SpongeMind Podcast

Épisodes

• 3-Step Listening #3 - Smoking like an Adult 22.03.2026 19min

  Make the story a comprehensible input by listening to it in three steps! Step 1 - Listen to the story with some English words mixed in. Step 2 - Listen to the same story 100% in Korean (slowly narrated). Step 3 - Listen to it at a natural speed.
• 3-Step Listening #2 - Cleaning Eyeglasses 22.02.2026 11min

  Make the story a comprehensible input by listening to it in three steps! Step 1 - Listen to the story with some English words mixed in. Step 2 - Listen to the same story 100% in Korean (slowly narrated). Step 3 - Listen to it at a natural speed.
• 083 How Koreans Greet One Another 05.02.2026 51min

  In today’s episode, we are going to learn about common greeting gestures Koreans use and also common greeting words. And, in case you need them, cheesy pick-up lines in Korean, Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 느끼하다; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 인사; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 시각 차이
• 083 How Koreans Greet One Another (English) 05.02.2026 14min

  In today’s episode, we are going to learn about common greeting gestures Koreans use and also common greeting words. And, in case you need them, cheesy pick-up lines in Korean, Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 느끼하다; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 인사; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 시각 차이
• Sponge Quiz 3 - Cooking Ingredients 04.01.2026 48min

  It's Sponge Quiz Time! Five questions and five answers, all in Korean. Once you are done, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING AGAIN for deeper listening. In other words, listen to the descriptions and clues again while knowing all the answers.
• 3-Step Listening #1 - Egg Rice 21.12.2025 10min

  Make the story a comprehensible input by listening to it in three steps! Step 1 - Listen to the story with some English words mixed in. Step 2 - Listen to the same story 100% in Korean (slowly narrated). Step 3 - Listen to it at a natural speed.
• Jonson's TMI - 학년 (Sponge Loop 42) 07.12.2025 2h 6min

  Sponge Loop is a collection of Korean stories for Korean listening practice. To get the free transcripts and translations for Sponge Loops, please go to http://spongemind.org -Created by SpongeMind
• Sponge Quiz 2 - Sports 23.11.2025 32min

  The category for the second episode of Sponge Quiz is... sports. Five questions and five answers, all in Korean. Once you are done, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING AGAIN for deeper listening. In other words, listen to the questions and clues again while knowing all the answers.
• 082 Where is the trash can? 09.11.2025 48min

  If you want to tell someone “You crossed the line” in Korean, there is the perfect expression for that. And you can use it for other things too, which makes it a very useful idiom. In addition to that, we are going to discuss why you see very few trash cans on Korean streets. And then a few words about Donald Trump… Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 막 나가다; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 한국 거리에 쓰레기통이 없는 이유; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 시각 차이
• 082 Where is the trash can? (English) 09.11.2025 11min

  If you want to tell someone “You crossed the line” in Korean, there is the perfect expression for that. And you can use it for other things too, which makes it a very useful idiom. In addition to that, we are going to discuss why you see very few trash cans on Korean streets. And then a few words about Donald Trump…
• Jonson's TMI - 억울한 음식 (Sponge Loop 40) 26.10.2025 1h 25min

  An episode of 'Jonson's TMI' where he talks about his daily life in a simple, colloquial speech style.
• Sponge Quiz 1 - Animals 12.10.2025 45min

  Today, we are starting a new series called Sponge Quiz! We pick a category and give you 5 questions in it. And you try to answer them in Korean. Once you are done listening to the episode, please listen to it again, this time with the answers already known to you. I promise it's this second listen that will give you an amazing learning experience. The category we cover for the very first Sponge Quiz episode is... animals.
• 081 A Real-Life Korean Superhero 29.09.2025 58min

  Let’s say there is someone who killed another human being. You would probably call that person a murderer. Well, there is someone who assassinated a person and almost every Korean regards him as a hero because of that act. And the reasons for it have everything to do with the historical context in which he did what he did. Let’s find out more about this man. Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 땡; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 안중근; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 시각 차이
• 081 A Real-Life Korean Superhero (English) 29.09.2025 12min

  Let’s say there is someone who killed another human being. You would probably call that person a murderer. Well, there is someone who assassinated a person and almost every Korean regards him as a hero because of that act. And the reasons for it have everything to do with the historical context in which he did what he did. Let’s find out more about this man.
• 080 Korean Weddings 18.08.2025 51min

  What is a typical Korean wedding really about? Is it about showing respect to the elders? Or making the bride and groom do something uncomfortable in public? Or chasing away evil spirits? Well, we’re going to lay it all out in this episode. Oh, and we are also going to cover this Korean expression you can use when you almost have a “heart attack”. Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 심쿵; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 한국의 결혼식; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 습관
• 080 Korean Weddings (English) 18.08.2025 10min

  What is a typical Korean wedding really about? Is it about showing respect to the elders? Or making the bride and groom do something uncomfortable in public? Or chasing away evil spirits? Well, we’re going to lay it all out in this episode. Oh, and we are also going to cover this Korean expression you can use when you almost have a “heart attack”.
• 079 How does he taste? 30.06.2025 35min

  You have a romantic feeling toward someone and want to know if he or she is also into you. Or you are a baseball pitcher and want to know what kind of pitch the batter is waiting for. Then what you have to do is to “taste them” first. Let’s learn how to say it in Korean. And let’s also learn what to bring when you visit your Korean friend’s place for the first time. . Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 간보다; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 집들이; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 습관
• 079 How does he taste? (English) 30.06.2025 9min

  You have a romantic feeling toward someone and want to know if he or she is also into you. Or you are a baseball pitcher and want to know what kind of pitch the batter is waiting for. Then what you have to do is to “taste them” first. Let’s learn how to say it in Korean. And let’s also learn what to bring when you visit your Korean friend’s place for the first time.
• 078 I hope you get screwed 19.05.2025 46min

  Is there someone you really, really don’t like? And you don’t mind offending them in their face? Then this expression will do the job. Oh by the way, Eunice is back! She felt like her “rice bowl” was threatened so she agreed to come back to the show.
• 078 I hope you get screwed (English) 19.05.2025 19min

  Is there someone you really, really don’t like? And you don’t mind offending them in their face? Then this expression will do the job. Oh by the way, Eunice is back! She felt like her “rice bowl” was threatened so she agreed to come back to the show.