SeoulPodcast #89: The Lost Episode
Podcast March 15th, 2010
Hey, we found it!
We recorded this episode in the middle of the Winter Olympics. Remember those?
Go back in time and wax nostalgic while listening to us discuss Kim Yuna and speedskating.
PANELIST
Karl Mamer (The Conspiracy Skeptic)
MAIN TOPIC
Vacation and sloth– let the Olympic athletes work hard
NEWS AND STUFF
Oh, no! Ohno’s back and Koreans still want his blood. The link is to Brian’s site, which links the actual article, because the comments are pretty heated.
Incheon- Hub of Air Travel or Korea– Number One Airport!
North Korea, what have they done this time?
Taliban spying on US military in ROK (allegedly)
Some court rulings to be made available in English
Ethnic Chinese want dual citizenship
Some people think that alternatives to abortion need to be improved
Obama Praises Korean Education AgainNot that you will get a job once you graduate.
Petition for the Retention of the Filipino Market
Financial Times Finally Sees the Light
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?
Moms don’t realize hagwons have an economic interest in their kids
Language Education Starts in the Womb
Hagwon kidnapping update
A Seollal tradition: an old-fashioned penguin wedding
Han River Island Set Afloat
Pop star’s English FAIL: “I want to kiss you and take a dump on your chest.”
EXPAT COMMUNITY
Brian’s no longer in Jeollanam-do, but he has been published in a book talking about it.
TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK
Visit Korea – play games… sort of…
PLUGS
The Suppliers
(those who have given us swag)
Robert Wicks
John Kim
Aaron Shearin
Lives of the Party
(those who have donated at least $20)
Robin Hudson
Chris Fuller
Gregg Dowdy
Tahseen Ismail
Denise Cameron
Chris Dyer
Stephanie White
Aaron Shearin
Naomi Neckoway
Chae An
Kevin R.
Otto Silver
Drinking Buddies
(those who have bought us beers)
Nomad Scry
Mary Campbell
Mimi Snider
Elton Fry
Therese MacSeain
Toast to Absent Friends
Ex-Pat Living (The Korea Herald)
ESL Planet Recruiting
Fan us on Facebook
10 Magazine
ZenKimchi.com
The Chosun Bimbo
Chatjip.com
KOTESOL
Twitter:
@zenkimchi
@kingsejong
@chosunbimbo
@hubofsparkle
@jenniferteacher
MUSIC
Main Theme — Ben McPherson – “2wksnyc”
News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — Brown Eyed Girls – “Abracadabra”
March 15th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
You should record more mock episodes taking place before major events.
March 15th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Joseph,
Heehee! This is for real, We talked to Karl during the Olympics.
Honest!
March 16th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
I liked the olympic music intro to my appearance. Next time I want “Eye of the Tiger” or Coolio’s “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)” to play me in. k?
March 17th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Bar bliss is a cool little wine bar in Itaewon. It is a gay bar, but not an in your face place. They have some nice cheese and cracker snacks too.
I’m a huge fan of that bar, having met my wife there
March 19th, 2010 at 8:23 am
Hey guys! I would recommend you check out the iphone app Lingopal Korea for lots of ridiculous mistranslation, including the now infamous “I want to kiss you and take a dump on your chest” idiocy. Another one of note is the insult “your mother f*cks for fish heads down at the docks..”
Enjoy! (Stafford will have to tell the rest of you about it, I guess)
March 26th, 2010 at 3:27 am
Hey thanks for the props on my blog … very unexpected. I also wanted to clear up something that Karl said. The Canadian tax authorities do not tax Canadians who are resident in other countries – and residency abroad depends on whether you have a “settled intention to return to Canada” and an 18 point subjective test (e.g. keeping a house, dependents, professional registrations, subscriptions and mail … too many to fully describe here) or an easy objective test of being outside of Canada for more than 2 years with no actual plan to return. So go ahead and register at your Embassy. On the other hand, I hear that ‘mericans have to pay taxes in the U.S. for income made anywhere in the world. I am not an American tax authority but I do want to comment, Bummer!