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Position on the History, Philippines combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | #153 | #153 | — |
| Oct 21 | #132 | #132 | — |
| Oct 19 | #155 | #154 | — |
| Oct 18 | #98 | #99 | #88 |
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Ghost Science
October 19, 2026 · 45 minCan a place remember? In this episode, Shawn answers a listener question from his Seoul ghost walk and explains stone tape theory, the idea that ghosts may be imprinted memories rather than the souls of the dead. He applies it to two…
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Slaves, Bastards, and Bureaucrats | The Fall of Joseon, Part 19 (1801-1803)
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The History of Korean Horror
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The Problem with Korean Ghosts
September 13, 2026 · 40 minWhy do ghosts conveniently conform to the culture of the people seeing them? Korean folklore gives us the cheonyeo gwishin, Western traditions have their own recognizable specters, and decades of movies have taught us that ghosts should be…
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The Museum That Won't Tell You Its Own Story
September 3, 2026 · 34 minJoe visited a brand-new free museum in Seoul's Insadong neighborhood built on a six-year archaeological excavation. The dig exposed a layer of the city from the late 1590s, right before the Japanese invasions reduced large parts of Seoul…
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Tourist Season: How is Insa-dong?
August 17, 2026 · 2 hr 13 minTopics Discussed Insa-dong as one of Joe and Shawn’s first experiences of Seoul How the neighborhood has changed since the early 2000s Traditional Korean incense and surviving specialty shops The hidden waterways that shaped Insa-dong’s…
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Tourist Season: Nami Island & Tourist Trap River
August 10, 2026 · 30 minTopics Discussed Nami Island’s origins, General Nami and the false tomb, Korea’s domestic tourism boom, Winter Sonata and the early Korean Wave, K-drama tourism, artist Kang Woo-hyon’s transformation of the island, the Republic of…
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Tourist Season: The Dark Side of Korean Tourist Sites
August 2, 2026 · 1 hr 51 minTourist brochures rarely tell the whole story. In this Tourist Season replay, Joe and Shawn revisit one of the podcast's most popular travel episodes, uncovering the wars, massacres, murders, ghost stories, and redevelopment controversies…
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Tourist Season: Tourists from Hell
July 21, 2026 · 1 hr 27 minThis week kicks off our summer rerun series, digging up the best tourism episodes from the archive while we take a break from new true crime deep dives. First up: 141, Tourists from Hell. Years of running walking tours and food tours in…
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The Ulsan Family Tragedy
July 10, 2026 · 35 minEpisode Summary A father and his four children were found dead in their home in Ulsan after months of severe financial hardship. While the case was ruled a murder-suicide, the discussion quickly expands beyond the crime itself into the…
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The Weird Science Behind Korean Food Nationalism
July 4, 2026 · 47 minDark Side of Seoul Podcast Episode 316 The Weird Science Behind Korean Food Nationalism Episode Description A 2023 paper published in the Journal of Ethnic Foods argues that Korean cuisine developed in isolation, authentic Korean food…
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The Korean Ghost and Mr. Skeptic
June 17, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minSend us Fan Mail After the release of his book Supernatural Encounters in South Korea, one of the comments Shawn received surprised him. Several readers expected a book about ghosts to be written by a true believer. Instead, they found a…
About the show
Korean dark history, ghost tales, folklore, serial killers, true crime, and more. You are about to discover why Korea has the spookiest stories and darkest history.Folklorist Shawn and history buff Joe delve into Korea's gruesome stories of massacres, betrayals, and blood. It's like "Game of Thrones" in Asia. We share our passion for Korea and its struggles throughout time. If you enjoy shows like "Kingdom," this is the podcast for you. Even if you know nothing about Korea, its history will become your new addiction.Subscribe, sit back, and enjoy.