Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time Podcast
Behind-the-scenes stories and research on growing up in Korean society.Welcome to Growing Up in Korea – The Audio Series I’m Dr. Jiwon Yoon, a writer and former professor exploring what it means to grow up in Korean society—through the lens of education, parenting, and social pressure. Each episode features an audio version of my essays—narrated using Google’s NotebookLM, an experimental tool that turns my notes and research into a conversational voice. While the voi... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 46 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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A small behind-the-scenes update: I used to record this podcast with a clip-on mic plugged into my phone, sitting in my walk-in closet. My husband felt sorry for me and surprised me with a real microphone for my birthday in early Fe... more
This is the companion episode to this week’s newsletter, but it goes deeper into what I couldn’t fully hold on the page.
I talk about what “Gwangju” means in the Korean nervous system, why certain places become stages for power, and why democracy ra... more
Editing this episode, I noticed my voice sounds a little different.
Maybe it is because my sleep has been shaky lately, with panic creeping back in at night. Maybe it is because I recorded earlier than I usually do. Or maybe it is simply because thi... more
“Wait and see” sounds calm in English. In Korean parenting culture, it can feel like negligence.
In this episode, I’m introducing a Korean book that hasn’t been translated into English: The Sociology of Marriage and Childcare by Oh Chan-ho (결혼과 육아의 ... more
What do you do first when your child gets sick?Check symptoms, open the patient portal, set timers, preserve bedtime routines?
When my 7-year-old spiked a fever, my body did something else. It reverted to a Korean instinct I call distance zero: clos... more
Happy New Year! 새해 복 많이 받으세요!
This is my first episode of 2026, and it comes as a companion to this week’s Substack essay. It’s not a word-for-word reading. Think of it as the version I’d tell you over coffee.
If you read the post and then listen,... more
This episode is the audio “director’s commentary” to my latest Substack essay in the K-Book Uncovered series, where we have been walking through Yu Si-min’s My History of Contemporary Korea (나의 한국 현대사) together.
If Korea’s modern history were a mov... more
This podcast episode is the audio companion to my newsletter essay:“Two Desires, One Nation, Part 3: The City That Would Not Stay Silent”
Read first? You’ll get the photos, timelines, and historical context.Listen first? You’ll get the feeling, the ... more
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