Yeonmi Park is an activist and author who fled to the United States after being a victim of sex trafficking. Park recounts her oppressive childhood in North Korea, starved and without electricity. She remembers how the lights of neighboring countries gave her hope for a better life. She spares no detail when explaining what a society under a ruthless dictato ... Show More
Jan 29
#275 Jay Yu - Nano Nuclear Technology and the Future of American Energy
Jay Yu is a prominent DeepTech and NuclearTech entrepreneur with a Wall Street capital markets background. Driven by a vision to make energy more accessible, affordable, and sustainable worldwide, he currently serves as Executive Chairman & CEO of LIS Technologies Inc. (LIST) and ... Show More
1h 47m
Aug 2023
**Labor & the Long Road to Reunification in Korea (w/ Ju-Hyun Park)** PATREON EXCLUSIVE
<p>Within the past two years, South Korea has seen major labor actions, including a general strike in October of 2021, and major crackdowns on organized labor, including the national intelligence agency raiding the offices of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in January of ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 2021
Patriots, Traitors, and Empires: The Korean War and Korea's Struggle for Freedom
<p>Stephen Gowans joins Breht to talk about his book "<a href= "https://www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/patriots-traitors-and-empires/">Patriots, Traitors, and Empires: The Story of Korea's Struggle for Freedom</a>".<br /> <br /> They discuss the history of Korea, Japanese colonial ... Show More
1h 39m
Mar 2021
Strange News: Cheer Mom Makes Deep Fakes, North Korea Ghosts the US, Texas Rangers Promise to Stop Hypnotizing People
<p>A Cheer Mom creates deep fake photos in a revenge scheme targeting her daughter's rivals. The government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) ghosts the US, refusing the new President's attempts to contact them. Over in the US, the Texas Rangers promise t ... Show More
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