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Stay Soft, Stay Open

A podcast about vulnerability, courage, and creativity. I"m your host, Jieun Ko. staysoftstayopen.substack.com

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00:11:35

Gajok, Ep. #20: January 5, 2024

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2024/01/06

This episode is about self-righteous New York City bikers, those "I hate New York" moments, and giving myself permission to change my mind. Support the Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:20:28

Gajok, Ep. #19: January 4, 2024

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2024/01/04

This episode is about my struggle with people-pleasing, my new podcast called Morning Walks • 아침 산책, where I record the sounds of Prospect Park, anxious attachment, and getting my stitches pulled out four weeks after my dental implant surgery. Support the Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:14:49

Gajok, Ep. #18: January 3, 2024

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2024/01/04

This episode is about surviving salty days. This episode is about the ways that death, grief, and my life exploding, have made me care a lot less about things being perfect, ideal, or optimal. Support the Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:12:18

Gajok, Ep. #17: January 2, 2024

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2024/01/03

This episode is about grief. It's about a concept I learned about on Mary H.K. Choi's podcast, "Hey, Cool Life!" of taking the ingredients you're given in a day, and doing your best with them. It's about making a ten-course meal out of salt. It's about turning the black ink of loss splattered across the imperfect masterpiece of your life, into something resembling beauty, while also acknowledging that this black stain was never meant to be there. It's about honoring

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00:26:01

Gajok, Ep. #16: January 1, 2024

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2024/01/02

This episode is about my first New Year’s Eve without 아빠. I did not know how massive the waves of grief would be on New Year’s Eve — December 31, 2023. Support the Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:36:01

Gajok Episode #16 — 우리 아빠: October 26, 2023 —...

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2023/10/26

Today, Thursday, October 26, 2023, marks 1 month — 30 days — since my dad died. Greg and I visited his grave at Fairfax Memorial Park (cemetery), and at 2:37 pm, I talked to him. This is a recording of that conversation. This episode is about grief and death. The Seung Hyun Ko Memorial Fund: ⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/seung-hyun-ko-memorial-fund⁠ Venmo: ⁠⁠https://account.venmo.com/u/jieunandgreg⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:

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01:10:48

Gajok Episode #15 — 우리 아빠: August 28, 2023

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2023/08/29

An audio journal of my day on Saturday, August 26 to Monday, August 28, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Venmo: ⁠https://account.venmo.com/u/jieunandgreg⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:

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00:31:19

Gajok Episode #14 — August 25, 2023: Greg's 34th...

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2023/08/26

An audio journal of my day on Friday, August 25, 2023 — also known as Greg's 34th Birthday. A recap of our day, a birthday message to Greg, an audio clip of us sitting in the sounds of Sky Meadows State Park, and an audio clip of us walking through the woods. Venmo: ⁠https://account.venmo.com/u/jieunandgreg⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:

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00:50:34

Gajok Episode #13 — 우리 아빠: August 24, 2023

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2023/08/25

An audio journal of my day on Tuesday, August 22 to Thursday, August 24, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/jieunandgreg Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:

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00:38:22

Gajok Episode #12 — 우리 아빠: August 21, 2023

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2023/08/22

An audio journal of my day on Monday, August 21, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jieunandgreg/

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00:37:34

Gajok Episode #11 — 우리 아빠: August 20, 2023

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2023/08/21

An audio journal of my day on Saturday, August 19, 2023, and Sunday, August 20, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jieunandgreg/

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00:28:14

Gajok Episode #10 — 우리 아빠: August 18, 2023

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2023/08/19

An audio journal of my day on Friday, August 18, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jieunandgreg/

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00:34:18

Gajok Episode #9 — 우리 아빠: August 17, 2023

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2023/08/18

An audio journal of my day on Thursday, August 17, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg⁠ The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: ⁠https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jieunandgreg/

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00:41:52

Gajok Episode #8 — 우리 아빠: August 16, 2023

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2023/08/17

An audio journal of my day on August 16, 2023. What it's like to take care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer (Non-Small Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma) with Leptomeningeal Disease, with Brain, Spine, and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metastases. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jieunandgreg The Ko Family's Cancer Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-funds-for-mr-and-mrs-ko Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jieunandgreg/

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01:36:02

Gajok Episode #7 — The Monterey Park & Half Moon Bay...

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2023/01/31

For our January episode of Gajok, Greg and I had originally planned on talking about our hopes and dreams for 2023. But in light of the two mass shootings that devastated our community last week, we decided to make a shift. For this episode, Greg and I have an incredibly raw and honest conversation about the Monterey Park & Half Moon Bay Mass Shootings. We invited my best friend, Jingyi Wei, to have this difficult conversation with us. The three of us talk about the complex emotions that came up

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01:43:34

Gajok Episode #6 — Reflecting on 2022

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2022/12/31

Happy New Year's Eve, friends! It's our final episode of the year. In this episode, Greg and I reflect back on 2022 — our greatest moments, our hardest moments, and our most memorable moments.We talk about my name reclamation from Chi to Jieun, meeting my best friend, Jingyi Wei,meetingmy Asian American heroes, suffering through my dad's stage 4 cancer, facial paralysis, and hearing loss, losing many of my friends, playing shows again, and Greg's continuing battle with Borderline Personality

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01:07:02

Gajok Episode #5 — Jieun's Asian American Artist Story

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2022/05/13

This episode is a special one. It's about me, music, and all the ways that music has impacted me throughout my life. We go from the age of 3, all the way to 23, which is when I met Greg. This is the first episode of a multi-part series, where Greg and I tell our stories of how we became Jieun & Greg. Support Gajok on Patreon: patreon.com/jieunandgreg Learn more about us on our website: jieunandgreg.com Connect with us on social media: instagram.com/jieunandgreg & instagram.com/wearegajok Send

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01:11:16

Gajok Episode #4 — The One-Year Anniversary of The...

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2022/03/16

This episode is in memory of the eight victims who lost their lives in the Atlanta Spa Shootings last year, on March 16, 2021. I open the episode by reading a piece I wrote the day after the Atlanta Spa Shootings. Then Greg and I have a conversation about how we felt that day, all the days that followed, how we feel about it today, and how the Atlanta Spa Shooting changed everything for us. We then read and discuss an excerpt of a Vanity Fair article written by May Jeong, called, “How the Atlanta

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01:03:02

Gajok Episode #3 — In Memory of Christina Yuna Lee

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2022/02/28

This episode is in memory of Christina Yuna Lee. I open the episode by reading part of a tribute I wrote for Yuna. Greg and I then have a conversation about how we’ve been coping with and processing her death. We then move into sharing a few stories that were shared by Yuna’s good friends at Splice. And we close the episode by sharing letters that were written to Yuna. These letters were sent in to us, from Asian Americans across the country, as a part of a community-wide letter-writing initiative I

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01:04:37

Gajok Episode #2 — My Name is Jieun: Reclaiming My Name

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2022/01/31

Welcome to our first official episode of Gajok! We are Jieun & Greg, a Brooklyn-based, folk-soul duo, and the two hosts of this podcast. In this episode, I share my story of reclaiming my name. On December 31, 2021 — New Year's Eve — I decided to officially reclaim my birth name, Jieun, and surrender my anglicized name, Chi. I open this episode by reading a letter I wrote called, “My Name is Jieun.” In the second half of this episode, I talk about what it was like to grow up as one of the only

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