I am pretty sure that you guys are aware of all this, regarding your profiles. I’m very critical about the nationalism myself and I never mean to critisize you. But I just wanted to show to those who might be listening to this podcast from elsewhere that there are many historical reasons behind this irrational nationlism. I apopogize if all this sounded too self defensive.

   I look forward to listening to the upcoming podcast and hope to hear you talk about the history and politics sometime, comparing it to that of the States.  

   Keep up the good work

9. Jay June 27th, 2011 at 2:09 pm 9

   Hey Michael

   I really waited it so long!!!! so thank you first,
   but Where can I listen?

   Until now I’ve just listen 17 episodes over and over again. and also, I listened ur ex podcast.

   I beg plz upload new episodes continuously!!!!!!

10. Gene H July 4th, 2011 at 5:32 pm 10

    Mike and Jen
    You guys are very much missed by hundreds of listeners!!!!
    I hope Korea didn’t do anything stupid to you.
    Gene

11. Tokoroten July 10th, 2011 at 7:50 pm 11

    Hi!

    I just discover your podcast and I love it! It’s very useful and interesting!
    I’m spanish and I want to learn sooo many thigs about Korea… I wish I could go. So, thanks a lot!!