WSE Korea Podcast

Jacob McEndollar is a former Wall Street English teacher and Program Manager who recently returned to Korea after spending two years in his home country, but this time he came with his Korean wife and 18-month-old half-Korean daughter. He talks about what it's like to be a foreigner raising a mixed-race child in Korea.

Stephen Hatherly is host of TBS eFM's The Stephen Hatherly Show. In this episode he talks about how he came to interview the famous musician Jason Mraz, and what that was like. 

Michael Hurt is a writer, photographer, scholar, and professor at Hongik University. In this episode he talks about how Koreans and Americans can misunderstand each other's culture because of stereotypes. 

오늘은 1991년에 군인으로 한국에 와서 22년이 지난 지금, 한남동에서 Charlie's 핫도그 가게를 운영하고 있는 미국인 Mike Parker를 초청하였습니다. 캐릭터가 남다른 Mike가 어떻게 군인에서 핫도그 가게 사장님이 되었는지, 그 흥미진진한 이야기를 들어볼까요!

Sam Hammington, the only foreigner in Korea doing comedy in Korean, gives his thoughts on learning second languages. 

English speaking exam expert Martin Sketchley gives advice on how to prepare for and take English speaking tests such as IELTS, BULATS and the FCE.

Teri, a teacher at our Kangnam Center, compares what sleep means to people in all the different age groups - from infants, to toddlers, to children, to teenagers, to young adults, and then to middle and finally old age.

Joe McPherson, the man behind zenkimchi.com, talks about the journey Korean food has taken in becomming the next big Asian cuisine. Joe has written and consulted for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Lonely Planet. 

A look at how learning the history of English words can help learners to more quickly remember vocabulary and work out the meanings of new words without having to look them up.

Former Wall Street teacher, accomplished musician, music teacher Adrianne, who recently graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in cello performance, introduces us to Gustav Holst's The Planets.