???: ???, Paul Kerry   1. [Weekender] Investing in stocks? Why not sneakers? [1] Even non-sneakerheads are realizing the lucrative nature of sneaker resale these days. O Jee-ye had never been much interested in expensive shoes. Shoes kissed ground-level microbes. They wore out much quicker than other items of clothing. What shoes are for, O thought, was for protection. They were good if breathable, durable, didn’t give her blisters and matched the day’s outfit. *snea

  ???: ???, Paul Kerry 1. New Zealand ups pressure on Korea to cooperate in diplomat sexual assault case   [1] New Zealand authorities have heightened pressure on South Korea to cooperate in its probe of a Korean diplomat who has been accused of sexual assault. *heighten pressure on: (??·???) ?????, ???? *probe of: ????, ??? [2] Winston Peters, New Zealand’s deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, urged the Korean government to cooperate by waiving the ac

???: ???, Brolley Genster 1. Another heavy downpour expected; authorities on alert ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] With heavy rainfall expected again this week, authorities are on high alert to prevent further damages during the monsoon season, especially down south. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety called an emergency meeting Sunday as the Korea Meteorological Administration

???: ???, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. Korea may start charging passengers arriving with COVID-19 ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] South Korean health officials said Tuesday they may start charging passengers arriving with COVID-19 for medical expenses, if the coronavirus influx continues to place a strain on the medical capacity. *influx: (?? ??) ???? *strain: ??, ??? *capacity: ??? [2] Yoo

  ???: ???, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. Is she real? Artificial humans move to the fore ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] If the names Miquela or Imma ring a bell, you have been keeping up with the growing demographic of digital humans. Miquela and Imma are Instagram influencers, respectively followed by 2.48 million and 200,000 users. They are computer-generated imageries, but have pretty re

  ??: ???, Paul Kerry 1. Korean child porn operator's US extradition denied ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 ??: ??? ?? ??? ??? ?? ????? ??? ????? ?? ??? ??. [1] A South Korean national who operated the world’s largest child pornography website will not be sent to the US to face trial there, a local court ruled Monday, rejecting a US request for his extradition. *face trial: ??

??: ???, Paul Kerry 1. ‘Legislate against discrimination,’ human rights body urges lawmakers ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] Korea’s state human rights watchdog on Tuesday urged the freshly elected parliament to pass the highly contested anti-discrimination act in what is its first public endorsement of the legislation in 14 years. *watchdog: ???? *urge: ???? *fre

  ??: ???, Kevin Lee Selzer 1. Leafleting: decisive propaganda or empty provocation? ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] Even in the 21st century with all its technical wizardry and social media, old-fashioned propaganda leaflets seem to matter a great deal on Korean Peninsula, the world’s last remaining Cold War frontier. *wizardry: ?? *social media: SNS *old-fashioned: ????

??: ???, Kevin Lee Selzer 1.   North Korea demolishes liaison office, experts warn of further actions ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] North Korea on Tuesday demolished an inter-Korean liaison office in its territory near the border, following through on threats and leaving South Korea with little in the way of options. *demolish: ???? *liaison office: ????? *follow through

??: ???, Paul Kerry 1. Korea rolls out face masks for summer heat ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 ??: ?? ?? ??? ?? ? ??? ?? ??. [1] A new type of face mask designed to be more breathable than the N95 or KF94 respirators while shielding people from respiratory droplets -- through which the spread of the novel coronavirus can occur -- has been launched in South Korea. *respirators: ???,

???: ???, Paul Kerry 1. Donations, hashtags and fancams: K-pop world reacts to George Floyd protests ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] As protests continue following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of police in the US, multiple K-pop stars and fandoms have joined in solidarity to speak up against police brutality. *at the hands of: ~? ?? *in solidarity: ??

  ???: ???, Paul Kerry 1. Recycling centers face desperate battle to survive ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] The global coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of plastic recycling in South Korea, as major recycling centers are incurring mounting losses amid a collapse in global demand. *incur: (???) ???? *mounting: ??? *collapse: ?? [2] Many are being forced to cut costs

???: ???, Paul Kerry 1. Physical reopening of high schools faces confusion in Incheon ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 [1] Most high school seniors here returned to school on Wednesday, but some schools were forced to postpone reopening due to virus-related risk factors, related officials said. *returned to school: ?? *forced to do A: A? ? ??? ?? ?? *postpone: ??? [2] Two high school seni

  ???: ???, Paul Kerry 1. School resumptions postponed amid specter of second wave ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 ??: ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ?? ? ?? ???. [1] The reopening of schools, which was scheduled for Wednesday for high school seniors, has been postponed in South Korea amid the specter of another wave of COVID-19 infections. *postpone: ???? *the specter of: -? ?? *a wave of: ?

  ???: ???, Paul Kerry 1.   ‘Even if 2nd wave happens, it won’t be like the first’ ????(???): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 ?? (?????): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638 ??: ???19? 2? ???? ???? ?? [1] With South Korea set to officially end stringent social distancing Wednesday, health authorities on Tuesday expressed both caution and confidence on the country’s fight against COVID-19. *stringent: ??? *