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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 Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115
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“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115

Robert Carlin discusses the third edition of one of the definitive books on Korean history

“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 18, 2020
It’s the security guarantees, stupid – NKNews Podcast Ep.114
Podcast

It’s the security guarantees, stupid – NKNews Podcast Ep.114

Retired Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr. discusses his experiences of the Korean War and failures in U.S.-DPRK diplomacy

It’s the security guarantees, stupid – NKNews Podcast Ep.114
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 11, 2020
Covering North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.113
Podcast

Covering North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.113

In a crossover episode with the Korea Society, journalists discuss the perils and pitfalls of reporting on the DPRK

Covering North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.113
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2020
The rocky road to normalizing North Korea-U.S. relations – NKNews Podcast Ep.112
Podcast

The rocky road to normalizing North Korea-U.S. relations – NKNews Podcast Ep.112

Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo discusses the history of Washington-Pyongyang diplomacy — and where it can go from here

The rocky road to normalizing North Korea-U.S. relations – NKNews Podcast Ep.112
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 28, 2020
Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111
Podcast

Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111

Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat discusses neutral actors on the peninsula and their importance going forward

Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 21, 2020
Negotiating with a nuclear-armed North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.110
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Negotiating with a nuclear-armed North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.110

Duyeon Kim discusses the current state of talks and ways for policymakers to move forward in 2020

Negotiating with a nuclear-armed North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.110
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 13, 2020
Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109
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Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109

Andrei Lankov joins the Seoul team to analyze North Korea's stage-setting New Year's Day policy announcements

Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech and a look ahead to 2020 – NKNews Podcast Ep.109
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot January 2, 2020
Japan’s difficult relationship with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.108
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Japan’s difficult relationship with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.108

Professor Sakata Yasuyo discusses the history and current state of both Tokyo-Seoul and Tokyo-Pyongyang relations

Japan’s difficult relationship with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.108
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 31, 2019
Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3
Podcast

Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3

Part three of an exclusive NK News series

Unfinished business in North Korea – NK News podcast special episode part 3
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 24, 2019
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