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Seoul-based NGO Teach North Korean Refugees recently held its 4th English speech contest for North Korean defectors here in the capital. TNKR’s 3rd speech contest was held earlier this year, & during that event, Korea FM’s Chance Dorland had the opportunity to speak with some of the judges & winning contestants who pitched their ideas for helping other North Koreans at the standing-room-only event.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewThis episode is brought to you by Podcast Assist's $30 per hour flat rate podcasting voice overs, editing, mastering, transcriptions & even hosting (select a topic & they'll create & host the podcast). Visit https://www.facebook.com/PodcastAssist/ for more information. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - h

This spring, South Korea's National Police Agency began conducting a nationwide survey to gather opinions for how to punish drunk drivers & if the country's blood alcohol limit for drunk driving should be lowered from .05 to .03 percent. Such changes in other countries have led to a decrease in road fatalities, & Korea FM's Chance Dorland spoke with Jonathon Passmore, technical lead for violence & injury prevention in the Western Pacific Regional Office of the World Health Organization, & Yours - Youth for Road Safety Executive Director Floor Lieshout, to learn more about the issue.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

Lonely Planet, the world's largest travel guide book publisher, has named Jeonju, South Korea the 3rd best Asian travel destination of 2016. To learn how cities make their way into these & other rankings put out by the company each year, & to gauge the local reaction to the announcement, Korea FM’s Chance Dorland spoke with Japan-based Lonely Planet writer Rebecca Milner & Jeonju Deputy Mayor Cho Bong-up.SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - In celebration of the city’s selection as the 3rd best Asian travel destination of 2016, Korea FM has teamed up with Jeonju’s City Government to send a box of 10 Jeonju-style chocolate pies to the first 20 podcast listeners who sign up. Visit http://bit.ly/jeonjuchocolatepies to register before they’re all gone! - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTRate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitc

Seoul-based essayist, broadcaster, & Los Angeles Review of Books Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall joins Korea FM's Chance Dorland to discuss Lee Dong-jin’s Red Book Room (이동진의 빨간책방), a weekly podcast that since 2012 has been offering an hour and a half to over three hours of discussion of a particular, conversations with the authors themselves, readings of prose as well as poetry, and an opening monologue by the host followed by a short chat about the books he’s recently bought. Colin is a regular at the podcast's live tapings, which means he arrives at least a few hours early to get a seat for what often turns then be three more hours of listening.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast -

Pokémon Go has become an overnight success with millions of downloads and users across the world. But, for Pokémon fans in South Korea, the success of the new app has been bittersweet as the game has not yet been officially released in the ROK. However, people from across the country are already traveling to Sokcho, the first area that allows users to play due to a mapping oddity, to play the game and preparing for a time when it will be available across the country. Korea FM’s Chance Dorland spoke with Gangnam Gamers’ Wilfred Lee & EXBC live streamer Esco to hear how they and others have traveled hours to play Pokémon Go and what the experience has shown them about the game and dedication of South Korean fans. Check out GangnamGamers.com and Facebook.com/EXBCEXBC for more info.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://b

Seoul-based rockabilly band 'Street Guns' beat nearly 10,000 other artists around the world to win Hard Rock Rising's "Rock Local / Win Global" $50,000 first place prize. To learn more about "Street Guns" and the independent music scene here in Seoul, Korea FM host Chance Dorland spoke with Tiger, the band's guitarist, and Korea Times writer and "Broke in Korea" punk zine editor Jon Dunbar.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

Viral images of a trash covered beachfront park in Busan demonstrate South Korea’s ongoing problems surrounding litter & trash disposal in public areas. Korea FM’s Chance Dorland spoke with Busan Haps web editor-in-chief Jeff Liebsch & longtime Busan resident John Bocskay about the recent 4 day holiday that left the city’s Subyun Park covered in trash.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

Marmot's Hole blogger & tourism magazine editor Robert Koehler joins Korea FM host Chance Dorland to discuss South Korea's new national slogan, "Creative Korea." While the government spent $3 million dollars to select the new branding campaign, the very quick revelation that "Creative France" is already in use, and doubts by commentators and industry professionals as to whether "creative" is the best term to describe the ROK and its future after the Park administration, the new campaign has experienced condemnation since the moment it was announced.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

Cyclists are criticizing the Seoul City Government for the creation of new bicycle crossing lanes throughout the city that start & end from high curbs instead of ramps. Korea FM's Chance Dorland spoke with Kojects writer Nikola Medimorec & two other Seoul-based cyclists about these & other problems plaguing bikers in the city.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

Barry Welsh's Seoul Book & Culture Club recently hosted a live podcast recording featuring KoreaFM.net podcast hosts. Marmot’s Hole blogger Robert Koehler, Los Angeles Review of Books' Korea Blog writer Colin Marshall, notorious Facebook group Only in Korea creator Travis Hull & Korea FM founder Chance Dorland took the stage at the Seoul Global Cultural Center in Myeong-dong to discuss recent issues they've covered on Korea FM podcast episodes & answer questions from the audience. The entire event was recorded & can now be streamed or downloaded in audio podcast form.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

The 17th Annual Korea Queer Culture Festival is in full swing here in Seoul with festivities kicking off earlier this month in front of City Hall with the 2016 Pride Parade & other activities. Korea FM attended the event to speak with festival organizers, attendees, foreign diplomats & even a Christian activist who threw himself down in front of the parade route in protest, noting that homosexuality is the origin of AIDS, gay couples only care about sexual pleasure & Korean people are unable to accept their lifestyle. Find more info about the KQCF at http://kqcf.org/.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewSubscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

OinK - Only in Korea Facebook group creator Travis Hull joins former Arirang employee Daniel Lee & Korea FM's Chance Dorland to explain how Daniel's Facebook post criticizing the poor English of Arirang TV's "Aerial Korea: Ep 13: Busan 부산" video led to the removal of all "Aerial Korea" videos from the company's YouTube channel. The trio then discuss how rather than hiring based on English ability & actual experience in the field, the visa-centric hiring system used by many of South Korea's English media companies creates the conditions that allow these & other mistakes to be made over & over again. The original Arirang video is still available on their website at http://www.arirang.co.kr/OtherVideos/Aerial_Korea.asp?F_KEY=3043Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewAnd don't forget Chance Dorland will join fellow Korea FM hosts Robert Koehler, Travis Hull & Colin Marshall for a live podcast event in conjunction with the Seoul Book & Culture Club on Saturday, June 18th

Students from the University of California, Berkeley recently traveled to South Korea to receive helpful suggestions on their research from Seoul National University professors at the 4th SNU-UC Berkeley Korean Studies graduate student conference. Korea FM attended the event & spoke with student presenters Ming Curran & Rachel Lim about their research as well as UC Berkeley Center for Korean Studies Faculty Chair Professor Laura Nelson about the differences between researching Korean Studies in South Korea & the United States.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewAnd don't forget Chance Dorland will join fellow Korea FM hosts Robert Koehler, Travis Hull & Colin Marshall for a live podcast event in conjuction with the Seoul Book & Culture Club on Saturday, June 18th at 4pm at the Seoul Global Cultural Center in Myeong-dong. Find more info on this free event at https://www.facebook.com/events/211403589239926/.Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTun

Marmot's Hole blogger Robert Koehler & Korea FM creator Chance Dorland discuss the increasing air pollution in South Korea that while often blamed on "yellow dust" from China is more and more a result of the ROK's continued reliance on an increasing number of coal power plants.Rate & Review this podcast at http://bit.ly/KFMReviewIn other news, both Koehler & Dorland will join fellow Korea FM hosts Travis Hull & Colin Marshall for a live podcast event in conduction with the Seoul Book & Culture Club on Saturday, June 18th at 4pm at the Seoul Global Cultural Center in Myeong-dong. Find more info on this free event at https://www.facebook.com/events/211403589239926/.Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - http://apple.co/1O91B39Overcast - http://bit.ly/KFMovercastRSS - http://bit.ly/KFMfeedStitcher - http://bit.ly/KFMstitcheraudioBoom - http://bit.ly/KFMaudioBoomPlayer FM - http://bit.ly/KFMplayerfmTunein - http://bit.ly/KFMtuneinAcast - http://bit.ly/KFMacast

KoreaFM.net's Chance Dorland covered the second & final day of the Asian American Journalists Association's New.Now.Next media conference in Seoul this weekend where he spoke with multiple reporters & experts on topics affecting journalism. In this audio podcast, you'll find:"Censorship and the People's Right to Know" interviews with New York Times Chinese website editor-in-chief Ching-Ching Ni, Bloomberg Japan managing editor Brian Fowler & Pusan National University media professor Nigel Callinan"Money Behind Content: Fighting for the Right Balance" interviews with Radish & Byline cofounder Seungyoon Lee & Yonsei professor & NBC producer Stella Kim"Virtual Reality with Google" interview with YouTube team leader Taewon ParkFind more AAJA New.Now.Next N3Con media conference audio reports at bitly.com/N3ConKoreaFM.Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com

Chance Dorland spoke with Heather Timmons of Quartz, the Wall Street Journal's Alastair Gale, Reuter's Tony Munroe & Bloomberg's Oanh Ha & Peter Pae after their Asian American Journalists Association "Business Stories You Should Be Doing Now" panel discussion at this weekend's New.Now.Next media conference in Seoul. Find more AAJA New.Now.Next media conference audio reports at http://koreafm.net/category/podcast-episode/AAJA-N3Con. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm

Chance Dorland spoke with the University of Hawaii's Jay Hartwell & Voice of America's Steve Herman after their Asian American Journalists Association "Live-streaming the News" panel discussion at this weekend's New.Now.Next media conference in Seoul. Find more AAJA New.Now.Next media conference audio reports at http://koreafm.net/category/podcast-episode/AAJA-N3Con. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm

Chance Dorland spoke with Bloomberg TV's Angie Lau, Bloomberg News' David Merritt, Heather Timmons of Quartz, the AP's Paul Cheung & drone photographer Seongjoo Cho after their Asian American Journalists Association "Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" panel discussion at this weekend's New.Now.Next media conference in Seoul. Find more AAJA New.Now.Next media conference audio reports at http://koreafm.net/category/podcast-episode/AAJA-N3Con. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acast - https://acast.com/koreafm

If you enjoy this & other Korea FM Talk Radio & News Podcasts, please like us at Facebook.com/KoreaFM & consider financially supporting our podcast at Patreon.com/KoreaFM.Three foreign journalists who covered the 1980 Gwangju uprising recently gathered in South Korea to commemorate the anniversary of the event & also spoke at an open forum at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club to discuss both their activities in Gwangju that week & their memories of covering the story 36 years ago. Alastair Gale of the Wall Street Journal hosted the event where Bradley Martin of the Baltimore Sun, Donald Kirk of The Observer, & Norman Thorpe of the Asian Wall Street Journal discussed how they traveled from Seoul to Gwangju 36 years ago to report the story to the world. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreaf

Recently, news reports of Korean & foreign women being raped or murdered have thrust South Korea into the international spotlight. But, another crime affecting females (that also affects males to a lesser extent) is sex trafficking. Korea FM recently spoke with Taina Bien-Aimé, executive director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, & James Pond, global director of survivor care for Hope For Justice, to learn more about South Korea's E-6 visa program that is used to lure young women as hotel or entertainment employees before being pressured or forced into sex work. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmaudioBoom - https://audioboom.com/channel/koreafmStitcher - http://stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updatePlayer FM - https://player.fm/series/korea-fm-talk-radio-news-podcasts-koreafmnetTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Acas