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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 shared future of the two Koreas – NKNews Podcast Ep. 202
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The shared future of the two Koreas – NKNews Podcast Ep. 202

Mason Richey and David Tizzard discuss prospects for a North-South confederation and the concept of a singular ‘Korea’

The shared future of the two Koreas – NKNews Podcast Ep. 202
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 28, 2021
North Korean nukes, sanctions and the United Nations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 201
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North Korean nukes, sanctions and the United Nations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 201

Former UN Panel of Experts member Maiko Takeuchi discusses the effectiveness of sanctions on DPRK denuclearization

North Korean nukes, sanctions and the United Nations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 201
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 21, 2021
A 200th episode roundtable – NKNews Podcast Ep. 200
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A 200th episode roundtable – NKNews Podcast Ep. 200

NK News journalists and contributors discuss North Korea’s nighttime military parade, cruise missile tests and more

A 200th episode roundtable – NKNews Podcast Ep. 200
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Jacco Zwetsloot September 13, 2021
A Canadian detained in China – NKNews Podcast Ep. 199
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A Canadian detained in China – NKNews Podcast Ep. 199

As Michael Spavor marks 1,000 days in a Chinese prison, Kevin Garratt shares about his detention at the same facility

A Canadian detained in China – NKNews Podcast Ep. 199
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Jacco Zwetsloot September 4, 2021
Creativity and propaganda in North Korean music – NKNews Podcast Ep. 198
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Creativity and propaganda in North Korean music – NKNews Podcast Ep. 198

Keith Howard explores the central role of music as an ideological tool and how it illuminates North Korean society

Creativity and propaganda in North Korean music – NKNews Podcast Ep. 198
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 31, 2021
Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197
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Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197

Jonathan Corrado and Markus Garlauskas discuss the US intelligence failure and its relevance to contemporary challenges

Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 23, 2021
Pyongyang or bust: DPRK tourism and the pandemic – NKNews Podcast Ep. 196
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Pyongyang or bust: DPRK tourism and the pandemic – NKNews Podcast Ep. 196

North Korea tourism professionals discuss the nature of the industry and its future after COVID-19

Pyongyang or bust: DPRK tourism and the pandemic – NKNews Podcast Ep. 196
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 17, 2021
Telling North Korean resettlers’ stories with fashion – NKNews Podcast Ep. 195
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Telling North Korean resettlers’ stories with fashion – NKNews Podcast Ep. 195

Jihyun Kang and Marie Boes discuss how their company ISTORY designs clothes to counter stereotypes and misunderstanding

Telling North Korean resettlers’ stories with fashion – NKNews Podcast Ep. 195
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Jacco Zwetsloot August 10, 2021
How Trump brought Korea to the brink of nuclear war – NKNews Podcast Ep. 194
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How Trump brought Korea to the brink of nuclear war – NKNews Podcast Ep. 194

Professor Van Jackson discusses the risk of war during the 2017 nuclear crisis and prospects for US-DPRK diplomacy

How Trump brought Korea to the brink of nuclear war – NKNews Podcast Ep. 194
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 3, 2021
Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193
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Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193

Korean War veteran Richard Underwood discusses his experience interpreting at the Kaesong peace talks to end hostilities

Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 27, 2021
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