The Halfie Project

Were you born with a blue-grey, bruise-looking spot that vanished as you became older? You may have been a baby with the Mongolian Blue Spot. What is this odd birthmark and how did it get such a name?

Korean cinema has produces incredible films, but few have caught the attention like the vengeance genre. The violence, the bleakness and the despair expressed are unique to Korean revenge films. Becky and Cedric explore the cultural and historical reasons why revenge is a dish best served Korean.

Cedric and Becky explore the hypothetical idea of growing up in Korea (late 80s-2000s), drawing conclusions from societal, historical and cultural observations. (Note: Maybe we are entirely off the mark. If you grew up in Korea during 1980s-2000s, we'd love to hear from you!)

This is a classic episode from a while back when we explained the origins of the Korean term 'honhyeol' - mixed blood - that is used to describe half-Koreans. For our newer listeners, this is a great foundation of understanding 'honhyeol' - for our OG listeners, hope this is a fun one to listen to again.

We recently posted on our IG about a situation where Becky's language skills were doubted; your responses were varied and interesting, so we took a deeper dive into them.

Originally a blog post on The Halfie Project website, this is a explanation of the Korean term "여유 (yeoyoo)" - what it means, how it affects Koreans today and how understanding it can perhaps help you understand your own family a little bit better.

Becky and Cedric received an email that asked that hard question we've thought at least once in our lives - why even bother trying when I'll only be rejected?

This is our response to these common comments we hear (not just on the bathroom wall otherwise known as the internet, but also in daily life.)

"혼혈이라서 좋겠네!" "Must be so nice to be half-Korean!"What might people really mean by saying this? Becky and Cedric break down this simple statement, the prevalence of mixed Koreans in modeling and entertainment and where society is now in terms of half-Koreans in the everyday Korean life.

If you drank too much while celebrating New Years, you might like to relieve that pounding headache and churning stomach. Becky and Cedric reveal some Korean folk remedies for hangovers and indigestion.