From Russia, to Canada, to Korea, and everything in between! Michael Varkovetski is originally from Moscow Russia and moved to Canada at a young age. He joins the podcast this week to talk about his life in Russia, the transition in moving to Canada and why he can't go back to Russia now. Michael also explains how he ended up in South Korea, including this area of Korea, and how Korea has changed his life. Michael is also into motorcycles and explains how he first got on a motorcycle and...

First dates, couple shirts, drinking, poker and possibilities of marriage in Korea! Ryan Heywood is from England and has spent the past four years here in South Korea in the Changwon area.  He joins the podcast this week to talk about the differences between living in JinHae and Changwon and what he likes about both cities.  Ryan also talks about playing online poker and if you could make a living doing that.  Ryan then gets into dating in Korea including the best lines to strike up a...

Tinder, other apps, dating and foot fetishes in Korea! Rebekah Calhoun is coming to the end of her first year of teaching in South Korea.  From Buffalo NY, she stops by the podcast to talk about living in a more rural area in South Korea.  Next, she talks about some of her travels she went on during her year spent in Korea.   After that, Rebekah also talks about using the app 'TINDER' in Korea. Also, both Adam and Rebekah explain what TINDER is and why you would use it.  Rebekah also joins...

  Being in Korea for so long, we've all seen a lot of changes in the county! Ben Hearn returns to the podcast to join Scott and Phil to talk about some of the changes they have all seen over their years of living and working in South Korea. This is not the first time Ben has spent a year in Korea and he plans on staying another.  He is someone who lives with diabetes and takes his heath seriously.  He will discuss food access and where some great places for finding certain food items are in...

Things to do, places to see, and the most important things to bring with you to South Korea! What are some of things to do while in South Korea?  What are some of the best places to see in South Korea?  What are some things you should bring with you to South Korea? These are the topics Scott, Adam, and Phil discuss on this week's episode of K-PoD. Bath houses, sporting events, hiking, screen game rooms, JeJu Island, Andong, the DMZ, The K-PoD Top 5 things you would want to bring with you to...

  Snowboarding in South Korea and Japan are both GREAT! Paul Roberts returns to the podcast as a guest to talk about snowboarding throughout Korea and Japan and the differences between both places.  The panel also talk about their experiences with traveling to Japan, monkey bars, Sumo Wrestling, watching the UFC in Korea VS watching it in Japan, and Korea's own Road To FC.  Finally everyone gets into some of the craziest food they have tried in both countries as well as some strange pets...

Our first day in South Korea, our first try of Korean food, our first day teaching English, and more! A new season of the podcast begins with two new hosts on the show, Adam and Phil.  Both Adam and Phil talk with Scott about some of their first experiences here in Korea.  First of all, everyone who has been to South Korea has had many good and bad first experiences.  This hosts talk about many first things including their first night here, first Korean meal, and first impressions of South...

Scott and Dee talk about some issues currently effecting South Korea including the South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, South Korea becoming a cashless society, how Trump becoming the US president will effect the number of foreign teachers here in South Korea, the Train To Busan English remake, and more! Show Notes 1:15 - The 2016 Changwoner Christmas Toy Drive. 11:28  -Park Geun-hye and the South Korea president. 29:18  - Will Trump becoming the US president, will there be an...

No English, a band from GimHae stop by on this episode of the podcast to chat with Scott on an upcoming live gig they have here in Changwon City, at Next Bar on December 10th, 2016.  Band members Ben Getkin, Jose Lopez, and Quintin Young talk with Scott about living in South Korea, their music, musical influences, and much more! The band also performed a few live songs for the podcast so we hope you tune in and listen to this week's guests No English! Song Notes: 09:00 -  Barriers 25:25...

This is the pilot episode for the new podcast from Adam Maxwell Kent called 'What Might Have Been...' and is brought to you by The Changwoner.  In this episode, Adam is joined by guests Dee and Scott to talk about their favourite Korean movies, The Busan Film Festival,  Halloween movies, and finally about the movie  'I Am Legend'.  They will discuss the different endings of 'I Am Legend' as well as their own thoughts on how the movie should have ended and 'What Might Have Been...' if the...

In this episode of The Changwoner Podcast, special guest Adam Kent sits down with Scott and Dee to talk about his recent trips to Dokdo, and Island that both South Korea and Japan claim as their own.  Adam also talks about the reasons for his visit to Dokdo and his recent trip to Japan where he heard the other side to  the question, ' Who does Dokdo belong to?' For some more information on Dokdo: http://www.dokdo-takeshima.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks ...

It was comedy night in Changwon!  The comics from Busan's Ha-Ha Hole came down to perform their stand-up here in Changwon City, at Next Bar.  It was a great show and all the comics stopped by The Changwoner afterwards to join us on this week's podcast. Tune in to hear Scott and Dee chat with David, John M, Nick, Natalie, John D, Rob, and Kelvin, all from Busan's Ha-Ha Hole. Contact Information The HA-HA Hole on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/106303542769933/ You can find...

This week, Scott and Dee talk about the weather you can expect if you are coming to South Korea, the seasons, and some of the current events happening this past week including Monday's earthquake.  Scott and Dee will also talk about this coming Saturday's Changwoner Global Cultural Market and some of the things you can find at this month's market. Show Notes 1:10 - A big earthquake across Korea. 2:35  - Typhoon hitting China. 3:20  - More on the earthquake and shaking it up! 13:05  -...

Korea can be a place to allow you the time and resources for the creative writing process.  This week,  guest and author Brendan Thompson sits down with Scott and Dee to discuss his life in Korea, books, his methods towards writing, and more!   Tune in and listen to this week's episode to find out more with our special guest Brendan Thompson. Show Notes 1:59 - Life in the military and being a translator. 7:50  - The transition to Korea. 13:00  - Future plans after Korea. 18:13  -...

Mandi Beckwith has just recently moved cities.  She use to live in Changwon City but made the move to Seoul a few months back.  Mandi sits down at the Changwoner with Scott and Dee to discuss the transition of moving to a big city, some of the biggest differences between the two cities, and more!  Tune in and listen to this week's episode with guest Mandi Beckwith! Show Notes 4:45  - Where did Mandi grow up? 5:35  - When and why Mandi came to Korea. 8:15 - The bombing in Thailand. ...

This week, Chris Kelly returns to The Changwoner Podcast to sit down with Scott and Dee and talk about his Korean Studies at Changwon University, completing his course, some movie talk, conspiracies, and his future plans.  Tune in and listen to this week's episode to find out more on the process of learning Korean with guest Chris Kelly! Show Notes 1:45 - What's been going on with Chris Kelly? 2:00  - Studying Korean at Changwon University. 11:30  - Teaching at an international...

This week Terra Hanks returns to the podcast with Blake Hirtz to talk about their world travel the past year and their return to Korea.  Both decided to return to Daegu, South Korea.  Find out why and how things are different between living in Daegu and Changwon. Tune in to this week's special guests Blake Hritz and Terra Hanks. Show Notes 1:41 - A Korean downs 7 bottles of soju in one sitting! 7:20  - Leaving Korea a year ago to return to the States. 10:21 - Dee's new student who...

This week's podcast brings a blast from the past with special guest Jason Brabson.  He joins Scott and Dee via Skype all the way from Colorado, USA.  Jason lived in Changwon City, South Korea for many years, started a family here, and recently moved his family back to the US to start a new chapter in their lives.  Tune in and find out how they are doing back in the USA , how the transition was, and much more with special guest Jason Brabson. Show Notes 1:40 - Where is Big J now? 2:30 -...

This week James McKeon and Mina Chang sit down at the Changwoner table to chat about the recent gun violence in the US, gun control, the 2nd Amendment, living in Daegu, living in Masan, and more! Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guests James McKeon and Mina Chang. Show Notes 2:20 - Psy and Gangnam Style. 8:44 - The Ddongchim online video game.  (http://www.mikewang.org/dongchim.htm) 10:30 - Where each guest is from. 11:20 - Movies filmed in...

Brian Michalko sits down at the table with Scott and Dee to chat about horror movies, a new horror experience in Busan, music, and more! Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guest Brian Michalko. Show Notes 2:30 - Growing up in Utah. 3:10 - Just started drinking. 4:20 - Older movies in the theater. 7:10 - Arriving on Halloween to Korea. 7:53  - Future plans. 8:40 - Sundance Film Festival. 9:40 - Animals in captivity. 26:00 - The Walking...

Andrew Collins and Andrea Stirling return to the Podcast to chat with Scott and Dee about how life is after living in South Korea for a year, future plans, TV shows, Movies, Super Heroes and more! Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guests Andrew Collins and Andrea Stirling. Show Notes 2:14 - Living the Dream 3:02 - Teaching apps. 515 - What's new with Andrew and Andrea. 6:05 - Games for the classroom. 9:15  - waygook.org for material. 14:12 -...

This week's episode of the Changwoner Podcast brings us Shannon Selis who came down all the way from Seoul to talk about voice acting, cooking, and living the life in Seoul Korea. Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guest Shannon Selis. Show Notes 1:10 - Not many women on this podcast. 2:38 - Shannon's special talent. 4:14 - Voice overs and voice acting with an entertainment visa. 6:07 - Educational voice audio for English exams. 8:00 - Working...

In this episode of the Changwoner Podcast, guests Corbin and Abiella Stoddard sit down with Scott and Dee to talk about married life and their time spent in Changwon City, South Korea.   We also discuss getting tattooed in Korea, sex toys and sex shops in South Korea, more of Corbin's and Abiella's experiences in Korea, future plans, and much more! Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guests Corbin Stoddard and Abiella Stoddard. Show Notes 1:50 -...

In this episode of the Changwoner Podcast, guest Ben Hearn sits down with Scott and Dee to talk about his return to Changwon city, South Korea. We discuss where Ben is from, why he first came to Korea, keeping it healthy while living in South Korea, our first restricted movies and porn movies we ever saw, being a diabetic and living abroad, and much more! Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guest Ben Hearn. Show Notes 1:30 - A house warming party...

  It's an all new season and a new location for the Changwoner Podcast. Cinthia Plugin and her friend Sunil Mahtani sit down with Scott and Dee to talk about their upcoming play 'Waygook-in Wonderland'. Both will also discuss the Changwon Community Theatre, how you can get involved with the community, and their lives here in Changwon, South Korea. Cinthia also gets into her roots of her life in the theatre. Tune in, enjoy, and listen to this week's Changwoner Podcast with special guests...