Ep 32: Reply 1988 and Open Carry Sandwiches with Joe von Hutch

[Spoiler Alert] In this episode of K-Drama School, Grace discusses the show Reply 1988 (2015-2016, tvN) and the significance of late 1980s student demonstrations for the democratization of South Korea, the Seoul Summer Olympics, and her love for Lee Dong-hwi. Grace then has a chat with Joe von Hutch (@joevonhutch on Instagram) is a comedian, writer, activist and attorney based in Berlin who co-founded DADDY Media. Joe talks about growing up in New York, going to Berlin for the first time as a teenager, the love and ubiquity of German beer, aging during the pandemic, racism in New York public schools, how to read the American Constitution, gun safety laws, how the British royal family members are aliens, systemic issues that bind British and American history of slavery to this day, and white supremacy’s willful disconnectedness from humanity and utilizing our affect and feeling to navigate in the era of “woke” economy to manifest diversity, equity and inclusion in our lived realities. (For context, the bulk of this interview was recorded in April.) Follow @KDramaSchool on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Visit kdramachool.com to learn more.