Contemporary Literature and Translation in South Korea
On episode 110 hosts Andre Goulet and Gennie Pimentel welcome Shanna Tan , translator of the smash hit book WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKS...
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Motherhood, Revolution and Fairytales in North Korea
On episode 109 Dr. Theresa Hyun , a York University professor and the author of “ Writing Women in Korea: Translation and Feminism in the Co...
Migrant Workers and Immigration in South Korea
On episode 108 Seoul National University master's student An HaKyeng's joins hosts Andre Goulet in Montreal and Gennie Pimentel in Toronto f...
North Korea's Revolutionary Opera and Cold War Diplomacy
On episode 107 Cambridge PhD candidate Alexandra Leonzini joins Andre Goulet and co-host Gennie Pimentel for a conversation exploring how mu...
The Evolving Role of Women in North Korea
On ep106 Korea University PhD candidate Elizabeth Campbell joins host Andre Goulet and associate producer Gennie Pimentel for a conversation...
Ethical Travel in Korea
On episode 105 Toronto podcasters Erin Hynes and Kattie Laur, host and producer of the ethical travel show 'Alpaca My Bags', sit down with M...
K-Words Enter the English Language Lexicon
Widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary is the unsurpassed guide of its meaning, hi...
The Rise of Contemporary Feminism
On a new episode scholar Mikayla Neyens joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the cultural events that have inspired and defined contemporary f...
Understanding Korean Political Ideology (w/ Michael Breen)
Michael Breen, CEO of Seoul-based PR firm Insight Communications Consultants and author of the outstanding 2017 book ‘The New Koreans: The S...
Unpacking the Origins of Seoulbox
Seoulbox has been bringing a taste of Korea through snacks, magazines, and K-pop merch to subscribers around the world since 2019 with a foc...
Squid Game, Parasite & Late Capitalism
On a celebratory 100th episode host Andre Goulet welcomes Harbinger Media Network podcast pals Paris Marx of leftist tech worldview critique...
Towards a Neutral South Korea
On the 99th episode of The Korea File podcast diplomatic studies scholar Jeffrey Robertson joins host Andre Goulet to argue that foreign pol...
The Hidden History of Korean Anarchism
Armed with theory set out in the "Korean Revolution Manifesto" and practical experience drawn from the March 1st Independence Movement, in 1...
Alternative Education (Contemporary Rebellions: South Korean Social Movements Today Ep5)
What is alternative education in Korea? To answer this question, Contemporary Rebellions welcomes Tae Wook Ha, an activist and professor of...
Ghost Stories, Hauntings and the Spooky Side of Seoul
On a very special Halloween episode of The Korea File hear a haunting and horrific conversation between guest Joe McPherson (The Wall Street...
Sexuality, Relationships and a History of Queer Korea
Since the end of the nineteenth century, Korea has faced waves of foreign domination, authoritarian regimes and divided development and, thr...
Banned Book Club: Youth Against Fascism (w/ co-author Ryan Estrada)
In the charged political climate of '80s South Korea, university freshman Kim Hyun-sook finds refuge in the comfort of literature as the you...
Fans, Idols and the Evolution of K-pop
How has K-pop evolved and changed over the last decade? Is right-wing political paranoia about Tiktok teens and BTS Army activism exaggerate...
Redevelopment Resistance (Contemporary Rebellions: South Korean Social Movements Today Ep4)
Introducing a special presentation of the March episode of Contemporary Rebellions: Yonsan. Never again everyone said. Yet in February, 2020...
Witnessing Gwangju: A Memoir (w/ author Paul Courtright)
A powerful new memoir ‘Witnessing Gwangju’ was released this month to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratic Uprising. T...