Noona ARMY Podcast

In the 20th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Edward Walrod, discuss their love of Jin, his kindness, and how he breaks the mold of what it means to be a K-pop idol.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Edward Walrod (he/him/they/them) is an avocado hating millennial Korean American originally from Seoul and is now in Chicago working in communications and digital media. He is an aggressive PCUSA Presbyterian with a low tolerance for BS, conservatism, and a sushi-kbbq-boba addiction that will most likely kill him and the world’s oceans one day. He is truly grateful that the biggest theological influences in his life are amazing women (s/o to PAAC).

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In the 19th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Edward Walrod, discuss how BTS has protested in the past and present, the different ways we can protest, and how we can model our protesting after BTS.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Edward Walrod (he/him/they/them) is an avocado hating millennial Korean American originally from Seoul and is now in Chicago working in communications and digital media. He is an aggressive PCUSA Presbyterian with a low tolerance for BS, conservatism, and a sushi-kbbq-boba addiction that will most likely kill him and the world’s oceans one day. He is truly grateful that the biggest theological influences in his life are amazing women (s/o to PAAC).

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In the 18th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Jeff Harry, discuss how K-pop stans have disrupted hateful hashtags, have pressured idols like BTS to speak out for Black Lives Matter, and the dangers of performative activism.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Jeff Harry

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In the 17th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Jeff Harry, discuss how BTS use their platforms and how we can model ourselves after them to speak out against injustice.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Jeff Harry

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

YT: https://youtube.com/user/jchuche

FB: https://facebook.com/jeff.harry.7315

TW: https://twitter.com/JeffHarryPlays

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In the 16th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Dr. Michael Sepidoza Campos, discuss the Singularity, masks, personas, and how it relates to the Trinity, gods, and idols.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Dr. Michael Sepidoza Campos

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In the 15th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Jeff Harry, discuss the effects of racism and the Model Minority Myth on BTS and Asian Americans.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Jeff Harry

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

YT: https://youtube.com/user/jchuche

FB: https://facebook.com/jeff.harry.7315

TW: https://twitter.com/JeffHarryPlays

IG: https://instagram.com/jeffharryplays/

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In the 14th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she and special guest, Jeff Harry, discuss the concept of Love Yourself, BTS, and what loving yourself and knowing yourself have to do with each other.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

GUEST HOST:

1) Jeff Harry

https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/

YT: https://youtube.com/user/jchuche

FB: https://facebook.com/jeff.harry.7315

TW: https://twitter.com/JeffHarryPlays

IG: https://instagram.com/jeffharryplays/

Follow us on socials:

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In the 13th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she discusses how BTS is expansive and inclusive in their art, secure in their position, and models how to "competition."

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

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In the 12th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she discusses how she uses BTS for healing and comfort when she has anxiety.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

Follow us on socials:

https://mandarinmama.com/noona-army-podcast

Tw: @TheMandarinMama

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In the 11th episode hosted by writer and BTS stan Virginia Duan of Mandarin Mama, she discusses the new BTS title track "ON," their old song "N.O," and the evolutionary imperative to mate.

Noona ARMY Podcast discusses the particular challenges and aspects of being a middle aged female fan of K-pop global sensation BTS.

Follow us on socials:

https://mandarinmama.com/noona-army-podcast

Tw: @TheMandarinMama

IG: @TheMandarinMama

FB: @MandarinMama

YT: https://youtube.com/c/MandarinMama