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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 man who invented North Korea’s Juche ideology – NKNews Podcast Ep. 222
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The man who invented North Korea’s Juche ideology – NKNews Podcast Ep. 222

John Cha discusses the life and philosophy of Hwang Jang-yop, the one-time mentor to Kim Jong Il who defected in 1997

The man who invented North Korea’s Juche ideology – NKNews Podcast Ep. 222
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News February 15, 2022
A journalist detained in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 221
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A journalist detained in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 221

BBC reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes recounts his arrest and questioning for reporting that ran afoul of DPRK authorities

A journalist detained in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 221
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News February 8, 2022
Why is North Korea testing so many missiles? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 220
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Why is North Korea testing so many missiles? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 220

Ankit Panda and the NK News team discuss Pyongyang’s longest-range test since 2017 and other missile miscellany

Why is North Korea testing so many missiles? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 220
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News February 1, 2022
The ‘rookie mistakes’ of Trump-Kim diplomacy – NKNews Podcast Ep. 219
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The ‘rookie mistakes’ of Trump-Kim diplomacy – NKNews Podcast Ep. 219

Jenny Town discusses the quandary of North Korean denuclearization and what’s needed to restart US-DPRK talks

The ‘rookie mistakes’ of Trump-Kim diplomacy – NKNews Podcast Ep. 219
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News January 25, 2022
Missile tests, train shipments and redefection, oh my! – NKNews Podcast Ep. 218
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Missile tests, train shipments and redefection, oh my! – NKNews Podcast Ep. 218

The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s rapid series of missile launches, a dramatic border crossing and other recent news

Missile tests, train shipments and redefection, oh my! – NKNews Podcast Ep. 218
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News January 18, 2022
Unification ministry veterans promoting Korean peace – NKNews Podcast Ep. 217
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Unification ministry veterans promoting Korean peace – NKNews Podcast Ep. 217

Kim Hyeong-seok and J.R. Kim discuss their new Council on Diplomacy for Korean Unification

Unification ministry veterans promoting Korean peace – NKNews Podcast Ep. 217
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News January 11, 2022
Opening the first US news bureau in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 216
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Opening the first US news bureau in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 216

Jean Lee discusses the advantages and hurdles to doing journalism in the DPRK, working with local staff and more

Opening the first US news bureau in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 216
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News January 4, 2022
The biggest North Korea stories of 2021 – NKNews Podcast Ep. 215
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The biggest North Korea stories of 2021 – NKNews Podcast Ep. 215

The NK News team discusses Kim Jong Un’s health, the DPRKs new ‘dark age’ and their predictions for the year ahead

The biggest North Korea stories of 2021 – NKNews Podcast Ep. 215
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News December 28, 2021
Seeing past North Korean propaganda – NKNews Podcast Ep. 214
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Seeing past North Korean propaganda – NKNews Podcast Ep. 214

CNN correspondent Will Ripley discusses his interviews with prisoners, officials, locals and more on trips to the DPRK

Seeing past North Korean propaganda – NKNews Podcast Ep. 214
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Jacco Zwetsloot December 21, 2021
Broadcasting live from Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 213
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Broadcasting live from Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 213

Mike Chinoy discusses his 17 trips to North Korea and the challenges of reporting for CNN from inside the country

Broadcasting live from Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 213
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Jacco Zwetsloot December 14, 2021
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