The Seoul Patch Podcast

Hop in the DeLorean, fire up the flux capacitor, and set that timer to the 90s because we're sitting down with Chuck Hohenstein, a 90s OG. Chuck came to Korea in the 90s and shares stories about what…

In this week's very special episode, the guys are joined by the K-Pop Sunbaes of The K-Pop Sundae Podcast. Whereas Jack, Kevin, and Ryan know little to none about K-Pop in general, the Sunbaes know a…

In this week's episode, Kevin talks about the K-drama Chuno (The Slave Hunters). Listen and find out what Kevin's thoughts are about this Korean drama. If you like K-dramas, you won't want to miss th…

In this week's episode of The Seoul Patch Podcast, Jack and Ryan talk about saving money in Korea. Seoul ranks high on the cost of living index, however, that has a lot to do with the price of real e…

In this week's Patch, we talked with Teacher Stephanie Kim about living and teaching in a very rural part of Korea. When people think about teaching in Korea, they don't often think about areas outsi…

In this episode of Seoul Patch Reviews, Kev tells Jack about the historical Korean drama The Red Sleeve. Watch the series to find out about the Great King Jeongjo and his Royal Noble Consort Seong De…

This week, the guys asked several expats in Korea to name some of the activities they enjoy doing that don't include partying it up in Hongdae and Itaewon. Not that there's anything wrong with doing …

In the very first episode of Seoul Patch Reviews, Jack tells Kev what he thinks about the Netflix zombie epic All of Us Are Dead. You'll have to listen to the episode to find out what Jack thinks. Se…

In this week's episode, we welcome teacher Ryan Custodio to the Patch. As a former public school teacher in the USA and a current hagwan teacher in South Korea, he provides some very interesting insi…

In this week's episode, Jack and Ryan talk about the metaverse. They explore the possible advantages a classroom in the metaverse might offer teachers which the actual universe cannot. It's an intere…

In this week's episode, the guys talk about those things that teachers here in Korea wish they would have known before coming. Jack went into several expat and teacher Facebook groups asking teachers…

In this week's episode, the guys discuss their eponymous love for the city of Seoul. While Ryan and Kev still reside there, Jack has been marooned in the outskirts of Gyeonggi, longing to return to t…

The guys discuss a BBC article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59662783) about the illegality of tattooing in South Korea. The guys talk about the current laws regarding tattooing and share so…

Ryan and Jack are talking about the Kim Jong-nam assassination in Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2017 this week on The Patch. It's a crazy story of espionage, palace intrigue, and murder. Give…

Jack and Kev try to answer an age-old question about Korea in this week's Stache:

Why is everyone sitting on the floor?

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In this week's Patch, the guys take a more serious turn as they discuss the June 29th, 1995 collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in Gangnam, Seoul. More than 500 lives were lost in the tragedy. …

In this week's Patch, we're a man down, but don't fret because Kev and Jack are there to guide you through the enigmatic world of Korean television. The guys talk about some of the different popular …

This week, the guys are talking about celebrating the Christmas holiday as expats in South Korea. The guys use Korea Times columnist Jon Dunbar's article Celebrating Christmas in Korea in 2021 as a r…

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In this week's episode, the guys discuss several Korean words that have recently made it i…

In this week's episode, the guys do a deep dive on Korean shamanism. We discuss the different kinds of shamanism practiced on the peninsula. We even include shamanism on Jeju Island! So, pop in your …