Korea in Maize & Blue

About Korea in Maize & Blue

The official podcast channel for the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan.

Publisher

Rory Walsh, Kate Klemm-Szeto

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2021

Latest episode

16 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Dec 2025

   How Did You Get Here? | Power and Resistance with Dr. Jamie Doucette

   Bringing a background in activism to the study of democratization and economics, Dr. Jamie Doucette provides food for thought on modernity, American politics, academic labor rights, and structures of power in general. Nam Center Undergraduate Fellow Leah Phillips joins to reflect on how high-level systems affect our everyday lives.

2. 

   15 Dec 2025

   How Did You Get Here? | When Life Gives You Citrus with Dr. June Hee Kwon

   Dr. June Hee Kwon shares her insightful wisdom on the discipline of anthropology, the human relationship with trees, Jeju Island's place within Koreanness, and the concept of Koreanness itself. Nam Center Undergraduate Research Fellow Sydney Jones joins the podcast for this thoughtful and broad-ranging conversation.

3. 

   27 Jun 2025

   How Did You Get Here? | Choosing Your Path with Dr. Texu Kim and Maestro Earl Lee

   Dr. Texu Kim and Maestro Earl Lee explore unexpected career changes, work-life balance, and motivations for creating music in this interview with host Dr. Matthew Thompson.

Who has been a guest on Korea in Maize & Blue

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

• Dr Texu Kim
• Maestro Earl Lee
• Dr Stephan Haggard
• Dr Matthew Thompson

Reach and audience

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

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

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

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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