December 3rd, 2024. South Korea's president declares martial law. Soldiers land at the National Assembly. A lawmaker grabs a rifle barrel. A commander refuses orders to shoot. 190-0.

This episode reconstructs the six hours between the declaration and its reversal—through the lawmakers who climbed walls to vote, the citizens who blocked armored vehicles with their bodies, the military officers who refused unlawful orders, and the staffers who built barricades out of furniture while soldiers smashed through windows around them.

The narrative follows real people through documented events—no composite characters. Sources include Korean media (Korea Herald, Hankyoreh, Chosun Ilbo), Constitutional Court rulings, parliamentary testimony, and analysis from CSIS and academic researchers.

Built using a multi-model AI research pipeline with human editorial oversight. Narrated via Speechify text-to-speech. ~25,000 words.