[팟캐스트] (622) ‘그냥 쉰다’는 청년 8만 명 돌파

진행자: 간형우, Chelsea Proctor Over 82,000 Korean young people unemployed, not searching for job long-term 기사 요약: 3년 이상 취업하지 않은 청년 중 구직 활동이나 취업 준비를 하지 않고 집에서 그냥 쉬는 청년이 8만명을 넘어선 한국 [1] Nearly a quarter million South Korean young people have been unemployed for at least three years, recent government data showed Thursday, with over 80,000 saying they were neither looking for work nor receiving education related to their career during the period. quarter: 4분의 1 unemployed: 무직의 [2] According to Statist

Sept. 26, 2024

[팟캐스트] (621) 세운상가 보행로가 없어진다?

진행자: 김혜연, Paul Kerry Seoul mulls removing W110b Sewoon walkway 기사 요약: 세운상가 공중보행로 철거 추진하는 서울시, 23일 공청회 예정 [1] The Seoul Metropolitan Government is mulling removing an elevated walkway at Sewoon Shopping Center in central Seoul, which cost the city government 110 billion won ($82 million) for its construction. The walkway which opened only two years ago has sparked "public discontent," said the city government, citing issues like inadequate sunlight underneath the walkways and problems

Sept. 23, 2024

[팟캐스트] (620) 추석 연휴에도 쉬지 못하는 한국인들

진행자: 김혜연, Paul Kerry 1 in 4 Korean workers extend Chuseok holiday with paid leave: survey 기사 요약: 명절에도 쉬지 못하는 한국인들, 4명 중 1명만이 추석 연휴 기간 중 유급휴가 [1] Chuseok is one of South Korea’s two biggest traditional holidays, bringing families together under the full moon to wish for a bountiful harvest and honor ancestors. But for hardworking ordinary people in Korea, the holiday's true significance perhaps lies in the rare opportunity it offers for people to escape the daily grind of their jobs.

Sept. 19, 2024

[팟캐스트] (619) AI와 사랑에 빠질 수 있을까?

진행자: 박준희, Elise Youn [KH Explains] Marrying your virtual partner? Era of AI companionship dawns 기사 요약: 사용자의 취향과 라이프스타일을 학습하며 사용자를 이해하는 동반자로 떠오른 AI [1] Every morning, Jung-in wakes up to her AI boyfriend Tae-joo's video call, telling her she has 30 minutes to prepare for work before her bus comes. As she hurries out the door, Tae-joo smiles and calls out, "Take your umbrella with you, it's raining today!" This story is the fictional plot of South Korean movie "Wonder

Sept. 16, 2024

[팟캐스트] (618) 한국 덮친 '딥페이크 성범죄' 공포

진행자: 박준희, Elise Youn Stigma, criticism follow deepfake victims 기사 요약: 딥페이크 심각성 커지면서 가해자에 대한 처벌 강화하고, 피해자를 보호해야 한다는 목소리가 많아지고 있다 [1] As hundreds of reports have been recently made to police regarding the distribution and creation of sexually explicit deepfake images and videos, calls for increased protection and stronger punishment of perpetrators are being raised in South Korea. * Distribution: 분배 (방식), 분포 * Explicit: 명백한, 노골적인 * Call for something: ~을 필요로 하다; (공식적으로) 요구하다 * Perpetrators: (범행

Sept. 12, 2024

[팟캐스트] (617) "한국 아들들"은 "아빠"가 어렵다?

Patriarchal values lose hold: Korean fathers want to change but lack role models 진행자: 최정윤, Chelsea Proctor 기사요약: 한국 남성들이 “아빠”보다 “아버지”라 호칭하는 걸 선호하는 이유는? 엄마와는 둘이 시간을 보내도 아들과 아빠와 단 둘의 시간을 불편해하는 이유를 살펴봅니다 [1] Oh Yoon-suk, a 43-year-old office worker in Busan, addresses his father -- but not his mom -- using honorifics. “I call my mother ‘eomma,’ but with my father, it’s always been ‘abeoji,’” he explained. “Eomma” is a le

Sept. 9, 2024

[팟캐스트] (616) "독도" 얘기에 뭇매 맞는 아이돌?

K-pop groups face dilemmas when confronted with political issues 진행자: 최정윤, Chelsea Proctor 기사 요약: JYP 엔터테인먼트 그룹 소속 Nmixx가 "독도는 우리땅" 노래를 불렀다가 일본 팬들에게 비난을 받고 있는데, 과연 아이돌들에 지리 정치학적 발언을 문제 삼는게 맞을까? [1] K-pop idols continue to grapple with navigating geopolitical controversies, as highlighted by a recent incident involving JYP Entertainment's K-pop group Nmixx. The group performed part of the “Dokdo is Our Land” song in a YouTube video on Aug. 22, sparking a heated dispute

Sept. 5, 2024

[팟캐스트] (615) 전국으로 퍼진 '딥페이크' 공포

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn Fear of deepfake porn chat rooms on Telegram targeting indiscriminate women grips nation 기사요약: '딥페이크' 음란물이 텔레그램을 통해 공유된다는 사실이 알려지면서 파장이 커지고 있다. [1] Numerous chat rooms on Telegram suspected of creating and distributing deepfake pornographic material with doctored photos of ordinary women have been discovered recently, stoking fear and outrage across the country. doctored: 조작된, 변조된 stoke: 감정을 더 부추기다 [2] Many victims in these chat rooms -- one of which was found

Sept. 2, 2024

[팟캐스트] (614) 보건의료노조 파업…'최악 의료공백'

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn Crisis in medical system builds as hospital workers plan walkout 기사요약: 전국보건의료산업노동조합가 61개 병원 사업장을 대상으로 쟁의행위 찬반투표를 한 결과 91%의 찬성으로 총파업이 가결됐다. [1] Amid a prolonged medical standoff, concerns are again looming large as more than 22,000 unionized hospital workers plan to strike beginning Thursday if the ongoing arbitration by the labor relations committee fails to reach an agreement on a pay raise and the normalization of hospital operations. prolonged: 오래 계속되는, 장기적인 loom: 곧 닥칠

Aug. 29, 2024

[팟캐스트] (613) 전기차 화재가 중고차 판매량에 미치는 영향은?

진행자: 간형우, Paul Kerry Korea sees panic selling in used EVs 기사 요약: 전기차 화재 이후 중고차 판매 시장에서 매물 쏟아지는 전기차 [1] A mass sell-off of EVs has begun in South Korea, following a fire involving a Mercedes-Benz EV in Incheon that destroyed more than 140 cars and sparked proposals to restrict EVs' access to underground parking lots. sell-off: 매각 spark: 촉발시키다 access: 입장 [2] Since the fire on Aug. 1, the market has been flooded with used EVs. K Car, Korea’s second-largest used car trading platform, r

Aug. 26, 2024

[팟캐스트] (612) 밤에도 더운 올해 여름, 역대 최장 열대야 기록

진행자: 간형우, Paul Kerry Seoul records 26 consecutive tropical nights, most on record 기사 요약: 지속되는 폭염으로 역대 최장기간 기록한 열대야 [1] Seoul has endured the longest streak of tropical nights on record, running for 26 consecutive days, and the hot weather is expected to continue. endure: 버티다 streak: 연속 tropical: 열대의 consecutive: 연이은 [2] The current streak, from July 21 to Aug. 15, ties the previous record set in 2018 for the longest run of tropical nights since modern weather monitoring began in 1907. tie: 비

Aug. 22, 2024

[팟캐스트] (611) '국민배우' 차인표, 옥스퍼드대학에서 강연하다?!

진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer [Eye Interview] Actor-novelist Cha In-pyo reflects on trials of bringing his debut novel to global spotlight 기사 요약: 배우 차인표가 "미래 세대"를 위하여 썼다는 일제강점기 민족의 아픔 그려낸 소설, 옥스포드대 필독서로 지정되다 [1] Set in the peaks of Baekdusan in 1931, Cha In-pyo’s 2009 debut novel "Once We Look at the Same Star" captures the budding friendship of a young tiger hunter, Yong, and Suni, the village chief’s granddaughter, until their tranquil life is soon shattered by hi

Aug. 19, 2024

[팟캐스트] (610) 최소 인원으로 금메달만 13개! '파리의 기적' 이룬 한국 선수단

진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer South Korea's Paris Olympics triumph: 13 golds secure historic success Weapon sports dominate as S. Korea achieves best summer Olympics performance in 12 years 기사 요약: 2024 파리올림픽에서 13개 금메달 획득해 '베이징·런던 올림픽 타이' 역사 쓴 선수단 [1] South Korea's Olympic team, comprising 144 athletes across 21 events, achieved at least 13 gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing seventh overall, with athletes in shooting, fencing and archery playing pivotal roles

Aug. 15, 2024

[팟캐스트] (609) 맥도날드 진주 고추 크림치즈 버거와 보해양주 다시마주의 공통점은?

진행자: 간형우, Kevin Lee Selzer Loconomy: Food makers flock to locally sourced ingredients 기사 요약: 지역 특산물을 식재료로 활용해 새로운 메뉴와 식품 출시하는 회사들 [1] Food items made with locally sourced ingredients have emerged among food companies in Korea. flock: 모이다 source: 얻다 ingredient: 재료 emerge: 떠오르다 [2] This approach, which aligns with those companies’ corporate social responsibility efforts, supports economic growth in rural areas and offers unique experiences for consumers, collectively known as "loco

Aug. 12, 2024

[팟캐스트] (608) 이번에도 올림픽 휩쓴 한국 양궁이 강한 이유

진행자: 간형우, Kevin Lee Selzer Tall tales and theories on S. Korea's dominance in archery 기사 요약: 2024 파리올림픽 양궁 남녀단체전에서 다시 한 번 금메달 획득한 한국 대표팀의 이야기 [1] South Korea on Monday notched its third-straight gold medal in the Olympic men’s team event, defeating host nation France and completing a sweep of the women's and men's team events at this year's Paris Olympics. tall tale: 믿기 힘든 이야기 notch: 달성하다 defeat: 패배시키다 sweep: 완승 [2] Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok and Lee Woo-seok hoisted

Aug. 8, 2024

[팟캐스트] (607) 야근하는 아이돌?

진행자: 최정윤, Chelsea Proctor Internet drives K-pop stars to overwork [1] The punishing schedule and little rest that K-pop stars endure are not new. Big-name K-pop agencies have been consistently criticized for operating like factories in producing and managing artists. endure: 견디다 big-name: 일류의, 유명한 [2] Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of Hybe, the largest K-pop agency globally, acknowledged this issue in a CNN interview in March 2023. "It’s not a total urban legend. Of course, there was some

Aug. 5, 2024

[팟캐스트] (606) 출산률 높이기 위해 윤정부가 꺼내든 정책은?

진행자: 최정윤, Chelsea Proctor Korea to tackle wedding charges, housing regulations to boost birth rate 기사요약: 저출산 대응 방안으로 저출산고령사회위원회는 출산가구를 공공임대 우선공급 1순위로 지정하고 일명 "스드메" 거뿜도 빼는 방안 발표 [1] The government announced new measures to boost marriages for young people and support housing for families with children, as a follow-up measure after a "demographic national emergency" was declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol last month. boost: 신장시키다 declare: 선언하다 [2] Facing dire warnings that S

Aug. 1, 2024

[팟캐스트] (605) 선 넘는 아이돌 사생팬

진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor Price of stardom? 기사 요약: 공항에 우르르 몰려 사진 찍는 등 케이팝 아이돌의 일거수일투족을 쫒는 극성팬들 논란 [1] Behind K-pop's rapid growth and immense popularity, there is a persistent, chronic problem that follows fame: Stalkers, often called "sasaeng" in Korea. "I am not sasaeng. I am just a genuine fan who really loves NCT," said an 18-year-old girl who wished to remain anonymous. * Immense: 엄청난, 어마어마한 * Chronic: 만성적인 * Fame: 명성 * Genuine: 진실한, 진심 어린 [2] She claims that

July 29, 2024

[팟캐스트] (604) '황제경호' 논란 변우석, 연예인 경호원이 일반인 항공권 검사?

진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor Byeon Woo-seok embroiled in controversy for overzealous security team 기사 요약: 해외 일정차 인천국제공항으로 출국하는 과정에서 과잉 경호를 받아 논란이 훱싸인 변우석 [1] Byeon Woo-seok has become embroiled in controversy over excessive measures taken by his security team against fans and other travelers at Incheon Airport. Police have said they are considering an investigation into whether the measures undertaken by the actor's private security were violent or constituted obstruction of business. * E

July 25, 2024

[팟캐스트] (603) 쯔양 사태에 유투브 사이버 렉카 규제 목소리

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn Extortion of YouTuber Tzuyang highlights 'cyber wrecker' issues in S. Korea 기사요약: 쯔양 사태를 계기로 사이버 렉카 유튜버들을 플랫폼 차원에서 규제가 필요하다는 목소리가 나오고 있다. [1] Following YouTuber Tzuyang's recent revelation about her being assaulted and financially exploited by her former boyfriend for four years, a group of YouTubers were suspected to have blackmailed her for money in exchange for keeping quiet about her past. *revelation: 폭로(된 사실) *exploit: 착취하다 *in exchange for: ~대신의, 교

July 23, 2024