Afternoona Asks

Our latest episode of Afternoona Asks is out – and we think it’s our best yet! We interviewed BBC Journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou, who has just co-created and presented a podcast series on the shocking sex scandals which shook the world of K-Pop. The podcast series is available via BBC Sounds. Chloe takes us behind the scenes, and tells what it took to pull off this in-depth series, the extraordinar...

We are so excited to welcome our first ever guest on Afternoona Asks - Sophie, a Korean living in Seoul! Sarah met Sophie when she was in Korea for her visit and was delighted she agreed to come on the podcast and answer all our questions. Listen to our episode as we ask do people in Korea really go to hospital for tiredness or small scrapes? How much do Koreans themselves love dramas? And many mo...

We got so much positive feedback about the Korean Language section of our first Afternoona Asks episode that Sarah and Grace decided to dive a little deeper into Korean language nuances, as well as answer some listener questions. Wondering about the different ways to say "I love you" in Korean? Confused about what "oppa" really means? Tune in to learn a bit more about the Korean language, with emp...

Introducing Afternoona Asks ND - our Neurodivergent part of the Afternoona Asks podcast. Our hosts Sarah, Fran and J discuss autistic coded characters in KDrama. Fran and J were first on our sister podcast, Afternoona Delight podcast, for their Extraordinary Attorney Woo autism podcast. It was so popular that we invited Fran and J back and then got them to join as co-hosts! Sarah, Fran, and J disc...

Aren't we all dreaming of going to Seoul? Sarah and Grace are back to talk through some tips to travel to Seoul and Korea, covering where to get started, how many days you might need in each location as well as accommodation, food and travel hints.  Facebook groups:   South Korea Travel Planning  Korea Travel Guide  Apps & websites Naver Papago Subway map  KakaoTalk  Klook Airbnb - experiences...

We are thrilled to introduce ourselves as our new podcast - Afternoona Asks! In this episode, Sarah and Grace introduce themselves and chat about watching Asian dramas growing up as Korean American (Grace) and British Chinese (Sarah). Sarah asks some KDrama related questions of Grace and we all learn how to say Ji Chang Wook properly. Get to know us both via our KDrama tastes! Sign Up for Our News...