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The Busan International Film Festival recently made headlines with news of its chairman's resignation & a show of support from industry professionals half way across the world. Korea FM spoke with veteran film festival member & KoreanFilm.org writer Darcy Paquet to learn more about Busan Mayor Suh Byung-soo's decision to step down from the BIFF organizing committee & also with French film producer Isabelle Glachant who gathered with others at the Berlinale Film Festival to send messages of support to Busan. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

With 682 out of 735 votes cast by Americans living in South Korea, Bernie Sanders won a landslide 93 percent of support - his highest in the entire Democrats Abroad global primary. Democrats Abroad South Korea Chair and Hanyang University Professor David Wagner says despite having strong membership when Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, those numbers have now dropped and made South Korea a non-official branch, a designation that prevented the organization from having official polling stations. However, despite that limitation political organizer Mikaela Kingsbury says her team's efforts to hand out 500 ballots to get out the vote for Bernie Sanders in the Itaewon area probably resulted in the majority of the Senator's support. Kelly McCluskey is just one of many who volunteered their time for Sanders, and says despite deliberately leaving the US decades ago during the Reagan Administration, the Sanders campaign brought him back to American politics. Listen to Korea FM's full audio report for more inform

In February, a team of South Koreans won gold at the Baking World Cup in France. Korea FM spoke with previous Baking World Cup gold medal winner & American team coach Jeff Yankellow & Louis Lesaffre Cup project manager Nadine Debailis to learn more about the competition & South Korea's surprise victory. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

After high winds & the biggest snowfall in three decades canceled flights & stranded thousands of passengers at Jeju's only airport in January, an old but still untested idea resurfaced. Could problems related to weather delays and increasing travel to Jeju Island be solved by an underwater train tunnel? Korea FM spoke with Kojects construction & urban development writer Nikola Medimorec & Jeju Tourism Organization representative James Shin to find out. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

With the recent wave of global financial groups leaving or downsizing their South Korean presence, government efforts to establish Seoul as one of Asia's three financial hubs have clearly come up short. However, a mixture of public & private initiatives have put Seoul in the spotlight for its burgeoning startup scene. Korea FM spoke with Kyle Ferrier, the Director of Academic Affairs and Research for the Korea Economic institute of America, & Forbes entrepreneurial ecosystems writer Amy Guttman, to discuss Seoul's current financial & startup atmosphere. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

While South Koreans are living longer than ever before, individual perceptions of health in the ROK do not live up to those numbers as new data from the OECD shows South Koreans consistently underreport their health. Korea FM spoke with OECD health researcher Gaetan Lafortune & Cornell Medical College Professor Corinna Loeckenhoff to find out why. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/korean-news-updateTunein - http://tunein.com/radio/Korea-FM-Podcasts-p832785/Spreaker - http://www.spreaker.com/show/SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Chance Dorland & Robert Koehler break their two week streak of talking North Korea to discuss a New York Times article that makes the case that the Park Geun-hye administration is using the country's defamation laws to silence critics. The duo then finishes with a quick discussion of how bad Donald Trump would be for freedom of speech in the US. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmThe music for today's program is provided by Korea FM artist "Dead Buttons." Find out more about their music at https://www.facebook.com/Deadbuttons.

Chance & Travis discuss the recent appearance of the Parking Vigilantes of Korea site (http://PVK.website) that sells stickers to place on horribly parked cars & share their experiences dealing with the unsafe driving conditions prevalent in the country (a claim backed up by statistical data). Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

South Korea's two man bobsled team made history with the ROK's first gold medal victory at this year's International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Cup in Canada. South Korea now holds the top spot in international bobsled rankings, & Korea FM spoke with Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics organizer Minson Kim & International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation Secretary General Heike Größwang to learn more about the victory & the history of bobsled in South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

South Korea's National Tax Service has released tips for the more than 500,000 foreigners expected to file year-end tax settlements for their 2015 income, & Korea FM spoke with Seoul Global Center CPA Lee Jung-se & tax consultant Katie Klemsen to discuss tax tips & how foreigners can get free advice to avoid costly errors. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Bloomberg Business says "in the world of ideas, South Korea is king" as the ROK is the world's most innovative economy for the 3rd year in a row. Korea FM spoke with Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko & the Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Cheng to learn which factors influenced the ranking & why South Korea "dominates" the index. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Microsoft has ended support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 in an effort to move users to the program's final version, Internet Explorer 11, & Microsoft's new web browser, Edge. Korea FM spoke with SUNY Korea Professor James Larson & ZDnet reporter Philip Iglauer to find out what the change means for South Korea, a country where Internet Explorer has been adopted as the internet standard more than perhaps any other country in the world. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Chance & Travis discuss the recent Korea Herald article on "Green Light," the Hongdae bar that doesn't allow foreign customers because its employees "are not able to communicate in English. Its not racist. Sorry. Please be generous about it." The duo also discuss results to an opinion poll of OinK Facebook members & play the audio opinions of a foreigner who fears how discrimination in Korea will affect his biracial children. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via: iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

For the 2nd week in a row, Robert Koehler & Chance Dorland focus on rising tensions between North and South Korea as the ROK is now questioning North Korea’s UN membership, President Park Geun-hye has called on the nation to remain on high alert over possible terrorist attacks, THAAD deployment as been delayed, & even name calling is taking place as North Korea has printed that President Park is a "crazy old b----." Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmThe music for today's program is provided by Korea FM artist "Dead Buttons." Find out more about their music at https://www.facebook.com/Deadbuttons.

South Korea barely made the top 20 in a new "Best Countries" ranking by US News & World Report. Korea FM asked US News executive editor Tim Smart why South Korea was ranked lower than neighbors Japan & China, and how the ROK can improve its score. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea says the 2014 arrest of a Nigerian man violated his rights as both police & prosecutors refused repeated requests to contact the Nigerian embassy for more than a week. The Nigerian is now trying to sue, & Korea FM spoke with him about his November 2014 false arrest & imprisonment. Find more info on this story at http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151222001120. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Robert Koehler joins Chance Dorland to discuss the recent closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex & late night TV icon Conan O'Brien's trip to South Korea. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmThe music for today's program is provided by Korea FM artist "Dead Buttons." Find out more about their music at https://www.facebook.com/Deadbuttons.

Amid ongoing censorship controversy the Mayor of Busan will step down from his position as chairman of the Busan International Film Festival, U.S. President Barack Obama has signed new sanctions on North Korea to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, and complaints over Chinese tourists who disregard Seoul's no smoking zones are on the rise. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Sometime in the next few months, Myeongdong & Mugyodong will become completely smoke free minus a few smoking booths that will be constructed. Chance & Travis discuss what members of the Only In Korea Facebook group think of the plan & also the recent history of progressive smoking laws that have been put into effect here in Seoul. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm

Wednesday, Feb 17 - The wages of a South Korean author will be withheld to pay thousands of dollars in damages to survivors of Japanese sexual slavery South Korean authorities say she defamed, the US Embassy in Seoul denies reports that American late night entertainer Conan O’Brien cut short a meet and greet with fans to get a photo with US Ambassador Mark Lippert, and a South Korean McDonald’s will soon be the company’s first Asian location to serve draft beer. Subscribe to this & other Korea FM original content via:iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/korea-fm-.-net-talk-radio/id1019399741?Android Apps - http://subscribeonandroid.com/feeds.feedburner.com/koreafmRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/koreafm