Episodes
In the final (official) episode, Noelle comes back from vacation and moves to HBC, Sam goes cliff diving and gets COVID, Seoul is underwater, and we mull over slander laws in the dark corners of Korean culture.
Published 08/22/22
In today's episode: Noelle goes to a PC bang date, we talk about finding apartments with dogs, getting high on spray paint, our favorite convenience store foods, reverse culture shock, the first gay dating shows in Korea, and finally we go through your hot takes about Korea!!
Published 07/18/22
In today's episode we are joined by my good friend N as we talk about her experiences as a Muslim woman of color in Korea! We also talk about BBQ with your pets, watching movies at the Screen X theater, the best curry restaurant recommendations in Seoul, golgappa, how to survive the monsoon season, and much more!
Published 07/04/22
We're back! In this episode: BTS goes on haitus, Sam gets break up flashbacks, eating snails and eels, the pressures of looking perfect, Noelle tells us her perfect man turn-offs, government childcare funds, and is aegyo overrated? All this and more!!
Published 06/20/22
On this week's episode: we give a rundown of the most popular summer destinations in Korea, Noelle pays way too much for dinner, possible offensive things to avoid doing, why Korean men are overrated, and much more!
Published 05/30/22
In this week's episode we talk about: Roasted Seaweed Pringles, Noelle eating Korean blood sausages, the Foreign Friendly Club List for BIPOC, James Franco in North Korea, K-drama tropes in real life, free healthcare, and what the must-do's and must-avoid's are in Seoul during the fall season! All this and more!!
Published 05/16/22
In this episode we talk about Switch Sports, Sam being too old for Hongdae clubs, the Korean reaction to the lifted mask mandate, the cost of living in Korea, being touched too much in the clubs, grandmas hating, the apps you need to know when living in Korea, and much more!!
Published 05/09/22
In this episode, we talk about Noelle's first cat cafe, Sam falling in love with Gyeongju, My Liberation Notes, understanding different Korean accents, dating divorced people, why your Korean boyfriend wants you to dress conservatively, and much more!!
Published 04/24/22
We're back! In today's episode we are joined by our friend A as we talk about: A's postgraduate experience in a SKY university, Noelle's weekend getaway to Yeongjong Island, trend culture in Korea, Sam's hashtag koreanboy, Korean cultural no-no's, Korea's alienation of foreign expats, and much more!
Published 04/18/22
In this episode, Noelle goes thrift shopping, Sam goes through withdrawal, we try Sweet Vanilla Turtle Chips, and talk about protest culture in Korea, racists using Korean to say the N-word, and learn Korean slang!
Published 03/28/22
Today we are joined by our very special guest S and talk about archery cafes, rage rooms, cinnamon apple pie churros, Juvenile Justice, making friends as an introvert in Korea, Hellotalk being in a sad state, how Korea influenced our ideal types, and is Jay Park overrated? All this and more!
Published 03/21/22
In today's show: Noelle catches Covid-19, we talk about mental disorder stigmas in Juvenile Justice (K-drama), our thoughts on Korea's 2022 President-elect Yoon Seok Yeol, dating Korean men who oppose feminism, Korea finally lifting mandatory quarantine for foreigners, and is BTS overrated? All this and more!
Published 03/14/22
Today we talk about: our favorite and most interesting cafes in Korea, Hot Tuna chips, food etiquette at your Korean boyfriend's house, Sam's first Tiktok live, tipping bartenders, views on health in Korea, surprisingly easy aspects of Seoul, dealing with Korea's competitive culture, and a new segment on our show "Overrated, Underrated"! All this and more!!
Published 02/28/22
In today's episode: we talk about Grid (K-drama), Snowdrop (K-drama), our dating red flag stories, Noelle's new Twitch channel, board game cafes, privatized education in Korea, uncensored music in Korean cafes, and we don't know how to play UNO? Help us out!
Published 02/21/22
We talk about throwing away birthday cards, Korean men wearing make up, Love & Leashes, drama in the 2022 Olympics, sex education in Korea, alone culture in Seoul, being a professional dancer in Korea, and are foreigners ignored in restaurants? All this and more!!
Published 02/14/22
In this episode we talk about: our final thoughts on All of Us Are Dead, tattoo acceptance in Korea, Sam's first booster shot, Koreans who think foreigners are looking for their kpop idol husband, the hard process of gaining permanent residency in Korea, the cost of living in Seoul, motivation to push through the week, and can men and women really be just friends? All this and more!
Published 02/07/22
We talk about the new Korean zombie highschool drama All of Us Are Dead, our favorite street food, eating hamburgers with forks and knives, why Koreans ghost, Asian eating culture, why Koreans are afraid of confrontation, the state of body positivity in Korea, and why you should never fight back when harassed, and much more!
Published 01/31/22
Our friends J and T join us for a special quartet episode, where we talk about Single's Inferno finale, strip clubs and other adult entertainment in Korea, casinos, horse races, quality of life changes in Korea, how Koreans view mental health, raising kids in Korea's competitive culture, fulfilling our baking needs, and much more on The Wonderful One Room Story Time Podcast!
Published 01/24/22
In this episode, Sam and Noelle talk about making money through livestreaming, more Single's Inferno, work-life balance in Korea, how our families reacted to our decision to move to Korea, spycams in hotels, tsunamis and earthquakes in Korea, and is it worth it teaching English in Korea anymore? All this and more!
Published 01/17/22
In this episode, Sam and Noelle talk about Single's Inferno, seeing K-dramas filmed in the streets, Korean vaccine passes, new driving laws in Korea, and much more!
Published 01/10/22
Noelle and Sam learn about what it is to be a Korean woman on this very special episode featuring our friend J! We talk about how Korean women handle intense beauty standards, feminism in Korea, how Koreans view interracial couples, secret bathroom phones, and much more!
Published 01/02/22
Santa came early this year and brought us our first ever guest on the podcast-- our good friend T! We talk about her experience in Korea, what made her want to extend her contract to teach here, taste test some garlic-bread flavored chocolate, our Christmas plans, the contrast of lifestyles between Korea and South Africa, and much more!
Published 12/20/21
After a two week long microphone-related nightmare, we're back with another episode! In this one, we talk about our thoughts on Hellbound, our favorite Disney films, our top 5 songs of 2021, do another classic snack test, before answering questions about the religion landscape in Korea, as well as navigating through the different wedding customs in Korea! Come and have a listen!
Published 12/13/21
In this episode we talk about what Korea is like during Korean Thanksgiving (Chuseok), the most difficult part of the Korean language, how hard it is to get a job in Korea, going through recruiters to find English teaching jobs, the cost of living in Seoul, peer pressure to dress up, and much more! Come and join us!
Published 11/22/21