Korean Drama Podcast

Well here we are again. Our 3 hosts are joined once again with their producer to reflect on finishing the 4th season of the Korean Drama Podcast. We discuss our thoughts of Pachinko, a not-quite-but-technically a Korean drama with plenty of Drama, as well as our obligatory discussion of the show's hotties (and daddies). 

Thank you to all our listeners who have joined us over the past few weeks. We'll see you all again for Season 5!

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On the season finale of Pachinko, we say hello to child Noa and goodbye to Hana. Also, Isak gets arrested, Yoseb continues to be toxic, and Sunja finds a new way to survive through kimchi!

Chapter 8 Synopsis: Sunja learns that Isak has been arrested and searches for him with the aid of her young son; Solomon makes a fateful decision.

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

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On episode 7 of Pachinko, we step away from Sunja and Solomon and go way back to 1923 to follow a young Koh Hansu as he lives through the great Kanto earthquake, putting us in the awkward position of rooting for Koh Hansu and defending mob bosses?

Chapter 7 Synopsis: As a young man in 1923 Yokohama, Hansu is thrown into a cataclysmic disaster that will change everything.

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

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On episode 6 of Pachinko, we welcome Sunja's new baby, but was it the baby we were expecting? Also, we tiptoe around some fragile male egos and we finally meet Hana!

Chapter 6 Synopsis: Sunja goes into premature labour while Isak grapples with a political awakening; Solomon finds Hana, his long-lost love.

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

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On chapter 5 of Pachinko, Sunja arrives in Osaka as Isak's new bride and meets her in-laws as she tries to settle in to her new and foreign home. Meanwhile in the 80's Solomon continues his quest to find his adoptive-sister/ex-girlfriend?

Chapter 5 Synopsis: As she arrives in Japan with her husband, Sunja must depend on the help of others; Solomon copes with the aftermath of his deal.

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Listen to Inheriting now!

We're halfway through the first season of Pachinko! Join us as we discuss the battle of wits between Hansu and Isak, weddings & curses, and also who is and isn't a duck? 

Chapter 4 Synopsis: Newlywed Sunja embarks on an epic journey that takes her far from the comforts of home; Solomon gets ready for his bid day.

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Listen to Inheriting now!

On chapter 3 of Pachinko, our suspicions of Hansu (he of the six red flags) are confirmed! Luckily, a hottie with tuberculosis shows up to save the day!

Chapter 3 Synopsis: Sunja discovers surprising new details about Hansu and Solomon looks to his grandmother for some assistance.

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Listen to Inheriting now!

We recap chapter 2 of Pachinko with lots of hot takes on Hansu and Sunja's age gap, Japanese accents, and of course hotties!

Chapter 2 Synopsis: Hansu opens Sunja's eyes to the world, but it inspires dreams that come at a price; Solomon attempts to leverage his Korean identity

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Listen to Inheriting now!

Kathy, Kim, and Steve are back to kick off another season of the Korean Drama Podcast! Join us as we shake off the rust and dive into the first episode of the new epic Korean family drama PACHINKO!  

Chapter 1 Synopsis: In 1920s Korea, Yangjin and Hoonie shield their only child, Sunja, from the realities of life under colonial rule. In 1989, Solomon closes a big deal.

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Mentioned in this episode:

Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Listen to Inheriting now!

It's good to be back! Kathy, Kim, and Steve return for their third season of the Korean Drama Podcast! On this primer episode, producer Marvin returns on the mic to catch up with our hosts and to reveal what Korean Drama we'll be watching for this season! We're trying something a little new this season and we hope you'll all join us!

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Korean Drama Podcast is a part of the Potluck Podcast Collective

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Listen to Inheriting from LAist & NPR

"Inheriting" is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations. In doing so, the show seeks to break apart the AAPI monolith and tell a fuller story of these communities. In each episode, NPR’s Emily Kwong sits down with one family and facilitates deeply emotional conversations between their loved ones, exploring how their most personal, private moments are an integral part of history. Through these stories, we show how the past is personal and how to live with the legacies we’re constantly inheriting.

Listen to Inheriting now!