In Konglish

About In Konglish

In Konglish is a bilingual Korean-English language show discussing different aspect of Korean and American culture.

Publisher

WSUM

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2023

Latest episode

17 Apr 2024

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Apr 2024

   Love, Heewone

   Heewone revists some old letters from the pandemic.

2. 

   17 Apr 2024

   "Not the saddest thing in the world"

   Heewone discusses high school and reads an Ada Limon poem this week.

3. 

   23 Feb 2024

   잊힌 도토리의 숲 / The forgotten acorn woods (pt. 1)

   Continuing with "Anyway, Guesthouse", Heewone reads aloud the second vignette.

4. 

   14 Feb 2024

   우울과 게스트하우스 / Depression and the Guesthouse

   Host Heewone is back with a new season of "In Konglish"! Topics range from her winter break trip to South Korea to Korean Literature.

5. 

   10 Jan 2024

   별/김남주 Stars by Kim Nam-ju

   Heewone reads another poem from Kim Namju’s collection, which he wrote while incarcerated.

6. 

   12 Nov 2023

   창살에 햇살이/Sunlight On Prison Bars

   This week, Heewone reads another Kim Namju poem and a surprise English language poem.

7. 

   16 Oct 2023

   “Flowing Like Water”/“물 따라 흘러 가면서”

   This week, we’re diving into poetry from the iconic Korean Resistance poet of the 70s and 80s, 김남주/Kim Namju. Heewone also shares some family lore relevant to this week’s poem.

8. 

   16 Oct 2023

   “Who says that they’ve seen the sky"/“누가 하늘을 보았다 하는가/신동엽”

   Heewone revises her translation of last week’s poem, “Her lips are warm and yours are cold”/“그녀의 입술은 따스하고 당신의 것은 차거든”. She discusses the 추석/Chuseok foods she ate (or lack thereof) and reads a new poem, “Who says that they’ve seen the sky?"/“누가 하늘을 보았다하는가/신동엽”.

9. 

   9 Oct 2023

   “Her lips are warm and yours are cold”/“그녀의 입술은 따스하고 당신의 것은 차거든”

   Host Heewone Lim translates 그녀의 입술은 따스하고 당신의 것은 차거든 and shares her gap year epiphanies.

10. 

    18 Sept 2023

    “Nameless Woman”/“이름 없는 여인이 되어” and Thoughts On Love/사랑에 대한 생각

    This week, Heewone shares her thoughts on the translation of the poem “Nameless Woman”/“이름 없는 여인이 되어” and her revelations after listening to Mitski’s newest album.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

8 ratings

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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