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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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Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 166
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Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 166

South Korean National Assembly member and former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong-ho discusses inter-Korean relations and WMDs

Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 166
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 19, 2021
The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165
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The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165

NK Pro contributing analysts and NK News staff discuss the DPRK economy, WMDs, foreign relations and more

The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 12, 2021
‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
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‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164

NK News's Chad O'Carroll, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss what growing Pyongyang-Beijing ties could bring in 2021

‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
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Jacco Zwetsloot January 5, 2021
North Korea’s thriving art scene – NKNews Podcast Ep. 163
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North Korea’s thriving art scene – NKNews Podcast Ep. 163

B.G. Muhn discusses what North Korean art tells us about the country and working with artists at Mansudae Art Studio

North Korea’s thriving art scene – NKNews Podcast Ep. 163
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 29, 2020
Is the dream of Korean reunification dead? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 162
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Is the dream of Korean reunification dead? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 162

Andrei Lankov and Wang Son-taek discuss whether North and South Korea can ever reconcile their differences

Is the dream of Korean reunification dead? – NKNews Podcast Ep. 162
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 24, 2020
Turning the Korean DMZ into an ecological peace zone – NKNews Podcast Ep. 161
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Turning the Korean DMZ into an ecological peace zone – NKNews Podcast Ep. 161

Bernhard Seliger discusses how the two Koreas can transform their border into an East-West German-style nature reserve

Turning the Korean DMZ into an ecological peace zone – NKNews Podcast Ep. 161
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 14, 2020
Photographing the ‘Unpersons’ from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 160
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Photographing the ‘Unpersons’ from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 160

Photojournalist Tim Franco discusses his latest book, "Unperson," and the difficulties defectors have in South Korea

Photographing the ‘Unpersons’ from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 160
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 8, 2020
North Korean human rights under Trump and Biden — NKNews Podcast Ep. 159
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North Korean human rights under Trump and Biden — NKNews Podcast Ep. 159

Ambassador Robert R. King, past special envoy for North Korean human rights, reflects on Trump's performance on the DPRK

North Korean human rights under Trump and Biden — NKNews Podcast Ep. 159
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 1, 2020
Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections – NKNews Podcast Ep. 158
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Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections – NKNews Podcast Ep. 158

Nk News' Chad O'Carroll, Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko discuss the latest from North Korea in this roundtable podcast

Forced labor, COVID-19 and DPRK silence on US elections – NKNews Podcast Ep. 158
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 24, 2020
Statues and sanctions: North Korea in Congo – NKNews Podcast Ep. 157
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Statues and sanctions: North Korea in Congo – NKNews Podcast Ep. 157

Hilary Mossberg and John Dell'Osso discuss shady North Korean business deals and sanctions evasion in Africa

Statues and sanctions: North Korea in Congo – NKNews Podcast Ep. 157
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Jacco Zwetsloot November 17, 2020
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