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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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How inter-Korean diplomacy impacts South Korea’s military – NKNews Podcast Ep.66
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How inter-Korean diplomacy impacts South Korea’s military – NKNews Podcast Ep.66

Retired LTG Chun In-bum talks readiness, trust-building, and the end of joint military drills

How inter-Korean diplomacy impacts South Korea’s military – NKNews Podcast Ep.66
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot April 8, 2019
Open for business? Law and litigation in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.65
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Open for business? Law and litigation in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.65

Michael Hay discusses his time running a law firm in Pyongyang — and prospects for the future

Open for business? Law and litigation in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.65
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot April 1, 2019
Made in Chosun: exploring North Korean ephemera – NKNews Podcast Ep.64
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Made in Chosun: exploring North Korean ephemera – NKNews Podcast Ep.64

In a special video podcast, Koryo Tours's Nick Bonner takes readers around his Seoul exhibition

Made in Chosun: exploring North Korean ephemera – NKNews Podcast Ep.64
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 27, 2019
Getting creative about the future of Korean unification – NKNews Podcast Ep.63
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Getting creative about the future of Korean unification – NKNews Podcast Ep.63

UniKorea's Holly Kang talks working with defectors — and how civil society can promote awareness

Getting creative about the future of Korean unification – NKNews Podcast Ep.63
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 18, 2019
Why Jim Rogers wants to invest in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.62
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Why Jim Rogers wants to invest in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.62

The veteran businessman talks investment, unification, and the economic future of North Korea

Why Jim Rogers wants to invest in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.62
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 11, 2019
How to talk to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.61
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How to talk to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.61

Glyn Ford discusses engagement, the benefits of Track 1.5 meetings, and why the Hanoi summit failed

How to talk to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.61
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 5, 2019
Making sense of the no-deal summit – NKNews Podcast Ep.60
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Making sense of the no-deal summit – NKNews Podcast Ep.60

Fresh from covering the dramatic events in Hanoi, NK News journalists share some initial impressions

Making sense of the no-deal summit – NKNews Podcast Ep.60
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot March 1, 2019
Women and human rights in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.59
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Women and human rights in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.59

Jay Song discusses the DPRK's key women players and chronic human rights problem

Women and human rights in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.59
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 26, 2019
The messy history of U.S.-North Korea nuclear diplomacy – NK News Podcast ep.58
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The messy history of U.S.-North Korea nuclear diplomacy – NK News Podcast ep.58

Amb. Joseph R. DeTrani discusses past agreements with the DPRK -- and why they failed

The messy history of U.S.-North Korea nuclear diplomacy – NK News Podcast ep.58
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 18, 2019
How to engage North Korea on human rights  – NK News Podcast ep.57
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How to engage North Korea on human rights – NK News Podcast ep.57

The UN's Signe Poulsen discusses the COI, sanctions, and working to improve life in the DPRK

How to engage North Korea on human rights  – NK News Podcast ep.57
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot February 11, 2019
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