Ep. 145: America's Hidden History of Military Prostitution in South Korea (ft. Tim Shorrock)

Teen speaks with the journalist Tim Shorrock (The Nation) to look past the simplistic mainstream narrative of "Good Korea/Bad Korea," and into the troubling legacy of American militarism on the peninsula. Tim's recent article "Welcome to the Monkey House" details the kichijon system, a coercive system of prostitution that bears a disturbing similarity to the Japanese "comfort stations" employed during the Second World War. REFERENCED RESOURCES: "Welcome to the Monkey House": https://newrepublic.com/article/155707/united-states-military-prostitution-south-korea-monkey-house Tim @ The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/authors/tim-shorrock/ Tim's Blog "Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears": http://timshorrock.com/ TWITTER: Tim (@TimothyS) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)