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.
The NK News team talks shuttle diplomacy with Japan, live-fire drills near DMZ, methamphetamines at the border and more
Kathleen Stephens discusses the DPRK’s 2010 attacks on South Korea, the breakdown of six-party talks and more
Joanna Hosaniak discusses the origins and politicization of the DPRK human rights movement and where it should go next
Andrei Lankov discusses how North Korea’s rapid weapons advances have brought it closer to goal of unifying peninsula
Foreign ministry official Taeho Uhm explains Seoul’s inter-Korean policies and why DPRK will have to return to talks
The NK News team discusses the top-line takeaways on nuclear security, deterrence, missile defense and more
Dan Leaf explains why a peace treaty with North Korea is the best option to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict
Eunju Kim and Eunkoo Lee discuss defectors’ difficult journeys to freedom and how they overcome prejudice in the ROK
The NK News team discusses DPRK’s responses to US-ROK springtime drills and short-term prospects for weapons development
James Hammond discusses his research about the mountain and collaboration with North Korean scientists
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