Me, You & Jeju

Rockets and Drugs and Crows, oh my! | Episode #26

On this episode of Me, You and Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy record with Jeju shamanism expert Joey Rositano on location of his latest photography exhibition, "Scattering," at Jeju City's Art Space C.
The trio talk Jeju entering the space industry (0:00), Jeju dialect teacher Juyoung Han schools Darryl on the island's slang (11:32), Darryl discusses drugs on Jeju (18:44) and Joey educates about the island's crows and their connection to Jeju shamanism (29:57).  
Joey is running a kickstarter campaign to found the photobook that elaborates on his "Scattering" exhibition. For more information about the campaign, go HERE!
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Is Jeju too expensive? | Episode #25

On this episode of Me, You & Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy discuss how expensive Jeju has become for tourists and locals a like (0:00).
During Jeju Dialect Corner, teacher Ju Young Han schools Darryl and Alexis on the very useful catch up before she schools him in how to say 제라지다 (jea-la-gi-da), which approximately translates to “very” in English (13:16).   
Then Darryl and Alexis give an update on the recent controversy surrounding Jeju 4.3 and this year’s 75th anniversary memorial ceremony for the tragedy (21:50).
And finally, the pair speak with Kim Jiho, owner of the JGEC’s Motif Jeju, which is so much more than just simply a coffee bar — it is the “living room” for all those who live on the island. 
During the interview, Jiho tells Me, You and Jeju that he used to be a tech entrepreneur before becoming a proprietor of Jeju’s Motif. And that he is a published author, having written a book about his experience catching COVID-19 early in the pandemic. 
To purchase his book, visit here: https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000001301667
For an interview about his book, visit here: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/11/15/culture/features/interview-Kim-Jiho-Covid19-patient/20201115163100592.html
And follow Motif Jeju on Instagram by clicking here: https://www.instagram.com/motif.jeju/ 
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Revisiting and revising the Jeju Massacre | Episode #24

On this episode of Me, You & Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy discuss what has changed during the podcast’s hiatus, including Darryl’s refund love of jimjilbongs (Korean bathhouses), the decline in the island’s population and more (0:00).
During Jeju Dialect Corner, teacher Ju Young Han and Darryl catch up before she schools him in how to say 숨비소리 (sumbisori), a word for the whistle sound haenyeo make when they exhale following a deep dive (8:26).   
Then Darryl and Alexis discuss the recent publication of an article Darryl wrote concerning the history of “Suni Samchon,” a short story by Jeju author Hyun Ki-young that would crack open decades of silence surround Jeju 4.3 (20:57).
Read the article here: “45 years on, story helped generations face trauma of Korean massacre.” 
And finally, the pair speak with  Jeongmin Kim, lead correspondent with NK News and editorial director at KOREA PRO, about a North Korean defector-cum Seoul lawmaker Tae Yong-ho who recently found himself in hot water for stating Jeju 4.3 was instigated by North Korean founder Kim Il Sung and his communist party (38).
Follow reporter Jeongmin Kim on Twitter: @jeongminnkim
Read her story here: “Defector lawmaker in hot water over remarks linking North Korea to Jeju massacre.”
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Jeju tourism, a victim of its own success? | Episode #23

On this very special episode, recorded on location at Asalam restaurant, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy speak with Tommy Tran, a lecturer at the University of California Merced, about Jeju tourism, specifically if it has become a victim of its own success.
Tran also updates the pair on his research into where the idea of Jeju being the Hawaii of East Asia came from.  
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Is Jeju’s Magpie the coolest brewery in Asia? | Episode #22

Is South Korea's Magpie the coolest brewery in Asia?
Well, that's the question CNN posed a few years back, and Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy descended upon their Jeju brewery to investigate the claim.
For this episode, the pair talk with Eric Moynihan, co-founder of Magpie, on location about his company, its move from Seoul to Jeju, the rise of craft beer in Korea as well as on the island and so much more. 
Darryl also tries out some new puns on Alexis in honor of Buddha's recent birthday. 
And Ju Young Han schools Darryl in a pertinent Jeju dialect word, given the interview.
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The invisible murals of Jeju | Episode #21

In this episode, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy talk "Our Blues," a new Netflix show shot on Jeju, President-elect Yoon Seok-yool's visit to the island to commemorate Jeju 4.3 and former Gov. Won Hee-ryong's nomination for the minister of land, transportation and infrastructure.
There is also another stellar Jeju Dialect Corner with teacher Han Ju Young.
And Grant Leuning, a PhD candidate at the University of California, San Diego, discusses the importance of Jeju's murals, who they are for and what they say about the identity of the island.
Grant can be followed on Instagram and Twitter.     
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An introduction to the history of the Jeju Massacre, Part 2

In part two of our two-part series on the history of the Jeju Massacre, Darryl Coote (@DarrylCoote) and Alexis Joy (@the_eggshell) look at the period following the official and of the massacre on Sept. 21, 1954, and the apology to the island by South Korea President Roh Moo-hyun on Oct. 31, 2003.
They are also joined by teacher Ju Young Han joins the pair to teach them a Jeju dialect word related to the massacre.
Then Dr. Thia Sagherian-Dickey (@thia_sagh) and PhD candidate Marieke Zoodsma (@MariekeZoodsma), two members of the four-member team behind the Political Apologies Across Cultures project, come on to discuss their work into political apologies and the significance of Roh's apology.
To visit Political Apologies Across Cultures's website, click here!  
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An introduction to the history of the Jeju Massacre, Part 1

What is the Jeju Massacre?
For many transplants and tourists to the island, its dark history is hidden behind Jeju's palm trees, shores and surf.
But the massacre continues to affect its residents, government and relations with the mainland. 
And once with even a little understanding of the history of how 30,000 Jeju residents were killed between 1947-54, its effects can be seen everywhere. 
Academics, historians and politicians still don't fully agree on what happened here more than 70 years ago, but here at Me, You & Jeju, we have been trying to highlight this tragic history that is also the individual history of its residents. 
In Part 2, we discuss how the South Korean government came to apologize to the island for its atrocity and what it means. 
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