The Janchi Show

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit (back) down with Mary Bowers for part of our conversation that started last episode! Mary shares more about moving back to Korea, submitting her adoption case to be investigated by South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and how all this ties into her competitive eating career. You do not want to miss th...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Mary Bowers and talk about her story as a Korean adoptee. Mary shares about navigating both her Asian American and adoptee identities in Colorado and California, the specific moments she found hers experience and language shift, and how our proximity to and privilege because of whiteness as transracial ad...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and have an interesting discussion about finding the line between appropriation and appreciation. Like, is it okay if a white parent wears a hanbok? What about a Korean adoptee calling their parents “Umma” and “Appa?”  Later, we try some hard candy. It’s………………..edible? Technically? --- // Support the Show ! On...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Erik Kemp to talk about what it means for us to own our stories and how we share them. Erik shares very vulnerably with us: the experiences he had growing up in a multiracial, Mormon household, his relationship with Korean culture camps, and where he’s finding community right now. We also get into adoptee...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and choose joy! We talk about what things keep us motivated to continue the show, and why we think it’s important to identify as an adoptee. Later, we try Jardin’s Our Tea (Orange & Grapefruit flavor) . Like Ted Lasso says, “I always imagined tea tasted like garbage water.” But do we?! --- // Support the S...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Anica Falcone-Juengert and talk about her experience as a queer, transracial adoptee. Anica shares about being an adoptee due to China’s One Child Policy, navigating the intersectional identities you can’t see, and how the community we might need isn’t solely based on our shared identity as adoptees. Oh,...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys catch up after Patrick and Nathan went on travels across the nation and KJ…stayed at home. We talk about Korean gift-giving etiquette, APAHM (or ANHPI…HM? Or AAPI..HM?) and how specificity is just as important as inclusivity. Later, we try some gummies…are these multivitamins?! --- // Support the Show ! Online at janch...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Lauren Rees and talk about her time growing up in the Midwest, being a part of the knitting community, and how that sparked her moment of apocalypse even before the pandemic hit. We get into that, plus a hint Christianity chat, and more. Plus, we try a snack….are these corn flakes?!   // Meet Lauren! Inst...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys chat about whether or not we can be too focused on a thing, and how we’re learning to react slowly for the benefit of our relationships. Later, we try a New Year cookie. Is that a jujubee?! --- // Support the Show ! Online at janchishow.com Support the show at janchishow.com/support Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram :...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and take a minute to reintroduce themselves to our new listeners. We give an abbreviated version of our stories, and get the chance to ask some pointed questions about key periods in our lives. Later, we try a Taiwanese puff pastry. by I Mei—you know KJ is a sucker for those sweet, buttery layers!   --- // Sup...

Episode Summary : In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and catch up! Patrick went to the Grand Canyon and KJ talks about how ChatGPT can democratize the written word (much like Canva democratized design). It’s a good one, and we’re very grateful to our robot overlords for keeping us alive. Beep boop boop. Later, we try Gugën’s Garlic Butter Pretz...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down to talk about the first trailer for Joy Ride, a film that features an adoptee storyline (very prominently). We breakdown and unpack the trailer and share our initial reactions and thoughts to what we saw. We also get into Asian American representation in media and where the adoptee story fits into that, and ho...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys go LIVE ON INSTAGRAM with BIG NEWS!  Also we try a chinese snack…WHY IS THERE A PIT IN THIS.

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Nick Greene and talk about his journey finding and engaging with the Korean adoptee community! We discuss studying Japanese in Japan during high school, his first foray into community with Soju Talks, and navigating the community and different adoptees’ experiences. And speaking of soju, we sip on some th...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about things we’ve unlearned on our journey thus far. We also chat about how our adoption stories are a part of myth-making, and what happens when the myth gets debunked. Later, we try a drink called “Jeju Hallabong Sparkling”...who made this again?! Resources Our drink: Jeju Hallabong Sparkling  This...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with SunAh Laybourn and talk about her journey of self: self-acceptance, self-determination, and self-love! We hear about navigating the Black and white binary of Memphis, reclaiming her Korean name (and how to correctly pronounce it!), and vulnerability as a superpower. Later, we eat something “joyous, like,...

 In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Nikki Webster and talk about how she’s grown and changed, moving from the Baltimore area to Korea to LA and to Korea, where she now resides! We hear about how she got started drawing and creating the wonderful art you see on her instagram account, as well as why she doesn’t always resonate with many of t...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about anger, rage, and how things have changed over the years since we started the show. We also get into safe spaces when we were younger (if there were any), and whether or not they’re the same as adults. Resources and Things We Talked About The Light We Give  by Simran Jeet Singh The Case for Rage...

The snack on this episode: ORION  Ddangkong Gangjeong (땅콩강정), Peanut Crunch --- // Support the Show ! Online at janchishow.com Support the show at janchishow.com/support Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram : @janchishow Join our Group ! janchishow.com/afterparty Watch our Youtube Videos Leave a voicemail! 972-677-8867 The Janchi Show Quick Bio We’re three Korean Adoptees spread out around Ameri...

// Meet Jonah Nigh! Instagram / Twitter / TikTok --- // Support the Show ! Online at janchishow.com Support the show at janchishow.com/support Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram : @janchishow Join our Group ! janchishow.com/afterparty Watch our Youtube Videos Leave a voicemail! 972-677-8867 The Janchi Show Quick Bio We’re three Korean Adoptees spread out around America and each of us are at differ...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys aka Your New Best Friends, sit down for the first time in a long time to talk a lot about everything. Seriously though, KJ, Nathan, and Patrick catch up after nearly two months, talk about the apocalypse some more, and intentionally placing themselves in Korean spaces this year. Later, they try a treat and Patrick has...

--- // Support the Show ! Online at janchishow.com Support the show at janchishow.com/support Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram : @janchishow Join our Group ! janchishow.com/afterparty Watch our Youtube Videos Leave a voicemail! 972-677-8867 The Janchi Show Quick Bio We’re three Korean Adoptees spread out around America and each of us are at different stages in life. We’ll talk about the Korean a...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Kim Park to talk about her story, from the trials and traumas of growing up to her recent return to Korea. Kim shares about the journey navigating depression and suicide, what it means to nurture her identity, and how she’s building community now. Later, Kim joins the boys for some kind of cake treat. Wha...

In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about K.J.’s current deconstruction journey. They dive into religion, their respective relationships with it growing up and now, and what that looks like to be passed on to further generations.   Later, they try a cheesy, chocolatey treat. Is it good? Or is it something else entirely?! // Support/Foll...

// Meet Sara Streeter Website: sarajstreeter.com / Twitter: @_streetstreet   --- // Support/Follow the Show! Online at janchishow.com Support the show at janchishow.com/support Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @janchishow Join our Group! janchishow.com/afterparty Watch our Youtube Videos Leave a voicemail! 972-677-8867 The Janchi Show Quick Bio We’re three Korean Adoptees spread out around Americ...