ABOUT THIS EPISODE
A Starbucks marketing campaign in Korea has gone terribly wrong. People are smashing coffee cups, demanding refunds, and calling for corporate responsibility.
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- Starbucks Korea to close stores early for mandatory history training after marketing row (Kim Tong-Hyung, AP, 15 Jun 2026)
- Starbucks Korea sacks CEO over controversial 'Tank Day' promotion (Kelly Ng and Jake Kwon, BBC, 19 May 2026)
- Starbucks Korea to shut stores for history training after 'Tank Day' furore (John Power, Al Jazeera, 15 Jun 2026)
- How a Starbucks marketing stunt spiraled into mass boycotts in South Korea (Raphael Rashid, The Guardian, 5 Jun 2026)
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*This episode was recorded in my bathroom.
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