The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Korean Ghost and Mr. Skeptic
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 surprisi...
Paper Problems: South Korea's Election Fiasco Explained
South Korea just held its 9th nationwide local elections on June 3, 2026, and what should have been a routine referendum on President Lee Jae-myung's first year turned into a genuine mess. Polling stations in Seoul started running out of ballot...
Burned Twice
A car exploded in Shawn’s neighborhood, setting off a chain reaction that destroyed multiple vehicles and exposed a brutal insurance loophole in Korea.In this Fun Sized episode, Joe and Shawn discuss the recent fire involving a smoking v...
The Dark Side of Finger Hearts - Fun Sized
AI scams are getting weirder.In this Fun Sized episode, Joe and Shawn discuss the rise of biometric crime in Korea and how AI tools can now potentially lift fingerprints from ordinary photos posted online. Korean security experts are war...
Korean Myths that Won’t Die, and Some New Myths We Created | FUN SIZED!
“Koreans are better surgeons because they use metal chopsticks.”“Korean grammar makes people more emotionally intelligent.”“Korean relationships are deeper because the language has honorifics.”You’ve probably heard some ver...
Fan Mail
Hey thanks guys. I am all the way in the US but I really appreciate your hijinks, especially with all the real darkness looming here in the States. Its oddly soothing to listen to distant horrors when you have all too real ones near by.
Lansing, Michigan