The Janchi Show
The Janchi Show is a podcast where three Korean adoptees explore what life is like after you're adopted by white people. Nathan Nowack, Patrick Armstrong, and KJ Roelke share their own unique journeys into discovering and learning more about their Korean and adoptee identities through conversations with each other and guests. Each episode they'll also try a Korean snack or drink! Join us each week and follow us at @janchishow across all social platforms.
Episodes
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys reflect on the importance of 삼일졀 ("Samiljeol" or the March 1st Movement) and what it means to be courageous in the small things—even while a lot of big things are going on.
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janchishow
Support the show at janchishow.com/support
Write us a note: j...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about code switching, the struggle to balance constantly learning with using what we know, and whether or not we’re better off now than 5 years ago (from before we started the show).
Later, we dig into Muzik Tiger’s Cream Candy….our dentists aren’t thrilled about it
---
// Support the Show!
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys chat about dealing with online spaces you thought were safe, making neighborhood friends, and getting real about our feelings with regards to ICE in our communities and country.
Later we try Haitai’s Espresso Ace Cracker…can we get this dipped in chocolate?
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janchi...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Jae Carelli and talk about growing up in a family of 5 Korean adoptees, how working at a ramen shop got them in touch with their Asianness, creating an album and stage show around the 7 core issues of adoption and the intersection of language, neurodivergence and music to help us communicate effectively.
Later, we ...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys react to the news that South Korea will stop international adoption by 2029, and also get into parenting while adopted—how our relationships with Korean culture affect our children’s relationship to it, and whether we should let it.
Later, we dig into Nongshim’s Melon Kick….what the heck?!
Episode Summary: We're back with a short one, and the last one of 2025! In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about whether or not we can trust our origin stories, and have further reflections on the TRC Report — Human Rights Violations in Intercountry Adoption
Show Resources:
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about whether or not Patrick hates Korea, the role of governments (and how America's is perfect and has never made any missteps ever), and integrating Koreanness as parents.
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janchishow
Support the show at janchishow.com/support
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean (& Asian) Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down Mei Tomko and talk about growing up in the age of OG Youtube and embracing your asianness, doing the most with what you’ve got, and building things that last.
Later we get into some Bibim Chips by Paldo…did they just make this to promote their sauce?!
Meet Mei!
- On Instagram as @postnostalgia!
- Buy ...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and react to the news of South Korea admitting to adoption fraud. It’s not a light topic, but it is the Janchi Show so there’s still a fair amount of laughs!
Later, we get into HBAF Flavored Popcorn! Can someone tell us what the heck a “New York Cheeseburger” is?!
Resources:
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Sara Docan-Morgan and talk about the burden of magical thinking while adopted, being in reunion with your birth family and how casual familial interactions can reduce the spotlight that is so often placed on adoptees when they meet their birth families.
Meet Sara Docan-Morgan!
Instagram: @in.reunion
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about storytelling, what it looks like in 2025 and all the stuff that goes into it.
Me and Korea “Omma Poom” Art Installation: https://meandkorea.org/ommapoom2025
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janchishow
Support the show at janchishow.com/support
Join our Facebook Group! janchi...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with our first guest in a while, Lynn Sando and chat with her about growing up (and living in) Minnesota, being a therapist and adoptee, and how important it is to be in community and what it means to “do the work.”
Meet Lynn Sando
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandowellness
Instagram: @sandowellness
Website: http...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about our words / intentions for 2025, how parenting (unsurprisingly) can unearth a lot of extra feels around being adopted, and really just work to find our groove again.
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janchishow
Support the show at janchishow.com/support
Join our Facebook Group! ...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and reflect on three years of the show, how our lives have changed since the trailer, and how the show (and the adoptee community) has changed our lives.
Editor’s note: I think we toe the line of conflating friends and fans of the show with the interracial, Asian adoptee community at large. For what it's worth, this...
We're taking a break while our lives are as unstructured as they are. We'll be back, hopefully soon!
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about decompressing from KAAN, the adoptee conference we all met up at a month ago, re-entering non-adoptee spaces, and the mental fatigue that code switching brings.
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janchishow
Support the show at janchishow.com/support
Join our Facebook Group! janch...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Jean and talk about Star Trek, KAAN, disability, queer identities and more! Jean is a Chinese adoptee from Wuhan and we talk about self-racializing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2020.
There’s no snack and no Patrick this ep, but did we mention we talk about Star Trek?
// Meet Jean!
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about having dreams, incorporating our origin culture naturally, and how we find our history and place in America when adoption forcibly removes us from our own.
Also, Happy Loving Day!
Learn more about Loving Day here: https://lovingday.org/
---
// Support the Show!
Online at janchishow.com / @janc...
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Amy Esposito and talk about growing up in a Korean immigrant community, finding your own way to be Korean, and then working a COVID floor in 2021 in North Carolina and experiencing a whole new world.
// Meet Amy Esposito!
She’s on facebook but is kinda also a “digital hermit.”
Resources
Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and talk about what’s been going on in the last month and a half. Then, we get into our thoughts on whether the adoptee space online is getting quieter or if it’s just the algorithm playing tricks on us, and what our role/responsibility is in that.
Later, we try some Oriental Raisin Tea…..did we just drink tortilla ...
Popular Podcasts
How do the smartest marketers and business entrepreneurs cut through the noise? And how do they manage to do it again and again? It's a combination of math—the strategy and analytics—and magic, the creative spark. Join iHeartMedia Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman as he analyzes the Math and Magic of marketing—sitting down with today's most gifted disruptors and compelling storytellers.
CBS Sports’ official college basketball podcast is the most entertaining and informative of its kind. Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander bring the sport into your ears at least three times per week with commentary, reporting, insider information and statistical analysis throughout college basketball all year long.
The Questlove Show builds on the award-winning Questlove Supreme podcast, bringing listeners into intimate, one-on-one conversations with peers, influences, and friends. Hosted by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, each episode uncovers the unexpected — from morning rituals and hidden talents to the art and experiences that shaped a guest’s journey. Sometimes playful, sometimes profound, always curious, QLS offers rare insight into leaders in music, film, television, comedy, literature, mental health, and beyond. It’s a fresh, unpredictable spin from a trusted source — a place where randomness is encouraged, tangents are welcomed, and conversations are anything but ordinary.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Dan Bongino Show delivers no-nonsense analysis of the day’s most important political and cultural stories. Hosted by the former Deputy Director of the FBI, former Secret Service agent, NYPD officer, and bestselling author Dan Bongino, the show cuts through media spin with facts, accountability, and unapologetic conviction. Whether it’s exposing government overreach, defending constitutional freedoms, or connecting the dots the mainstream media ignores, The Dan Bongino Show provides in-depth analysis of the issues shaping America today. Each episode features sharp commentary, deep dives into breaking news, and behind-the-scenes insight you won’t hear anywhere else. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dan-bongino-show/id965293227?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sftHO603JaFqpuQBEZReL?si=PBlx46DyS5KxCuCXMOrQvw Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/bongino?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v4_sa_o