Bringing 'Pachinko' from page to the screen

How has literature changed your life?For poet and lawyer, Reginald Dwaye Betts, books meant freedom. After getting sentenced to 9 years in adult prison at 16, Dwayne felt a sense of hope and possibility whenever he was reading. Upon his release he founded Freedom Reads, an organi ...  Show more

Would you pay for an app that might encourage your worst impulses?Some users are asking themselves the same question as Meta rolls out Instagram Plus, a new suite of features that promises users the opportunity to 'deepen your relationships.' But what do these features say about ...  Show more

Kim Chakanetsa meets two writers who, in their work, explore the themes of love, identity, belonging and inter-generational trauma. Min Jin Lee is a South Korean American author who wrote two novels, Free food for Millionaires and Pachinko, a multi-generational saga followi ...

"Sometimes I think [the show Pachinko] is almost too personal. I feel like every show, you look at it and say, 'How much of myself is in this show?' I did a show [The Whispers] about children who were communicating with an invisible alien fo ...

Dave Chang and David Choe convene to talk about the first three episodes of the new Apple TV show, ‘Pachinko,’ which tells the story of an immigrant Korean family across four generations. Hosts: Dave Chang and David Choe Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ...  Show more

The stories of mothers and daughters trying to connect with each other, across time, space and generations – this is the centerpiece of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. This week, Andrew Limboong and B. A. Parker are joined by NPR’s The Indicator’s Wailin Wong to discuss how the desp ...  Show more