Hairy Butthole Ep. 27: If Being a Shaman is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right (with Mudang Jenn)
On that one time her grandmother was convinced she was Satan reincarnate
This week, Youngmi Mayer talks to Mudang Jenn (shaman, @shaman.mudang) about her work as a Korean shaman. Jenn talks about why it’s important to her to continue these ancient Korean traditions for Koreans of the diaspora. She discusses how her immigrant parents hated these traditions as born-again Christians and Catholics. Jenn discusses the various types of abuse she endured as a child, including religious abuse, when her grandmother was convinced she was Satan reincarnate. Youngmi talks about seeing ghosts again and asks for Jenn’s advice on an evil-seeming spirit who lives in her mirror.
Hosted by Youngmi Mayer
Youngmi Mayer is a standup comedian and single mom based in New York City. She explores topics of Asian identity, biracial identity, feminism and growing up poor in her work.