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Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot has been the host of the NK News Podcast since episode 1 in February 2018. He has interviewed a wide range of guests about their knowledge of and experience in North Korea, from celebrity defectors to high-ranking U.S. government officials. His goal is to help as wide a cross-section of North Korea-related stories as possible be told, in order to build up a fuller picture. Jacco has a Master of Arts from Leiden University, for which he wrote a thesis on North Korean graphic novels.

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The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s older brother – NKNews Podcast Ep. 241
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The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s older brother – NKNews Podcast Ep. 241

Emilia Brock and Lucas Reilly discuss the life and murder of Kim Jong Nam, North Korea’s ‘forgotten prince’

The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s older brother – NKNews Podcast Ep. 241
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 21, 2022
Lured to North Korea on false promises – NKNews Podcast Ep. 240
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Lured to North Korea on false promises – NKNews Podcast Ep. 240

Marcus Bell discusses the thousands of ethnic Koreans who left Japan for the DPRK in search of a ‘Workers’ Paradise’

Lured to North Korea on false promises – NKNews Podcast Ep. 240
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 14, 2022
Debating nukes a stone’s throw from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 239
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Debating nukes a stone’s throw from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 239

Jacco Zwetsloot guides listeners through the DPRK discussions at Korea Risk Group’s recent conference near the DMZ

Debating nukes a stone’s throw from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 239
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 7, 2022
Inside North Korea’s Lazarus heist hack — NKNews Podcast Ep. 238
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Inside North Korea’s Lazarus heist hack — NKNews Podcast Ep. 238

Geoff White discusses the DPRK’s global campaign of cyberattacks, from Sony Pictures to WannaCry and more

Inside North Korea’s Lazarus heist hack — NKNews Podcast Ep. 238
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 31, 2022
Exploring North Korea from south of the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 237
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Exploring North Korea from south of the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 237

North Korea specialists and tour guides discuss what one can see and learn about North Korea on the inter-Korean border

Exploring North Korea from south of the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 237
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 24, 2022
North Korea reports first-ever COVID-19 outbreak – NKNews Podcast Ep. 236
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North Korea reports first-ever COVID-19 outbreak – NKNews Podcast Ep. 236

The NK News team discusses the country’s health care and how the current outbreak might affect a possible nuclear test

North Korea reports first-ever COVID-19 outbreak – NKNews Podcast Ep. 236
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 16, 2022
Exploring North Korean art in Africa – NKNews Podcast Ep. 235
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Exploring North Korean art in Africa – NKNews Podcast Ep. 235

Researcher Onejoon Che hopes to amplify African voices in new photo book documenting DPRK-built statues and artwork

Exploring North Korean art in Africa – NKNews Podcast Ep. 235
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 10, 2022
Visiting a remote island on North Korea’s doorstep – NKNews Podcast Ep. 234
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Visiting a remote island on North Korea’s doorstep – NKNews Podcast Ep. 234

Jacco Zwetsloot narrates a trip to Baengnyeong Island and asks experts about its significance in inter-Korean affairs

Visiting a remote island on North Korea’s doorstep – NKNews Podcast Ep. 234
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News May 3, 2022
The complexities of solving the North Korea issue – NKNews Podcast Ep. 233
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The complexities of solving the North Korea issue – NKNews Podcast Ep. 233

International Crisis Group's Christopher Green discusses the difficulties of reaching a solution on the Korean Peninsula

The complexities of solving the North Korea issue – NKNews Podcast Ep. 233
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Jacco Zwetsloot April 26, 2022
What Kim Il Sung shares with Hitler, Mao and Stalin – NKNews Podcast Ep. 232
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What Kim Il Sung shares with Hitler, Mao and Stalin – NKNews Podcast Ep. 232

Brandon Gauthier discusses how youth experiences shaped ordinary people into the 20th century’s cruelest dictators

What Kim Il Sung shares with Hitler, Mao and Stalin – NKNews Podcast Ep. 232
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News April 19, 2022
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