The SeoulPodcast

The SeoulPodcast


SeoulPodcast #144: IKEA Pencils on eBay

February 19, 2015

PANELIST
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Kyla Mitsunaga (kylakyla)
MAIN TOPIC
20 Things to Do in Seoul During the 2015 Lunar New Year, Seollal (설날) http://ow.ly/JazI4 (http://ow.ly/JazI4)

 

Opinions on this list? The 25 Best Films of The South Korean New Wave http://ow.ly/J4zw9 (http://t.co/ouNtki3cM6)
NEWS
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Former Korean Air Executive Found Guilty Over ‘Nut Rage’ Incident http://ow.ly/IYUCV (http://t.co/V5d7cerMzq)

 

'Nut rage' prompts South Korea to consider law against high-handed conduct | Reuters http://ow.ly/J6HbG (http://t.co/kknNIjulxN)

 

'Heather Cho still has no sense of guilt' http://ow.ly/IYWEK (http://t.co/vIz4HhWFSQ)

 

A Korean Air jet crashed into another plane at an airport but took off anyway - Yahoo Finance http://ow.ly/J38en (http://t.co/OMPeQfFgJ2)

 

100-car pileup kills 2, injures 65 http://ow.ly/IUvJr (http://t.co/jXRjEwXlqQ)

Korea Traffic Fatalities OECD #1 for Second Year - 10 Magazine Korea http://ow.ly/ISfui (http://t.co/8gva1467jz)

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11 rescued from gym collapse http://ow.ly/IUvBt (http://t.co/DB6omvraSI)

 

 

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO WHAA?

 

Big glass door falls at Lotte World Mall http://ow.ly/J9M3d (http://t.co/1z2VIwmh2V)

 

Creative Economy: Outlaw foreign product until we make our own--Seoul to launch premium taxi service to take on Uber http://ow.ly/J0jYj (http://t.co/UCkTZBzZ71)

 

Again targeting foreign companies--South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission Considering Qualcomm Probe - WSJ http://ow.ly/IYUOy (http://t.co/whuHGXAdKN)

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Costco onions and now this--Two years’ worth of free pencils swiped from Korea’s first ever IKEA in just two months http://ow.ly/JaiRw (http://ow.ly/JaiRw)

 

Seoul’s Line 9 A “War Zone†During Rush Hours http://ow.ly/J9XnI (http://t.co/jFa7gM56jd)

 

Controversial Ad Highlights Korea's Minimum Wage Issue http://ow.ly/IYIN1 (http://t.co/G0mJjiPVZ7)

 

Korean schools to start anti-ISIS lessons – The Korea Times http://ow.ly/J4zXC (http://t.co/qB0ErfcvS4)

 

Funnily, 8 in 10 international campaigns are for Koreans as well--8 in 10 international school students are Korean http://ow.ly/IUB8o (http://t.co/RWnjdwkCi7)

 

For poorly managing non-Korean students--Four universities face recruitment ban http://ow.ly/Ja5Ag (http://t.co/aRxKvK74YG)

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Great read--Fresh Off the Boat, and Being Your Own Self http://ow.ly/J9YLo (http://t.co/cHKfaDdPt1)

 

Incheon Int'l Airport named world's best for 10th consecutive year http://ow.ly/J7VDE (http://t.co/u2Tvell48z)

 

Illegal Chinese Tour Guides Cause Friction in South Korea | The Diplomat http://ow.ly/J9L6l (http://t.co/slJzD0MZKx)

 

Zookeeper dies after being mauled by lion http://ow.ly/IYX54 (http://t.co/LJSt2LQzXN)

 
EXPAT COMMUNITY
"If she hadn’t won the award, she would have faced heavier punishment" Teacher fined for bullying mixed-race student http://ow.ly/J3sLY (http://t.co/VlfKlM4qsa)

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Korean Americans transforming the food scene in central Seoul - The Washington Post http://ow.ly/J6jUs (http://t.co/rT3wmWKs0Q)
TIME WASTERS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70xBg8en-4

Some didn't see the humor. I almost peed my pants--Steven Yeun & Conan Visit A Korean Spa - #CONAN (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CONAN?src=hash) on TBS http://ow.ly/IYOqL (http://t.co/R3ttE9LgR3)

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