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Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafé Seoul SignoffRob and Eugene started season 6 of Café Seoul discussing time travel films, but decided to rebrand as the Time Travel Forensics podcast. So Café Seoul needed a proper sendoff.2021-06-2804 min
Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul Episode 604 - Come With Us If You Want To LiveA forensic analysis of The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)2021-04-142h 13Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafé Seoul 2020 09 12 603 Be Excellent to Each OtherExcellent! Rob and Eugene perform time travel forensics on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves.Our first episode recorded on roughly opposite sides of the world!Enjoy, our most triumphant first foray into timeline reconstruction, excellent listeners.2020-10-062h 34Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafé Seoul 2019 08 20 - Lay Off the Candy BarsIn this episode, Rob, Eugene, and frequent special guest Emma Kalka dissect.... Timecop (1994) starring Jean Claude Van-Damme.Yay?2020-09-141h 22Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2019 08 21 601 Unless You've Got PowerCafé Seoul is Back!Rob and Eugene discuss repurposing their old podcast to explore the nerdy passion of deconstructing time travel movies.2020-08-301h 19Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2019 04 12 514 The end? (Or is it?)Review of Game of Thrones - Most satisfying deaths, predictions, retrospective of the series so far, etc etc. It wouldn't be Café Seoul without nerding it up.The Best Goodbyes - Rob finds goodbyes from books, movies, songs and other forms of pop culture. Eugene has to guess where they come from.On the Pulse: Exit Interview - Rob and Eugene reflect on the past 10 years in Korea. Rob asks Eugene to make top three lists on various expat in Korea related topics while introducing some of his own. Rob also reads a sad sappy (heartfelt) le...2019-04-123h 17Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2019 04 12 514 The end? (Or is it?)Review of Game of Thrones - Most satisfying deaths, predictions, retrospective of the series so far, etc etc. It wouldn't be Café Seoul without nerding it up.The Best Goodbyes - Rob finds goodbyes from books, movies, songs and other forms of pop culture. Eugene has to guess where they come from.On the Pulse: Exit Interview - Rob and Eugene reflect on the past 10 years in Korea. Rob asks Eugene to make top three lists on various expat in Korea related topics while introducing some of his own. Rob also reads a sad sappy (heartfelt) le...2019-04-123h 17Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 09 07 513 Blackface Supplement - The Bigger PictureThis is a supplement to the blackface episode (season 5 episode 2), featuring Fatimaah-Joso Menefee, who penned us a critical email regarding our content in that episode. We invited her to have her via audio clips, and we responded.2018-05-0550 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 08 25 512 Out in KoreaWow, this episode is like 6 months late. Apologies to our guest Hyunsoo Kim, who was kind enough to visit with us in August of 2017 to discuss being "Out" in Korea. Out meaning... LGBTQ. News of the Weird:-Chinese Restaurant gives discounts based on bra size-Ariana Grande creates problem during first concert in Korea, showing favoritism towards Japan-NY Times calls bubble tea a new trendOn the Pulse: Discussion with Hyunsoo Kim of what it is like to be LGBTQ in Korea, compared to other places that she has lived.2018-02-131h 35Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 08 04 511 Cut for the Very First TimeAfter a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long period of being very very very very very busy, Eugene has actually finally found time to edit this episode. Rydia is back and our subject today is plastic surgery.But rather than criticize all the people in Korea getting it, we are discussing why Rydia made the decision to get it in the first place. During the ini...2017-11-111h 32Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafé Seoul 2017 07 21 510 There's a HYPHEN!Nerdy friends rejoice! This is the Spider-Man Homecoming Special episode!Teen Hero Popularity Contest - Similarly to what we did in the Wonder Woman episode, we talk about some of our favorite teen characters from movies and TV (and books), then make them face off against each other in a 1:1 battle royale to find out which one would hypothetically kick the ass of the others.Spider-Man Orientation - Discussion of the Spider-Man character, and how we came to know him, as well as some of our favorite storylines, and ranking the movies he's appeared in...2017-09-132h 28Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 07 13 509 Traditionally SpeakingCafé Seoul is back! Korea's traditional culture is the topic of this episode, and we have one of the most knowledgable academics on hand to discuss the role that traditional culture, specifically performance art plays in modern Korean society.Special Guest: Dr. CedarBough T. Saeji, Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean StudiesNews of the Weird: -'Creative Korea' slogan abolished-Active X to be removed from public websites-Scrapping HIV test for native English teachers 'unacceptable'On the Pulse:How relevant to modern Korean society is Korean traditional cu...2017-08-051h 19Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2017 07 07 508 No, It's not PainlessWe're behind in the editing, but better late than never. This episode is about Korea's suicide crisis, so it is a little heavy. Special Guest: Shaun Webb of Shaun on SiteNews of the Weird-Korean scientists try to engineer the smell out of Kimchi-People named Park Geun Hye changing name at accelerated rates-Male cop dresses as woman to lure and catch criminals-Commentary from Korea Times suggests that a wave of anti-Koreanism in the US will begin soonOn the Pulse: Korea has a suicide problem, and we've invited...2017-08-021h 33Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 06 22 507 Nostalgic for the UnfamiliarDisclaimer: This is is absolutely the longest episode we have ever recorded... Ever. But you know what? It's a podcast and you can listen to it at your own pace and even skip around or skip past parts you find boring.Dr. Stephen Suh is is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs. He is currently doing a research project about Korean-American returnees, that is, Korean-Americans who have for one reason or another moved to Korea as adults. We at Café Seoul became aware of this...2017-07-082h 28Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 06 22 507 Nostalgic for the UnfamiliarDisclaimer: This is is absolutely the longest episode we have ever recorded... Ever. But you know what? It's a podcast and you can listen to it at your own pace and even skip around or skip past parts you find boring.Dr. Stephen Suh is is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs. He is currently doing a research project about Korean-American returnees, that is, Korean-Americans who have for one reason or another moved to Korea as adults. We at Café Seoul became aware of this...2017-07-082h 28Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 06 15 506 - Wonder Woman SpectacularWell, we ended up nerding out again. How could we resist when the DC Cinematic Universe finally actually made a good film....? Emma Kalka and Dr. Michael Hurt also appeared in this episode to help us nerd it up a bit. So we do away with the traditional format. No news of the weird, no on the pulse... instead we have these special segments:Amazons of the Past - we discuss some of our favorite badass female characters from movies and TV, then hold a hypothetical single elimination tournament to find out which of t...2017-06-262h 22Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafé Seoul 2017 05 25 505 What 'is' K-Pop?After a very popular article published on the Ask a Korean blog, it appears that the definition of the term "K-Pop" is under dispute. So in the second half of this episode Rob and Eugene try to hash it out and come to a more solid definition, but still end up not totally agreeing on it. Oh well!News of the Weird-People love President Moon's Dokdo-themed necktie-Video of "no look pass" from politician goes viral-People who can find North Korea on a map prefer diplomacyOn the Pulse: So here i...2017-06-171h 57Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 05 11 504 Moon RiverThe theme of this episode is the outcome of the recent Korean presidential election, and the title is an admittedly terrible pun.News of the Weird-7up publishes kimchi recipe-Softbank CEO says Korea was part of China-Anonymous warns against WW3 breaking out in North KoreaOn the Pulse - We discuss what we expect a Moon presidency to mean for Korea, what challenges he will face, and which promises he can keep.2017-05-291h 35Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2017 04 27 503 Blackface Again?News of the Weird-Apparently Westerners have shorter intestines than Koreans, says one domestic digestive powder producer-Korea to begin coinless society feasibility trials-Trump says Korea used to be a part of China, receives well deserved backlash.On the Pulse – In this episode you can hear two guys who aren't black discuss blackface in Korea. As we try to keep their privilege in check, we acknowledge it's a huge problem even today, and it keeps happening and it frankly makes us angry.2017-05-201h 19Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 04 13 502 - What, Me Worry?North Korea Acting Up Again?News of the Weird: -Questionable Journalism skills alert: Lawmaker proposes plan to include migrant families in the definition of multicultural so that they can also get government support, meanwhile he expects special treatment from police regarding his breaking of traffic laws-Airbnb host bans host who refused Asian guest-Doctor dragged off United flight has questionable past On the Pulse Why does nobody in South Korea care when North Korea starts acting up? We have a long discussion about this question, but it...2017-05-081h 24Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2017 04 06 501 News and FistingOh my gosh! Rob and Eugene are back after such a long long long long long long break! Yes! Season 5 is now underway, and as of this writing (on April 29th) there are actually 2 more episodes in the pipeline to be edited. So fear not, there is lots of Café Seoul headed your way so you can get your fix.As we were planning the show, we decided that we'd do an entire episode of News of the Weird, and skip On the Pulse. because we'd been away so long. That WAS the plan, but in the first h...2017-04-291h 37Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 11 24 425 Make America Never Say Never AgainWe DID say that episode 24 was going to be our last of season 4, but with Donald Trump winning the presidential election in the US, we had no choice but to have an emergency final final episode. We thought he'd never win the presidency, but this election has taught us to never say never again. Wow, just wow America! WTF!News of the Weird-(Korea Times) Viagra found in Presidential Office-(Angry Asian Man) Nordstrom Rack Pulls Rape of Nanking Hoodie From Stores-(New York Times) Korean Adoptee to be Deported from...2016-11-251h 14Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafé Seoul 2016 11 03 424 - Storm the GatesAt last, we are at the finale of season 4 on Café Seoul. This show is all about gates, but not about the kind of gates you're thinking of. No, we're talking about scandals, especially two very recent ones that have severe political and economic ramifications for Korea.News of the Weird -Reviewing an opinion piece regarding batterygate, Samsung's exploding battery scandal.Ask Rob & Eugene-Gatey McGateface asks why there's no Bukdaemun, when there's a Namdaemun, Dongdaemun, and there used to be a Seodaemun.On the Pulse-A long drawn out discussion o...2016-11-171h 27Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 09 29 423 Studying in KoreaCafé Seoul is back and in this episode we focus on coming to Korea to study with American millenial exchange students Sarah and Lizzie from the University of Maryland.News of the Weird-Seoul named happiest city in the world-North Korea revealed to have only 28 websites-Jeju citizens call for reversal of visa waiver for ChineseOn the Pulse - Sarah Eppley and Lizzie Drake join Eugene and Rob as the foursome discuss their experiences of Korean universities. Keep in mind that the ladies are here temporarily on study abroad and a...2016-11-151h 01Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 09 29 423 Studying in KoreaCafé Seoul is back and in this episode we focus on coming to Korea to study with American millenial exchange students Sarah and Lizzie from the University of Maryland.News of the Weird-Seoul named happiest city in the world-North Korea revealed to have only 28 websites-Jeju citizens call for reversal of visa waiver for ChineseOn the Pulse - Sarah Eppley and Lizzie Drake join Eugene and Rob as the foursome discuss their experiences of Korean universities. Keep in mind that the ladies are here temporarily on study abroad and a...2016-11-151h 01Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 09 22 422 K-Redpill v K-RadfemGuest: Hyunsu Kim (The only Goth in Korea)News of the Weird: -Man wins lottery, family protests to get their share -Air China in-flight magazine contains racist copy-Seoul to crowdsource editing bad English on signsAsk Rob & Eugene: Why do Koreans walk backwards for exercize?On the Pulse: Discussing online men's rights group Ilbe vs. its radical feminist counterpart Megalia.2016-09-301h 16Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 08 12 421 Reverse Reverse Culture ShockThis episode features Joe Mondello who used to live in Korea long-term, but went back to his home in the United States. We caught him on a visit back to Korea.News of the weird-Koreans no longer xenophobic.-American monk to leave South Korea, saying foreigners just “decoration”-North Face under fire for printing 'Sea of Japan' on jacketOn the Pulse - Joe talks about his reactions to Korea as someone who once lived here but has returned on a visit, hence not culture shock, not reverse culture shock, but reverse reve...2016-08-311h 15Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 07 18 420 The Only Goth in KoreaIf you were a teen in the 1990's in the west, there's a 1/3 chance that either you knew a goth or you were one. (Statistics not proven). Chances are, however, that in Korea in 2016, there's only one goth, and we have her on our show this week.News of the Weird-Translations for Korean food still leaving people confused-Government official calls fellow Koreans 'Dogs and Pigs' to public outrage-Pokémon GO! not released in Korea but strangely works in the Sokcho areaAsk Rob & Eugene - Why do Korean products cost m...2016-08-291h 14Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 07 07 419 Ask AjummaMaybe you've been looking around on Facebook and seen the ads for the company called "Ask Ajumma." What is Ask Ajumma, or better yet, WHO is Ask Ajumma. Café Seoul leaves no stone unturned in our quest to find out more about the who's who in Korea. (Okay, we actually just Asked Ajumma). Ask Ajumma is in fact an actual person, Maria Lee. News of the Weird w/ Eugene-Idiots protest Chinese dogmeat festival in Chinatown, NY-'Feminists' protest free coffee for soldiers at Starbucks-Korea Unveils New Creative Branding SloganOn the P...2016-08-1754 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 06 11 418 While you're goneIn this episode, Eugene's mom and stepfather joined us in the studio!News of the Weird-English Villages Close-Butter Flavored Milk to hit Korean Stores-Smartphone App Cures Smartphone Addiction?On the PulseEugene's Mom and Pop discuss what it's like to have a loved one gone long term in a foreign country.2016-07-191h 03Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016-06-02 417 Dear KoreaSpecial Guest: Jen Lee, creator of the Dear Korea webcomic!News of the WeirdChinese detergent company makes "racist" TV adRestaurants get sued, ban kidsJapanese Snack Alert: Watermelon Chocolate Chip Salt CookiesAsk Rob & Eugene: What is the best way to be critical of Korea without being insulting?On the Pulse We discuss the Dear Korea webcomic and book with creator Jen Lee. The discussion goes from how she got started, to what her motivations are, why she wanted to make a book, how some of...2016-06-271h 14Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016-05-19 416 Full CircleWhen you come to Korea to find yourself... is it possible that you weren't actually looking in the right way, for the right thing?This episode is the second appearance of Sharon Heit, who we last saw in episode 3 of this season. She's got her newly minted yoga instructor's license, to kill her students by putting them in difficult yoga positions. Just kidding, she wouldn't be killing them. Sharon was a pleasure to have in this episode and it's kind of sad that she's actually leaving Korea.News of the Weird w/Rob2016-06-0745 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 05 12 415 You're a Lifer!Special Guest: Paul MatthewsNews of the Weird w/Eugene-Children’s Day trash piles up on Busan beach-Paris Baguette to begin franchising in USA-KFC introduces chicken flavored nailpolishReverse Culture Shock it to Me w/ Olivia – Paying in cash to get discountsOn the Pulse w/RobPaul Ajossi discusses how some immigrants have been in Korea long enough to know that they will probably be here forever, and they’ve made peace with that.2016-05-261h 10
Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 04 21 414 The Baby BoxFinally! The fabled, long awaited Baby Box episode! I'm sure you listeners out there have had enough of the discussions about which superhero films are good and which aren't, or who's a cool expat doing cool stuff, so this episode is a bit of a serious one. Perhaps you found your way here as you were linked from somewhere else to either defend or argue against the baby box. If so, welcome. This writeup will get to the baby box soon enough.News of the WeirdKorean Girls Try American Pizza Korea Herald...2016-05-161h 13Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 04 21 414 The Baby BoxFinally! The fabled, long awaited Baby Box episode! I'm sure you listeners out there have had enough of the discussions about which superhero films are good and which aren't, or who's a cool expat doing cool stuff, so this episode is a bit of a serious one. Perhaps you found your way here as you were linked from somewhere else to either defend or argue against the baby box. If so, welcome. This writeup will get to the baby box soon enough.News of the WeirdKorean Girls Try American Pizza Korea Herald...2016-05-161h 13Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 413 2016-04-14 SuperbatsI guess I need to clarify that this IS a Korea related podcast, but a certain chemistry and passion comes out when Rob and Eugene are geeking out. So in this episode, we have a debate about the somewhat controversial film Batman vs. Superman. We also have a special guest nerd, longtime listener Jae Choi joins us to help shed some light on this film.This is one of the few times you will see Eugene and Rob disagree about something. Rob was very unhappy with this film, while Eugene thought it was good. Response to the...2016-04-2857 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 413 2016-04-14 SuperbatsI guess I need to clarify that this IS a Korea related podcast, but a certain chemistry and passion comes out when Rob and Eugene are geeking out. So in this episode, we have a debate about the somewhat controversial film Batman vs. Superman. We also have a special guest nerd, longtime listener Jae Choi joins us to help shed some light on this film.This is one of the few times you will see Eugene and Rob disagree about something. Rob was very unhappy with this film, while Eugene thought it was good. Response to the...2016-04-2857 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 04 07 412 Nifty FiftyThis is the 50th episode of Café Seoul!We've come a really long way since the beginning. We are happy to welcome back Christine Shin, an original member of the podcast dating back to season 1! In this episode we reminisce about Season 1 and Season 2 onward, with special cameos from Mike Jones, Aaron Martinson, and Olivia Lim.We also introduce a new segment, Reverse Culture Shock with Olivia.Anyway, have a listen and we hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane.2016-04-171h 27Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 411 2016-03-17 Let's GoIn this episode we discuss the end of humanity, as the Alpha-Go computer program defeated human champion Lee Sedol in a game of Baduk (Go). Pleased to have ranked chess player Kevin Em join us for this important discussionNews of the Weird-Kim Jong-un would look totally hot if he just lost 20 kg.-Ramen noodles can make kids gay according to Indonesian politician-Chloe Moretz is "First American" on Korean SNLAsk Rob & Eugene-Is Gostop (고스톱) Japanese?On the Pulse-Discussing the impact of a computer besting a human...2016-03-281h 01Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 02 26 410 - Let's RockHey there, coffee drinkers! Café Seoul is back after a long hiatus. Please forgive us. Life happens. Eugene became a dad! Yay! But he is so sleepy. Becoming a dad will do that. Dr. Michael Hurt was also supposed to be here for this episode, but he's got some things to take care of, so he couldn't make it. Don't worry though he'll be back soon enough.News of the Weird-Japanese twitter user goes viral after finding a practical application for the phrase "This is a pen."-Korea takes first place at 2016 Coupe du M...2016-02-261h 00Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 02-01 409 Never Can Say GoodbyeWe've been away for a while and for that we apologize. Eugene had a major development in his life (that we will talk about in an upcoming episode). As such, this episode is a bit late. We are joined by Charles Montgomery, an expat expert on Korean Literature. In a lot of this show has to do with leaving Korea.News of the Weird-Seoul to "restore" "historic" palace walkway-Korean Girls try to open their eyes (Video)-Rebuilding dining and drinking culture from scratchAsk Rob & Eugene...2016-02-2254 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in KoreaCafe Seoul 2016 02-01 409 Never Can Say GoodbyeWe've been away for a while and for that we apologize. Eugene had a major development in his life (that we will talk about in an upcoming episode). As such, this episode is a bit late. We are joined by Charles Montgomery, an expat expert on Korean Literature. In a lot of this show has to do with leaving Korea.News of the Weird-Seoul to "restore" "historic" palace walkway-Korean Girls try to open their eyes (Video)-Rebuilding dining and drinking culture from scratchAsk Rob & Eugene...2016-02-2254 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2016-01-28 408 A New Dope?Well even though we said it was our 45th episode ever, it's actually our 46th! Dr. Michael Hurt joins us again, and could possibly be a permanent fixture on Café Seoul! If so, welcome aboard!News of the Weird-Thai Makeup Company under fire for "blackface" commercial-Korean government to teach K-pop dances to improve lives of poor kids in Indonesia-Korean netizens lose their poop over possible racism at a Starbucks in GermanyAsk the 'tician, 'seyo and HugeWhy don't subtitles match what the people are saying all the time?2016-01-291h 05Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2016 01 07 407 Monkey BusinessIt is the first episode of 2016, the year of the Monkey.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korea has a kimchi deficit.-Don't be an Air Seoul.-Korean woman makes out with fish, gets 2 million views.Ask Rydia, Rob and Eugene-Family Guy comes to Korea?On the Pulse w/ RobCharles Yu and Jason Kim play Fact or Fiction, discussing the difficulties of starting a business in Korea2016-01-081h 09Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2016 01 07 407 Monkey BusinessIt is the first episode of 2016, the year of the Monkey.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korea has a kimchi deficit.-Don't be an Air Seoul.-Korean woman makes out with fish, gets 2 million views.Ask Rydia, Rob and Eugene-Family Guy comes to Korea?On the Pulse w/ RobCharles Yu and Jason Kim play Fact or Fiction, discussing the difficulties of starting a business in Korea2016-01-081h 09Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 12 17 406 2015 Star Wars Holiday SpecialIt seems as if we're going to have the Star Wars Holiday special every year from now on. That's a good thing. Sometimes it is good to take a break from talking about issues and quirky news. Special thanks to Dr. Michael Hurt for joining us yet again to indulge in some nerdy fun.Nerds of the WeirdHere we speculate on Star Wars Episode VII: The force Awakens. Some of the things we got right, others we were way off the mark.Ask the Jedi CouncilBob A. Fett from Sarlaac, Pittsburgh asks...2015-12-171h 35Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 12 03 405 Halfblood PrinceIn this episode, Eugene finally breaks his silence about being a multiracial Korean, a subject he's avoided for the entirety of the podcast.Rydia's back a little early.News of the Weird /w Eugene- Schoolgirl wake up call service launched in Japan- "Korean vodka" rises in price- Government Designates 2016-2018 "Visit Korea Year" Ask Rydia Rob & Eugene - Question about enduring long holidays with Korean family if one doesn't speak KoreanOn the Pulse w/Rob - "Special Guest" Eugene discusses a list of things that...2015-12-131h 17Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 12 03 405 Halfblood PrinceIn this episode, Eugene finally breaks his silence about being a multiracial Korean, a subject he's avoided for the entirety of the podcast.Rydia's back a little early.News of the Weird /w Eugene- Schoolgirl wake up call service launched in Japan- "Korean vodka" rises in price- Government Designates 2016-2018 "Visit Korea Year" Ask Rydia Rob & Eugene - Question about enduring long holidays with Korean family if one doesn't speak KoreanOn the Pulse w/Rob - "Special Guest" Eugene discusses a list of things that...2015-12-131h 17Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 11 19 404 Pop Over SeoulRydia is back this episode. News of the Weird w/Eugene-Asian Zombie on Walking Dead-Statue Commemorating Gangnam Style to be Built-Aids Awareness Event Goes Awry-Video of American Girl Speaking Korean to Taxi Driver Goes ViralAsk Rydia, Rob and Eugene - Why is football (American) not popular in SeoulOn the Pulse w/RobInterviewing Shaun Webb of Pop Over Asia2015-11-211h 08Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 11 19 404 Pop Over SeoulRydia is back this episode. News of the Weird w/Eugene-Asian Zombie on Walking Dead-Statue Commemorating Gangnam Style to be Built-Aids Awareness Event Goes Awry-Video of American Girl Speaking Korean to Taxi Driver Goes ViralAsk Rydia, Rob and Eugene - Why is football (American) not popular in SeoulOn the Pulse w/RobInterviewing Shaun Webb of Pop Over Asia2015-11-211h 08Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-11-5 403 Seoul SearchingYes, we know the soul/Seoul pun is lame, but we had to put it in because I.Seoul.U is now the slogan of the city we love. (Groan)This episode is all about finding yourself in Korea and we are joined by the super talented photographer extraordinaire, Sharon Heit!News of the Weird w/Eugene-Oreo rice? Eww!-Korean traditional drums "cure" allergic reactions-Korean govt. proposes plan to increase birth rate by making kids go to school one year earlierAsk Sharon Rob & Eugene: How will Korea react...2015-11-0644 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-11-5 403 Seoul SearchingYes, we know the soul/Seoul pun is lame, but we had to put it in because I.Seoul.U is now the slogan of the city we love. (Groan)This episode is all about finding yourself in Korea and we are joined by the super talented photographer extraordinaire, Sharon Heit!News of the Weird w/Eugene-Oreo rice? Eww!-Korean traditional drums "cure" allergic reactions-Korean govt. proposes plan to increase birth rate by making kids go to school one year earlierAsk Sharon Rob & Eugene: How will Korea react...2015-11-0644 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 10 22 402 Ugly SwansThis episode is jam-packed with lots of cool stuff.Introducing Rydia Kim trying out to be our 3rd cohost.News of the Weird w/Rob -Japan, Korea, and Chinese governments with politics failsAsk Rydia Rob and Eugene-How is being in Korea in your 30s different than in your 20s?On the Pulse w/ Eugene-Eugene Interviewed Julianna Haahs about her viral status update which discussed how her Korean family judged her so much based on her appearance... then Rydia, Rob and Eugene discussed.2015-10-251h 28Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 10 22 402 Ugly SwansThis episode is jam-packed with lots of cool stuff.Introducing Rydia Kim trying out to be our 3rd cohost.News of the Weird w/Rob -Japan, Korea, and Chinese governments with politics failsAsk Rydia Rob and Eugene-How is being in Korea in your 30s different than in your 20s?On the Pulse w/ Eugene-Eugene Interviewed Julianna Haahs about her viral status update which discussed how her Korean family judged her so much based on her appearance... then Rydia, Rob and Eugene discussed.2015-10-251h 28Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 10 08 401 Hell-o!It's the beginning of a new season!Sadly Blossom is no longer with us... life happens.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korea to standardize food translations-Seoul to enforce a taxi driver dress code-Seoul to choose new sloganAsk Blossom, Rob, and Eugene (without Blossom)-Question on re-entering English teaching in Korea in your mid-30sOn the Pulse w/RobRob asked some of his students their thoughts on Hell Joseon, and we discuss the meme and their answers.2015-10-171h 10Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 10 08 401 Hell-o!It's the beginning of a new season!Sadly Blossom is no longer with us... life happens.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korea to standardize food translations-Seoul to enforce a taxi driver dress code-Seoul to choose new sloganAsk Blossom, Rob, and Eugene (without Blossom)-Question on re-entering English teaching in Korea in your mid-30sOn the Pulse w/RobRob asked some of his students their thoughts on Hell Joseon, and we discuss the meme and their answers.2015-10-171h 10Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 01 16 317 Get Out of SeoulAfter 17 episodes and our longest season to date, we are now hanging it up for season 3. We'll be back in either September or October with a whole new season roaring and ready to go.But, since we're taking a break, this episode is about getting out of Seoul to see the countryside.We were very happy to have Jennifer Flynn join us for this episode.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korean parents want "a white female babysitter who can do freetalking"-Foreign tourists allowed to traverse N. Korea by rail (on...2015-07-211h 02Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 01 16 317 Get Out of SeoulAfter 17 episodes and our longest season to date, we are now hanging it up for season 3. We'll be back in either September or October with a whole new season roaring and ready to go.But, since we're taking a break, this episode is about getting out of Seoul to see the countryside.We were very happy to have Jennifer Flynn join us for this episode.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korean parents want "a white female babysitter who can do freetalking"-Foreign tourists allowed to traverse N. Korea by rail (on...2015-07-211h 02Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 07 02 316 StaycationWe're breaking yet another record, making season 3 our longest season yet!... each week we continue... But this is the penultimate episode of season 3. We need a break.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Public video screen shows porn in Shanghai-World in Words podcast fails at deconstruction of the word 기분-Koreans react to US Supreme Court decision on same sex marriageAsk Blossom Rob & Eugene-Please speak in Korean and talk about how well you speak Korean.On the Pulse w/Rob-Joey Croner of Dice Latte game cafe tell...2015-07-121h 08Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 07 02 316 StaycationWe're breaking yet another record, making season 3 our longest season yet!... each week we continue... But this is the penultimate episode of season 3. We need a break.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Public video screen shows porn in Shanghai-World in Words podcast fails at deconstruction of the word 기분-Koreans react to US Supreme Court decision on same sex marriageAsk Blossom Rob & Eugene-Please speak in Korean and talk about how well you speak Korean.On the Pulse w/Rob-Joey Croner of Dice Latte game cafe tell...2015-07-121h 08Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-06-18 315 Looking OutwardIn this episode we switched things up a bit. Rob is doing News of the Weird, with Eugene doing On the Pulse. The show is about how Korea sees the outside world, and how it relates to them. We had planned to make the show about 사대주위, or the Korean tendency to idolize powerful countries, but it didn't quite work out the way we planned.News of the Weird w/Rob-The Korea Times reports on the Chicago BEARS (a football team) winning the Stanley Cup (an ice hockey championship)-Korean student in U.S. claims to have bee...2015-06-191h 26Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-06-18 315 Looking OutwardIn this episode we switched things up a bit. Rob is doing News of the Weird, with Eugene doing On the Pulse. The show is about how Korea sees the outside world, and how it relates to them. We had planned to make the show about 사대주위, or the Korean tendency to idolize powerful countries, but it didn't quite work out the way we planned.News of the Weird w/Rob-The Korea Times reports on the Chicago BEARS (a football team) winning the Stanley Cup (an ice hockey championship)-Korean student in U.S. claims to have bee...2015-06-191h 26Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-06-04 314 Gone Teachin'It's Blossom's first episode as permanent cohost! She did very nicely for her first time out, and this episode was mostly about teaching English in Korea, a topic we have not quite touched despite being around for so long.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korean Zoo Quarantines Camels-Japanese Netizen Impersonates Korean Troll-Famous Blogger Complains About Gentrification In the 'twonAsk Blossom Rob & Eugene and On The Street w/ MichaelIs teaching English in Korea rewarding?Skit: The Hagwon crew lose a teacher and have to hire a...2015-06-091h 25Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-06-04 314 Gone Teachin'It's Blossom's first episode as permanent cohost! She did very nicely for her first time out, and this episode was mostly about teaching English in Korea, a topic we have not quite touched despite being around for so long.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korean Zoo Quarantines Camels-Japanese Netizen Impersonates Korean Troll-Famous Blogger Complains About Gentrification In the 'twonAsk Blossom Rob & Eugene and On The Street w/ MichaelIs teaching English in Korea rewarding?Skit: The Hagwon crew lose a teacher and have to hire a...2015-06-091h 25Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-05-21 313 Farewell OliviaIt is with heavy hearts that we say farewell to Olivia. Olivia has been with the podcast since its beginning and we will miss her very very much. Also included in this episode:-Discussion about former pop star Yoo Seung Jun asking forgiveness from Koreans for allegedly changing his citizenship more than 10 years ago to avoid military service-Part 2 of the discussion about English Language Radio with Chance Dorland of the Chance and Dan Do Korea Podcast. Chance introduced a new internet radio station called KoreaFM. The station can be found at koreafm.net2015-05-271h 44Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 05 07 312 Takin' a ChanceAaron's last episode as host of Café Seoul features part 1 of a round table discussion with Chance Dorland of the Chance and Dan Do Korea Podcast.News of the Weird w/Eugene-Korean government underwhelmed with Korea's depiction in Avengers: Age of Ultron- Baseball player T-Plush (Nyjer Morgan) gets in trouble in the KBO. -TMZ sparks controversy with "racist" segment targeting K-pop girl groupAsk Aaron & Olivia and On the Street w/Michael-What misconceptions about Korea come from Korean dramas?On the Pulse Special Roundtable Discussion Part 1...2015-05-141h 20Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-05-01 311 Adoption RevisitedThis episode is all over the place! Not only do we cover Children's Day, we also discuss "Things Not to Say to Adoptees" with special guest Blossom P.News of the Weird w/Eugene-1. Take a bath in ramen in Japan-2. Full House to reunited for reunion and spinoff-3. Korean government to collect tax on alleged prostitute's earningsAsk Aaron & Olivia / On the Street (w/ Mike Jones)-Do you like Children's Day? Yes or no?Story time w/ Hyewon-About Children's DayOn the...2015-05-011h 25Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015 04 10 310 NewsOfTheSad&DepressingI've been too busy to edit these on time, so here's an episode form 3 weeks ago.News of the Weird w/ Eugene-We had some really downer stories this week, so it became news of the utterly depressingAsk Aaron & Olivia, On the Street w/MichaelQuestion about Korean BaseballOn the Pulse w/RobRob interviews Young Suk Yang about intercultural communication2015-04-261h 13Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-03-26 309 Hyewon's Blind DateHoly Bajeebus! Aaron and Olivia are both here at the same time for once!News of the Weird w/Eugene:-Guy's ex and current jump into river to make him save them-Single ladies in Japan get married to nobody just for pics and honeymoons-High-speed rail to Beijing to be completed soon?Ask Aaron and Olivia - Why can't they just choose one spelling for Korean words and stick with it?On the pulse w/Rob - Well actually, we were going to talk about the stresses of student life...2015-04-051h 01Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-03-12 308 Personality of CultOlivia was out and about this episode, so we had a substitute host, Molly Kim.The theme of this episode is all about Korean Cults.News of the Weird w/Eugene1. Expat recommends fining businesses that don't speak English2. Korea's embassy in Jamaica has greeting in Patois on webpage3. Koreans (over?)react to attack on US AmbassadorAsk Aaron and Olivia - Why are there so many churches in Seoul?On the Pulse - Today we talk to Peter Daley, curator of the website jmscult.com. He is likely...2015-03-1500 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-03-06 307 Café Seoul UndergroundCafé Seoul goes underground in this episode, as we talk to Dan from the Korea Underground Podcast, (whom we beat out for best podcast of 2014). Aaron is away doing real work, so Eugene dusts off his hosting hat.News of the Weird w/EugeneIkea Korea has a pencil shortageDouchebags mock Sewol victims with fish snacksTwitter explodes as gay characters kiss on 'Walking Dead'Ask Aaron and Olivia (without Aaron)Why do Koreans say they hate Japan so much, yet still consume Japanese products?On the Pulse w/R...2015-03-0558 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-03-06 307 Café Seoul UndergroundCafé Seoul goes underground in this episode, as we talk to Dan from the Korea Underground Podcast, (whom we beat out for best podcast of 2014). Aaron is away doing real work, so Eugene dusts off his hosting hat.News of the Weird w/EugeneIkea Korea has a pencil shortageDouchebags mock Sewol victims with fish snacksTwitter explodes as gay characters kiss on 'Walking Dead'Ask Aaron and Olivia (without Aaron)Why do Koreans say they hate Japan so much, yet still consume Japanese products?On the Pulse w/R...2015-03-0558 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-03-05 306 The Drunk EpisodeIt's the Café Seoul Drunk Episode! Aaron, Oliva, Rob and Eugene went to the Revolución Caribbean Bar, Grill and Guesthouse in Kyeongnidan (near Noksapyeong Station, in the vicinity of Itaewon) to get our drink on!News of the Weird w/Eugene:Creamy Beer all the rage in JapanDiscrimination in Job Interviews Deemed Okay Korea Asked by IOC to Share 2018 OlympicsOn the Pulse w/Aaron:Aaron spoke with Peter, the owner and operator and our gracious host at Revolución.Special OFFER! Listen to the Podcast and get a d...2015-03-0553 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-01-22 305 25th Episode AnniversaryIt's the 25th official episode of Cafe Seoul not including special episodes and supplements.It's also a month late because Eugene has been busy. But know that this means you'll be getting some episodes in close proximity to each other.News of the Weird w/EugeneGuy dies playing games in Internet CafeBig Hero 6 Hated by Korean Netizens for being too JapaneseReporter asks ignorant question to Fresh off the Boat development teamOn the Pulse w/ Rob interviews Mike Jones, former cast member during season 1, current regional head? of...2015-02-2338 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2015-01-08 304 We're #1Café Seoul enters year 3! First we react to winning Best Podcast of 2014 at the K-Blog Awards. Rob could not join us for this episode, so we have the return of Christine... who will be our super sub for the time being. Did we mention that we won Best Podcast in the K-Blog Awards and we were really happy about it?News of the Weird w/ Eugene - Honey Butter Chips, '90s Gayo (K-Pop) Revival, News Organizations Still Messing Up North And South Korea NEW SEGMENT! Ask Aaron and Olivia - Elaine in Incheon asks how y...2015-02-2352 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-12-18 303 StarWarsTrek Xmas SpecialA not so long long time ago in a country not so far far away...CAFÉ SEOULIt is a time of yule tide cheer. Five expatshave come together under the shared love forall things nerdy to bring you a podcast episode that discusses the final frontier andthe galaxy far far away.***Special Guest Nerd - Dr. Michael Hurt***-The Prequels Strike Back - We discuss what was good about the prequels, even though the consensus is that these are generally terrible. We also t...2015-02-231h 15Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-12-04 302 Blog AwardsThe Cafe Seoul Podcast has been nominated for Best Podcast in the Korea Blog Awards, hosted by KoreaObserver.com!Take some time to vote for us at http://www.koreaobserver.com/blogawards/podcast/Just click the stars under that happy coffee drinker!News of the Weird w/Eugene-Man sets world record for GPS picture wedding proposal-Lists of 10 naughtiest boy and girl names found-Park Geun-hye addresses MAMA AwardsOn the Pulse w/Rob - A look back at the Korean Blogosphere in 2014Special Thanks To:2015-02-2342 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-10-30 301 OneFlewOverTheMagpieNestHoly Frijoles! Cafe Seoul has returned for another season!News of the Weird w/ Eugene-Dead snake kills chef-Koreans to go extinct by 2750-Counter protesters protest hunger strike by staging eat-inLightning Round-Japanese high school baseball game goes 50 innings-Girl goes on week long chicken binge over breakup-Consumer activists build raft from snack bagsOn the pulse w/AaronAaron interviewed the folks at Magpie Brewery!2015-02-2348 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-08-19 212 EbolamaniaA bar in the 'twon has posted a sign barring Africans from entry. We also say goodbye to Robin WilliamsAaron is in Hawaii getting married, so he doesn't appear in this episode.News of the Weird - Producers of US TV shows go after Korean fansubbers - Monkey takes selfie, who owns the rights? - Gaga in hot water over Korean writing on clothing in JapanOn the Pulse - Ebola2015-02-2356 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-08-05 211 Tourism SlogansOnce again we discuss tourism, and while there are no comedic skits, Steve Miller of the Asia News Weekly podcast joins us to discuss the failures and successes of tourism slogans.2015-02-231h 01Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-07-15 210 Double JeopardyThis episode was released one week late because I've been busy.News of the Weird - Makeup company asks if you wanna be white - Ocean World wants you to experience a world class climax - North Korea to play Portugal in World Cup FinalDouble Jeopardy - Questions by Rob2015-02-2346 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-07-08 209 GenderThis episode discussed gender issues if I am not mistaken.2015-02-231h 01Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-06-24 208 Ole?This episode took place during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.News of the Weird w/ Eugene-US Patent Office cancels Washington football team’s trademark.-No, your tattoo doesn’t say cold blooded killer, it says 寒冷殺人魔, or killer of cold weather.-Our own analysis of Japan and Korea’s political row over the 1993 Kono Statement.On the Pulse w/Rob-We discuss the word “normal.” This is because there was an article in the Korean media about Multicultural families and “normal families.” Sadly I’ve lost the article that started the discussion2015-02-231h 20Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-06-10 207 Hollaback2014-06-10 207 HollabackLots of stuff happened in the past two weeks so:News of the Weird w/Eugene-Brazilian man gets surgery to look Asian-Malaysian girl gets internet famous for a song about not being Korean -Korean conservatives protest at the U.S. embassy because America has exported "the gay" to Korea-Special "Lightning Round" of News of the WeirdOn the Pulse w/RobSpecial interview with Chelle B. Mille of Hollaback Korea, discussing Hollaback and misquoting in the media2015-02-231h 03Cafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-05-27 206 FashionAre you dapper? Are you fly? Are we so old that we don't know what the slang for looking good is anymore? Enjoy this fashion episode!-News of the Weird w/ Eugene - Darth Vader Plays Baseball in JapanNorth Korea Calls South Korea a DictatorshipKTO Taps Naver To Help Foreeegn TouristsOn The Pulse: Special Interview w/Mike Hurt Discussing Street Fashion PhotographyHeart of Korea Whispers Into Your Soul! w/ Kip and Jane2015-02-2354 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-05-13 205 Return of the KimchiKimchi Kim is BACK! News of the Weird w/Eugene-Star Wars Cast Announced-Triangle Face Plastic Surgery-River Shark AttackOn the Pulse w/Rob-Discussing press freedom with special guest John Power2015-02-2348 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-04-29 204 JeopardyIn this episode we play Cafe Seoul Jeopardy!News of the Weird with Eugene!-Kid stows away on plane to Hawaii-Crayon Pop song banned for Japanese lyric-Fox News uses stock footage of random Asians who aren't Korean as stand-ins for Sewol victims' families2015-02-2346 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-04-22 203 The Sewol TragedyThis episode was difficult to do. Korea was reeling after a tragedy in which hundreds of high school kids lost their lives on a school trip because their ferry sank. It was right after it happened and we felt like we had to react.2015-02-2349 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-04-15 202 DerailingEpisode 2 of the new format.This episode tackles derailing and online flame wars.2015-02-2349 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2014-03-29 201 AdoptionAfter almost a year long hiatus we picked up in Season 2.In this pilot episode we introduce a new format with host, Aaron Martinson and Olivia Lim.Eugene now is doing News of the Weird and Rob is here for On the Pulse. We interviewed Shannon Heit about adoptee issues and a particular SNL Korea sketch that just wasn't kosher.2015-02-2353 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-05-09 109 May MadnessThis was to be the end of Café Seoul. At this point we were getting tired of all the logistics. We tried to be different but it fell flat. Anyway, posting it for historical purposes.2015-02-2334 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-04-18 108 Pyongyang StyleOppan Pyongyang Style!North Korea was all over the news in April 2013. So we decided to cash in.. but... yeah, it's the beginning of the end of season one. Soon things will get worse and we'll take a LOOONG hiatus.2015-02-2349 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-04-04 107 Night On the TownThis is quite possibly the best of our episodes from season one. The peak of our comedic flair before we got bogged down. It was still fun at this point.2015-02-2349 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-03-19 106 HolidazeHolidays in Korea can be funny.2015-02-2339 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-03-05 105 Back to SchoolAnother notch on the wall... or something.We look at school in Korea because Korea's going back to school.2015-02-2350 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-02-19 104 Valentine's DayLove is in the air. We look at the funny side of Valentine's Day in Korea.2015-02-2348 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-02-04 103 SeollalEpisode 3 is all about the lunar new year in Korea.2015-02-2342 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-01-22 102 TourismThis is our first foray into comedy. Hope you enjoy it.The subject is tourism.I'm mass uploading so you won't get a description.2015-02-2340 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-01-09 101 New Years ExpectationsIF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME LISTENING TO CAFÉ SEOUL, DO NOT START WITH THIS EPISODE.It is only here as a historical record. Please start with season 2 to get a better idea of what kind of podcast we are. Season 1 is very different.This is the very first episode of Café Seoul We honestly didn't quite know what we were doing. But you have to start somewhere. The show started out with 6 members, and the object was to talk current events and play games and tell stories. This may be a chore to li...2015-02-2337 minCafe Seoul: Expat Life in Korea2013-01-09 101 New Years ExpectationsIF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME LISTENING TO CAFÉ SEOUL, DO NOT START WITH THIS EPISODE.It is only here as a historical record. Please start with season 2 to get a better idea of what kind of podcast we are. Season 1 is very different.This is the very first episode of Café Seoul We honestly didn't quite know what we were doing. But you have to start somewhere. The show started out with 6 members, and the object was to talk current events and play games and tell stories. This may be a chore to li...2015-02-2337 min