Park Geun-hye's Attempted Assassination
Was Park Geun-hye ever targeted in a political assassination attempt?
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48 mins
Explore how South Korea’s political climate during her presidency included rising threats, protests, and security concerns around national leadership.Discover how public unrest and political polarization created an environment where security incidents and alleged threats gained intense scrutiny.
Ep 1:
Blades, Ballots, and Broken Trust
A knife attack on a US ambassador, viral conspiracy theories, Park Geun-hye's stunning impeachment, and a CIA cyber-arsenal leak expose how violence and digital chaos shattered institutional trust in 2015-2016.
Ep 2:
Nukes, Missiles, and Missed Signals
As North Korea races toward a credible nuclear deterrent and Trump's rhetoric swings wildly, a Pacific trade pact collides with unhealed wartime wounds between Korea and Japan.
Ep 3:
Reactors, Riyals, and Rice Fields
President Park chases nuclear contracts and halal food deals across the Middle East, even as China's economic slowdown and looming deflation quietly threaten Korea's export-driven miracle.
Ep 4:
Tablets Fall, Empires Rise
Samsung's tablet empire crumbles under bigger phones and Chinese rivals, while Boko Haram's ISIS pledge and MH370's unsolved vanishing haunt a world already reeling from tech disruption.
Ep 5:
Moonlight, Monitors, and Meaning
From sugar guidelines and Korea's soft-power cartoon ambitions to a pioneering video artist's search for balance, this episode closes with a full moon ritual uniting nature, tradition, and hope.
Discussions (5)
Maria
Level 6 · 5 mo agoEquating Blue Anon to QAnon is ridiculous lmao 💀
Thomas
Level 8 · 5 mo agoNot including the Tizen phones is weird. Just because they failed? Samsung literally launched Tizen smartphones in emerging markets in 2015 to compete with Android. Plz get your facts straight.
Ivan
Level 7 · 5 mo agoThe CIA is listening bro!
