Jeju-based rapper Woo-side joins Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy to discuss the release of his new song, "It's Time." He also recounts his journey from Champaign, Illinois, to Jeju Island, and the many stops in between.  He is soft spoken, but when he speaks he does so with heart, passion and soul.  To check out his music, visit: https://www.youtube.com/@WooSide His instagram is at: https://www.instagram.com/wooside/ ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Google Podcasts  You can also follow the show on: Instagram  Facebook Twitter    ..read more

On this episode of Me, You and Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy discuss news of a new school coming to the JGEC (0:00) and preparations for the 76th Jeju 4.3 memorial ceremony (6:34). JY also joins for another segment of Walking Jeju and talks about Olle route 1 in Seongsan (12:49).  And then Darryl and Alexis finish off the episode with talking about the risks haenyeo face while working and what the government is doing to protect them (20:55) and Rabbit Island becoming infested with rabbits (32:29).  ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Google ..read more

On this episode of Me, You and Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy discuss Jeju government's best seven tourist sites of 2023 (0:00). JY also joins the show again for her new segment Walking Jeju she talks about all things hiking on the island (8:32). Darryl and Alexis also talk recent crime on the island (17:02) And they discuss the pros and cons of Jeju's recent rocket launch and the island's entrance not only into the space industry but the space race with North Korea (23.32). ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Google Podcasts  You can also follow th ..read more

In this special, insert episode of me you and Jeju friend of the show Joey Rositano and Russell Reilander discuss their Outside Perspectives Expat Photo Contest Korea.  The deadline to submit photos for the contest if Oct. 15.  For more information and to submit your photos, visit HERE! ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Google Podcasts  You can also follow the show on: Instagram  Facebook Twitter     And follow Darryl (@DarrylCoote) and Alexis (@the_eggshell) on Twitter ..read more

On this very special episode of Me, You & Jeju, the pair of Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy speak with Jung Yoon Choi of Jeju Olle about the upcoming 2023 Jeju Olle Walking Festival, which is being held Nov. 2-4. For more information about the festival and to register, visit HERE! ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Google Podcasts  You can also follow the show on: Instagram  Facebook Twitter     And follow Darryl (@DarrylCoote) and Alexis (@the_eggshell) on Twitter.     ..read more

On this episode of Me, You and Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy discuss the ongoing heat wave on Jeju (0:00). Alexis offers five suggests to beat Jeju's heat (5:27). Darryl gives an update on the Jeju 4.3 controversy that plagued the recent memorial ceremony (17:36). Teacher Juyoung Han gives a lesson on a vowel that is only present in Jeju dialect (24:54). And Darryl and Alexis talk about Jeju's history of using cloned police dogs (31:35) ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple Podcast Google Podcasts  You can also follow the show on: Instagram  Facebook Tw ..read more

Earlier this month, South Korea endorsed Japan's plan to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking concern and protest on Jeju Island over fears it will impact local seafood, tourism and our ability to enjoy the seaside. On this special episode of Me, You & Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy look at the complexities of this pressing issue from both what the science says and how Jeju Islanders feel about it.  And what it means for the island they call home. ----------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on: Apple ..read more

On this episode of Me, You & Jeju, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy discuss how expensive Jeju has become for tourists and locals a like (0:00). During Jeju Dialect Corner, teacher Ju Young Han schools Darryl and Alexis on the very useful catch up before she schools him in how to say 제라지다 (jea-la-gi-da), which approximately translates to “very” in English (13:16).    Then Darryl and Alexis give an update on the recent controversy surrounding Jeju 4.3 and this year’s 75th anniversary memorial ceremony for the tragedy (21:50). And finally, the pair speak with Kim Jiho, owner of the JGEC ..read more

On this very special episode, recorded on location at Asalam restaurant, Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy speak with Tommy Tran, a lecturer at the University of San Diego Merced, about Jeju tourism, specifically if it has become a victim of its own success. Tran also updates the pair on his research into where the idea of Jeju being the Hawaii of East Asia came from.   ..read more

Is South Korea's Magpie the coolest brewery in Asia? Well, that's the question CNN posed a few years back, and Darryl Coote and Alexis Joy descended upon their Jeju brewery to investigate the claim. For this episode, the pair talk with Eric Moynihan, co-founder of Magpie, on location about his company, its move from Seoul to Jeju, the rise of craft beer in Korea as well as on the island and so much more.  Darryl also tries out some new puns on Alexis in honor of Buddha's recent birthday.  And Ju Young Han schools Darryl in a pertinent Jeju dialect word, given the interview ..read more