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Seoul Survivors 53
14 Dec 2007
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Best and worst of Korea.
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Seoul Survivors 52
02 Dec 2007
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Things you need to get on
your schools ass about.
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Seoul Survivors 51
21 Nov 2007
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Same but different.
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Seoul Survivors 50
15 Nov 2007
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Korean holidays.
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Seoul Survivors 49
09 Nov 2007
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Things you can buy in Korea now.
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Seoul Survivors 48
29 Oct 2007
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Rosa is back from the country. Christopher Neil.
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Seoul Survivors 47
18 Oct 2007
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Personal bias that can
ruin your time here.
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Seoul Survivors 46
09 Oct 2007
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Things that are cheaper
and more expensive in Korea.
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Seoul Survivors 45
05 Oct 2007
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Rosa and her rose colored
glasses.
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Seoul Survivors 44
19 Sep 2007
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Pinching a dime. How to
cut corners to save money.
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Seoul Survivors 43
14 Sep 2007
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Great time for coffee
lovers.
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Seoul Survivors 42
04 Sep 2007
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Rosa is here.
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Seoul Survivors 41
11 Aug 2007
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The sun is finally out.
Weird summer hagwons.
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Seoul Survivors 40
07 Aug 2007
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Karl investigates Lotte
World.
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Seoul Survivors 39
01 Aug 2007
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New banking restrictions.
Korean kids do the darndest things.
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Seoul Survivors 38
23 Jul 2007
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Making friends. Bumper
crop o Engrish tshirts.
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Seoul Survivors 37
11 Jul 2007
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Good cans in Seoul. The worst job ad.
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Seoul Survivors 36
03 Jul 2007
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The rainy season. Gross
talk. Do not listen to this while eating.
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Seoul Survivors 35
27 Jun 2007
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Special guest: Dani. Dani
is a 21-year old Korean woman back in the motherland for a few weeks. It's been
8 years since she's set foot in Seoul. Seoul Survivors gets her impressions on how Seoul has changed.
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Seoul Survivors 34
20 Jun 2007
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Top tourist destinations
to check out. Button batteries are dangerous.
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Seoul Survivors 33
13 Jun 2007
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More goofy fun things to
do in Seoul. Where can a fella get a decent western brunch?
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Seoul Survivors 32
06 Jun 2007
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Animal abuse. This
podcast could be upsetting.
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Seoul Survivors 31
29 May 2007
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You are being watched.
How to be rude.
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Seoul Survivors 30
22 May 2007
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Want a summer camp job?
Think again. Fire drill deaths.
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Seoul Survivors 29
15 May 2007
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Our uplifting show.
Korean dads rock. Theory 5078 on why Koreans have poor English abilities.
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Seoul Survivors 28
08 May 2007
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The more things change in
Korea, the more they actually change. Odd TV shows.
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Seoul Survivors 27
30 Apr 2007
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We deal with the Cho
topic. Weird fears. More on fan death.
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Seoul Survivors 26
17 Apr 2007
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What we want to tell Korean
mothers. Simple solutions to simple problems.
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Seoul Survivors 25
10 Apr 2007
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Common mistakes.
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Seoul Survivors 24
01 Apr 2007
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Not necessarily the
tardcast. How to not scare the locals.
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Seoul Survivors 23
27 Mar 2007
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I'm Not American tshirts.
How not to get crushed to death. How to avoid other whiteys.
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Seoul Survivors 22
20 Mar 2007
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Stay away from Wonju and
middle aged men if you're with a female. Ajumma fight!
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Seoul Survivors 21
13 Mar 2007
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How Saturday morning
cartoons help you learn Korean. Pizza made for women.
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Seoul Survivors 20
05 Mar 2007
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New cohost Jennifer.
Getting professional teaching support in country. Is an ax handle really a
teacher or customer service person's best friend?
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Seoul Survivors 19
26 Feb 2007
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Post Valentines and
Solnal show. Chocolate talk. How to prank your kids. How to downsize your
staff? Send them to North Korea.
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Seoul Survivors 18
12 Feb 2007
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Snack of the week: Samgak
kimbap! Hooters opens in Korea. Meh. What to do with your teaching experience
back at home.
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Seoul Survivors 17
05 Feb 2007
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Snack of the week:
Jollypong! We know it as Sugar Smacks. The pimpest ride in Korea. You might be surprised. Controversy over the new
money.
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Seoul Survivors 16
30 Jan 2007
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How to drink a cactus.
Doug fills us in on lots of freaky foreigners. Karl just can't let the Tim
Hortons bashing go.
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Seoul Survivors 15
23 Jan 2007
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Snack of the week: Lotte
Harvest Crackers. Some cracker's letter to the ambassador. What we like
about Korea.
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Seoul Survivors 14
16 Jan 2007
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Snack of the week: Gold
Fish Bread. When Korean racists attack. Or at least do the pee pee dance.
When your kids are packin' heat.
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Seoul Survivors 13
10 Jan 2007
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Our first show of the New
Year, 2007. Year of the Pig. A fairly unstructured show. Andrew, a Yonsei
Korean language student, drops in. Snack of the Week: Ace Crackers.
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Seoul Survivors 12
27 Nov 2006
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Our last show for 2006.
We think we're Lost and can just book off for a month. Snack of the week: Nong
Shim's Shrimp snack. What souvenirs to bring back to North America. Working nights, the good and the bad. Tear
gassing is a thing of the past. Monthly government crack downs. Engrish
tshirt finds: weird soap. The small things that bother us. You'll have to
wait until next year to hear about the small things that delight us. Do you
really need a pet in Korea?
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Seoul Survivors 11
20 Nov 2006
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Snack of the week: Choco
pies. Snack of the Week has now cover the holy trinity of Korean snacking. Korea turns cold and our hands turn dry and we become
human Tesla coils. Tip: ground yourself before coming anywhere near your USB port. How much money should you bring to Korea to cover yourself before your first pay check? Do
you have an escape plan, either from a bad school situation or a burning
school? Fire safety, or the lack thereof, in Korea. Pam reveals a unique talent. Hagwon black lists
should be taken with a grain of salt. Be wary of the big chains, however.
Stinky kids, hellions, and how to rehabilitate the nerd kids.
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Seoul Survivors 10
13 Nov 2006
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The sad loss of Sarah.
New co-host Pam. It's like losing a Doctor Who companion :( A super extended
edition of Seoul Survivors as Karl gets our gentle listeners up to speed on
Pam. Snack of the week: Pepero. Of course. Watching TV in Korea and why Canadians get down on their knees and
thank Xenu for the USA military hegemony. Korean weddings and Pam's
first Engrish tshirt find. Korean birthday cakes are the most dangerous
baked good in Asia. Teaching op in Mokdong, which is also Pam's
'hood. She gives you the skinny. More dissing on Canadian expats. Stop it
with the Roots stuff, especially in Australia.
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Seoul Survivors 9
7 Nov 2006
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Post Halloween horror stories.
Learn to do mind reading magic. Snack of the week: Korean chocolate bars.
What does John eat on a daily basis? And why he passes on the free (free!)
caf food. How to order wang mandoo properly. Engrish tshirt finds: Korean
advertisers in need of a verb. The mysterious Korean plan to kick whitey
out of public education and relieve parents of the cost of expensive
hagwons. Games Korean kids like to play and classroom conflict resolution.
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Part 2
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Seoul Survivors 8
31 Oct 2006
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How to terrify your
children over the Halloween. Snack of the week, a burnt marshmallow-like
substance called bbob gi. Korean apartments aren't all like Sarah's voyeur paradise
but quite livable. The bug nuttiest things we've seen in Korea and why a trip to the grocery store really gets
the heart rate up. Korean trends: $5 pizza and black jeans. Public school
jobs and why a too high salary is a warning sign. Why so many Canadians in Korea?
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Seoul Survivors 7
23 Oct 2006
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Sarah's return. Snack of the
week: Deli Manjoo. Korean kids love those shiny American and Canadian
pennies. Korean kids are the magpies of Asia. Gifts to bring for your kids and boss. Kim Jung You be Illin' was
really just trying to ban Ban Ki Moon from the headlines. Actual Engrish
tshirt finds. Don't they know how dirty some of those English phrases are?
Names to avoid giving your students. Don't you know how dirty some of those
English names sound to Koreans? Teaching at the university level. How not
to mess up your application.
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Seoul Survivors 6
17 Oct 2006
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The Japanese Antipathy
Show. Snack of the week: hoduk. Winning the hearts and minds of your Korean
co-teachers. A restaurateur's best laid plans can be foiled when he
discovers there is no such thing as Italian Viking Food. Problems with
Korean mating rituals start early in life. Still more ugly teachers wanted.
John returns to the show and the North gets nukes. Mere coincidence?
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Seoul Survivors 5
3 Oct 2006
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The email show. Karl solos
during the week-long Chuseok holiday and answers some emails. Snack of the
week is chestnuts. No, really. Should you buy a laptop in Korea or North
America? Ugly teachers
are truly wanted in Korea. How to find a good recruiter. More Korean kids
do the darndest things.
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Seoul Survivors 4
26 Sep 2006
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The Anti-Canadian show and
the hard-knock life of Korean Americans in the motherland. Chaebols bring
everything good to life. And I mean everything. A Korean snacking miracle:
rich donut goodness in one little bite-sized, generically named snack.
Korean men and the podshow hosts who love them. And why Korea is not the white man's dating paradise. Get over
yourself. Starbucks and the copycats who love them. Jobs for Korean
Americans. The sad tale of Dexter, the Korean American manager who had to
teach two arrogant Canadians how to wipe themselves and got no extra money
for it.
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Seoul Survivors 3
19 Sep 2006
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Banana milk. Koreans can
hack lactose. Just don't ask them to start putting cheese in soup. Keeping
classroom control and the Korean Mom Mom Macoutes death squads. The Funny
Mall and Engrish tshirt finds. Dr. Strange Kim Il Jung or how I learned to
stop worrying about living in the Kill Box. Job opportunity of the week:
Busan or bust! Korean kids do the darndest things and can hoist the finger
like a Canadian politician.
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Seoul Survivors 2
13 Sep 2006
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What should you pack, not
pack when you come to Korea? The Moustache Fighting League and Engrish Tshirt
Finds! Korean movies and The Host is boffo box office. Teaching Opportunity of the Week. Freaky Foreigner Stories: Mr. Bubbles.
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Seoul Survivors 1
08 Sep 2006
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Introductions, Job Opportunity of the Week, Korean Kids Do the Darndest Things,
Engrish Tshirts
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