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Staycations.  You came half way around the world.  What’s the hurry?  Stick around.

PANELISTS

Rob Ouwehand (Roboseyo)

Jessica Coyle (Waygugin Parade)

MAIN TOPIC

http://www.tbsenglish.com/

NOTE: We didn’t cover EVERYTHING in the show notes, but the links are there anyway for your perusal.

NEWS AND STUFF

NK just after attention, Secretary of State says.

I think Clinton has been reading the Coyner

Mrs. Clinton a Funny Lady, Father Smelled of Elderberries: North Korea

Report: NKorea willing to hold talks with US – Yahoo! News

Lots of unfinished business after July’s Pay Per View.

YouTube – korean parliament fight – 22.7.2009. – raw video

[VIewpoint] New media bills don t go far enough – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

Will Media Law Benefit Conservative Dailies?

Seoul Protestors Clash With Police

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Crazy Copyright Law Set to Cause Chaos in S.Korea | TorrentFreak

Peter Bartholomew chastises Koreans for ignoring their country’s natural beauty

American eye cherishes beauty lost on Koreans

Stream of Ridiculous Musing

Every time I read a piece by Jon Huer, I say to myself, “what a ridiculous bunch of nonsense,” but with his latest article “Is Korean Language Scientific?” Huer has managed to outdo himself.

No, not the ice cream!

Odorless Kimchi?

Photo Law Hypocrisy

Korean Teachers Caught in “Shameful Gambling”

Hagwons Moving into Apartment Buildings

EXPAT COMMUNITY

South African Hagwon Teacher Sexually Assaulted in Ulsan

Best Analysis So Far of Dave’s vs. Anti-English Spectrum

How to Avoid the New Korean Civil War « Dong Chim

Professor Wagner in the Herald looking at “foreigner only” rules at banks, for phones.

Are ‘foreigner only’ rules legal?

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

Cute Song About a Bunny… Or is It? [VIDEO]

Movie title fail.

Looks like I need to review the numbers lesson

The next stupid stunt I should do

Rush to catch the Never Ending Special Price Event before it ends

Madam Kim (김여사) | Know Your Meme

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MAIN TOPIC

Seoul’s Seasonal Underwater Bridge

Korean Monsoon Season

The latest from Eat Your Kimchi

Joe’s adventure down the Hagui River

NEWS AND STUFF

Kim Dae-jung Hospitalized for Pneumonia

North Korea leader Kim has pancreatic cancer: report – Yahoo! News

Safety standards? Safety schmandards! Those evil Canadians

Changing the Constitution

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

“Screen Golf” Rooms Getting in Trouble

Should the ROK Army Conscript Females?

Forbes Survey Shows that Most Wealthy Koreans Not Self Made

The “Seal Men” and Beggars in Seoul

Woooooo, get rich teaching in Korea!!!

Seoul National University Students Getting Lower Scores in English

Potential University Entrance Exam Test Questions Leaked

Drunk high-school teachers have a fistfight … in front of their students

Couplehood taken to extreme levels in South Korea–the horror, the horror!

“Blood: The Last Vampire” Opens to Poor Reviews

Panic Bear [VIDEO]

Oh, this one’s from Korea

Comedy show “Animal Farm” torments bear cub for amusement.

Korea Waffling: “Sparkling” and “Dynamic” slogans to be replaced.

What? The DMZ tour is one of the most unique in the world!

Government May Drop “Korea Sparkling” Slogan

Boryeong “shrugs off” concerns about mud safety.

Swine flu at mud fest?

and rashes

Swine flu worries lead to cancellation of Yeosu International Youth Festival.

Cities Like Seoul Rediscover Waterways They Paved Over – NYTimes.com

Annalog: Korea, NO. KoreaN, YES.

TmaxSoft ready to take on Microsoft

Talk about DELUSIONAL frog in the well dribble

EXPAT COMMUNITY

All is well

Torgodevil’s a daddy!!

Our Cover Model Became Miss Korea! – FeetManSeoul.com

Choi Hui-seon turns “racist c**t” text message into news story.

Canadian wins $160,000 at casino. “Poker crime ring” members tearing their hair out

Phony “Immigration Officer” Extorted Money from Illegal Immigrants

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

Picture of the Day: The Starcraft Cake

Best Dog Costume Ever [PIC]

Anti-Douchebag Collar Clips [PIC]

I know of a good many Korean men who could use these

Baffling Safe Sex Poster [PIC]

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The Boryeong Mud Festival.  Now sponsored by Denorex.

PANELISTS
Chris Sanders and Ang McLaughlin (Seoul Writers)

Seoul Writers Workshop Facebook

MAIN TOPIC

Writers Group Calls for Submissions

NOTE: We didn’t cover EVERYTHING in the show notes, but the links are there anyway for your perusal.

NEWS AND STUFF

South Korea sounds warning after hacking attacks by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech

President Lee Gives Away Most of His Wealth to Set Up Scholarship Foundation

Three dead, seven sick in Suncheon after drinking tainted makkoli.

Don’t drink homemade makkoli

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Korean romanization could again see revision – INSIDE JoongAng Daily

New English Spelling

“Stroller Moms” in some trouble again.

“Jobless Koreans Turn to Manual Labor, Quietly”

Miniskirts are an eyesore?! Stop being a killjoy

Imported vibrators to penetrate Korean market.

Hagwons to Face Stronger Oversight, Anonymous Tips

On the bribery front, Korean teachers don’t like being portrayed as criminals, either.

Bribery reporting plan irks teachers

Hundreds of elementary school students in Boryeong get rash from mud.

Korea aims to attract 10 million foreign visitors by 2012

Interesting stuff here. Be prepared for some rankings.

Korea: 100 Sparkles

Is that like George Bush, Sr.’s 1000 Points of Light?

The ridiculous catchphrases, the rude “yep” answers, the haircut . . . is this a comedy show or middle school?

I don’t know. I thought it was kinda funny.

EXPAT COMMUNITY

“Misuda” Panelists: “Foreign Charisma Men Suck”

This week’s installment in the Joongang Ilbo.

Does the media portrayal of foreigners affect your daily life?

“Justice for Ali Khan Bike Ride” reaches Daejeon Prison on Thursday.

Suncheon back on the lookout for illegal teachers.

Busan expats get some representation

Foreigners Arrested For Selling Guns Illegally

Gimhae Foreigner Arrested for Theft

For laid-off teachers, teaching in Korea offers one intriguing option

Article in the San Jose Examiner that encourages REAL teachers to go to Korea

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

Yi Sun-shin in Lights

So far, so good

YouTube – I won some AWESOME stuff!

From BusanKevin

YouTube – Live From Korea

YouTube – Taedonggang Beer

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Nathan Schwartzman (Korea Beat)

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We’re looking to expand the Asia Podcast Network family a bit by adding some new shows to the network.  There are a few that we are specifically working to create.  They don’t have names yet.  If you want to participate here’s what we’re looking for.

Commentary Show

Each week or so, we feature a guest commentary or a small debate.  This is bluntly an audio editorial done by whoever has a bone to pick.

Events Show

This is an exciting one we’ve been toying with for a while.  Originally, we were going to have one person doing the whole show, but there are so many types of activities, it would be better to make it a group compilation show.  Each PJ (Podcast Jockey?) covers a specific niche, such as clubs, festivals or the arts.  You research and put together a short piece covering the scheduled events in your niche, and we splice all of them together into a cohesive show.

Variety Show

Have a song you want to share?  A band you want to promote?  Have you put together a comedy skit?  The expat community has talent.  Share your talent with world (okay, not the world but a larger audience than if you played at a small club).

What do you need?

• Some means to record your voice.  Especially for the Events Show, you should use a decent quality microphone.  USB mic/headsets are good.  Record your voice on whatever software you feel comfortable with.  If necessary, I can record you remotely using Skype.
• Professionalism and reliability.  Okay, maybe not professionalism.  All I ask is that if you promise to do something don’t cancel at the last minute.

Also, if you have an idea for a show please share it.  We have had a good bit of experience in setting up the SeoulPodcast, and we could help you out.

Email us at sejong_at_seoulpodcast.com

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PANELIST
Michael Hurt (Scribblings of the Metropolitician, Feetman Seoul, Korean Media Watch, Hub of Sparkle)

MAIN TOPIC

(from Triumph of Bullshit)

Article #1

Chosun Ilbo Printing Rumor as Fact

“Anti-English Spectrum” brings more bad news to the Chosun Ilbo.

A new classic

GoPF’s take on the latest Anti-English Spectrum article

Article #2

More Rumor-as-Fact Reporting From Chosun Ilbo

Article #3

Now a THIRD article against NSETs from Choe Hui-seon in the Chosun Ilbo.

Choi Hui-seon Gets the Trifecta

Chosun Ilbo on Warpath Against Unqualified English Teachers

Article #4

Developing Story: Foreigner Drugs and Gambling “Ring”

Blogging the Poker-8′s interview

Chosun Ilbo reports 10 foreign English teachers busted for gambling, drugs.

Article #5

Chosun Ilbo Finds Two Unqualified Teachers

And the genuine moment of irony…

“Education ministry officials formed the largest group on the list of civil servants who were caught paying for sex.”

Yoboseyo? Pot, This is Kettle Calling.

Also…

North Korea launches beer advert

Love the music!

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