Holy Frijoles! Cafe Seoul has returned for another season!

News of the Weird w/ Eugene
-Dead snake kills chef
-Koreans to go extinct by 2750
-Counter protesters protest hunger strike by staging eat-in
Lightning Round
-Japanese high school baseball game goes 50 innings
-Girl goes on week long chicken binge over breakup
-Consumer activists build raft from snack bags

On the pulse w/Aaron
Aaron interviewed the folks at Magpie Brewery!

A bar in the 'twon has posted a sign barring Africans from entry.

We also say goodbye to Robin Williams

Aaron is in Hawaii getting married, so he doesn't appear in this episode.

News of the Weird - Producers of US TV shows go after Korean fansubbers - Monkey takes selfie, who owns the rights? - Gaga in hot water over Korean writing on clothing in Japan

On the Pulse - Ebola

Once again we discuss tourism, and while there are no comedic skits, Steve Miller of the Asia News Weekly podcast joins us to discuss the failures and successes of tourism slogans.

This episode was released one week late because I've been busy.

News of the Weird - Makeup company asks if you wanna be white - Ocean World wants you to experience a world class climax - North Korea to play Portugal in World Cup Final

Double Jeopardy - Questions by Rob

This episode discussed gender issues if I am not mistaken.

This episode took place during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.



News of the Weird w/ Eugene

-US Patent Office cancels Washington football team’s trademark.
-No, your tattoo doesn’t say cold blooded killer, it says 寒冷殺人魔, or killer of cold weather.
-Our own analysis of Japan and Korea’s political row over the 1993 Kono Statement.

On the Pulse w/Rob

-We discuss the word “normal.” This is because there was an article in the Korean media about Multicultural families and “normal families.” Sadly I’ve lost the article that started the discussion

2014-06-10 207 Hollaback

Lots of stuff happened in the past two weeks so:

News of the Weird w/Eugene
-Brazilian man gets surgery to look Asian

-Malaysian girl gets internet famous for a song about not being Korean

-Korean conservatives protest at the U.S. embassy because America has exported "the gay" to Korea

-Special "Lightning Round" of News of the Weird


On the Pulse w/Rob
Special interview with Chelle B. Mille of Hollaback Korea, discussing Hollaback and misquoting in the media

Are you dapper? Are you fly? Are we so old that we don't know what the slang for looking good is anymore? Enjoy this fashion episode!

-News of the Weird w/ Eugene -
Darth Vader Plays Baseball in Japan
North Korea Calls South Korea a Dictatorship
KTO Taps Naver To Help Foreeegn Tourists

On The Pulse: Special Interview w/Mike Hurt Discussing Street Fashion Photography

Heart of Korea Whispers Into Your Soul! w/ Kip and Jane

Kimchi Kim is BACK!

News of the Weird w/Eugene
-Star Wars Cast Announced
-Triangle Face Plastic Surgery
-River Shark Attack

On the Pulse w/Rob
-Discussing press freedom with special guest John Power

In this episode we play Cafe Seoul Jeopardy!

News of the Weird with Eugene!
-Kid stows away on plane to Hawaii
-Crayon Pop song banned for Japanese lyric
-Fox News uses stock footage of random Asians who aren't Korean as stand-ins for Sewol victims' families