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
067 // Patience in Reunion w/Mary Byrne!
Dec. 1, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Mary Byrne and talk about the journey towards reunion and all the emotions that come with it. Mary shares her story growing up in …
066 // On Belonging
Nov. 24, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys have a chat about belonging and why KJ will never wear a cowboy hat ever again. Also, Nathan has some weird Vegas flexes. Later, we try some …
065 // The BTS Episode with Emily Nagle!
Nov. 17, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Emily Nagle and talk about up-and-coming K-Pop group, Beyond The Scene (aka BTS!)! Seriously, this is the BTS episode if there eve…
064 // #NAAM2021 Week 2!
Nov. 10, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys take a minute and reflect on how #NAAM2021 has affected them thus far, and ponder what it means to be a part of the broader Adoptee community. …
063 // Cousins, connections, and where we go from here w/ Erin Beals + Danny Chan feat. Various Snacks!
Nov. 3, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down for a two-fer: cousins Erin Beals & Danny Chan share their stories, how they connected, and what it all means. Erin and Danny share the…
062 // Halloween, Korean Superstitions and Dalgona Candy!
Oct. 27, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys get caught up in the Hallyu that is “Squid Game”! Jk, we actually talk about Halloween, Korean superstitions, and the surprising grief we feel a…
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About the Hosts
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.
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.
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.
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