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Wed, 03/07/2012 - 16:34 — busanmike

“If you do a live radio show in the morning, nothing worse can happen to you all day.”

Open Miked in Busan

I’ve been very busy recently. It’s the kind of busyness where you’re basically on the move and working from the moment you awake after five to six hours of sleep to the moment you go to bed, seven days a week, and I’ve pretty much been like this since November. It seems like a superhuman effort for a foreigner, but it’s just normal life for many Koreans. Is it a sign my attitude is becoming Korean? And if I don’t care, is the answer yes?

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e-FM Week 36: Love Hotels, Sex and Adultery (Banned)

Sun, 11/20/2011 - 16:08 — busanmike

The english waves come inAbout 'Open Mike in Busan'

Introduction

It took 36 weeks, but I finally had a script refused for broadcast. When I started doing my weekly segment with Busan e-FM, it was with the agreement that I could be honest about my experiences in Korea, but the question is, does Korea want to be honest about itself?

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DJ Chad Kirton

Sun, 11/06/2011 - 05:02 — chadkirton
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Chad Kirton is an English professor at Dong Eui University, a radio DJ and part-time hip hop rap artist in Busan, Korea. Chad is a lively character, and has been living in Korea for more than 7 years. Chad derives part of his success in broadcasting from the fact that he speaks Korean on his radio show as well as English, attempting to bridge a gap between Eastern and Western cultures.

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Open Mike: Brands, Counterfeiting and Piracy

Wed, 07/20/2011 - 14:43 — busanmike

The english waves come inAbout 'Open Mike in Busan'

Background

A week earlier while I was waiting to go on air at the station, a situation was posed which led me to say “But that would be unethical”. I needed to repeat that last word a number of times. We quickly established that the English word ‘ethical’ may sound hilarious to Koreans. I wasn’t entirely convinced that this was merely a phonetic issue, which resolved me to pick a topic related to ethics for this week’s show.

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Busan e-FM Week 33: Humour/Humor, Satire and Ire

Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:36 — busanmike
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Background
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Busan e-FM Week 32: Hell is Other Expats

Thu, 06/30/2011 - 08:53 — busanmike

The english waves come inAbout 'Open Mike in Busan'

Background

A lot of this was rather tongue-in-cheek, but it does explain my reticence to engage with the expat community during my time in Korea, both in person and increasingly on the Internet.

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Busan e-FM Week 31: The New Address System

Thu, 06/02/2011 - 11:12 — busanmike
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The address system in Korea is changing. What does it mean?

Addresses in England... versus Korea
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Busan e-FM Week 30: Family Month

Wed, 05/25/2011 - 12:47 — busanmike
The english waves come inAbout 'Open Mike in Busan'

Background

I prepare notes for my radio segment; I always felt that to be my best on the show I had to construct a narrative. Like most of the things I write, it’s more time consuming than the result appears to suggest or justify; I tend to debate each word and nuance in my head. Sometimes it turns violent. This week was a new low; the preparation time for my ten minutes on air was nine hours.
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Busan e-FM Week 29: Smaller Fish

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 20:10 — busanmike
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Background

The new season at Busan e-FM has seen some changes, and one of them is a new segment which precedes mine called "Bigger Fish". The title derives from its coverage of literature and by extension philosophical issues which are the bigger questions we often rarely stop to consider in the prisons of trivia we build for ourselves in our daily lives. The content is thought provoking and I'm glad that the station is pushing the envelope as far as its material is concerned.
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Busan e-FM Week 28: National Identity

Thu, 05/05/2011 - 21:44 — busanmike

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Introduction

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Busan e-FM Week 27: Baby Photo Shoots

Thu, 04/28/2011 - 18:10 — busanmike

About 'Open Mike in Busan'

Introduction

Back in January I talked about the birth of my son in Korea, and how we named him. This week, I wanted to talk about another apparently important baby issue – baby photos.

Counting days

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Busan e-FM Week 26: Expats Who Run

Tue, 04/26/2011 - 19:30 — busanmike
About 'Open Mike in Busan'

Background

This should have been my last week at Busan e-FM. They’d reached the end of their six-month season and this is when they shake things up and change around the schedule and even some of their staff, but they persuaded me to sign on for a second season, or as I think of it, 52 more hours on the subway.
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Busan e-FM Week 25: Financial Trading in Korea

Mon, 04/25/2011 - 19:30 — busanmike
About 'Open Mike in Busan'

Introduction

This week I’m going to talk about my job. I’m a financial trader, and I work for myself.

Provenance

I read recently that seven out of ten Korean people regretted changing their jobs. Clearly there’s a lot of stress here connected with people’s working lives. It’s the same in England. In fact, there’s a word for it in English – we call it the “rat-race”, and it’s a race many people dream about dropping out of. There’s a book about trading by Alexander Elder, which begins with these words: “You can be free. You can live and work anywhere in the world. You can be independent from routine and not answer to anybody. This is the life of a successful trader.” It’s a good opening because it speaks to the dream of freedom and independence people have.
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Busan e-FM Week 24: Korea and the English Language

Sun, 04/24/2011 - 19:30 — busanmike
The english waves come inAbout 'Open Mike in Busan'

Introduction

Now this probably a very important subject in Korea – especially for Busan e-FM listeners – today’s subject is Korean and the English language.

The Korean English language school

I met my wife in England, where she did some postgraduate studies at the local college and university in my home town. Both were quite popular with overseas students, and perhaps that’s what led to the story of the Korean English language school.
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Busan e-FM Week 23: Korean History

Sat, 04/23/2011 - 19:30 — busanmike
About 'Open Mike in Busan'

Introduction

Today I’m going to talk about Korean history. Now you know what they say about Korea having 5,000 years of history [or more], so obviously I’m not going to discuss all of it – only bits.

Knowing history
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