Before Seoul's groundbreaking 1988 Olympic Games, North Korea carried out a terrorist attack that both succeeded and failed (by their plans). Hear about the surviving North Korean terrorist still living in South Korea and what happened to her after her capture.

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Word of the Week: DISCO

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Learn all about Korean Shamanism in this episode. What is it? Why do people go to Shamans? And what are those objects they use? Also hear the origin story of some objects that are specifically used by shamans on Jeju Island, and what they're used for.

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Word of the Week: BORING

This week we're going through some of the worst reviews of some of the most popular Seoul landmarks and debunking them. Serving cold hard FACTS to help people understand why palace buildings aren't always authentic, traditional housing villages are not purely for show, and why you shouldn't go to museums if you don't like museums.

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Word of the week: SOLO

This week we're back again with Chris from ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com and we're talking about how Korean people can be some of the most kind helpful people when you're travelling. Hear all about our moments gone wrong turned right with the kindness of just one thoughtful person, and how we stopped being so jaded after we first moved here.  Find Chris at @chrisbg on Instagram, or his website ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com

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Word of the week: SOLO (Part 1)

It's a two-parter! This week we're talking with Chris from ChrisTravelsTheWorld.com about his Korea story: how he came to Korea, the startup programme he took, and how he fell in love with the country. We're also sharing some of our favourite solo travel experiences in Korea!

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Word of the Week: Neighbour

King Injo of Joseon made what is considered to be one of the most shameful decisions made by a king of the whole era. What did he do, and why? Hear all about the second Manchurian invasion of Korea, and how Joseon became a tributary state of the Qing Dynasty until nearly its end.

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Word of the Week: Bear

This week we're talking about our website's namesake and one of the country's symbolic animals: the moon bear. Learn all about their history, the threats to the species, and what is being done to help them.

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Word of the Week: SOCK

Ignore those lists on the internet: we've got the full scoop on which Korean etiquette rules are real and which are not, as well as some surprising customs about the country you may have never realized.

Word of the Week: POEM