A feminist(?) K-drama about abortion
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Hello from Jeju-do!
This (harrowing news) week, the podsquad welcomes repeat guest Jenny Wang Medina\\u2014Emory professor, TV addict, literary translator, and hallyu expert\\u2014for a discussion of Jay\\u2019s favorite recent K-drama, Our Blues.
We talk about abortion, matriarchal haenyeo, regionalism, debt, and goose fathers. What makes Jeju-do such a compelling site for fiction? How are dreams deferred in the East Asian Tigers and other sites of rapid capitalist development? Plus: Jenny\\u2019s analysis of the Korean linked-novel form (\\uc5f0\\uc791 \\uc18c\\uc124), Chevy product placement, and Tammy\\u2019s crush on Kim Woo-bin:
If you\\u2019re in NYC, come to OG TTSG Discord member (and ceramicist) Stephanie Shih\\u2019s art opening on the LES tomorrow night:
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