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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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