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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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On Her Majesty’s diplomatic service in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.107
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On Her Majesty’s diplomatic service in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.107

John Everard discusses his time as the UK's top diplomat to the DPRK and his thoughts on prospects for the future

On Her Majesty’s diplomatic service in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.107
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 16, 2019
DPRK history and plagiarism in Korean Studies – NKNews Podcast Ep.106
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DPRK history and plagiarism in Korean Studies – NKNews Podcast Ep.106

Professor Balázs Szalontai discusses his scholarly work on North Korea and the controversy surrounding Charles Armstrong

DPRK history and plagiarism in Korean Studies – NKNews Podcast Ep.106
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 10, 2019
Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.105
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Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.105

Before she leaves the NK News team, senior correspondent Dagyum Ji sits down to discuss her thoughts on all things DPRK

Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.105
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 3, 2019
Going back and forth to Pyongyang as a secret negotiator – NKNews Podcast Ep.104
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Going back and forth to Pyongyang as a secret negotiator – NKNews Podcast Ep.104

Park Chul-un discusses his multiple clandestine trips across the DMZ during a turbulent period in inter-Korean relations

Going back and forth to Pyongyang as a secret negotiator – NKNews Podcast Ep.104
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 26, 2019
Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.103
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Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.103

Morten Traavik and Mary Sun Kim discuss Laibach's 2015 concert in Pyongyang and navigating North Korean censorship

Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.103
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 19, 2019
The UN COI report on North Korea, five years later – NKNews Podcast Ep.102
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The UN COI report on North Korea, five years later – NKNews Podcast Ep.102

Michael Kirby discusses what has and hasn't changed in DPRK human rights since the landmark document in 2014

The UN COI report on North Korea, five years later – NKNews Podcast Ep.102
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 12, 2019
What Presidents Moon and Trump get wrong about the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.101
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What Presidents Moon and Trump get wrong about the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.101

Former diplomat David Straub discusses why current ROK-U.S. policy towards North Korea is failing — and how to change it

What Presidents Moon and Trump get wrong about the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.101
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 5, 2019
The 100th episode bonanza – NKNews Podcast Ep.100
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The 100th episode bonanza – NKNews Podcast Ep.100

Professor Andrei Lankov, host Jacco Zwetsloot, and the NK News team come together for a special roundtable discussion

The 100th episode bonanza – NKNews Podcast Ep.100
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 22, 2019
The last voyage of the Pong Su – an NKNews Podcast special episode
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The last voyage of the Pong Su – an NKNews Podcast special episode

The Age's Richard Baker discusses the DPRK's role in one of the biggest drug smuggling cases in Australian history

The last voyage of the Pong Su – an NKNews Podcast special episode
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 14, 2019
Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99
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Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99

The NK News team discusses how and why working-level negotiations failed — and what happens next

Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 8, 2019
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