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In this Karma Deep Cut episode, we explore the jaw-dropping story of Operation Paul Bunyan—where the U.S. military responded to a border confrontation with an unforgettable act of malicious compliance. It all started with a tree, a rule, and an ambush that pushed tensions in the Korean DMZ to the brink. What followed was a paperwork-approved military flex so extreme, it still echoes through history. This is compliance turned up to 11.Submit your own stories to KarmaStoriesPod@gmail.com.Karma Stories is available on all major Podcasting Platforms and on YouTube under the @KarmaStoriesPodcast handle. We cover stories from popular Reddit Subreddits like Entitled Parents, Tales From Tech Support, Pro Revenge and Malicious Compliance. You can find new uploads here every single day of the week!Rob's 3D Printing Site: https://Dangly3D.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/karma-stories--5098578/support.

Join host Cindi Howson as she dives into the critical topic of diversity and inclusion in the data and AI space with Roisin McCarthy, founder of Women in Data UK, and Robin Sutara, Field CDO at Databricks. They discuss the challenges of recruiting and retaining diverse talent, the importance of male allies, and the role of AI in creating a more inclusive workforceKey Moments: The Power of Community: Building a Network for Women in Data: Roisin McCarthy shares the story behind founding Women in Data, inspired by her mother's advice to "put up or shut up." She highlights the organization's growth to 80,000 members in 120 countries and emphasizes the importance of male allies in achieving gender representation. (2:41)  From Apache Helicopters to Chief Data Officer: A Non-Traditional Journey: Robin Sutara shares her unique career path, starting with repairing Apache helicopters in the US Army and eventually becoming a CDO. She discusses the challenges she faced as a woman in tech and the importance of fixing systemic issues to achieve equity. (6:19)  The Talent Crunch: Addressing the Data Skills Gap: The conversation shifts to the shortage of qualified individuals in data and technology. Roisin McCarthy highlights the need for organizations to rethink their recruitment strategies and remove unnecessary barriers to entry. (11:31)  Closing the Pay Gap: A Shared Responsibility: Roisin and Robin discuss the persistent pay gap in the data industry and the risk of it widening further. They emphasize the importance of both individual and systemic action to achieve pay parity. (20:46)  Generative AI: A Double-Edged Sword for Recruiting: Roisin McCarthy shares a cautionary tale about the potential for bias in AI-generated job descriptions. She stresses the importance of human oversight and highlights Women in Data's work to develop technology that removes bias from job descriptions. (46:30)  The Future of Data and AI: Embracing Innovation and Inclusion: Robin Sutara expresses excitement about the potential of AI to simplify complex tasks and unlock the power of data. She emphasizes the importance of leveraging technology to innovate and create a more equitable and inclusive data workforce. (49:22)Key Quotes:"We simply do not have enough people coming into the industry. Regardless of gender, let's take that away. We do not have enough qualified individuals coming into the workplace in data and technology." - Roisin McCarthy   "We can't affect the change that this mission is so focused on reaching if we don't have everybody at the table." - Roisin McCarthy  "Hire talent that's not currently in the ecosystem, bring in people with a different perspective or a different experience or a different capability. You can teach them technology, right?" - Robin Sutara  "If I start 20% behind my male cohorts, doesn't matter how much you reward on meritocracy, I will never catch up." - Robin Sutara  "GenAI tech is there for so many things as to Robin's point to really take some of the heavy lifting out. But when we're looking to build inclusive teams, diverse, inclusive teams, I think that we just need a bit of a sense check and ensuring that we've got the human in the loop." - Roisin McCarthy  MentionsWomen in Data PodcastDatabricks BlogGuest Bios Roisin McCarthyAs a result of her own efforts, over two thousand people have moved into more satisfying roles and dozens of teams put together. Furthermore, she has managed a successful team of professional recruiters which, over the years, has placed thousands more. Today, she runs the successful recruitment firm, Datatech Analytics, and is the co-founder of the ground-breaking initiative, Women in Data UK. Over the past 19 years, McCarthy has been responsible for building some of the UK's most cutting-edge data teams and has facilitated some of the most influential and successful careers in this sector, building relationships, influence and firm friendships along the way. McCarthy is seen as a thought-leader and an authority on careers, team development and talent acquisition in the field. Her unrivalled network of contacts, commitment to the data and analytics community and her unwavering passion for building strong, skilled teams is what makes her so unique.Robin SutaraFrom repairing Apache helicopters near the Korean DMZ to the corporate battlefield, Robin has demonstrated success in navigating the high stress, and sometimes combative, complexities of data-led transformations. She has consulted with hundreds of organisations on data strategy, data culture, and building diverse data teams. Robin has had an eclectic career path in technical and business functions with more than two decades in tech companies, including Microsoft and Databricks. She also has achieved multiple academic accomplishments from her juris doctorate to a masters in law to engineering leadership. From her first technical role as an entry-level consumer support engineer to her current role in the C-Suite, Robin supports creating an inclusive workplace and is the current chair of Women in Data North America Committee. She was also recognized in 2023 as a Top 20 Women in Data and Tech, as well as DataIQ 100 Most Influential.  Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

This week on Drinks and a Movie, we're diving into Park Chan-wook's Joint Security Area (2000), a gripping mystery-thriller set in the heart of the Korean DMZ. When a fatal shooting leaves two North Korean soldiers dead and a fragile peace hanging by a thread, a neutral Swiss investigator is sent to unravel the truth. What unfolds is a tense, emotional, and deeply human story about friendship, loyalty, and the devastating consequences of division.And what better way to pair a film about international tensions than with a whiskey that brings a unique twist to a classic? We're tasting the Jack Daniel's Sherry Finish Distillery Exclusive, a bold Tennessee whiskey finished in Oloroso sherry casks. Does this special release live up to the hype? And how does Joint Security Area hold up over 20 years later? Pour a glass and join us for the conversation!

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Host Miko Lee speaks with playwright Naomi Iizuka and graphic novelist/activist Eddie Ahn.   For more information about the show's guests:   the MAGIC THEATRE and PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE present: Richard II A new translated version by NAOMI IIZUKA from William Shakespeare August 21 -September 8, 2024 Tickets available here. Eddie Ahns Advocate SHOW TRANSCRIPT Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   Miko: [00:00:34] Good evening. Welcome to Apex Express. This is your host, Miko Lee. And tonight we're going to talk about retelling stories. So join us as you hop along the Apex Express. Welcome one and all to Apex Express. This is your host, Miko Lee. And tonight we're talking about retelling stories. I had the opportunity to speak to two artists. One is the playwright, Naomi Iizuka and the second is the activist artists graphic novelist Eddie Ahn. So first up, take a listen to my interview with playwright, Naomi Iizuka. Before we recorded the interview, I actually had a chance to talk with Naomi and we worked together many moons ago. We actually were calculating based on our children's ages. We work together in theater at Berkeley rep. And it is amazing to see Naomi retelling, so many stories in so many different cultures and genres. And here we talk about her experience rewriting Richard II which I had a chance to see at the magic theater. It has some absolutely amazing production values, and I encourage you all to go check it out. We'll put a link to the show in our show notes. So check out my interview with Naomi Iizuka. Welcome Naomi Iizuka to Apex Express. We're so excited to have the award winning playwright whose adaptation of Richard II opens at the Magic Theatre August 23rd and runs through September 8th. Welcome Naomi.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:02:30] Oh, thank you so much. I'm so happy to be here and so honored.   Miko Lee: [00:02:34] Well, we're honored to have you. I want to start with my big question, which I adapted from the amazing poet Chinaka Hodges, which is who are your people and where do you come from?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:02:46] That's a beautiful question. I think that my people are adventurous and iconoclastic, and that means that they come from many different places, geographically and also spiritually and artistically. I definitely feel an affinity for the Bay Area. it was the first place I really. Came to in my sort of adult life and I feel a great affinity for theater people and theater artists. we are, I think, a community of artists that come from, you know, all sorts of traditions and we make this evanescent event. And I think there's something really beautiful in that.   Miko Lee: [00:03:31] Ooh, evanescent event. I really like that. That sounds so pretty. I'm wondering what legacy you carry with you from your people.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:03:40] I think, an awareness of history, an awareness of Mystery sort of just beyond your peripheral vision that there are stories that haven't been told that there are tremors and voices just underneath the surface of the every day And a real curiosity about that, and I think that that cuts across a lot of, people in my life who actually are not only in theater, you know, people who are, attorneys and in academia and scientists. I mean, just, I think, I think it's, a kind of an adventurous, um, curiosity. I think that that is what I've inherited.   Miko Lee: [00:04:18] Oh, thank you for sharing that. I'm wondering if that lends itself to the fact that you've adapted a number of classics. We're going to be talking about Richard III, but I know you also did a version of Hamlet that was set in Oakland, Orpheus, and the Odyssey, and Japanese folktales. Can you talk a little bit about what sparks your curiosity around adaptations?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:04:40] That's a great question. I think that adaptations at their best are conversations with ghosts. And I guess I really enjoy that. I enjoy this idea of, in some way being in conversation with. Consciousnesses that are not maybe here on this plane of existence anymore, but have left their thoughts and their, big questions, they've sort of embedded them in these works of art. And so when you adapt Shakespeare or you adapt a Japanese folktale, I feel like you're in conversation with These ghosts and they're wise and they're playful and they're mysterious and they're, challenging. And I, I love that. I love that experience.   Miko Lee: [00:05:25] Aside from the adaptations, have you had personal experiences with ghosts?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:05:30] Oh, wow. I would say yes. but I, I, I maybe not. That's something maybe I don't want to talk about.   Miko Lee: [00:05:39] No worries. I always love to hear. I have had experience with ghosts. So I always love to hear other people's ghost stories. I get it. If you don't want to talk about that's okay. Can you talk with me about this adaptation of Richard II? And I'm wondering how you got involved in this adaptation?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:05:59] Well, it's a commission. So I was asked to adapt or really translate is the word that I think is more accurate, a Shakespeare play. And it, it's a project called, play on where a bunch of contemporary writers were asked to translate Shakespeare. What that means is that we were really asked to do a deep dive into the original texts. I'm going to say plural because I think there are different versions even, and figure out the most muscular, vivid version of Shakespeare. Of Shakespeare that we could figure out for contemporary audiences. So it's less about putting our own spin on something. It's really about really wrestling with that material and finding this muscular Present day version of the material that is true to the original, and that brings to light the original and what sort of underneath the surface, you know, for contemporary audiences.   Miko Lee: [00:07:03] And since Richard II is about power and corruption, and we're in this election season, we just are in the midst of the Democratic Convention, I'm wondering if you see parallels with Richard II and what's happening now in our political realm.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:07:18] I do. I mean, and it's interesting because I think that even though this play is centuries old, it does very much speak to the present moment where you have really different ideas about what is the right direction for a country and for a government and what it means to govern. And I think that I cannot think of more timely questions. And also candidly, this sort of anxiety, that's, I think, an anxiety that we all feel in this moment where there are really You know, strong differences and and we've had some really, difficult divisions in our country and in within our own families. And I, and that is so, so much at play in Richard II. There's, these arguments that people have they're life and death and they're within families and they're within, you know, they're within countries and how they are resolved really changes the trajectory of the future. So yes, 100 percent it's so timely. It's, it's unbelievably timely.   Miko Lee: [00:08:24] And you've done a lot of works that are around, of adaptations, we talked about you doing those, but also you've done a lot of works that are around really intense issues from sexual assault and good kids and refugees and anonymous and unhoused youth and Polaroid stories. What draws you to storytelling? What draws you to the specific stories that you have been telling?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:08:48] I think that there is an answer to that question that is both conscious and aware and unconscious and more subterranean. So what's probably the most truthful answer is, I don't know, there is a kind of curiosity and hunger that I think I've had. I know I've had for my whole life, my whole life that I can remember where I want to know what the story is. I want to, you know, I see a person and I want to know where they came from. you know that, that excitement that I, I suspect many of us feel when you go into a library and you see all those books and you think, what are the stories? So that's the more sort of subterranean, um, sort visceral, impetus for storytelling. I think as I've gotten older and I've thought about it and I've become a teacher, I think that storytelling is incredibly powerful. And I think that how you tell stories and who gets to tell stories is so powerful. And I, and I think I'm perhaps stating the obvious, but I think it's something that I remind myself of on a regular basis. And so. My desire to tell stories that, maybe aren't told or aren't told in a way that is familiar is really deep. I, I think that that's perhaps maybe the most meaningful way that at least I can move through the world and the, and the writers and artists that are around me, the storytellers, dancers as well, and choreographers. I, I, think they share that, this sense that who tells the story and how you tell it. It matters a lot.   Miko Lee: [00:10:20] And so much of this work is really powerful and is really trying to hit at sometimes hidden histories, stories that we don't hear as often. I'm wondering if you think of yourself as an activist.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:10:33] You know, I haven't In all honesty, I don't, but I think I am, I think I am because I feel really acutely, certain things that must be said, and I think I'm realizing that the act of saying them and saying them you know, over time is actually an activist posture, you know, that you, have an engagement with the world that doesn't slacken that, continues over time and you stand your ground. And I think that if that can be something that, I can contribute in some small way. I will feel that there's some meaning to what it is I do.   Miko Lee: [00:11:14]And I'm wondering, because you've done genres, many different genres, from writing for TV, and then also stage, and writing for children's theater and adult theater, I'm wondering if, how each of those play into your writing process. Do you write differently when you write for TV versus stage? Do you put on a different hat to get into character so that you could do that? Do you write differently for children's work? I also see some of your children's theater pieces as being like really around intense issues. So I'm just wondering about how you blend those and if you kind of divide up parts of yourself or what is your approach to writing in these different genres?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:11:51] I think it's a great question. I always start, maybe not always, but I think 99 percent of the time I start with character because I think that when you start with character, you start with humans. And when you start with humans, you start with mystery. And I think that that to me feels like the most exciting starting point, whether you're writing a play for young audiences, or whether you're writing, a translation of a Shakespeare play, or whether you're writing something for television. So I think that's a common thread, starting with the human mystery inside of a life, inside of an individual, inside of their circumstances. that's, I think, the starting point always.   Miko Lee: [00:12:33] And you've been collaborating with Campo Santo and John and now the magic for so many years. Can you talk a little bit about the benefits and or challenges of long term collaboration?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:12:44] Think long term collaboration is perhaps one of the greatest gifts that an artist can be afforded because it means that you have a home and sort of looping back to an earlier question of yours, you have a tribe of people, a community of people that you're connected to and, and you have a shared, responsibility to the storytelling. And that, As I get older, feels so, it feels rare and it feels really precious because I mean, when I work with Camposanto, I just, you know, now I, and I've, you know, talking with Margo or Sean and Catherine Castellanos, I've known them for such a long time and I've watched them work and I've been in awe of their work and they, there's a way that we connect through the work that is, deeper than, than the surface layer, that you're able to sort of plumb depths that you sometimes can't when you're, just starting out working with someone, you know, and they may be a wonderful artist, but you just don't have those years of, knowledge and, trust.   Miko Lee: [00:13:57] Yeah, so many layers that you can rely on and that trust and the connection. Um, I guess they're kind of the family when we were talking in the very beginning, your tribe of people, the theater people.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:14:09] They are very much my tribe of people. I mean, I, I love them and it has felt like coming home, you know, to, to work with them.   Miko Lee: [00:14:16] Yay. I'm wondering if your ethnic tribe growing up in multiple parts, you know, being born in Japan and Indonesia and U. S. and being mixed race, Japanese Latin American, how does that impact your creative process?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:14:33] You know, I think I'm still answering that question. I think one thing that is really heartening is when I was younger, I felt very much like, oh, I don't fit into any box. And there aren't that many people like me that are, you know, multi ethnic and multi racial. And, as I've gotten older now, and I look at, for example, my son's generation, I'm like, that is now, I don't know if it's the norm, but in California, there's, so many people who are, mixed in and the mixtures are, you know, they run the gamut and I think in terms of my own work, maybe what that led to early on was an awareness that. the reality of lived existence for most people is complicated and not easily paraphrasable, and I think that that bred in me a certain humility and also a certain, there's a certain challenge there, you know, like, how do I, How do I evoke the truth of this really complicated reality that is not just my own reality, but, so many of us, right? we're not one thing. We're, we're many things, some of which are not always visible or some of which are in some ways hidden.   Miko Lee: [00:15:46] Have you ever written a play that's a Japanese Latin American play?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:15:51] not explicitly, no. I mean, I think a lot of the plays that I've written, they, they are, I would say, flexible in terms of their casting and in terms of their point of view.And I think that they invite, they invite that kind of collision. But specifically, no.   Miko Lee: [00:16:12] Well, I would be so curious to see your take on, like, the Japanese Latin American kidnapping and incarceration of that whole community. Yeah, there's so many stories that have not been told about the JLA community.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:16:26] So many, yep.   Miko Lee: [00:16:28] I'm wondering if there is a story that you grew up with that you remember your family telling you that's helped to frame your creative process?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:16:36] Oh, wow. That is a really great question. my maternal grandmother, was a, kind of a mysterious woman. And I, I wondered a lot about her and I think there were a lot of secrets in her past. I think she is somebody it's actually less about the stories that were told and more about the questions that not only I had about her, but my mother had about her, my uncle had about her, that we just never fully found out. We, you know, we discovered when she was well into her seventies that she was blind in one eye. She never learned to read or write and it was a little bit unclear. Estranged, I guess, from her family of origin. yeah, it just, there's so many questions about her. I think the other story from my father's side of the family, from the Japanese side of the family, which I have written about, actually, because my father told the story, from when I was, for as long as I can remember, my father was a, was a very young child in World War II and he was Japanese national and he, and he was in Tokyo with his family and their house was bombed. And my father was not in the house. He was supposed to have been in the house, but he, Kind of, he was very little. He was, I think he was like five or six, and he had wandered away. My father, kind of, the moral of the story for my father was always like, you know, don't do what people tell you, because if you do, something bad may happen. So he didn't do what he was supposed to do. He didn't stay put. He wandered away. And, and he, as a result, he survived, you know, and, think That was a story that I, I still think about. and I, if you knew my father, it would make a lot of sense because he has this really, um, very, defiant is not the quite the right word, but he really knew who he was and he wasn't going to sort of take it from anyone. He was just going to, you know, do it his way. and that story felt very much, you know, the origin story of that personality.   Miko Lee: [00:18:35] So he had encouraged you to be a rebel, to kind of be who you are.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:18:40] A little bit. But you know what's so funny is I, you know, growing up, I was not like my father. You know, my father was, you know, he would, he told many stories. I'm not gonna, I can't tell you all of them, but you know, he was kind of a naughty kid growing up and, and he got in trouble, you know, he was, you know, and, and I was not that way. I was the opposite. I was a really, you know, very obedient, good student. Actually, in a strange way, my father, I think had the last laugh because I did turn out to be in my life choices, I think rather rebellious, but that wasn't nobody's meeting me as a, you know, as a teenager or a child would have thought that they would have thought, Oh, you know, what a well behaved, polite, you know, good student and then I turned out to have a kind of a very different trajectory. It's interesting.   Miko Lee: [00:19:24] What's the first play you ever wrote? How old were you? And what was it?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:19:28] I think the very first play I wrote was this very strange play. I was, a senior in college and it was called Betty Ford and the Dream Commandos. I think I have only a copy that's paper because I wrote it on a typewriter. That's how old I am. And I, I, it was a really expressionistic, strange piece that was that they did site specifically, it was short. I think it was maybe a 20 minute play. And I honestly don't remember the story of it. I remember fragmentary moments of it. I remember there was a chorus of dream commandos that were sort of like sort of ninja like and there was a Betty Ford character who was kind of in a haze. Yeah.   Miko Lee: [00:20:12] That is so wacky. Why Betty Ford?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:20:16] God knows. I don't know. I mean, I   Miko Lee: [00:20:18] Betty Ford as like First Lady Betty Ford or Betty Ford as in running the rehab center?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:20:24] Well, I mean, it was the same person and I think you put your finger on it, which is that I This was a woman that I think I, as a young person, I remember watching her on television and thinking, and this was before the sort of drug rehabilitation part of her life. I just thinking like, she has a hard life. She seems, you know, she's smiling, but I, I think behind that smile, well, again, it gets to that human mystery. I, I guess I was curious about her. She seemed like somebody that, Had this persona and had this sort of public facing, way about her, but that there was a lot of sort of still waters run deep about her too. So I think, I think that that was, that made me curious, you know?   Miko Lee: [00:21:07] Oh, I would love to have a reading with playwrights reading their first plays. That would be so fun.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:21:13] That'd probably a little sad. Scary.   Miko Lee: [00:21:17] I, there's a beautiful exhibit art exhibit where they had children's book authors. The, um, this was a museum of children's art did it and they had their work now beside a work they created when they were a kid and in framed and it was so gorgeous because. Everyone really showed that even when they were like five years old, they were already creating their style. So Naomi Iizuka: [00:21:40] That's fascinating. Yeah.   Miko Lee: [00:21:41] So I just love, I would love to see playwrights that from playwrights. Anyways. I'm wondering if you can talk about your daily creative process, like what do you do? I mean, I, I talked to Isabel Allende about this and she said, every morning I get up, I get a cup of tea, I make myself go into this room and I write, even if it's painful. Yeah. And even if it's bad, I'm wondering if you have like a set schedule or how do you do it?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:22:06] I don't have a set schedule. Mainly, I, I wish I, I did, and I may be able to now in my life, but I think for many years just juggling a day job. And, and I, and I still have, you know, I teach and I, I write for television and so it's, it's a little hectic. and I was a single mom. But now my son is in college, I just actually dropped him off. So I think I will have my schedule be a little different. What I do, which is I think related to what you just described, is I make sure that I write every day, but it's not always at the same time. So sometimes if I have the luxury of, a day where I, don't have to be somewhere at 8am, I will write in the morning. And I do like very much sort of waking up, brewing a cup of coffee and, writing. But I also write, you know, late at night. In fact, I was, you know, just dropping my son off at college and, he was asleep. And, I was sort of in a different part of in the Airbnb where we were staying. And I, Just wrote, you know, so I was like, as long as I'm writing a certain amount of time or certain number of pages a day. But I also agree with what you described in Isabella and his process that it's really important to write even when you don't feel like it. And I tell my students that all the time, because, you know, if you just wait till you feel like it, then you know, you may not write very much. So you have to write even when you don't feel like it. And even when it feels like the writing is hard, or it's not what you want it to be. And then it will, if you keep at it, you know, it will be.   Miko Lee: [00:23:32] Thanks. Okay. My last question for you is what are you reading, watching, or listening to right now? First thing that comes to your mind, what are you consuming?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:23:41] That's so great. I am reading, right now this, I guess you would call it a graphic novel Uzumaki, which is kind of iconic. And I had read part of it a while back, but I am kind of reading the whole, like all the volumes. And it's this Very strange, I guess you'd call it J horror, dystopian, comic, but it's beautifully illustrated and the story is really mysterious and compelling. I'm listening to Pod Save America just because it's election season and I'm really curious you know, what those guys have to say. And I haven't seen it yet, but I just actually texted Sean. I'm going to see that this weekend because it just came down to San Diego. I'm going to see Sing Sing with Coleman Domingo and Sean San Jose. And I cannot wait. I'm so excited. I feel like I'm the last person to see it because it was in New York and it was in LA and then it opened in San Diego just as I was like leaving to drop my son off at college. So I'm seeing it this weekend.   Miko Lee: [00:24:41] I just actually was looking at this note from Stephanie Shu saying go see it tonight. I will get you free tickets for Sing Sing. I was just thinking about that. I should go see that tonight.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:24:52] I'm so excited.   Miko Lee: [00:24:53] Me too. Very excited. and Coleman also lovely Bay Area person. Uzumaki, that looks fascinating. Supernatural psychological horror is what is the genre.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:25:06] No, it's, it's, it's really extraordinary. And, the thing is, is the reason I'm, I'm reading it now is I have like the full collected, all the volumes in one sort of giant omnibus. And so I'm reading everything, you know, all of them from beginning to end. I'd read the first, the first one, which is probably the most famous one, but it's great. I mean, even if it's not your cup of tea, it's, it's so cool. I love it. It is kind of my cup of tea, but, but even if it's not, you will love it.   Miko Lee: [00:25:32] Okay. Thank you for the recommendation. we're going to post links for people to buy tickets for the show at the magic. Is there anything else that you'd like to let our audience know about you and your work?   Naomi Iizuka: [00:25:44] I think you covered it. You're a really good interviewer.   Miko Lee: [00:25:49] Thank you so much for joining us on Apex Express. I'm going to see the show this weekend. I can't wait to see it and I'm excited to see what else you create next. Thank you so much, Naomi.   Naomi Iizuka: [00:26:00] Thank you.   Miko Lee: [00:26:01] Next up, listen to Florente Aguilar a Manila born guitarist and composer whose arrangements and composition successfully craft the balance between respect and redefinition of tradition. MUSIC   That was Florente Aguilar, a Manila born guitarist, and you are listening to Apex Express. Next up, take a listen to my conversation with advocate, activist and graphic illustrator, Eddie Ahn. It is quite amazing to hear from an artist, who's an activist, who's telling their story. And tonight it's all about how we retell stories, whether that's rewriting a traditional piece like Shakespeare or rewriting the tale that is your life and doing it. In graphic illustration style. So listen to my interview with Eddie Ahn. Welcome Eddie Ahn to Apex Express.   Eddie Ahn: [00:29:40] Thanks for having me.   Miko Lee: [00:29:41] I'm so excited to be able to talk to you about your new graphic memoir of family, community, and the fight for environmental justice. Loved reading your book and looking at the artistry. It's so powerful. So I want to start with my very first question that I ask many guests, which is who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?   Eddie Ahn: [00:30:04] Gosh, the book itself covers a lot of my people, particularly my family, myself. I am now, two generations removed, of course, from my grandfather, which the book begins with. he himself was, uh, very brilliant person from all accounts, was a translator for the U S army and South Korean army during the Korean war. And then, I am also, you know, this, the son of immigrants, my mother and father who came from South Korea to the US and really built their careers and their family here. So I think a lot about that migration pattern and how it's influenced who I am today and what I do.   Miko Lee: [00:30:44] And what legacy do you carry with you from those ancestors?   Eddie Ahn: [00:30:48] I think a lot about their successes and failures. so the challenges that they encountered along the way. My grandfather, of course, was A survivor of a lot of trauma he himself went through the Korean War. and then also was separated from his family a lot after, you know, the Korean DMZ, the demilitarized zone was settled. So for him, his life is really one of, Very, very deep trauma and tragedy, having been separated from most of his family. And then he had to go start a new family in South Korea. And a lot of the book covers, the initial kind of devastation he faced. And then later on that the challenges he faced, even as an entrepreneur, very well educated person trying to survive in South Korea and my mother's resentments around that are also covered in the graphic memoir as well. So a lot of it is like, Dealing with that family kind of conflict and also understanding it in the scope of my own life and how I've chosen to pursue nonprofit work to begin with in the United States.   Miko Lee: [00:31:51] Thank you for sharing that. talk to me about the title of the book, Advocate, and what does that mean to you?   Eddie Ahn: [00:31:58] So the title of the book was always meant to have multiple meanings. It was about advocating for oneself, one's own identity, one's own career choice against, very different family expectations. And then it's about professional advocacy. It's about advocating for diverse communities. The nonprofit I work for is called Bright Line Defense, and we do a lot of environmental justice work. And environmental justice is oftentimes the intersection of issues on the environment, race and identity, and the economy, and then grappling with the intersectionality of those issues. There's a lot of complexity in what I do. And part of the title of the book reflects that and advocating again, for oneself. And for other communities.   Miko Lee: [00:32:46] I love this. And I related to this a lot in terms of nonprofit work. I'm wondering if you could share a little bit more about that, about Asian American expectations, particularly your family, Korean American, and the value of nonprofit work.   Eddie Ahn: [00:33:01] For my own family, my parents in particular, I think their expectations for me and what I was going to do with the educational degrees that I obtained. So I went to a really good school, Brown University in Rhode Island, and then I obtained a law degree at UC College of Law, San Francisco. For them, their expectation was, go out, become highly credentialed, and then go make money. Their metrics of success in the US was about a financial metric of success. and for myself, I never quite took to that, for better, for worse, perhaps for myself, which is also covered in the book, but it's also because I valued social work and the active building community, so much and for them, they struggled with that choice. It wasn't exactly what they saw as succeeding in the U S but for myself, it was always incredibly important to do and pursue.   Miko Lee: [00:33:53] I think that power of your convictions really shows up in the book strongly because I think the classic Asian American story, you did the things, you got the Ivy League degree, you got the law degree, and your connection with your grandfather. I'm wondering about your family's feeling about your connection with your grandfather in terms of being an advocate. What was that like for them and the expectations for you?   Eddie Ahn: [00:34:18] That's a great question. in many ways, they saw the connection that I had with my grandfather early on. So even in the book, I describe moments where I'm reading at his feet, you know, from his library collection, and we would talk about different topics. My Korean back then was always, you know, a shaky, maybe at best, it was conversational. But a lot of what he would relate to me were about complex subjects that, at the time, even as a child, I didn't fully understand. But at least I understood the feeling, the depth behind them, which is why I really enjoyed talking to him. I think my mother reading the book has been actually really surprised at the moments of connection I found. For instance, I drew a photo of myself with my grandfather that she didn't even realize existed. So, Seeing how that relationship has unfolded even through the creation of this book, um, for my mother has been actually really interesting to do.   Miko Lee: [00:35:14] Oh, I love that about your mom and kind of getting a another vision of the history just by seeing a photograph but an image you drew of a photograph. There's a beautiful resonance there and the style of illustrations that you do has a, a soft beauty to it that's kind of lyrical. I really appreciate that. I'm wondering if you could talk with us about the inspiration for creating this memoir and in the style that you did in the graphic novel style.   Eddie Ahn: [00:35:45] I love comics because a lot of it is not just about the art and the panel itself. It's how the story actually moves from panel to panel and how the art gets juxtaposed against larger scenes, for instance for myself in doing this graphic memoir, it was a big jump. for myself, like I'm self taught as an artist to begin with. So understanding, you know, things like. Perspective, coloring, anatomy, those are all things I had to learn as I created this particular graphic memoir. and part of the storytelling technique I use in this graphic memoir is also heavily relying on color to move the time periods of the story. So, for instance, my childhood is represented in shades of red. My days in college and up until law school are represented in shades of green. As I start to go through a more transitional stage in life, like getting more deeply into nonprofit work and trying to figure out how to use my law degree, those are all represented in So for me, like I really want to use color to create that sense of era changes and then also create. Flashbacks and flash forwards in the narrative as well that I think you can really only do in comics. I do think comics is a really unique medium in the way, especially if you're evaluating it or reading it in printed format allows you to turn the page back and forth and enjoy it.   Miko Lee: [00:37:12] What came first, the story that you wanted to tell or the images?   Eddie Ahn: [00:37:19] The very first comic I ever posted, because I originally started publishing these graphic memoir comics on Instagram, was about my Oakland Chinatown work. So my first job out of college was as an AmeriCorps member, working as an after school programmer. I taught arts and public speaking for elementary students, third through fifth grade. I think very nostalgically about that time. It was a really great experience overall to work with youth who were really into receiving the best education possible. They went to Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland, Chinatown. it was a lot of thinking about the joyful moments and then balancing against the difficulties of nonprofit work. So I was an AmeriCorps member, and if folks know, how Financially stressful that position can be. It's essentially at the time it was less than a thousand dollars a month for 40 hours a week. So it was a very under-resourced position. Maybe it's one way to put it, as you know, one tries to serve the community as well.   Miko Lee: [00:38:20] So can you share a little bit about your artistic process?   Eddie Ahn: [00:38:24] So I started with fiction when I worked in comics. And in fact, one of the first zines I ever created was, essentially collected comic strips for hyphen magazine, which was a great, Asian American issues magazine. And I really enjoyed telling stories through the lens, essentially the lens of fictional characters. So for instance, I had a talking turtle character that was trying to sell coffee across San Francisco. again, going back to my grandfather, very much patterned after my grandfather's failed entrepreneurial ambitions. So for me, there was a lot of joy in creating these comic strips, mostly illustrated in black and white. so just simple inks. When I started writing my own, graphic memoir, I was thinking more like what were big, ambitious kind of swings. I wanted to take at storytelling, which is why I started doing the more complex color scheme I described earlier. and then part of it was even trying to figure out what was the tone that I wanted to adopt when I even, was creating these comics on Instagram. So for me, like, it started very early on, perhaps in 2016, I started illustrating the first pages on paper. And then I didn't even publish them until February, 2020. So that was roughly like a week or two before the pandemic where I posted the first, comic and then the audience for it on Instagram grew a lot. So from a couple hundred from back then, to now what's probably over 80,000 followers.   Miko Lee: [00:39:56] Oh, that is so exciting. And by the way, I think, you know, this hyphen magazine, we're part of the same family because hyphen is part of the AACRE network that Apex Express is part of too.   Eddie Ahn: [00:40:05] Yes. I'm, I'm a big fan of AACRE to begin with. And yes, I've always had a lot of affection for the generations of leadership that, have essentially built up hyphen over a long period of time.   Miko Lee: [00:40:16] I love that. Can you talk a little bit about how you combine your artistry with your community organizing?   Eddie Ahn: [00:40:23] Yes, I, in the past I created my art through a series of zines, but then I had to learn how to market and essentially promote myself. And I think my community organizing skills did come into play when I was either going to say zine fests or local arts festivals, as well as Essentially creating art shows, solo art shows in San Francisco. So for each, self published comic book, I would essentially do an art show centered around it. and they, the venues ranged, you might know some of these venues like 111 Minna, marvelous coffee and wine bar, which is now closed, dot art bar and gallery. so there were a number of venues that I would set up essentially, a larger kind of act of community building through art. So I think a lot about those days because, this is all pre pandemic. I really enjoyed bringing together, folks in my nonprofit world, as well as, family and friends to come and appreciate, you know, essentially two or three years worth of art creation nowadays, the book tour has been a very different experience. So that's very much, you know, through a more established publisher, Penguin Random House, and then going to, a number of bookstores across the US has been also a really fun experience to do.   Miko Lee: [00:41:41] What have you learned from going to all these different bookstores?   Eddie Ahn: [00:41:45] I've gotten a better sense of history, how book selling actually happens, and New York, for instance, I did a, a large event, over a hundred people came to The Strand, in Manhattan, which has its own very long history in New York's literary scene.   Miko Lee: [00:42:00] Ah, one of my favorite bookstores, The Strand. Yeah. It's so exciting.   Eddie Ahn: [00:42:04] It's a really beautiful venue, where they hold their literary events. So, I've been very fascinated by how people come together around art through the book tour. And, the Strand event itself was a huge joy because it was, Set up as in conversation with another author, and I like to do those events because it feels less like I'm talking at people and more like I'm talking with a person and then seeing the audience's engagement with material, either through some audience members just flip through a couple pages, and then they'll immediately have questions, or they might have come to the event having read the entire book at this point with their own kind of set of nuanced questions. So seeing the whole range of questions through a number of events has been also a very fun experience.   Miko Lee: [00:42:55] And in the book you write about your family's expectations around non profit life, what do they think now about you as an artist, as a graphic novelist, and kind of going on this book tour? Where are they at with your career now?   Eddie Ahn: [00:43:10] My father actually got to experience some public art installations that I'd done in San Francisco. So, there are these utility boxes which are in the middle of the street. And then my art was blown up to essentially be wrapped around them and then displayed. And the art still exists. This was installed way back in 2019. And it's still around today. So for my dad to see that, take pictures of it, touch it with his own hands, I think was a really good experience. He really did appreciate the physicality of that art and how it's displayed in such a public way. Uh, unfortunately nowadays he's too sick to enjoy the book. but my mother on the other hand has read the book and I think One nice coda to, everything that's described in the book, you know, despite all the conflicts with my family about non profit work is that my mother has grown to appreciate what I do a lot, as a result of reading the book. She says she's read it three times now and has cried on each reading, which initially I was worried about because I thought, you know, She was really perhaps, sensitive about our family and how I describe our family conflicts in the book, but it was really more in her own words about how underappreciated nonprofit workers are at times and how she felt. A lot more empathy for them. As a result, I was really surprised by that observation. I really didn't think she would ever care much for what I do for a living. But, yeah, I thought that was a really nice, reaction on our part.   Miko Lee: [00:44:38] Oh, I love to hear that. switching a bit to you as a young organizer, you started pretty young, you know, with AmeriCorps and then working in nonprofit world. With your experience now, what message would you give yourself when you were just starting out as a student organizer?   Eddie Ahn: [00:44:56] Oh, I think at the time I was fairly cheerful about everything. And I, I think that attribute still, endures to this day. I think it's a really important a character trait to have when one does nonprofit work, because I think it's easy to go through life expecting a lot of things to wonder why you aren't getting X, Y, Z, for myself. What I would tell my younger self is, you know, continue with that cheerful attitude, perhaps have better boundaries at times to on average, my employers have been quite good in the nonprofit sphere, but I do think generally it's easy also to work. Perhaps too much, and to demand too much of oneself in service to community. So maybe, one thing I'll tell my younger self is, to pace yourself too and just be more focused on things that, really excited me at the end of the day. you know, the flip side of that, maybe a counterpoint is like, it was important to try out a lot of stuff too. So, I think it all worked out in many ways, just trying out things that it may not have been the most efficient use of my time, but I still learned a lot.   Miko Lee: [00:46:02] Speaking of pacing yourself, you currently have more than a full time job as an executive director of a environmental non profit. You're on several boards and commissions, and just have written this graphic novel. What do you do to take care of yourself?   Eddie Ahn: [00:46:19] Um, I do enjoy, you know, like most people streaming shows and, even one quirk of mine that I enjoy relaying is like, I'm very much into the let's what's called the let's play movement. it's watching essentially other people play video games on YouTube and myself, like I can play a video game. I have, played several, over the last few years that I really do enjoy, but there's something very kind of therapeutic about watching someone else be productive or. perhaps entertaining themselves, without me having to, figure it out myself. So I think part of it is like just being able to relax and just watch a screen is, is, relaxing a form of meditation.   Miko Lee: [00:47:00] Okay. Thanks for that. What do you want folks to understand after reading your graphic novel?   Eddie Ahn: [00:47:08] One interesting thing I've thought a lot about is how the book describes non profit work is not about saving communities. and that sometimes it's referred to in academia as like the savior complex or messiah complex. I do think just being Aware of the complexity of our world and how difficult it is to resolve or fix issues is a core message of the book I hope comes across, and in many ways, comics, you know, is dominated by the superhero genre too, which I think a lot, and of course I love superhero comics to begin with. I do read quite a few of them. And then what I've been fascinated by is thinking through like, Superheroes themselves as characters are out to often fix the world or save the world and so thinking through that dynamic and how this comic is not about that, I think has been a good thing to go through for myself as an artist. So I hope that message comes across despite it being a comic.   Miko Lee: [00:48:15] Thanks for that. I think it's, as opposed to the superhero genre, I see your book more in the personal stories like Pee Booie's The Best We Could Do or Marianne's Persepolis. I see it more in that genre of like really personal family storytelling as opposed to a superhero genre. It's so powerful.   Eddie Ahn: [00:48:38] Thank you. Yes, I agree. I really appreciate those books as well and how they're able to essentially highlight the perspective of the protagonists alongside the environments in which they grow up in, whether it's family or a nation state, etc.   Miko Lee: [00:48:55] And I appreciate how your graphic novel really has your trajectory, you know, going from understanding family, but also really your adult life as somebody that works in the nonprofit field. I think it's really new in that approach. What's next for you?   Eddie Ahn: [00:49:12] Oh, gosh, I am still drawing. I am never wanting to give up on art at the end of the day. I think it's how I've improved as an artist is that I do drive myself to think through, a larger, better project. On Instagram, I'll continue to publish more comics in the future. I am planning through a potential mural project in San Francisco. Uh, it would be very different than the utility box art installations I've done in the past. as for my nonprofit work at Brightline, I'm still very much enjoy it. I have a incredible, team that I work with and I. I've really come to appreciate everything that Brightline has as a result of early years of grinding work that I put in and then to see other people also put in really high quality work for the organization has has been a joy to me personally. So I hope to keep on doing what I'm doing at Brightline for a long time to come. And yeah, I guess we'll find out in the coming years ahead.   Miko Lee: [00:50:14] I like, I, I, one, I'm curious to find out more about the mural, excited to learn more about that, and it sounds like you're going to hold these, both sides of yourself as the artist, as the non profit leader, you're going to continue to do them both. I'm wondering, so much of non profit life is, we're learning by experience, you know, we're, and so I'm thinking about, The connection with being a self taught artist like you're always just learning something. How has being a self taught artist impacted your artistic work and your work in nonprofit world?   Eddie Ahn: [00:50:47] I think it's improved my patience, both in non profit work and in evolving my art style. everything I do is drawn by hand, so I typically just work pencil to paper, ink over pencils, and then finally, Copic markers, their alcohol based art marker, to lay on the color, and that technique essentially evolved over, gosh, uh, eight, nine year period to you and get to where the book is now, the book itself is the culmination of well over 5,000 hours, and each page, you know, on average is probably somewhere between 20 to 30 hours. So just having that kind of discipline to develop everything around the book, has really taught me a lot, I think about life. And then also it's been a nice form of meditation unto itself to just to be able to create art. For that long of a period, over, you know, essentially a long, timeline has, has been really good for my own processes, thinking processes around nonprofit work, because it pushes me to, be creative in the nonprofit work itself.   Miko Lee: [00:51:59] Well, Eddie Ahn, author of Advocate, tell our audience how they can find out more about your work.   Eddie Ahn: [00:52:06] The book can be found, in a number of local bookstores at this point, Penguin Random House has done excellent work in distributing across the US of course, it can be found at most major booksellers, such as Barnes Noble, bookshop.org, et cetera. and they can also find my art online for free on Instagram. The handle is at E H A—those are my initials, Eddie Ahn—comics, as it sounds.   Miko Lee: [00:52:37] Thank you so much. We so appreciate hearing, from you more about your book and we look forward to seeing your murals and seeing the work that you do out in the community.Thank you so much.   Eddie Ahn: [00:52:48] Thanks again for having me, Miko. Really appreciate you.   Miko Lee: [00:52:50] Please check out our website, kpfa.org To find out more about our show tonight. We think all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. Apex Express is created by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preti Mangala-Shekar, Swati Rayasam, Aisa Villarosa, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Gabriel Tanglao, Cheryl Truong and Ayame Keane-Lee.   The post APEX Express – 8.29.24 – Retelling Stories appeared first on KPFA.

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Uniting Hearts: A Search for Family in the Korean DMZ Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/uniting-hearts-a-search-for-family-in-the-korean-dmz Story Transcript:Ko: 비가 쏟아지는 여름날, 한국 비무장지대에 위치한 야전 병원은 소란스러웠습니다.En: On a rainy summer day, the field hospital located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone was bustling with activity.Ko: 천막은 바람에 흔들리고, 바닥은 진흙으로 미끄러웠습니다.En: The tents swayed in the wind, and the ground was slippery with mud.Ko: 그곳에서 자원봉사를 하고 있는 민준은 환자들을 돌보느라 바쁜 하루를 보내고 있었습니다.En: Minjun, who was volunteering there, was having a busy day taking care of patients.Ko: 그는 오랜 형제와도 같은 친구들 속에서 조용히 서 있었습니다.En: He stood quietly among friends who were like brothers to him.Ko: 그의 마음 한 켠에는 가족과 떨어졌던 할아버지를 찾고 싶은 간절한 바람이 있었습니다.En: Deep in his heart, he harbored a longing to find his grandfather, who had been separated from the family.Ko: 소연은 그곳에서 막 자원봉사를 시작한 신참자였습니다.En: Soyeon was a newcomer who had just begun volunteering there.Ko: 그녀는 민준만큼 오랜 경험은 없었지만, 세상을 돕고 싶다는 열정은 넘쳤습니다.En: Although she didn't have as much experience as Minjun, she was filled with a passion to help the world.Ko: 소연은 자신이 무엇을 할 수 있을지 고민하며, 그 목적을 찾고 싶어 했습니다.En: She pondered over what she could do and wanted to find that purpose.Ko: 그녀의 밝은 미소는 주변 사람들에게 작은 위로와 희망을 주었습니다.En: Her bright smile provided small comfort and hope to those around her.Ko: 어느 날, 강한 폭풍이 들이닥쳤습니다.En: One day, a strong storm hit.Ko: 바람은 더욱 거세기 시작했고, 병원의 모든 사람이 긴장했습니다.En: The wind grew fiercer, and everyone in the hospital was tense.Ko: 그때 민준은 조심스러운 목소리로 소연에게 자신의 비밀을 털어놓았습니다.En: At that moment, Minjun confided his secret to Soyeon in a careful voice.Ko: "내 할아버지를 찾고 싶어.En: "I want to find my grandfather.Ko: 전쟁 때문에 가족과 떨어졌어.En: We were separated because of the war."Ko: "소연은 깜짝 놀랐지만, 마음 깊이 감동받았습니다.En: Soyeon was surprised but deeply moved.Ko: "나도 도울게," 그녀는 말했습니다.En: "I'll help you," she said.Ko: 그들 둘은 무작정 서로의 신뢰를 바탕으로 행동하기로 결심했습니다.En: The two decided to act on their mutual trust.Ko: 폭우가 쏟아지는 가운데, 그들은 병원의 한쪽 구석에 오래된 서류들을 보관한 창고로 발걸음을 옮겼습니다.En: Amidst the pouring rain, they made their way to a storage area on one side of the hospital where old documents were kept.Ko: 두 사람은 넘어질 듯 흔들리며 주위를 둘러보았습니다.En: The two, swaying as if about to fall, looked around.Ko: 곧 어두운 창고 구석에 작은 상자들이 가득 쌓여 있는 것을 발견했습니다.En: Soon, they discovered small boxes piled up in a dark corner of the storage.Ko: 그 상자들 속에는 헤어진 가족들이 오랜 세월을 걸쳐 주고받은 편지와 기록들이 있었습니다.En: Inside these boxes were letters and records exchanged over the years by separated families.Ko: "여기야!En: "Here it is!"Ko: " 소연이 외쳤습니다.En: Soyeon exclaimed.Ko: 민준은 떨리는 손으로 상자 하나를 열었습니다.En: With trembling hands, Minjun opened one of the boxes.Ko: 그곳에서 그는 할아버지가 보낸 오래된 편지를 발견했습니다.En: Inside, he found an old letter sent by his grandfather.Ko: 편지 속에는 할아버지의 사랑과 그리움이 담겨 있었습니다.En: The letter was filled with his grandfather's love and longing.Ko: 민준은 마음 깊은 곳에서 벅차오르는 감정을 느꼈습니다.En: Minjun felt a surge of emotions deep inside.Ko: 그는 그동안 품어온 슬픔과 궁금증이 풀리는 것을 느꼈고, 비로소 가족의 역사를 이해할 수 있었습니다.En: He felt the sorrow and curiosity he had been harboring begin to unravel, and he could finally understand his family's history.Ko: 그는 힘차게 고개를 끄덕였습니다.En: He nodded vigorously.Ko: 소연은 미소 지으며 민준의 옆에 서서 머릿속에 떠오르는 생각에 잠겼습니다.En: Soyeon stood next to Minjun, smiling, lost in thought.Ko: 그녀는 민준과 같이 사람들을 돕고, 가족들의 상봉을 돕는 것이 자신이 원하는 길이라는 것을 깨달았습니다.En: She realized that helping people like Minjun and reuniting families was the path she wanted to follow.Ko: 비는 그치지 않았지만, 병원의 풍경은 그들의 마음 속에 자리 잡은 새로운 미래를 비추고 있었습니다.En: The rain did not stop, but the hospital's landscape reflected the new future that had taken root in their hearts.Ko: 그들은 서로에게 감사하며, 세상을 조금이나마 더 밝게 만들 결심을 굳게 했습니다.En: They thanked each other and firmly resolved to make the world a bit brighter.Ko: 민준은 가족의 안식을 찾았고, 소연은 자신의 길을 찾았습니다.En: Minjun found peace for his family, and Soyeon found her path.Ko: 그들에게는 이제 새로운 이야기가 시작되고 있었습니다.En: A new story was now beginning for them. Vocabulary Words:rainy: 비가 쏟아지는bustling: 소란스러웠습니다tent: 천막slippery: 미끄러웠습니다volunteering: 자원봉사를harbored: 품어온longing: 간절한 바람newcomer: 신참자passion: 열정pondered: 고민하며purpose: 목적storm: 폭풍fiercer: 거세기confided: 털어놓았습니다tentative: 조심스러운mutual: 서로의trust: 신뢰storage: 창고swaying: 흔들리며documents: 서류들corner: 구석discovered: 발견했습니다records: 기록들trembling: 떨리는surge: 벅차오르는emotions: 감정unravel: 풀리는vigorously: 힘차게resolution: 결심reflected: 비추고

In today's show, Betty and Nick launch into part 2 about the animals and ecosystems in and around the Korean Demilitarized Zone. We share some history of how and why the DMZ barrier was reinforced and the relationship between landmines, the ecology and civilians in the area. We share the story of how a pre-industrial rice paddy irrigation pond is providing habitats for a variety of species and why the future of this zone still remains so uncertain. We discuss different theories of peace and how animal survival is often in conflict with capitalist interests.  Links: Part 1 of this series on wildlife in the Korean DMZ: https://www.3cr.org.au/freedomofspecies/episode/between-ideologies-wildlife-korean-dmz-part-1 Book referenced: Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters Along the Korean DMZ. Elena J. Kim, 2022. DMZ Ecology Research Institute Website: https://dmz.or.kr/ You can find out more information and book a free ticket to the launch of Emma Hakansson's book Sub-Human here: https://www.readings.com.au/events/book-launch-sub-human  Music played: Night Shift in Light of a factory - Nochatsa: The Song Searchers. Original Performance of ‘Light of a Factory' from 1978 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeDIHG0WAc 그래, 나는 386이다 - Ahn Chi Hwan. Morning Dew - Various artists.

In today's show Betty and Trev talk about the accidental wildlife reserve that has emerged inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone. We talk about the history leading up to Korea's national division and the story of a bird that connected a separated family by flying over the border. We finish with the story of some unexpected WWII heroes from the Tiwi Islands. Tune in next week for Part 2. Book referenced: Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters Along the Korean DMZ. Elena J. Kim, 2022 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands website: https://www.ramsar.org/country-profile/democratic-peoples-republic-korea  Music Played: Ahn Ye Eun 'Song of Cell No. 8' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITDlWk_8QQY MayTree 'Facing the Barbed Wire Fence' https://open.spotify.com/album/4iqh4YNZSUwCl04FXPjxgX Crying Nut 'The Thousand -League Road' https://music.apple.com/gb/album/morning-dew-50th-anniversary-tribute-to-kim-min-gi-vol-4-ep/1574173450  Photo: Park Jongwoo

For review:1. Update: Court rules that Israeli Military Companies can attend Eurosatory 2024 Exhibition in Paris.2.  IDF Says Half of Rafah Brigade Dismantled. Of the four battalions in Hamas's Rafah Brigade, two — Yabna (South) and East Rafah — are considered to be almost completely dismantled, while the capabilities of the other two — Shaboura (North) and Tel Sultan (West) — are somewhat degraded due to IDF operations.3. Israeli Army Generals Approve Lebanon Offensive Plan. The head of the IDF's Northern Command Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin and head of the Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk approved Lebanon battle plans on 18 June 2024. 4. Shots Fired Across Korean DMZ. South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the border area between the two Koreas on 18 June 2024.5. Russia President Vladimir Putin  to visit North Korea and Vietnam.6. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that China should face consequences for supporting Russia during the war in Ukraine. 7. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Marine Corps Commandant General Eric Smith sign formal document, “Memorandum of Understanding on Amphibious Warfare Ship Terms of Reference.”  Purpose: The new terms of reference serve as supplemental guidance to existing readiness reporting criteria and will ensure consistency and uniformity in Navy and Marine Corps amphibious force planning, assessment, and operational mission execution.8. US Army to Remove Hellfire Launcher from M-SHORAD (Sergeant Stout). US Army will retrofit those existing M-SHORAD platforms by swapping out the Hellfire launcher and for a second Stinger pod — a move that would give the platform eight Stinger rounds.

Joining Cliff for this episode is Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, whose first column appeared 30 years ago this week. Jeff's career as a journalist has included interviews with Elie Wiesel and Mikhail Gorbachev, and on-the-ground reporting from such exotic locales as Cuba, the Korean DMZ, and Gaza.Cliff asks Jeff how he came to his world view; what he saw in Gaza during visits from the 1970s to early 2000s; why a “Hitlerian” variant of antisemitism has reemerged; and what lessons might be learned from Israel's experiments and experiences.

Joining Cliff for this episode is Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby, whose first column appeared 30 years ago this week. Jeff's career as a journalist has included interviews with Elie Wiesel and Mikhail Gorbachev, and on-the-ground reporting from such exotic locales as Cuba, the Korean DMZ, and Gaza.Cliff asks Jeff how he came to his world view; what he saw in Gaza during visits from the 1970s to early 2000s; why a “Hitlerian” variant of antisemitism has reemerged; and what lessons might be learned from Israel's experiments and experiences.

“Unless we explore our neighborhood, we can't imagine what might be right under our noses, nor be able to celebrate it, mourn its demise, or take action.” –Alastair Humphreys In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Alastair Humphreys discuss the concept of his new book Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wilderness (1:30); what Alastair found on his close-to-home adventures in England (7:00); the surprises he found in industrial and post-industrial environments (13:00); how he learned to pay better attention to the natural environment in the areas he explored (19:30); “rights of access,” and how it affects hiking in Europe; and the idea of the “big here” versus the “small here” (25:00); how Alastair sought to embrace “stillness” during his experiment (33:30); how the changing of the seasons affected his experience of the local environments (40:30); and the role that imagination plays in having adventures close to home (48:00). Alastair Humphreys (@Al_Humphreys) is an English adventurer, author and motivational speaker. He is responsible for the rise of the idea of the microadventure – short, local, accessible adventures. His newest book, out this year, is Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness. Notable Links: Microadventure (local travel initiative) Industrial farming (agriculture practice) Souvenir, by Rolf Potts (book) Rewilding (conservation biology) Korean DMZ (rewilded demilitarized zone) Seek (nature identification app) Merlin Bird ID (birdsong identification app) On Looking, by Alexandra Horowitz (book) Henry David Thoreau (naturalist and essayist) Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie Dillard (book) Mary Oliver (naturalist and poet) Right of way (public right to hike on private land) A Journey Around My Room, by Xavier de Maistre (book) Traveling in Place, by Bernd Stiegler (book) An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris, by Georges Perec (book) Dustsceawung (Old English term for “contemplating dust”) Black Death (14th century pandemic) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

Agent Orange, used during the Vietnam War, has caused several health issues recognized by the VA. Veterans exposed in areas like Vietnam, the Korean DMZ, and specific locations in Thailand, Laos, and others, can now access VA disability benefits thanks to expanded presumptions under the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022. Recent updates added new conditions to the Agent Orange Presumptive List. Affected veterans, dependents, and children with birth defects may be eligible for benefits. Hill & Ponton offers guidance for those navigating VA compensation claims.

The Korean DMZ is now a wildlife haven you can now visit using Google Street View, how conserving wildlife can mitigate climate change, Pangolin pup born after mum rescued, & More! These are some of the stories I go over in this week's episode of The fairly lame. Podcast, your weekly home of good environmental news! Head over to Instagram and TikTok for daily good news stories which I don't cover in the podcasts! All fairly lame.'s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame 4ocean Affiliate Link! https://www.4ocean.com/?rfsn=6871293.... Code: FAIRLYLAME for 20% off! 4ocean's Monthly Cause – Puffins https://www.4ocean.com/blogs/cause-of...   This week's topics! Welcome (0:00) This Week's Topics (3:45) How Korea's Demilitarized Zone Has Become A wildlife Haven! (4:27) How Protecting Wildlife Help Tackle The Climate Crises! (9:23) A Pangolin Pup Has Been Born After Its Mum Was Rescued From Wildlife Traffickers In South Africa! (16:52) How Ancient Breeds Of Pigs, Ponies, And Cattle Will Convert A Pine Plantation Into A Wild Woodland In The UK! (19:08) The Bounce Back Of The Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile In Cambodia! (21:31) Critically Endangered West African Lioness And Three Cubs Spotted On Camera Trap In Senegal! (24:23)     WWF Field Notes From A Research Expedition Example https://wwf.ca/stories/narwhal-beluga-creswell-bay-nunavut/     How Korea's Demilitarized Zone Has Become A wildlife Haven! BCC Article!  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64740679 NBC News Article! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-south-korea-dmz-kim-jong-un-wildlife-sanctuary-border-rcna72130 NHM Article! https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/february/rare-look-at-the-wildlife-thriving-in-north-koreas-dmz.html Check Out The Street View For Yourself! https://artsandculture.google.com/project/korea-dmz   How Protecting Wildlife Help Tackle The Climate Crises! – Original Paper https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01631-6.epdf?sharing_token=s48LR-9xjOChNYQPzXyGptRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Nk-Nr0hEzZ-ozTdmB979tFrC1iPfYQK4tNwmdSgNri4Dru4OjZ1s1xqCPcLYe1EFyQ7JU32sHAuWkjMa6b7mB4W1sHrEu-CYYHDn4vCt9SSqc8dVAvG_tLBj431kuQNw4%3D Grist Article! https://grist.org/article/sequester-carbon-save-wild-animals/ Inside Climate News Article! https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27032023/rewilding-animals-carbon-storage/   A Pangolin Pup Has Been Born After Its Mum Was Rescued From Wildlife Traffickers In South Africa! https://worldanimalnews.com/a-critically-endangered-pangolin-pup-was-born-after-their-mother-was-saved-from-traffickers-in-south-africa/   How Ancient Breeds Of Pigs, Ponies, And Cattle Willl Convert A Pine Plantation Into A Wild Woodland! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/18/pigs-and-ponies-join-uks-wild-bison-to-recreate-prehistoric-landscape   The Bounce Back Of The Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile! https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2022/12/theyre-one-of-earths-rarest-reptiles-but-these-crocodiles-are-bouncing-back Release By The WCS In Lao! https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/03/22/wildlife-conservation-society-releases-baby-siamese-crocs-in-lao-wetland   Critically Endangered West African Lioness And Three Cubs Spotted On Camera Trap In Senegal!  https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/critically-endangered-west-african-lion-going-from-strength-to-strength-in-niokolo-koba-senegal/ Background From National Geographic! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/inside-the-race-to-save-west-africas-endangered-lions?loggedin=true&rnd=1680045100693

LINKS Kids + Media Survey: Are you a parent, guardian or teacher of primary school kids? Then help us paint a picture of Aussie kids and their media habits by filling out this quick, two minute survey. Thank you in advance! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBTHR35 Today's Quick Links:  Postal service: Have your say https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have-your-say/postal-services-modernisation  Wildlife found in the Korean DMZ: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/twVRv8x4gE_fWw Froderick: https://www.tiktok.com/@unknowndazza/video/7204587065726520577 If TikTok is blocked at school, try playing the video from here: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/awkward-frog-claims-hearts-across-the-globe-after-tiktok-rags-to-riches-story/news-story/4bde94fe12b044393bda7e121edd4020  Dig Deeper: Facts and figures on Australia's postal service https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/rowland/media-release/consultation-begins-delivering-modernised-postal-service  Explore Korea's demilitarised zone: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/korea-dmz/nature Classroom Companion Teachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it's free? Newshounds Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds Stay up to date with us on our Squiz Kids Instagram!   Got a birthday coming up and you want a shout-out? Complete the form on our Squiz Kids website. Link: SHOUT OUTS or / send us an email at squizkids@thesquiz.com.au  

Eleana Kim, professor of anthropology and Asian American studies at UC Irvine, joins Lindsay and Brandon to discuss her work that examines the unique liminal space of the Korean DMZ, and the natural, militaristic, and hybrid ecosystems within it. Eleana argues that this particular space helps us better understand the impacts of war on the natural world, but that it also helps us better connect with the natural world and each other when we explore that space.   To contact Eleana:   https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/eleanakim/   The birds mentioned in End on a Roll:   https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Grebe/photo-gallery/455564   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbRrxw-H6xA ASLE EcoCast: If you have an idea for an episode, please submit your proposal here: https://forms.gle/Y1S1eP9yXxcNkgWHA   Twitter: @ASLE_EcoCast Lindsay Jolivette: @lin_jolivette If you're enjoying the show, please consider subscribing, sharing, and writing reviews on your favorite podcast platform(s)! Episode recorded October 17,  2022. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Born in 1942, David Peters started his Air Force career flying F-4's doing 3 tours in Vietnam in '67, '68, and '69.  Afterwords, he instructed on the T-38 and in 1974 he found his way into the SR-71 program whereby 1977 he found himself in Japan flying missions over the Korean DMZ and the Chinese coast.  Dave talks about the cold war mentality and the main mission of a jet that flies at 85,000 feet at Mach 3+.  Dave talks about a few mission stories and being able to see the curvature of the earth as well as some technical stuff about the aircraft.  He retired in 1986 and went on to fly for American Airlines

On today's Podcast, we give an in depth discussion on who would attack the Pipeline and we look for Means, Motive and Opportunity and we list the suspects to see who would attack the pipeline and what would be their Means, motive and opportunity. Then we have to talk about what the VPINO said in the Korean DMZ that had me nearly having a stroke over it. Source; Who would attack the pipeline. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/09/analysis-nord-stream-pipelines-sabotaged-one-country-benefits/ Who would attack the pipeline and trigger world war 3 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/who-could-be-behind-the-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage WTF did the VPINO say in the Korean DMZ today. https://bongino.com/vp-harris-praises-u-s-alliance-with-republic-of-north-korea   Connect with Nicky: https://allmylinks.com/kamodo Try Shibari Study. https://shibaristudy.com/?referral_code=ieeHaHHDeFgF

Today's topics: Bill O'Reilly's new book.  Fools in the White House.  Another example of FBI abuse of power. 00:00 – Sam's introduction for THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022. 00:43 – Bill O'Reilly – Author of “Killing the Legends” – 11 min — Bill talked about his new book about legends of our time. He said Elvis, John Lennon, Mohamad Ali were all transformative and all crushed by their new lifestyles. https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Legends-Lethal-Danger-Celebrity/dp/1250283302 10:59 – Judge Ted Poe – Former 2nd Congressional District Representative – 9 min – Judge Poe laughed about Kamala Harris being confused about which border she was appointed to be Czar of; not the Korean DMZ. He said it is a national embarrassment that Biden couldn't understand that a dead congress woman was not attending his hunger, nutrition and health conference. https://www.foxnews.com/world/vice-president-kamala-harris-visits-dmz-north-korea-missile-launches https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-appears-look-deceased-congresswoman-crowd-wheres-jackie 20:20 – John Malcolm – Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General – 9 min – John commented on the FBI arrest of Mark Houck, who had protested in front of an abortion clinic al the end of last October. The charges against the protester were turned down by the local prosecutor who has been eager to prosecute any conservative he could in the past. He pointed out that there have been ~150 cases of terrorism against churches and pregnancy crisis centers since the leak of the SCOTUS brief earlier this year, but FBI action on any of the offenses. https://www.foxnews.com/us/22-members-congress-press-garland-answers-arrest-pro-life-catholic-activist-mark-houck 29:19 -- CloseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CARTER MOVIE REVIEW Okay, we're going to give you the synopsis of the plot, but let's be clear here. It doesn't matter. Seriously, “plot” isn't why anyone would watch this movie. In the midst of a deadly pandemic caused by a virus which makes the infected patients violent and zombie-like, originating from the Korean DMZ… Read More »Screener Squad: Carter

CARTER MOVIE REVIEW Okay, we're going to give you the synopsis of the plot, but let's be clear here. It doesn't matter. Seriously, “plot” isn't why anyone would watch this movie. In the midst of a deadly pandemic caused by a virus which makes the infected patients violent and zombie-like, originating from the Korean DMZ… Read More »Screener Squad: Carter

On this episode, author Joseph Han joins us to chat about his debut novel Nuclear Family, a story about a Korean American family that runs a plate lunch diner in Hawaii, and the ghosts that haunt them all the way from the Korean DMZ. We discuss his inspirations behind writing Nuclear Family, his thoughts on the ghosts that haunt a diaspora, and what Guy Fieri's quest to reach Flavortown has to do with it all.Follow Joseph on twitter at @hanjoseph and check out his debut novel Nuclear Family on sale now!*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba May 2022 pick is Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone? How did it come to be? What is the history? Who are the major players to this endless - now over 75yr - conflict.#Korea#South Korea#North Korea#USA#Japan#China#Russia#Geopolitics#History Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Nuclear Deterrence 101 (and why the US can't even hint at intervening in Ukraine), published by Darmani on March 18, 2022 on LessWrong. This is a linkpost for/ . I found it a very good read for explaining the strategy behind the decisions and signaling in this war. I was inspired to post it as a supplement to , as this piece explains why it's in Zelensky's interest to continue to call for a no-fly zone that could turn into a hot war. It also answered a question I've had since a child, visiting old friends of my mother from her childhood growing up on military bases, wondering what the US was doing in so many countries. The answer? Their job is quite literally to die to provoke a US response. Some excerpts below: One such method that Beaufre discusses is what he calls the ‘piecemeal maneuver,' but is often in English referred to as ‘salami tactics' – including in this absolutely hilarious bit from Yes, Prime Minister, which is also a surprisingly good explanation of the method. The idea is that to make gains while avoiding escalation, a state can break up the gains they would make into a series of smaller actions, each with its own exterior maneuver ‘cover,' so that it doesn't rise to the level of triggering nuclear escalation. Putting together several such maneuvers could allow a state to make those gains which had they all been attempted at once, certainly would have triggered such an escalation. Beaufre's example, unsurprisingly, was Hitler's piecemeal gains before his last ‘bite' into Poland triggered WWII. Beaufre notes that for piecemeal maneuvers to be effective, they have to be presented as fait accompli – accomplished so quickly that anything but nuclear retaliation would arrive too late to do any good and of course nuclear retaliation would be pointless: who is going to destroy the world to save a country that was already lost? Thus Beaufre suggests that the piecemeal maneuver is best accomplished as a series of coups de main accomplished with fast moving armored, mechanized and airborne forces seizing control of the target country or region before anyone really knows what is happening. The attacking power can then present the maneuver as fait accompli and thus the new status quo that everyone has to accommodate; if successful, they have not only made gains but also moved everyone's red lines, creating more freedom of action for further piecemeal maneuvers. Avoiding this problem is why NATO is structured the way it is: promising a maximum response for any violation, however slight, of the territory of any member. The idea is to render the entire bloc immune to piecemeal maneuvers by putting all of it behind the red line (or at least letting the USSR think it is all behind the red line). It is also why American forces are often forward deployed in effectively trivial numbers in key areas in the world in what are often referred to as ‘tripwire' deployments. Those American forces, for instance, in Poland, the Baltics or on the Korean DMZ (and during the Cold War, in West Germany) were not there to win the war; their purpose was, in a brutal sense, to die in its opening moments and thus ensure that the United States was committed, whether it wanted to be or not. And the reason to do that is to signal to both enemies and allies that any incursion into allied territory, no matter how trivial, will cause American deaths and thus incur an American military response. In that way you can shift the red line all of the way forward, obliterating the area of freedom of action, but only for countries where such a commitment is credible (which is going to generally be a fairly small group). The logic of deterrence – in particular the fact that it is both very high stakes and also based entirely on perception – explains why NATO and especially the United States took any dire...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Nuclear Deterrence 101 (and why the US can't even hint at intervening in Ukraine), published by Darmani on March 18, 2022 on LessWrong. This is a linkpost for/ . I found it a very good read for explaining the strategy behind the decisions and signaling in this war. I was inspired to post it as a supplement to , as this piece explains why it's in Zelensky's interest to continue to call for a no-fly zone that could turn into a hot war. It also answered a question I've had since a child, visiting old friends of my mother from her childhood growing up on military bases, wondering what the US was doing in so many countries. The answer? Their job is quite literally to die to provoke a US response. Some excerpts below: One such method that Beaufre discusses is what he calls the ‘piecemeal maneuver,' but is often in English referred to as ‘salami tactics' – including in this absolutely hilarious bit from Yes, Prime Minister, which is also a surprisingly good explanation of the method. The idea is that to make gains while avoiding escalation, a state can break up the gains they would make into a series of smaller actions, each with its own exterior maneuver ‘cover,' so that it doesn't rise to the level of triggering nuclear escalation. Putting together several such maneuvers could allow a state to make those gains which had they all been attempted at once, certainly would have triggered such an escalation. Beaufre's example, unsurprisingly, was Hitler's piecemeal gains before his last ‘bite' into Poland triggered WWII. Beaufre notes that for piecemeal maneuvers to be effective, they have to be presented as fait accompli – accomplished so quickly that anything but nuclear retaliation would arrive too late to do any good and of course nuclear retaliation would be pointless: who is going to destroy the world to save a country that was already lost? Thus Beaufre suggests that the piecemeal maneuver is best accomplished as a series of coups de main accomplished with fast moving armored, mechanized and airborne forces seizing control of the target country or region before anyone really knows what is happening. The attacking power can then present the maneuver as fait accompli and thus the new status quo that everyone has to accommodate; if successful, they have not only made gains but also moved everyone's red lines, creating more freedom of action for further piecemeal maneuvers. Avoiding this problem is why NATO is structured the way it is: promising a maximum response for any violation, however slight, of the territory of any member. The idea is to render the entire bloc immune to piecemeal maneuvers by putting all of it behind the red line (or at least letting the USSR think it is all behind the red line). It is also why American forces are often forward deployed in effectively trivial numbers in key areas in the world in what are often referred to as ‘tripwire' deployments. Those American forces, for instance, in Poland, the Baltics or on the Korean DMZ (and during the Cold War, in West Germany) were not there to win the war; their purpose was, in a brutal sense, to die in its opening moments and thus ensure that the United States was committed, whether it wanted to be or not. And the reason to do that is to signal to both enemies and allies that any incursion into allied territory, no matter how trivial, will cause American deaths and thus incur an American military response. In that way you can shift the red line all of the way forward, obliterating the area of freedom of action, but only for countries where such a commitment is credible (which is going to generally be a fairly small group). The logic of deterrence – in particular the fact that it is both very high stakes and also based entirely on perception – explains why NATO and especially the United States took any dire...

LISA BRADY-  Lisa is a professor of history at BSU. Topics include: Korean DMZ, Korean War, American civil war strategies. Become a Patron to join my online book club here: https://www.patreon.com/peakcuriousityNew Website: https://peakcuriousity.com/Support me monetarily aka I want to have kids soon and can't afford this hobby for long without at least breaking even: https://www.patreon.com/peakcuriousitySupport me emotionally aka I like followers, what can I say: https://www.instagram.com/abigailhcarlson/Support me psychologically/general feedback/hate mail: peakcuriousitypod@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/peakcuriousity)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/peakcuriousity)

As a child, I was often found glued to my dad's shortwave radio station in pursuit of voices from across the globe. If lucky, I would exchange a few words, in very limited English, with a stranger somewhere far away. Most of the time, all I got was static, in itself a hint of the vast universe yet to be explored by a young soul. This was in the 1970's and it was my internet. My piece is a treatment of my own childhood curiosity and the extreme autocracy of North Korea. I used bits of propaganda from North Korean radio, the Kim Jong-Un approved pop band Moranbong Band - performing tributes to their leader - and the massive impact of military parades regularly performed for the Kim family and potentates. Sources used: The invasion of South Korea by North Korea on 25 June 1950 announced by Swedish state radio SR. Mix of “Voice of Korea”, short wave transmissions by North Korea state radio. North Korean number codes, short wave transmissions date unknown. Tapto by Moranbang Band. Military parades of 2005 and 2012 in Pyongyang. Patriotic Song by North Korean Military Choir. Voice of Chairman Kim Jong-Un meeting President Donald Trump on 30 June 2019 at the Korean DMZ, related by Swedish state television SVT. Short wave interference noise recorded from Lafayette HE-20T, a short wave base station used by my father in the 1970's and still used by me. All other sound clips from The Short Wave Radio Archive, Daily Mail, Swedish state Radio archives and YouTube. Composition by Eva Q. Mansson. Part of the Shortwave Transmissions project, documenting and reimagining the sounds of shortwave radio - find out more and see the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/shortwave

In this podcast episode, the Hanns Seidel Foundation’s Bernhard Seliger joins the show to talk about the mission of the foundation, transforming the former East-West German border into a peaceful green space, North Korea’s approach to climate change action, defining ‘capacity building’ and the foundation’s work in South Korea. He also discusses environmental challenges on […]

Live or Die + all about Vietnam today! We left you hanging at E49 on Border Insecurity so we're back to give you guns, bombs, contrabands and chocolates! Live or Die with border crossings and leaky boats with no engines. Hear why we love Anh Do, the Happiest Refugee in Australia! And, why Anh should have said, “As an Asian Man, this is what I want” a lot earlier! Timestamp: Intro; [2:16] Unexpected Asia on Chinese Super League + Taiwan Gay Pride Parade + International Students Pilot Program in Canebrra; [9:35] Pond of Ponders on Border Insecurity… Again: 1) Guns + Bombs in Sri Lanka 2) Super Yacht Smuggles 3) Vietnam-China Friendship Pass 4) Korean DMZ; [19:01] Secret Asians…Asianish on Anh Do the Happiest Refugee; [28:15] Outro. THANK YOU LISTENERS! Thank you for listening to Captain Bagrat and supporting our Mission to Fight Boring News in Asia and Australia! YOUR MISSION should you dare to accept it is to click on a Captain Bagrat episode of your persuasion and leave a review on ApplePodcast! Click here http://ow.ly/XVVa30q07P6 SHOUT OUT + U R A WINNER | We will give everyone who have reviewed Captain Bagrat a special shout out! We will pick a winning review each month. The lucky winner will have the chance to podcast with Captain Bagrat in Downtown Chinatown! You pick the topic! Madam Chan will prep a cocktail of your choice and Liam will croon your fav song! #DoIt FANCLUB | Throw a few bucks at us each month on Patreon + TELL US WHAT YOU WANT! That'll keep us busy at the recording studio. Your support will forever be honoured with early access to new episodes, behind the scenes, patron only messages and more. Click here https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBagrat SPONSOR | Why not throw a few '00s or even ‘000s at us. In-kind sponsorship is also great. WE WILL NEVER SAY NO TO BEERS! Like Trump, we love quid pro quo deals! Contact us at Captain.Bagrat@gmail.com or Facebook to strike a deal and get your brand noticed! FOLLOW US: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/captainbagrat/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/captainbagrat/?hl=en Apple Podcast http://ow.ly/XVVa30q07P6 Spotify http://ow.ly/VlWf30q07Nm Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT9jjT1khKsG4UwZRngYa2g Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBagrat Thanks for your support! Bagrat Out! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/captainbagrat/message

Live or Die + all about Vietnam today!We left you hanging at E49 on Border Insecurity so we’re back to give you guns, bombs, contrabands and chocolates! Live or Die with border crossings and leaky boats with no engines. Hear why we love Anh Do, the Happiest Refugee in Australia! And, why Anh should have said, “As an Asian Man, this is what I want” a lot earlier! Timestamp: Intro; [2:16] Unexpected Asia on Chinese Super League + Taiwan Gay Pride Parade + International Students Pilot Program in Canebrra; [9:35] Pond of Ponders on Border Insecurity… Again: 1) Guns + Bombs in Sri Lanka 2) Super Yacht Smuggles 3) Vietnam-China Friendship Pass 4) Korean DMZ; [19:01] Secret Asians…Asianish on Anh Do the Happiest Refugee; [28:15] Outro. THANK YOU LISTENERS!Thank you for listening to Captain Bagrat and supporting our Mission to Fight Boring News in Asia and Australia! YOUR MISSION should you dare to accept it is to click on a Captain Bagrat episode of your persuasion and leave a review on ApplePodcast! Click here http://ow.ly/XVVa30q07P6  SHOUT OUT + U R A WINNER | We will give everyone who have reviewed Captain Bagrat a special shout out! We will pick a winning review each month. The lucky winner will have the chance to podcast with Captain Bagrat in Downtown Chinatown! You pick the topic! Madam Chan will prep a cocktail of your choice and Liam will croon your fav song! #DoIt  FANCLUB | Throw a few bucks at us each month on Patreon + TELL US WHAT YOU WANT! That’ll keep us busy at the recording studio. Your support will forever be honoured with early access to new episodes, behind the scenes, patron only messages and more. Click here https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBagrat SPONSOR | Why not throw a few ’00s or even ‘000s at us. In-kind sponsorship is also great. WE WILL NEVER SAY NO TO BEERS! Like Trump, we love quid pro quo deals! Contact us at Captain.Bagrat@gmail.com  or Facebook to strike a deal and get your brand noticed! FOLLOW US: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/captainbagrat/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/captainbagrat/?hl=en Apple Podcast http://ow.ly/XVVa30q07P6 Spotify http://ow.ly/VlWf30q07Nm Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT9jjT1khKsG4UwZRngYa2gPatreon https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBagrat Thanks for your support! Bagrat Out!

Ed & Nik return after a brief hiatus doing some real work and discuss the media frenzy over Kim Jong-un's recent non-death. Other subjects tackled include an exchange of gunfire across the Korean DMZ, Vietnam's successful Covid-19 policies, fake Indonesian ghosts and Nik's mysterious lack of teaching duties.

I wrote this poem while visiting the Korean DMZ. Though technically a war zone, you could buy coffee and treats while touring. This poem is about he juxtaposition of a war zone with the trappings of tourism. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Joseph Dresnok was a Private in the US Army stationed along the Korean DMZ. He quickly became depressed and developed one hell of an addiction to booze and sex workers. After getting in trouble one too many times and fearing he would get a courts martial, he took off running across the DMZ towards North Korea. Support the show and get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys buy a shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Sources: "Crossing the Line" BBC 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2dCk3N8cE https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/21/a-u-s-soldier-who-defected-to-north-korea-in-1962-has-died-his-pyongyang-born-sons-say/ Jenkins Robert. The Reluctant Communist: My Desertion, Court-Martial, and Forty-Year Imprisonment in North Korea. 2007. https://foreignpolicy.com/2014/04/29/meet-the-four-americans-who-defected-to-north-korea-in-the-1960s/

Pierce's last turn as 007 surfs into the Korean DMZ for a true mess of a movie. We look at Halle Berry's character in confusion, when does 007 surf and then skysurf? Join us won't you for a truly baffling series of choices in this early 2000s Bond movie

This podcast with Masahiro Kawai continues our country tour focused on the Osaka G20 Summit. Japan was, of course a key actor for this Summit with its hosting of this year’s annual G20 Summit. With growing competition between powers - China, Russia and the United States – the hosting has placed even greater pressure on those countries that host the annual G20. Japan also had a stressful year as a result of other events – the abdication of the Emperor and elections for the Upper Chamber. These events led Japan to initiate a truncated period before the Leaders’ Summit which took place on June 28-29th. The Summit witnessed a ‘reality TV series’ of meetings for President Trump – with China’s Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin of Russia, the Saudi Crown Prince and topped off with a meeting with Kim Jong-un of North Korea at the Korean DMZ. Difficult negotiations taxed Prime Minister’s Abe and his officials in finalizing the Leaders’ Declaration. Masahiro Kawai was an ideal guest as he was ‘well plugged in’ to the official Japanese G20 and T20 processes. Masahiro Kawai today is a Professor of the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo and Representative Director and Director General, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA). He has held many official roles including Dean and CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Come listen to his valuable insights on Japan’s hosting of the G20 Osaka Summit.

We begin the country tour of the major G20 members with Ep 12. Matthew Goodman is our guest from CSIS in Washington. As his short bio below will tell you, Matt has had both public and private sector roles and has been directly involved with the G20 in past administrations. If nothing else, as noted in Ep 11 with Yves Tiberghien, the G20 Summit was filled with pageantry – principally Donald Trump’s. There is a series of Trump events – meeting with China’s Xi Jinping over the US-China trade war, and, as it turns out, a rather vague agreement providing a truce in the tariff increases by the United States while negotiations resume, his encounters with Vladimir Putin and the breakfast with the Saudi Crown Prince and finally, but certainly not least, the meeting with Kim Jong-un at the Korean DMZ just after the completion of the Summit. One of the first questions we have for Matt is what is the Trump Administration up to; what was the President hoping to accomplish at the G20 in Japan? We were fortunate to be able to ask Matt to help us better understand the Administration’s stance with both the top-tier and mid-tier issues of this Summit. Matthew is senior vice president, senior adviser for Asian economics, and holds the Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS. Matthew has served in both the private sector at Goldman Sachs and Albright Stonebridge Group and has also held a number of significant roles in the public sector including early in his career as an international economist at the U.S. Treasury Department and at the Tokyo Embassy. Subsequently, he was director of international economics on the National Security Council staff responsible for the G20 and, the then G8, and then former White House Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the East Asia Summit (EAS).

"Trump’s impromptu visit to the DMZ separating the two Koreas was unprecedented and historic. Indeed, it was a bold, even brilliant decision. Of course, his political opponents, particularly the Democrats running for president, and the media – have all slammed Trump’s unorthodox diplomacy. Can he overcome his critics and get the results needed to claim a much-needed ‘win’? Moreover, who is on the side of peace?" CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle chairs this timely debate with panel guests Ray McGovern, Efraim Inbar, and 21WIRE editor Patrick Henningsen. Watch here: https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/07/04/north-korean-dmz-diplomacy-who-is-on-the-side-of-peace/

With this Ep 11 podcast we begin a series on the Japanese Osaka Summit. First up is Yves Tiberghien from the University of British Columbia. It is a great pleasure to welcome Yves back to the podcast studio. If nothing else this G20 Summit was filled with pageantry – principally Donald Trump’s. There is a series of Trump events – meeting with China’s Xi Jinping over the US-China trade war, and, as it turns out, an agreement to provide a truce in the tariff increases by the United States while negotiations resume, his encounters with Vladimir Putin and the breakfast with the Saudi Crown Prince and of course the meeting with Kim Jong-un at the Korean DMZ just after the completion of the Summit. Yves and discuss the implications of these Trump meetings, the progress on what Yves and I refer to as the top-tier issues of international trade and climate change action and then a number of mid-tier issues including: acting to limit marine plastics litter, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, digital ‘data free flows with trust’, quality infrastructure, IMF reforms with respect to concluding its quota review and governance reforms and possibly on digital taxation and base erosion and profit sharing (BEPS).” It was a busy Summit. Yves is the Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Executive Director of the UBC China Council, and a full Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia. Importantly, Yves spent several years working in Japan and has focused a good deal of his research on globalization examining China in particular. He specializes in comparative political economy and international political economy with an empirical focus on China, Japan, and Korea Let’s join Yves in a first conversation on the Osaka G20 Summit.

Steve, Todd, and Aaron lament the utter lunacy of President Trump entering the Korean DMZ and stepping into North Korea alongside Kim Jong Un. Then, Bob Vander Plaats joins the program to shed some light on the evolving relationship between the LGBTQ community and what’s left of America. In Hour Two, the conversation shifts back to President Trump’s visit to North Korea, and Steve delves back into Rush Limbaugh’s book, "The Way Things Ought to Be." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Democracy Sausage the panel – Mark Kenny, Marija Taflaga, and James Frost – tackle a paradox of politics, new alliances in Parliament, Scott Morrison at the G20, and Trump’s historic handshake at the Korean DMZ. Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times. Marija Taflaga is a lecturer in the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. Her major research is on political parties and particularly the Liberal Party of Australia. She has previously worked in the Australian Parliamentary Press Gallery as a researcher at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. James Frost is a PhD Candidate in the School of Politics and International Relations. Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback for this podcast series! Send in your questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to podcast@policyforum.net. You can also Tweet us @APPSPolicyForum or join us on the Facebook group. This podcast is published in partnership with The Australian National University. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Castina Charles is a poet and activist; both of her passions are fueled by her drive to educate, to make people understand different perspectives — including her own as a black woman in modern America. In this week’s podcast, she reads poems that are at once playful and pointed. She also talks about the Women’s Empowerment Conference and March she organized, which included Christine Ahn who led a women’s march across the Korean DMZ, and Lacey Schwartz who made the documentary, “Little White Lie,” about being raised in a Jewish family only to discover at 18 that her biological father was a black man. Charles makes politics personal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jake: A closer look.How does professional wrestling, the Korean DMZ, and getting into a little trouble turn someone into a politics podcaster? Brian interviews Jake to find out about his personal journey and political identity.

Billy and Joe discuss Land mines removed from Korean DMZ, Border wall, Kanye going crazy Follow us on Twitter: @ZeroSupervision Billy @LoW_BillyAllen Joe @joseph_lawhorn follow us on facebook: https://facebook.com/ZeroSupervision/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/zerosupervision Merch: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=w_bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011?ie=UTF8&node=7141123011&field-brandtextbin=Zero+Supervision music: cold killa (sting) by MK2 listen on: iTunes podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/zero-supervision/id1330439377?mt=2 Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/zerosupervision Google Play https://play.google.com/music/m/Iumpasgzaabyf7vhrflky72xyie?t=zero_supervision Sticher http://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=52883388

Korea with kids — this South Korea travel blog post & podcast will get you ready to buy flights! There are many things to do in Korea with kids...or without them. Surprisingly, travel in South Korea hasn't caught on like it has in Japan and China. But we're here to tell you that Korea is a great place to explore. Read on (and listen in!) for Korea travel tips, as well as advice on things to do in Seoul and exploring Korea's beautiful Jeju island. ::: Like what you’re hearing? Then please subscribe, rate & review Epic Education Radio. We would be extremely grateful! iTunes is a search engine as well, and so when you rate and review us, you help others find us. Thank you! :::   South Korea Travel Blog: Korea Travel Tips Today I talk with Sejal Parekh to hear about travel in South Korea. Sejal and her husband have just spent time in Japan, Korea and now Bali, where we spoke from. In this Epic Education Radio episode, I ask Sejal all about exploring South Korea with kids. We talk about things to do in Seoul with kids, exploring Jeju Island with kids, and more.   IN THIS EPISODE 02:18 Intro convo - Bali plastic 06:47 Intro to Sejal's Family 08:49 Why Korea? Why Korea with Kids? 11:31 Things to do in Seoul 17:09 DMZ: Korea Travel Blog 23:14 The energy of the Hongdae neighborhood 28:20 Communication & food/eating in Seoul 35:08 Getting around Seoul 40:06 Pop band encounter 41:48 Things to do at Jeju Island 45:52 Accommodation on Jeju Island 48:50 Getting to Jeju Island from Seoul 50:40 More things to do at Jeju Island   ABOUT   Names: Sejal Parekh, her husband, and their 4-year-old daughter Hold passports from: the UK (London) Type of travel: Living abroad (in the US) and long-term travel A few places they've been: Japan, Korea, Indonesia and Greece   FIND THEM ON Instagram   Things to Do in Seoul, Things to Do at Jeju Island & More This episode is between two family travelers, but as you'll see, all the great things to do in South Korea are for everyone. Not just kids or families. We discuss why they chose travel in Korea. We also talk about food, accommodation, getting around and more South Korea travel tips. If you're interested in exploring East Asia, then this South Korea travel blog post & podcast should whet your appetite! Why Korea? Why Korea with Kids? When I asked Sejal why they chose to travel in Korea, she explained that it had been on her list for a while. Some of her old coworkers had been and sent back pictures. In addition, we both agreed that Korea is in many ways the "it" place in East Asia right now. In fact, lots of cultural and commercial cues point to Korea. Whether it's in design, in music, in fashion or in the beauty industry, South Korea is at or near the center of many present trends. Another reason why travel in South Korea with kids is worth your time is that it is a very safe and well-run country. The crime rates are extremely low, and the infrastructure is strong. Transportation is fast and effective, and you'll have no problem getting online. Korea and Japan: Travel South Korea with Kids You may already know this, but Korea and Japan are extremely close to each other. Sejal and I talk about how fast and easy it is to get back and forth between the two counties. Flights from Tokyo to Seoul are around 2.5 hours, where flights from Osaka to Seoul are much less. If you're planning to visit Japan (and we certainly recommend that you do), then consider visiting Korea as well. Sejal and her family had just spent over a month in Japan before they visited Korea. Their Korean trip was for three weeks. Yet Sejal says that if they hadn't already booked flights out, they would have extended their stay. Where to Stay in Seoul: South Korea Travel Tips   Their first stop was Seoul. This is the capital of South Korea and (arguably) the most vibrant and dynamic city in the country. Sejal chose the Dongdaemun neighborhood because it had lots of the elements they like in city travel. There were cafes, restaurants, and bars on hand. It also holds the futuristic convention center designed by Zaha Hadid. Things to Do Seoul: South Korea Travel Blog One of their favorite things to do in Seoul was simply to pick a different neighborhood each day to walk through. In addition here are your (fairly touristy) things to do in Seoul with kids and how they felt about them. The Hop-on, Hop-off Bus — Things to Do in Seoul With Kids We have frequently recommended taking the open-top tourist buses in famous locations. This can be a great way to get your bearings in a new city and help you navigate your way later. However, Sejal says that they wouldn't do the hop-on, hop-off bus in Seoul again. Why? For one, it's hard to actually get your bearings because Google Maps don't work in Korea. Therefore, they couldn't orientate themselves as they would have liked to. The DMZ - South Korea Travel Blog Visiting the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) may be considered a "touristy" activity by many. Yet Sejal and her husband found it very interesting and meaningful. In fact, they were there just days before the US President's famous 2018 visit. Sejal describes taking a small tour group. They had excellent guides who told stories of the relationship between North and South Korea. We then talked about how one day Korea's DMZ would be like Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. Hopefully. How nice it would be in the Korean DMZ was nothing more than a tourist attraction. Hongdae One of my favorite things to do in Korea is exploring Seoul's Hongdae District. Occupying the area of several colleges and universities, the Hongdae District is action-packed. Expect lots of cool restaurants, cafes, trendy clothing and design boutiques and more. It is a nightlife area, as well, but extremely lively 24-7. Food & Communication: Things to Do in Korea with Kids Sejal explains that English levels appeared to be lower than in Japan during their experiences in the country. They often ran into language barriers but found people to be very helpful. Eating in Seoul: South Korean Food & Restaurants Sejal recalls several times when they had to skip trying a restaurant because they couldn't read the menu. Unless there were pictures, they didn't risk it. Solo travelers may take the risk more often. However, when traveling with young kids like Sejal is, sometimes it's best to go with what you know. Lots of Korean food is fried and/or meat-based. That said, it's still possible to eat vegetarian in Korea. Many places have veggie-friendly dishes, but you should be prepared to ask for them. Prepare a card with the word "vegetarian" written in Korean. Getting Around Seoul: South Korea Travel Blog Seoul is a very walkable city with a clean, modern and efficient transportation system. Whether you're traveling in Korea with kids or on your own, you'll find many transportation options. Taxis are clean and safe, as well. But here's the thing: English is not widely spoken in South Korea. This can make it tricky talking to taxi drivers and subway attendants. And because of Hangul, Korea's writing system, it can be hard to read a map. Speaking of maps, Sejal explains how Google Maps don't work well in Korea. Instead, most people use Kakao Maps, a local provider. But that means that the maps are often in Korean, which can be tricky to read. Korea's Jeju Island: South Korea Travel Blog   Straight from the megalopolis of Seoul, Sejal and family flew to Jeju Island. Sejal and family found plenty of fun things to do at Jeju Island, which she describes in the podcast. Often called "Honeymoon Island" by South Koreans, Jeju has peaceful beaches, green, pastoral hills, and a thriving art scene. No wonder many South Koreans still choose to take their honeymoon here! In fact, anyone who wants to get away from the gritty urban scene will find Jeju Island to be one of the best places to visit in Korea. How to Get to Jeju Island: Things to Do at Jeju Island Korea This beautiful dot of green is around 70 kilometers south of South Korea's southern border, but it's around a 90-minute flight from Seoul in the north of the country. If you're planning more Korea travel south of the capital, then consider a variety of ferries that leave from ports along the southern border. Most people, however, may find the flying from Seoul to Jeju Island works best for their Korea travel itinerary. Things to Do at Jeju Island: South Korea Travel Tips   There are loads of things to do in Seoul, Busan, and other major Korean cities. However, Jeju Island attractions are also varied and appealing. When looking for things to do at Jeju Island, Sejal and family discovered great beaches, nature trails and much more. "I thought it would just be a pretty island with beaches," she says, "but it was all that and much more." There are other great things to do at Jeju Island besides exploring the shoreline. Jeju Island has loads of natural beauty past the beaches. For example, there are lots of hillside trails and waterfalls in the interior. On the cultural side, Sejal recommends visiting the Jeju Art Village. Here, she was surprised and impressed by the variety and quality of art on display. Sejal is also interested in the beauty industry. She discovered that many of the leading Korean beauty products originate in Jeju Island's volcanic soil. Haenyeo Divers: Things to Do at Jeju Island One of the most interesting things to do at Jeju Island for Sejal was to visit the Haenyeo divers. These all-women diving groups are part of a matriarchal society on Jeju Island. In fact, they listed by UNESCO as "intangible cultural heritage." Unfortunately, most divers are now in the 50's or all the way up to their 80's. With this in mind, it's entirely possible that this cultural tradition may not exist in the next generation. Getting Around Jeju Island: Korea with Kids Originally, Sejal and family planned to hire a rental car on Jeju Island. Thanks to high fees and complications with their driver's licenses, they went with bicycles and local buses. And they're glad they did. They took local buses all over. They also easily rented a bicycle with a child's seat, which made for some fun exploring Jeju Island. Exploring things to do at Jeju Island was “very manageable without a car," she says, "despite what other people will tell you." Where to Stay on Jeju Island: South Korea Travel Tips When looking for where to stay on Jeju Island, Sejal and family decided to avoid resorts. Instead, they chose a "modern" hotel...with mixed results. According to Sejal, she felt that South Korean tourism is on the tipping point of something good. However, it's not there just yet. While their room wasn't bad, there were a few things she wished were different. If they return again, she explains, then they would look for a guesthouse, Airbnb or another arrangement. Know Any Fun Things to Do in Korea? If you combine both Sejal's and my time in Korea, we've only spent a little over a month in the country in our individual trips. Sejal saw lots of Seoul and Jeju Island. In contrast, I've only visited one district in Seoul a few times. That's why we need your help. We want this South Korea travel blog post to be more comprehensive. What are some great things to do in South Korea? Tell us things to do in Seoul. Tell us things to do in Busan. Give us details on things to do at Jeju Island and beyond. Where else should we explore?     Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. This means, at no extra cost to you,  we might receive a small commission if you make a purchase or book using those links. My opinions are my own and I only recommend places/services that I believe will genuinely help you find fun things to do in Korea with kids. If you're looking for things to do in Seoul or things to do at Jeju Island, I hope that this South Korea travel blog post helps! Full-on family travel fundamentals. Epic Education Radio is interviews, stories and advice for people who decide to make travel a priority in their family's life...and for those who want to. Tune in each week to hear stories and advice from new traveling families, and hear how they've handled various family travel-related issues like education, socialization, working, budgeting, accommodation, road-parenting, safety, technology and more. We talk gear, websites, apps and other resources for traveling & nomadic families, and answer questions from those who would like to do something similar.

Ah, the simpler times when the Korean DMZ just gave us bloody axe murders and not the threat of nuclear war. Tune in for the incident that could have started World War III.

The Mo'Kelly Show Presents – Donald Trump opening his mouth and inserting his foot discussing Stormy Daniels, his comparison of the Korean DMZ to the Mexican border AND the ten worst cereals EVER!!! Plus Author Dahlia Schweitzer goes viral with zombies, viruses, and the end of the world on KFI AM 640 – More Stimulating Talk!

The Mo'Kelly Show Presents – Donald Trump opening his mouth and inserting his foot discussing Stormy Daniels, his comparison of the Korean DMZ to the Mexican border AND the ten worst cereals EVER!!! Plus Author Dahlia Schweitzer goes viral with zombies, viruses, and the end of the world on KFI AM 640 – More Stimulating Talk!

The Mo'Kelly Show Presents – Donald Trump opening his mouth and inserting his foot discussing Stormy Daniels, his comparison of the Korean DMZ to the Mexican border AND the ten worst cereals EVER!!! Plus Author Dahlia Schweitzer goes viral with zombies, viruses, and the end of the world on KFI AM 640 – More Stimulating Talk!

Mark Heathco is a retired military veteran who spent ten years inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of South Korea. During that time he pulled 385 missions, including a dangerous one in August of 1985. He discusses his harrowing experiences in his memoir, Call Sign Purple Three: Patrolling the US Sector of the Korean DMZ. 

Guest: 12-time Jeopardy! Champion Seth Wilson Topic: How you, yes YOU, can boost voter turnout Story: How to have a picnic in the Korean DMZ (and why it's at the 38th Parallel)  Cocktail of the Month: 24th Street Spritz Support Mass for Shut-ins via Patreon. Thanks: Seth Wilson, the bands that contribute music (Waxeater, IfIHadAHiFi, The Sump Pumps, Oscar Bait), Zachary Sielaff, #PostcardsToVoters, and all Patreon supporters, subscribers, and listeners.  

McAlvany Weekly Commentary                 About this week's show: Memories of an un-ended War: David and Don McAlvany's visit to the Korean DMZ (see pictures) Silver up 12%, Gold up 11%, Nasdaq up 8% YTD: Need we say more? A list of potential Triggers that will take gold to a 1/1 ratio […] The post The Most Under-Appreciated Way to Compound the Amount of Gold Ounces You Own appeared first on McAlvany Weekly Commentary.

Welcome to SPECTRE etc. This is the James Bond podcast where we discuss the ins and the outs of each film. With James on his 20th official adventure, this film is JW Peppered with callbacks to previous adventures. This launches our own retro-SPECTRE-ive as we wish the car wasn’t the only thing invisible in “Die Another Day”. * The pre-titles sequence starts with Bond shooting us right in our gun, then surfing into North Korea. In the DMZ, James is joined by Zao and Moon - who want to buy his diamonds. After hovercrafting through the landmines, Bond finds an ap-peal-ing way to survive before being captured. * The narrative continues through the titles, as Bond is waterboarded and tortured by the North Koreans. Madonna cleverly combines awful lyrics with a jarring dance beat to have the viewer wishing they could trade places with James. * Bond is traded back to MI6 in exchange for a diamond-studded Zao. Bond is under guard, but holds his breath until MI6 let him go. A free man, Bond saunters into his favourite hotel and meets up with Chinese Intelligence. * In Havana, Jinx joins James. They immediately start some slowly-smouldering seduction, subtly studded with single-entendres. After a delicious dalliance, Bond and Jinx end up at a remote island clinic - where DNA therapy is changing Zao’s appearance. Jinx kills a mad scientist, while James finds Zao and squeezes his sack. * Diamond magnate Gustav Graves parachutes into London and immediately takes of-fence to Bond’s arrival. After a spectacular swordfight, Bond uses a secret door to meet M underground. She invites Bond to re-join MI6, so he heads straight for the gadget lab. After some light shoe-sniffing, Bond is shown a car that is out of sight! * Gustav is planning a big event in Iceland, so M sends Bond and Miranda to catch the show. Gustav zooms his rocket car around his ice castle before his many guests mingle in the ice-bar. Miranda gives James a frosty stare, so James sticks with Jinx. * Gustav shows everyone the power of Icarus - a giant magnifying mirror in space harnessing the power of the sun. After a short show, Gustav catches Jinx while Miranda honeypots James. Bond then saves Jinx from being lasered by Mr Kil. Bond is caught and learns that not only is Miranda a double-agent, but Gustav is actually a re-marrowed Moon! * Bond races away in the rocket car, while Gustav uses Icarus to chase him. Bond falls off a cliff with some awful kite-surfing, then returns to his invisible car just in time to lead Zao on a car-chase through the melting ice castle. Bond doubles-down on diamonds by dropping them on Zao’s face, then heads off to save Jinx by dunking her in the hot-spring the ice castle is built on. * James and Jinx join M in the Korean DMZ and head for Moon’s airfield. Bond is unable to shoot Moon, so he and Jinx run - like hobos chasing a freight train - after his taxiing plane. Jinx hijacks the cockpit while Moon’s father is wishing his son had achieved crater things. * While Bond battles Moon, Jinx aims the plane at Icarus then teaches Miranda about the art of war. Moon takes the only parachute through the jet engine, so James and Jinx jumpstart a helicopter just in time, before ending the film shagging in a seaside shack with sheets made from diamonds. And of course, keep checking back for a link to our petition to forbid ice-castle construction atop hot-springs!

Colonel Jill Morgenthaler spoke to her experience trailblazing as one of the first women in the direct military chain of command. She outlined her many firsts, told great stories of the adjustments she had to make and what gave her the strength to persevere. She spoke of courage, what it means to fake it 'till you make it and why you want to "stop the stupid." She spoke how adversity is your opportunity to show the world all you're worth and how your view of who you are is more important than how the world views you. Her view on how humility and that demonstrating respect is how you earn respect is colorfully told through some great stories. Col. Jill's viewpoints on women in the military and in leadership positions is informed by her tremendous experience. Her background in the Korean DMZ, in Serbia and with Saddam Hussein makes for a career worthy of a movie! Visit: www.theleadershippodcast.com Email: info@theleadershippodcast.com The Leadership Podcast on Twitter The Leadership Podcast on Facebook

Jeff Weber started out his investing career learning an obscure stock trading strategy as a soldier in a run-down hotel 10 miles from the Korean DMZ. And for 30-years, he’s been trading that strategy with double-digit returns nearly every year since. It was great discussion from veteran investor.

The Korean DMZ is an important location for the path of migratory birds. On this program, Dr. Hiroyoshi Higuchi talks about the use of satellite tracking for migratory birds and the cleverness of crows.

Viraeson's West LP. In this podcast we give you Viraeson's new album in its entirety. Returning after an eight-year hiatus, Viraeson presents this dark and obscured recollection of his travels through locales from the Korean DMZ to a Syrian desert region.