Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys react to the news that South Korea will stop international adoption by 2029, and also get into parenting while adopted—how our relationships with Korean culture affect our children’s relationship to it, and whether we should let it.Later, we dig into Nongshim’s Melon Kick….what the heck?!South Korea To End Foreign Adoption (PBS) [...]

Episode Summary: We’re back with a short one, and the last one of 2025! In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about whether or not we can trust our origin stories, and have further reflections on the TRC Report — Human Rights Violations in Intercountry AdoptionShow Resources:Full English Language version of the reportPatrick’s Substack Reflection (and new podcast, “From the Kitchen Table”) [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about whether or not Patrick hates Korea, the role of governments (and how America’s is perfect and has never made any missteps ever), and integrating Koreanness as parents. [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean (& Asian) Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down Mei Tomko and talk about growing up in the age of OG Youtube and embracing your asianness, doing the most with what you’ve got, and building things that last.Later we get into some Bibim Chips by Paldo…did they just make this to promote their sauce?!Meet Mei!On Instagram as @postnostalgia!Buy her artwork @postnostalgiaprints!Check out her Adoptee Resource Database! [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and react to the news of South Korea admitting to adoption fraud. It’s not a light topic, but it is the Janchi Show so there’s still a fair amount of laughs!Later, we get into HBAF Flavored Popcorn! Can someone tell us what the heck a “New York Cheeseburger” is?!Resources:The New York Times articleReddit Post with NYT article text (in comment) [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Sara Docan-Morgan and talk about the burden of magical thinking while adopted, being in reunion with your birth family and how casual familial interactions can reduce the spotlight that is so often placed on adoptees when they meet their birth families.Meet Sara Docan-Morgan!Instagram: @in.reunionCheck out her book, In Reunion! [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about storytelling, what it looks like in 2025 and all the stuff that goes into it.Me and Korea “Omma Poom” Art Installation: https://meandkorea.org/ommapoom2025 [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with our first guest in a while, Lynn Sando and chat with her about growing up (and living in) Minnesota, being a therapist and adoptee, and how important it is to be in community and what it means to “do the work.”Meet Lynn SandoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandowellnessInstagram: @sandowellnessWebsite: https://www.sandowellness.com/ [...]

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about our words / intentions for 2025, how parenting (unsurprisingly) can unearth a lot of extra feels around being adopted, and really just work to find our groove again. [...]