Janchi Show
Janchi Show is a podcast for and by Korean adoptees. Hosts Nathan Nowack, Patrick Armstrong, and KJ Roelke share their own unique journeys into discovering and learning more about their Korean identity 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.
Recent Episodes
132 // with Erik Kemp!
May 31, 2023
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Erik Kemp to talk about what it means for us to own our stories and how we share them. Erik shares very vulnerably with us: the ex…
131 // Choosing Joy during APAHM
May 24, 2023
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down and choose joy! We talk about what things keep us motivated to continue the show, and why we think it’s important to identify as an ado…
130 // with Anica Falcone-Juengert
May 17, 2023
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Anica Falcone-Juengert and talk about her experience as a queer, transracial adoptee. Anica shares about being an adoptee due to C…
129 // Oh the places we went!
May 10, 2023
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys catch up after Patrick and Nathan went on travels across the nation and KJ…stayed at home. We talk about Korean gift-giving etiquette, APAHM (or…
128 // with Lauren Rees!
May 3, 2023
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Lauren Rees and talk about her time growing up in the Midwest, being a part of the knitting community, and how that sparked her mo…
127 // Reacting Slowly
April 26, 2023
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys chat about whether or not we can be too focused on a thing, and how we’re learning to react slowly for the benefit of our relationships. Later, …
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About the Hosts
KJ Roelke
KJ was adopted from Daegu and raised in Dallas, Texas with his two biological, older siblings and his younger sister, adopted from Russia. He graduated from Greenville College and has served as the Worship & Creative Director at Schweitzer United Methodist Church in Springfield, Missouri since then. He is married, with no children (yet!), and has been on his journey of discovery since 2015.
Patrick Armstrong
Patrick was adopted from Seoul and raised in a small(er than Nathan’s) town in Indiana. After dropping out of college, he travelled around, working a variety of jobs before co-founding the All Times Are Local Foundation with his adopted sister in Chicago. He currently lives in Indianapolis with his fiancé and is 7 seconds into his journey of exploring his Korean-American adoptee identity.
Nathan Nowack
Nathan was adopted from Seoul and raised in a small town in Oklahoma by a loving family and adopted sister. After college in Colorado he later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a digital media career and eventually started 2 photography companies. He has a wife and 3 kids and has reconnected with his biological family in 2014.
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