Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time Podcast · Behind-the-scenes stories and research on growing up in Korean society.

🎧 Podcast: The Baby Expo That Sells Fear (With Free Samples)

January 29, 2026·18 min·1 clip

Jiwon describes how Korean baby expos make parents fear the many ways to fail their child.

Host Jiwon explores why Korean parents struggle with 'wait and see' parenting through sociological analysis of Oh Chan-ho's book, examining how historical survival instincts transformed into modern educational anxiety, moral identity policing, and the psychological manipulation of baby expos that make inaction feel like gambling with a child's future.

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