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Podcast: The Dark Side of Seoul Podcast
Episode: POSCO Unforged: Corruption, Accidents, & Cover-Ups
Description: Send us Fan MailPOSCO helped forge modern South Korea, but at what cost? We trace the company’s origins under Park Chung-hee’s grand steel plan, its “Right-Turn Spirit” cult of willpower, and its risky “backward” build strategy. Then we peel back the polish to expose repeated fatal accidents, toxic pollution, sexual assault cover-ups, and corrosive “POSCO mentality” boondoggles—from F1 circuits to Olympic bids. Steel may be POSCO’s core product, but abuse and arrogance remain its absolute specialty. Korea's #1 ghost and dark history walking tour. Book at DarkSideOfSeoul.com Get your...