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Seline is back on the pod this week joined by her best friend since kindergarten, Kayla Moon, and we all find that we have something in common: there’s a theater kid inside each of us. We discuss Kayla’s unique upbringing as not only a theater director’s daughter, but also as a third-culture kid born and raised in Korea with roots in a tiny Kentucky town. We also perform some questionable scene reading, which you can judge for yourself. Enjoy!

06/09/23

Remember living alone for the first time and mistakenly putting laundry detergent in your dishwasher? This week, the gang swaps embarrassing stories from our early 20s as we learned how to properly navigate adulthood, one mistake at a time. Special guest Daniel Kim talks about drinking lead in Historic South Central, getting hit on by an L.A. gangbanger, and making deposits at the wank bank. We also touch on greedy landlords and the sketchy things we did to get beer money. Enjoy!  

05/25/23

Back by popular demand, the podcast follows up with a sequel to one of its most popular episodes (Episode 32: Pee, Poo, and Sometimes Barf). Aaron's cousin Ryan Yi joins to talk about bed wetting, the most optimal foods for taking solid shits, farting in front of (or on) strangers, and having explosive diarrhea while on a hot date. Enjoy!

05/18/23

James Chung and Sue Hahn rejoin the podcast to talk about the most critically important issue of our time: the Dungeons and Dragons movie. We also talk about grown men tears, shit that pisses off Sue, encountering rude people, and sketchy ear cleaning salons. Enjoy!
05/10/23

The married homies Justin and Elena help us adjudicate arguments between friends, family, and roommates, reaching stunning conclusions about whether you are, in fact, an asshole! Shout out to the "Am I the Asshole" subreddit for inspiring this episode. Tune in to see if you agree with our thoughts! 

03/21/23

[SEASON 3 EPISODE 6: KIM JONGHYEON 김종현 - PART 2]

KIM JONGHYEON
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AARON
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JOEL
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The podcast hosts L.A.-based filmmaker Katie Kim for an interview about art, love, and family—and she can’t remember a single question. Nevertheless, we manage to fumble our way through a conversation on part-time restaurant jobs, the origins of Katie's creativity, her thoughts on the Korean-American Hollywood scene, and "dating" emotionally unavailable, horned up bros. Get ready for deep, uncomfortable questions with Katie Kim: the only filmmaker in L.A. who doesn’t have a car. 

01/17/23

Jaehyun Paik joins us for the first episode of 2023! She dishes about her holiday break and shares a film-worthy tale of her date with an “insanely hot” white dude—much to Aaron’s chagrin. Other topics include: Jay’s weight (it’s a secret), Aaron accomplishing his New Year’s Resolution to start smoking again, and how much we love our brother-in-laws. Thanks for coming on, Jaehyun! The first of many girlfriend episodes to come. 

01/08/23

James is back on the pod to talk about his extravagant lifestyle and swap work stories. Topics include: Aaron’s inability to pronounce “artichoke”, the bygone era of unpaid internships, pulling all-nighters with co-workers, rage quitting your job, and finding meaning or reward in our 9-5s. Enjoy!

11/16/22

Let it be known that we are pashionate four fassion! Join us as we talk shit about Off White, Gucci, skateboard models, and hypebeast Asian guys. Seline calls Paris Hilton a genius, Jay talks about the influence Thelonius Monk had on his sensibilities, and Aaron says something offensive, probably. Enjoy! 

11/10/22

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In today’s episode, we have another exciting grammar point to cover: the future tense form in Korean. We’ll learn how to conjugate verbs in the future tense, as well as how to conjugate a few irregular verbs. So, if you have been following our podcast episodes in order, you’ll have all three tenses– present, past, and future– under your belt, and, by the end of this episode, you will be able to talk about events or states of being in all three tenses in Korean. How exciting is that! We should get right to the lesson. 

[EP 5. DRINKING - FEATURING WON SOJU]

CHEERS! This week on the Korean Cowboys Podcast, hosts Aaron and Joel share about their drinking experiences, stories, and discuss the differences in Korean and American drinking culture. 

건배! 이번주 코리안 카우보이스 팟케스트에서 호스트 아론과 조엘이 그들의 술 경험, 술 스토리, 그리고 한국과 미국의 술 문화에 대해 이야기를 나누는 시간을 가집니다! 

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As always, we thank you all for your love and support! 

Periods, pimples, and no reason boners: this episode has got it all. It’s TMI time as the gang recounts the awkwardness and shame of our pubescent years. Stories include moody arguments with teachers, condom curiosity, masturbation tales, and much more. 

07/12/21

In what can only be described as our shittiest episode, the gang shares its gnarliest pee, poo, and barf stories. And yeah, it’s kinda gross! Topics include: waxing hairy assholes, pooping in public restrooms, pissing our pants, the best way to fold toilet paper, developing the ability to puke on-demand, and an ass-whole lot more. Enjoy! 

06/21/21

Living in a human body means having hang-ups about your physical appearance -- that's just the rules of science! In this episode, special guest Khloe Kim visits the studio to discuss how these insecurities manifest individually and how to live with them. We touch on the differences between Korean and American beauty standards, insecurities in the "face department," bloated stomachs and flat butts, the merits of plastic surgery, and more. We conclude the episode with how we perceive our bodies when dating and looking for sexual or romantic validation. 

05/04/21

It’s only natural to ponder the “what ifs” of life. But as we break down in this week’s episode, such ruminations are actually “low energy” thoughts that lead—at worst—to self-pity and regret. So instead, the podcast celebrates decisive moments that, for better or worse, led us all to the present. Topics include: Jay choosing to break up with a long-term girlfriend, the moment Aaron decided to eschew K-Pop, yet another cringe-y story from the 26-year-old intern, and a heartwarming tale from Seline about why the podcast made her cry. 

04/06/21

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In today’s episode, we'll learn : 

• the Korean number words from 20 to 90 in increments of 10;
• a new noun connector, the 와/과 set 

And, of course, I have a song I want to share with you. It’s a song by Psy,  titled 낙원, which means Paradise. We have a lesson packed with exciting material, so let’s get right to it! 

*Featured Song >
Title: 낙원 Paradise  (2002)
Artist: 싸이  Psy
https://youtu.be/qXzxKRc5PeM (the third section in the episode, the concert)
https://youtu.be/Bx9Do3HJRNk (the first and the second sections in the episode)

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In this episode, we will do two things: 

• Learn how to count from 6 through 10 in Korean and what you can expect about learning native Korean numbers from 1 through 99.
  
  
• Learn about the additive particle 도 which means 'too' or 'also' and practice using it in different situations. 

Happy learning, everyone!

*Featured Song >
Title: 오늘도 어제처럼 Today too, like yesterday  (2020)
Artist: 효정, 오마이걸  Hyo Jung, Oh My Girl
https://youtu.be/06Eo97Clw5A

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In this episode, we will do two things: 

• Learn how to count from 1 through 5 in Korean  (with a song :) 
• Practice using the numbers in a conversation (You should be able to understand ALL the sentences in the conversation because they’re based on lessons from previous episodes.)

You can consider it a comprehensive review of the content we’ve gone over thus far.  If you have a hard time following the conversation, know that you can always go back to previous episodes for review. When it comes to learning a new language in particular, review is always, always good!

Happy learning, everyone!

*Featured Song >
Title: 숫자 Numbers (2019)
Artist: 이적 Lee Juck
https://youtu.be/EpZNy0zjv9Q

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In this episode, we will learn how the contraction of the particle 은/는 works in colloquial speech and practice speaking contracted phrases in sentences. We will also practice using the sentence connectors 그리고 and 그런데.  

The contraction of the 은/는 particle is indeed prevalent in colloquial speech, and not discussing the topic would only cause greater confusion. However, do not concern yourself with the contraction for speaking as a beginning student. Rather, your focus should be on when and where to appropriately place the 은/는 particle, so you can become more familiar with the sentence structure of the Korean language and in turn continue to build a sound foundation for advancing to the intermediate level. 

This is the last episode to focus on the  은/는 particle in a three-part series (Episodes 20, 21, and 22). We spend this much time on the particle because of its importance in the Korean language, so stay with me :) 

Happy learning! 

*Featured Song >
Title: 강남스타일 (2012)
Artist: 싸이 Psy
https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0