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
056 // Blue Bayou Roundtable Discussion!
Sept. 15, 2021
In this week’s HISTORIC episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Liz Kleinrock and Katie Gagel, first ever repeat guests, and chat about the movie Blue Bayou!
055 // A Lesson in History and Sibling Chats w/Amy Nowack Sherman!
Sept. 8, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Amy Nowack Sherman and talk about what it’s like to be Nathan’s sibling. Amy shares her story of what it was like growing up in Ok…
054 // Haircuts & Ramyun
Sept. 1, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with the Korean Culture Dictionary and talk about Ramyun and Rice Cakes. But before that, Patrick shares an experience where he gets …
053 // Navigating Identity and Cinnamon Drinks with Joy Lieberthal Rho!
Aug. 25, 2021
THE JANCHI SHOW PODCAST Episode Summary: In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Joy Lieberthal Rho and talk about all facets of being a Korean adoptee. Joy shares her …
052 // The Dog Days of Summer
Aug. 18, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with the Korean Culture Dictionary and talk about the Dog Days of Summer and some “odd” food eating traditions that exist on the penins…
051 // The Other Sides of Adoption w/Maki Doolittle!
Aug. 11, 2021
In this week’s episode of your favorite Korean Adoptee podcast, the Janchi Boys sit down with Maki Doolittle and talk about being both an adoptee and a birth mother who has been on the other end of adoption. Maki shares her …
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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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