SeoulPodcast #73: Traveling Chris

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THE SKIRT from Beanpole

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Chris Backe (Chris in South Korea)

MAIN TOPIC

Question from a reader: heard bad things about Korea?

Korea Times continues to give attention to hate group.

The achievements of Anti-English Spectrum

Conceding power to a hate group?

NEWS AND STUFF

Obama the Boltonesque hard-ass on NK

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU
GO WHAA?

Louis Vuitton Wins Forgery Case In Korea

Foreign Pornography Makers Pressuring Korea

Musical Producer Gets Jail Term for Plagiarism

Rude Fans Go Out to the Ballgame

Players Claim KBO is Stiffing Them on WBC Earnings |

Man Arrested for Filming Animal Abuse

How Not to Get Money From Your Sister-in-Law

Why does Korea Keep Ruining its Good Parts?

Piano street is gone

Gwangju’s Chungjangno, Kimchi Festivals back on?

Jinju cancels its Lantern Festival.

Elephant scores head shot at Children’s Grand Park Zoo.

EXPAT COMMUNITY

SMOE says schools may ask you to stay in-country

TIME WASTERS OF THE
WEEK

Korea!! F&%@ Yeah!!!! (video)

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YouTube – Types of Kisses

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Life in Korea: playing Korean chess

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News — satya – “Silk Route Album Mix”
Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
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Time Wasters of the Week — EV Boyz – “Kickin’ It in Geumchon”
Kim Il-gu
Kim Mu-gil
Kang Jung-suk
Chong Jae-guk

SeoulPodcast #72: The Most Revered Show Ever

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Stephen Revere (Founder and editor of 10 Magazine, author Survival Korean)

NEWS AND STUFF

North Korea Kills Six In South Korea with Flood

North Korea Gets Its Wish

South Korea’s Latest Export – Its Alphabet – NYTimes.com

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Crowd of the Day

More Students Catch Swine Flu

Gwangju cancels Kimchi Festival, Chungjangno Festival, Photonics Expo; many other major festival cancellations.

Korea still the worst for pedestrians.

Another Step. Korean man indicted for Racism

Korea Sees First-Ever Prosecution for Racist Remarks

Benjamin Wagner’s update on the Human Rights Commission

Suspended sentence for rape of transgender woman.

Supreme Court Rules Go-Stop Not Gambling

Anycall Magic Hole Anyone? « K Bites

‘Worst building in the history of mankind’ gets a face lift | Ryugyong Hotel, North Korea

Statue of Taekwon V to Tower Over Comparable Japanese Statues

Jae-boem quits 2PM after some netizens demand that he commit suicide

Students Sexually Harass Teacher

Student attacks gym teacher in Uijeongbu.

LA Times On Korea’s Dog Meat Eating Culture

Good Dog! Sit, Stay . . .

EXPAT COMMUNITY

Blog Korea! Visit Korea!

VANK’s blogging winners

ATEK presidential candidate debate between Stephannie White and Gregory Dolezal.

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

Recommended List of Korea Related Twitter Pages

Twitter explodes into the Klogosphere | London Korean Links

Asian Poses – The Definitive Guide to Asian Poses

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Celtic Fusion
Jeremiah Fleming
Robin Stine
Scottish Guitar Quartet
Father Rock
Tyson Emanuel
satya
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Jack Jeffrey
Phillip Flathead
Polarity1
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The Noizemakerz

SeoulPodcast #71: Back to School

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Joe in Newsweek Korea PLUS L.A. BBQ Festival


THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Interesting, amusing on-the-ground observations of the swine flu panic in Korea.

To all the people freaking out about swine flu…

Kimchi mask against swine flu

O… M… G…!

Korean women are beautiful because of kimchi, Gwangju festival chairman says.

Actresss Jang Jin-young Dead at 35 | The Marmot’s Hole

Maybe Not Enough Frenchmen to Go Around?

UNESCO Heritage Conservation Award for Bukchon

Trouble brewing at Chonnam National University Hospital over sex scandal.

EXPAT COMMUNITY

The Western Confucian: “Jon Huer Columns Stopped”

A write-up in the Joongang Ilbo of EPIK proportions.

Foreign Teachers and Economic Reality

Weekly Chosun: English Teachers Complaining About Hagwons, Media Portrayal

Single and pregnant? Sure, come teach, no problem. *face palm*

Human Rights Commission Responds

Are Korea’s AIDS-related immigration restrictions to be loosened?

Love the diagram!

KBS news targets a new loophole in English teacher visa regulations

Beginning of the anti-F2 campaign? Can I predict them or what?

Choi Young-hee’s 3 bills regarding native English teachers

Well, i’m Glad Koreans Will Have Confidence in Making Deals with Me Now

TIME WASTERS OF THE WEEK

South Korea – Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia

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Things That Make You Go Whaa? — cjacks – “Candyland”
ExPat Community — Deyo – “Retro90210fun”
Time Wasters of the Week — EV Boyz – “Kickin’ It in Geumchon”
Digital Grey Orchestra
Sevish
Kathy Reynolds
Jack Jeffery
Confusion Said
ISON
Outside
Seraphic Panoply
Chris Flood
Cooperstone Badge

SeoulPodcast #70: Karl Full Throttle

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Karl Mamer – Conspiracy Skeptic Podcast formerly of Seoul Survivors

NEWS AND STUFF
Michael Jackson’s estate sued by Korean company because his relatives backed out of a contract. In 1994.
Clinton negotiating with terrorists and Al Gore was responsible for their imprisonment.

Lisa Ling says Laura told her they went into N Korea willingly
Underground road network for Seoul
1.1 Million Foreigners in Korea
Foreign Wives Outnumber Husbands 7:1
Except in Daegu
How Bad Has it Gotten for Teachers at Home?
Don’t get run over at Gwanhwamun
Rewards on illegal hagwons, teachers exceed 100m won
SHould you see Korea before you die?

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

Underwear Thieves at SNU

Stars and Circles- Civic Group Plots Gangnam Brothels
Nekkid News
Foreign Pr0n Producers Sue 10,000 Koreans
Motor ticking type men’s sexual organ model masturbation tool
Korean Government Saving the Yoof from fun.

[The harmful things of the youth are]
The harmful things of the youth is the things which has worry to damage the youth’s mind and body seriously without restriction of the youth’s use such as sexual tools which promote licentious act to the youth and kinds of toy which promote lewdness/violence/brutality/speculation to the youth and the notified thing by the commission on youth protection’s decision according to the standard provided by a Presidential decree.

[The kinds of harmful things of the youth]
The commission on youth protection notification No. 1997-7 (Oct. 18th, 1997)

Sexual organ enlargement tools for men’s use
- Vacuum men’s sexual organ enlarging machines, etc.

Sexual organ training kinds of tool for men’s use
- Men’s sexual organ wearing ring product (BIO SUPER RING), etc.
- Men’s sexual organ wearing jade product (topaz), etc
- Vigor(health) briefs for men’s use (VIGOR / BIO BRIFF), etc.

Women’s sexual organ stimulating kinds of tool for men’s use
- Uneven special condom (GAT-101), etc.
- Injection condom (AMOR LONG LOVE), etc.
- Goblin condom (another name = LOVE), etc.
- Another name magic ring, etc.
- Women’s sexual organ stimulating band (Hercules), etc

Masturbation tools for men’s use
- Motor ticking type women’s body model masturbation tool , etc.
- Cup model one time use masturbation tool (Love ship), etc.
- Air and water pouring type vinyl pack masturbation tool (PINKY PAK), etc.

Masturbation kind of tool for women’s use
- Motor ticking type men’s sexual organ model masturbation tool (PILOT BOAT), etc.

The commission on youth protection notification No. 1999-23 (may.11th, 1999), enforcement (May. 18th, 1999)
- Laser pointer

Robot Cities by 2013

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Should You see Korea Before You Die?

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MUSIC

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