https://pod.jiliac.com en © Jiliac Long-form narrative nonfiction, read aloud. Each season tells one complete story — researched, written, and narrated end to end. Long-form narrative nonfiction, read aloud. Each season tells one complete story — researched, written, and narrated end to end. Jiliac serial false Jiliac podcast@jiliac.com A routine car-export contract on the nephew’s desk, under a nameplate reading 현대 — the last fragment of the empire still openly called by the founder’s name. A routine car-export contract on the nephew’s desk, under a nameplate reading 현대 — the last fragment of the empire still openly called by the founder’s name. jiliac-hyundai-the-name Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT 6:24 1 13 full false 28 novembre 1967 : à la mort de Léon Mba, une succession constitutionnelle fabriquée à Paris pour un pays qui n'en sait rien. 28 novembre 1967 : à la mort de Léon Mba, une succession constitutionnelle fabriquée à Paris pour un pays qui n'en sait rien. jiliac-bongo-foccart-28-novembre-1967 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT 20:46 2 2 full false One empire becomes a half-dozen separate kingdoms, each ruled exactly as the father ruled and none ruling the others — the method reproducing itself in the act of breaking. One empire becomes a half-dozen separate kingdoms, each ruled exactly as the father ruled and none ruling the others — the method reproducing itself in the act of breaking. jiliac-hyundai-a-constellation-of-kingdoms Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT 6:04 1 12 full false Avril–septembre 2025 : d'Oyo à l'Élysée à Brazzaville, la géographie parisienne d'une fonction qui se déplace d'une dynastie à l'autre. Avril–septembre 2025 : d'Oyo à l'Élysée à Brazzaville, la géographie parisienne d'une fonction qui se déplace d'une dynastie à l'autre. jiliac-bongo-prologue-oyo-elysee-brazzaville Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT 13:04 2 1 full false A twelfth-floor office window, and the favored son who inherited his father's grandest gesture and was destroyed by what it carried. A twelfth-floor office window, and the favored son who inherited his father's grandest gesture and was destroyed by what it carried. jiliac-hyundai-the-high-window Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 4:54 1 11 full false A dying founder dictates an order that fires all three of them — himself and both his warring sons — and a son refuses to obey it. A dying founder dictates an order that fires all three of them — himself and both his warring sons — and a son refuses to obey it. jiliac-hyundai-the-princes-war Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 4:54 1 10 full false An old man with many sons and one empire, unable to perform the single act his whole life was arranged so he would never have to perform — letting go. An old man with many sons and one empire, unable to perform the single act his whole life was arranged so he would never have to perform — letting go. jiliac-hyundai-the-one-thing-he-could-not-build Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 6:02 1 9 full false A column of white trucks packed with cattle idles at Panmunjom, and an eighty-two-year-old man crosses the line on foot into the country he fled as a boy. A column of white trucks packed with cattle idles at Panmunjom, and an eighty-two-year-old man crosses the line on foot into the country he fled as a boy. jiliac-hyundai-the-cattle Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 7:53 1 8 full false The richest man in Korea promises to run the nation the way he runs Hyundai — and the nation declines the offer. The richest man in Korea promises to run the nation the way he runs Hyundai — and the nation declines the offer. jiliac-hyundai-the-country-as-a-company Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 8:01 1 7 full false A construction man works a room of Olympic delegates the way he works a tender — and wins his country the Games its diplomats could not. A construction man works a room of Olympic delegates the way he works a tender — and wins his country the Games its diplomats could not. jiliac-hyundai-baden-baden Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 4:53 1 6 full false A retired supertanker swung broadside across a tidal gap and deliberately sunk — used as a single colossal stone to stop the sea. A retired supertanker swung broadside across a tidal gap and deliberately sunk — used as a single colossal stone to stop the sea. jiliac-hyundai-the-wall-against-the-sea Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 5:38 1 5 full false The first Pony — plain as a workman's shoe — on an expressway built before the country had a car of its own to run on it. The first Pony — plain as a workman's shoe — on an expressway built before the country had a car of its own to run on it. jiliac-hyundai-the-pony Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 10:18 1 4 full false A man carries a photograph of an empty beach to London and asks bankers to lend against the ships it does not yet hold. A man carries a photograph of an empty beach to London and asks bankers to lend against the ships it does not yet hold. jiliac-hyundai-a-photograph-of-a-beach Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 8:08 1 3 full false A young contractor stands in a country reduced to rubble and sees not ruin but the largest order book in the world. A young contractor stands in a country reduced to rubble and sees not ruin but the largest order book in the world. jiliac-hyundai-rubble Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 5:37 1 2 full false A sixteen-year-old walks south out of the mountains with the money from his father's cow in his pocket — and no intention of ever going back to the field. A sixteen-year-old walks south out of the mountains with the money from his father's cow in his pocket — and no intention of ever going back to the field. jiliac-hyundai-the-cow Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT 5:51 1 1 full false