It’s that time again – VIDEO RODEO is here. This week, we had a special guest, since Karen Choi is on vacation. It was none other than Keith Kim from…

For the third week in our Gyeongju series (Part 1 | Part 2), Jo and I finally made it into the heart of town to view the Silla Dynasty’s royal…

I recently got a two-part question and I thought it a good one – so here we go… I’ll paraphrase, since it was a long e-mail, “How much is student…

After North Korea balked at talks with South Korea this week, the Kim regime today called on the U.S. for talks to stabilize the region. According to Yonhap, North Korea…

With the semester winding down and vacation coming, this will be a short podcast! The Content RE<Wind Hiking Namsan Hiking Namsan (The Korea Blog) Catch The Wave: Video Rodeo Korean…

Things are getting interesting with the investigation in to President Park Geun-hye’s election last year. Yonhap is now reporting Democratic Party leaders are threatening to impeach Justice Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn…

Greetings and salutations, my excellent friends. Summer is here and that means that college graduation season is in full swing. With countless new graduates earning their diplomas, many are looking…

As suspected by many, the proposed Inter-Korean talks fell apart yesterday. Yonhap News reports that this was because North Korea thought South Korea was sending too low a level of…

Boy oh boy, what a great show we had this week on Video Rodeo! Thank you to everyone who tuned in live to our broadcast. As I mentioned on air,…

Yesterday, Margaret Sekaggya, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, wrapped up a trip to South Korea where she was investigating allegations the government was unfairly…

Summer is here and one of my favorite things to do when the sun is shining is to get out and hit the trails. This month on The Korea Blog,…

If you’re looking for a great meal, Jo and I have found a new gem in Dongtan – and it’s just down the street at our local VIC Market: Boneless…