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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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Working with the disabled in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 192
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Working with the disabled in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 192

Carla Vitantonio discusses her work fighting for the rights of North Koreans with physical and intellectual disabilities

Working with the disabled in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 192
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 21, 2021
An interview with Stephen Biegun – NKNews Podcast Ep. 191
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An interview with Stephen Biegun – NKNews Podcast Ep. 191

The former U.S envoy for North Korea policy discusses what went right -- and wrong -- in Singapore, Hanoi and Stockholm

An interview with Stephen Biegun – NKNews Podcast Ep. 191
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 14, 2021
Laughing along with North Korean comedy films – NKNews Podcast Ep. 190
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Laughing along with North Korean comedy films – NKNews Podcast Ep. 190

Immanuel Kim discusses North Korean literature and the sense of humor in the country’s comedy films

Laughing along with North Korean comedy films – NKNews Podcast Ep. 190
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 6, 2021
When Trump visited the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 189
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When Trump visited the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 189

LTC Sean Morrow discusses Donald Trump’s Panmunjom meeting and his time as commander of the U.N. Security Battalion

When Trump visited the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 189
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot June 29, 2021
Crazy price fluctuations in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 188
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Crazy price fluctuations in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 188

Volatile prices come as Kim Jong Un admits food security issues in North Korea

Crazy price fluctuations in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 188
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot June 18, 2021
Documenting human rights abuses in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 187
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Documenting human rights abuses in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 187

Dr. Sandra Fahy discusses her research into the 1990s famine and bridging human rights and humanitarian work

Documenting human rights abuses in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 187
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot June 15, 2021
Teaching entrepreneurship in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 186
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Teaching entrepreneurship in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 186

Ian Bennett of Choson Exchange talks about running business workshops for North Koreans in Pyongyang and online

Teaching entrepreneurship in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 186
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot June 7, 2021
Two years in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 185
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Two years in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 185

Building personal relationships with the North Korean people was complex yet unforgettable

Two years in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 185
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot June 1, 2021
What happened at the Moon-Biden summit – NKNews Podcast Ep. 184
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What happened at the Moon-Biden summit – NKNews Podcast Ep. 184

Both the U.S. and South Korea got (mostly) what they wanted, even if major questions remain unanswered

What happened at the Moon-Biden summit – NKNews Podcast Ep. 184
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot May 25, 2021
How the hardliners prevailed in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 183
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How the hardliners prevailed in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 183

A diplomat's insights into Pyongyang politics

How the hardliners prevailed in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 183
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot May 18, 2021
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