Check It Out

About Check It Out

Diving into every genre of Korean Literature, from the classics to the modern masterpieces. Reading excerpts that bring the pages to life, we find out about the books, authors, translators and culture all at once.

Publisher

Arirang Radio

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jun 2021

Latest episode

16 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

222 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jul 2025

   Kim Young-ha/Your Republic Is Calling You, Bae Suah/North Station, Kim Hoon/The Song of the Sword (김영하/빛의 제국, 배수아/올빼미의 없음, 김훈/칼의 노래)

   Today, filling in for Paul, we're joined by [No Korean Summary] writer Colin Marshall, who will introduce his top 3 favourite Korean books. - Kim Young-ha [Your Republic Is Calling You] - Bae Suah [North Station] - Kim Hoon [The Song of the Sword]

2. 

   9 Jul 2025

   Hwang Sun-won/My Tale of the Bamboo Wife (황순원/나의 죽부인전)

   Introducing Hwang Sun-won's short story [My Tale of the Bamboo Wife], we talk about the loneliness and sorrow of men as they age and lose their grip on youth. Translated by Bruce and Ju-chan Fulton

3. 

   2 Jul 2025

   Heuijung-Hur/Ruined Winter Holiday-Failed Summer Vacation (허희정/망가진 겨울여행-실패한 여름휴가)

   Heuijung Hur's short story, "Ruined Winter Holiday," explores the loneliness of single-person households, translated by Paige Aniyah Morris, in this interview episode.

Who has been a guest on Check It Out

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Heuijung Hur
• Bora Chung
• Brother Anthony of Taize
• Kim Sung-il

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,657,709,572

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

Contact Check It Out

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.