Cherry blossoms, Fire Festival and Jeju 4.3 | Episode #4

In Episode #4 of Me, You & Jeju, Alexis Oesterle schools the curmudgeon Darryl Coote on the beauty of the island's cherry blossoms, which only bloom for about a week or two a year.

Then, Alexis recounts what it was like to participate in this year's Jeju Fire Festival amid the pandemic... from her car.

And the paid discuss the recent court ruling exonerated hundreds of Jeju residents who were convicted on dubious charges during the Jeju Massacre of 1947-1954.

Then the pair have Canadian scholar Brendan Wright come on to explain  the origins of the massacre and his work in the memory of politics of the Korean War.

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