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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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Will Kim Jong Un come to Seoul this year? – NKNews Podcast Ep.49
Podcast

Will Kim Jong Un come to Seoul this year? – NKNews Podcast Ep.49

The NK News team talks summit prospects, seven years since Kim Jong Il's death, and French spies

Will Kim Jong Un come to Seoul this year? – NKNews Podcast Ep.49
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 10, 2018
North Korea: the case for optimism – NKNews Podcast Ep.48
Podcast

North Korea: the case for optimism – NKNews Podcast Ep.48

Yonsei's John Delury talks peace, reform, and why Kim Jong Un may be different from his predecessors

North Korea: the case for optimism – NKNews Podcast Ep.48
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 2, 2018
Reading the tea leaves of North Korean culture – NKNews Podcast Ep.47
Podcast

Reading the tea leaves of North Korean culture – NKNews Podcast Ep.47

Tatiana Gabroussenko discusses what can be learned from North Korean film, literature, and TV dramas

Reading the tea leaves of North Korean culture – NKNews Podcast Ep.47
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 25, 2018
How international agencies in North Korea get things done – NK News Podcast ep. 46
Podcast

How international agencies in North Korea get things done – NK News Podcast ep. 46

Thomas Fisler talks bringing aid to the DPRK's most deprived regions

How international agencies in North Korea get things done – NK News Podcast ep. 46
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 18, 2018
How advanced is N. Korea’s nuclear and missile arsenal? – NK News Podcast ep. 45
Podcast

How advanced is N. Korea’s nuclear and missile arsenal? – NK News Podcast ep. 45

Ankit Panda talks denuclearization, deterrence, and the ups and downs of nuclear diplomacy

How advanced is N. Korea’s nuclear and missile arsenal? – NK News Podcast ep. 45
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 11, 2018
Decoupling in the works? A monthly wrap-up round table – NKNews Podcast Ep.44
Podcast

Decoupling in the works? A monthly wrap-up round table – NKNews Podcast Ep.44

The NK News team delves into sanctions, summitry, and a growing split in the alliance

Decoupling in the works? A monthly wrap-up round table – NKNews Podcast Ep.44
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot November 4, 2018
Ambassador Joseph Yun on negotiating with North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.43
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Ambassador Joseph Yun on negotiating with North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.43

The former U.S. Special Representative for DPRK policy talks sanctions, nukes, and "fire and fury"

Ambassador Joseph Yun on negotiating with North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.43
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 29, 2018
How Chinese, Japanese, and Russian media cover North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep 42
Podcast

How Chinese, Japanese, and Russian media cover North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep 42

Three analysts examine how the DPRK is covered elsewhere

How Chinese, Japanese, and Russian media cover North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep 42
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 21, 2018
Purges, détente, and spy games: N. Korea, past and present – NKNews Podcast Ep.41
Podcast

Purges, détente, and spy games: N. Korea, past and present – NKNews Podcast Ep.41

Ambassador Ra Jong-yil shares his thoughts on the DPRK leadership and prospects for peace

Purges, détente, and spy games: N. Korea, past and present – NKNews Podcast Ep.41
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 14, 2018
A diplomat’s life in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.40
Podcast

A diplomat’s life in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.40

Martina Aberg Somogyi shares her thoughts on a two-year posting in the DPRK

A diplomat’s life in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep.40
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 8, 2018