SeoulPodcast #44: The Anti-anti-English Spectrum Show
Podcast February 27th, 2009
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The Anti-English Spectrum Detective Agency
PANELISTS
Luke Martin (ROKetship), Rob Ouwehand (Roboseyo, Hub of Sparkle)
MAIN TOPIC
Foreigners hope to teach South Korea dangers of bias (LA Times)
Anti-English Spectrum Dude on ATEK Petition
“Let’s not forget the grudge over Hongdae!”
NEWS AND STUFF
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton given Korean name by the ROK-US Alliance Friendship Society.
The surname “Han,” meaning Korea, is derived from the Korean pronunciation of the letter “H” in the name “Hillary.” With the conferment of the surname, Clinton will become the founder of the “Sejong Han” family. Secretary Clinton is the first “Han” from “Sejong-ro” or Sejong Street, the main street in central Seoul where the U.S. Embassy is located.
The name “Hi-sook” is a combination of two separate Chinese characters. “Hi” stands for “Shining,” while “Sook” is for “Clear.” “We believe that these are the attributes that have led to the appointment of Hillary Clinton as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State. Her clear vision and political insight will make important contributions in setting the stage for peace on the Korean Peninsula,” added Suh.
Netizens Convicted in Newspaper Boycott Case
Women’s Organizations Compile List of Bad Court Decisions
Seoul Police Lost Counterfeit Money
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Young Women Using Wheelchairs to Fool US Immigration: Kukmin Ilbo
“The Westerner working in Korea needs to keep certain philosophic principles in mind.”
- New Brian drinking game: do a spit take every time he *coughs*
The “English Teachers Are Gang Rapists” TV Show
Sex Tourism from Japan Increasing?
Korean volleyball star turned model available from Japanese prostitution site.
Japan to Korea Tunnel Project Makes Progress
Korea Beat › Gangnam Seeking to Attract Medical Tourism
Pic of giant cheeseburger at Hamburger Festival
Which is your favorite?
- Seoul is Transfer-sounds like they’re saying, “Seoul is harmful.”
Music director defends Boys Before Flowers soundtrack
EXPAT COMMUNITY
“American Kim Kwang Suk” on Star King.
English-language legal services page rates poorly.
One of our new favorite bloggers gives us a new list
TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK
Bwahahaha! Korean Drug-Related Language Mishap
“Not delicious. Not terrible. But it’s protein.”
The album cover meme strikes again (I did this a year ago,…
- The name of the band is based on a random Wikipedia page.
- The last four words of the very last quotation on the Random Quotations page is the title of your album.
- The third picture in Flickr’s Interesting Photos From The Last 7 Days will be your album cover.
- Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result.
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The Supplier
(those who have given us swag)
John Kim
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(those who have donated at least $20)
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Kevin R.
Otto Silver
Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Mary Campbell
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain
Toast to Absent Friends
GoToMyPC
Ex-Pat Living (The Korea Herald)
ESL Planet Recruiting
SEOUL Magazine
ZenKimchi.com
KOTESOL
NEXT WEEK
Karl Mamer (and the return of Stafford)
February 28th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Hey, Joe! Can I ask which Korean flashcard program you are using?
February 28th, 2009 at 4:51 am
Sorry to double post, but did anyone else have problems with the podcast (as accessed via itunes). Mine was cut short… "Time Wasters of the Week" and everything thereafter were missing.
March 1st, 2009 at 4:27 am
Wait. The "real" rapist is American but speaks with an Eastern European accent? Hmm… This is just scary.
March 1st, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Try it again, Ian. I had no problems downloading it. Oh, and I use the Declan Flashcard software.
March 1st, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Haven't listened to the podcast yet but…
Before anyone chuckles about the useless coins and the gullible ajummas (or obasans) buying them, Franklin Mint and similar companies to a bang up business selling even more useless coins (clad in .999 pure silver) in the US and they even exploit the images of 9-11 to do it.
March 1st, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Hi Joe, I tried downloading it with iTunes and it only pulls down 2:31 and not the 2:58 you have posted above. I did it twice so can you check it again?
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:57 am
Hey, I laughed and cried with frustration when the 9/11 coins came out.
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:58 am
I'm sorry guys. Something must have happened when I was out of town. I'm uploading it again. It was working fine on Friday morning. It should be fixed now.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Joe please bring back Stafford ! I miss his sexy New Zealand accent.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Can you, for the love of all that is holy, please get rid of "Kickin' it in Geumchang" or whatever that song is by the EV Boys or whoever.
Every time I listen to the podcast and that comes on I have that dang song stuck in my head for several days and I just want to rip my head off to stop it! I now skip forward as soon as I hear the first note or two, but that's not a solution, just a temp fix!
PLEEEEAAAASSSEEEE!
Other than that, cool podcast again.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Direct effect of the bad image made upon foreign men. My coteachers told me that they feared hiring a male teacher because as they said "They just want to come here to take advantage of Korean women."
Believe me I corrected them, and told them that Foreign English Men are highly educated people who mean well in their country. But that there are some bad examples out there but they don't last long here.
March 7th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Being a guy, I rather like the idea of packing up fresh out of college and moving to a new place for a year or so and having sex with local women, so I can't begrudge any guy for wanting to. I mean, in the old days, some sailors must have signed up for that same reason, unless they all just really liked scurvy and buggery. Now if some dude told me he's going to whap it the whole year he's away from home, there's your sexual deviant right thar~~
March 8th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I'm just too lazy to change it–for now.