ZenKimchi Korean Food & Travel
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The ZenKimchi Korea Food & Travel Podcast goes beyond the usual travel lists to explore the food, neighborhoods, history, people, and peculiarities that make Korea worth knowing.
Host Joe McPherson, founder of ZenKimchi, has lived in Korea for more than twenty years, writing about its food and culture and creating travel experiences for visitors. Each episode offers practical advice, deeper context, and occasionally inconvenient opinions about Korean food and travel.
Whether you’re planning a trip or simply curious about life beyond the postcards, this is Korea from someone who has watched it change.
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Every week outside Anguk Station, somebody is dragging a big rolling suitcase uphill with both hands. They booked a hanok off the photos, and nobody mentioned the hill or the walk from the subway. Full blog post with hotel suggestions: https://zenkimchi.com/tour-tips/where-to-stay-seoul-neighborhoods/ Where you sleep in Seoul decides which Seoul you get. I've run travel experiences here for over 13 years, and I ask every guest where they're staying and how it's going. This episode is what th...
Time Out named Jongno 3-ga the world’s coolest neighborhood. But the neighborhood is much more than the photogenic hanok cafés of Ikseon-dong. Joe McPherson takes you through the many layers of Jongno 3-ga, including Pimatgol, postwar nightlife, Seoul’s former cinema district, its queer sanctuary, oyster bossam, pojangmacha tents, galmaegisal alleys and the musical world around Nagwon Arcade. Learn how real-estate developer and independence activist Jeong Se-gwon created Ikseon-dong, why the ...
This is the announcement that we're changing gears here. This podcast will now focus on Korean food and travel. The original SeoulPodcast will still live on in the archives for fun and mischief. Support the show
We wrap up Squid Game season one and dish out trivia, wild theories, and predictions for season two. Guest: Roboseyo https://twitter.com/roboseyo --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on Friday evenings by subscribing to o...
We re-examine the VIP script and acting. We go between heartbreaking deaths and satisfying deaths. PLUS nitpicking the food in the angry competitive steak eating scene. --Please Follow-- Website: https://seoulpodcast.com Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/960226 Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsejong Facebook: https://facebook.com/SeoulPodcast Emma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmmaKalka Joe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZenKimchi Join us in the chat for LIVE recordings on Friday evenin...
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