AfterNoona Delight: KDrama Dishing and Deep Dives

We are back for another trope study, and this time it's enemies to lovers! Join us as we share our favorite enemies to lovers romances, bromances, and office intern rivalries. Listen as Lia ruins the…

With Amy out on medical leave, Lia and Megan hold it down. Lia's fresh back from Seoul. Megan didn't die riding a Segway in Sonoma. But most importantly, we attempt to sell each other on K-dramas (an…

What's a noona (Amy) supposed to do when Lia is in Seoul and Megan is riding a Segway through wine country? Replace at least one of them, of course! I kid! My co-hosts are irreplaceable, but I do hav…

The next few weeks are wild with Lia going to Seoul, Megan off to ride a segway in wine country, and Amy traveling for concerts. So we decided to squeeze in one group Uncensored for a little bonding …

While Lea and Becky (It's Bananas) enjoy the opening show of The Rose's Dawn to Dusk tour, Amy and Megan tackle the tough job of finishing a drama even when it fizzles. Join us for a story with a gre…

In today's episode, we delve into the 2023 film Past Lives, written and directed by Celine Song. We fangirl over the leads, Teo Yoo and Greta Lee, discuss inyun, and wonder if we're the same people w…

Once again, our patrons delight us with the hard-hitting "This or That's" and other questions that make us go "Hmm..." But really, it all boils down to Amy and Megan learning the danger of having a f…

We are back with more trope talk. Tune in as we explore the secret ingredients that make romance stories delicious and the creative twists that keep them fresh. This week, Lia, Megan and Amy dissect …

At long last, Amy gets to gush about her Ahn Bo-Hyun awakening. Megan gets to say, "I told you so." And Lia gets to process why this drama just couldn't reel her in. Plus, we explore a question that …

We discuss the delicious, tried-and-true trope of forced proximity and which Kdramas do it best, from office projects gone wrong (or right) to only one bed. We also make another plea for a bodyguard …

Lia was told to watch MY BEAUTIFUL MAN by Alison. Then Megan. Then Alison. Then Megan. Then Alison just decided to bug her every single week about it until she relented. And guess what...she did love…

"Because This Is My First Life" is a South Korean drama that follows the lives of Seoul professionals in their 30s, struggling with societal expectations, relationships, and personal aspirations. Nam…

It's another edition of Afternoona Uncensored! We're still sad without Megan, but we made it through! Lia shares a surprisingly intimate dog story. We answer lots of fun questions from the Patreon. A…

We may be missing Megan this week, but today we have a very special guest on the pod, Devin from Banter English! Join us as we discuss how we manifested our connection with Devin, her edtech start-up…

We get into all things filthy rich, discussing what it is about chaebol dramas that hooks us, gushing about our favorite chaebol characters, and reminiscing about our first richie rich crushes. Stay …

It all started with a message from Tonya to Amy on Instagram. "The Rose is playing a special Lollapalooza after show on Friday, August 4 in Chicago...would you want to go?" Spoiler alert. I said "YES…

The tagline of Dream (2023, co-written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon) is: You are hopeless, helpless and homeless? No, you are NOT! Dream leans in hard to the classic underdog tropes and is loosely…

Good Bad Mother Deep Dive - A Good or Bad KDrama?

We have an Afternoona sister pod mashup as Afternoona Army Megan and Afternoona Asks Sarah crash the podcast to do a Deep Dive on Good Bad Mother. Meg…

It's another episode of Afternoona Uncensored, and you know that means! We've got Lia's harrowing travel story from the West Coast to not the East Coast; Would You Rathers; and a thoughtful discussio…

We want to love every show.  But sometimes...we don't. Join Lia and friend-of-the-pod (and Afternoona Army co-host) Alison for a frank discussion on what happens when you just aren't into a BL. Worse…