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July 16, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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.

North Korea News Podcast

Failing to foresee China’s entry into the Korean War – NKNews Podcast Ep. 197

Jonathan Corrado and Markus Garlauskas discuss the US intelligence failure and its relevance to contemporary challenges

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 23, 2021
COVID-19

Pyongyang or bust: DPRK tourism and the pandemic – NKNews Podcast Ep. 196

North Korea tourism professionals discuss the nature of the industry and its future after COVID-19

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 17, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Telling North Korean resettlers’ stories with fashion – NKNews Podcast Ep. 195

Jihyun Kang and Marie Boes discuss how their company ISTORY designs clothes to counter stereotypes and misunderstanding

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 10, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

How Trump brought Korea to the brink of nuclear war – NKNews Podcast Ep. 194

Professor Van Jackson discusses the risk of war during the 2017 nuclear crisis and prospects for US-DPRK diplomacy

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 3, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193

Korean War veteran Richard Underwood discusses his experience interpreting at the Kaesong peace talks to end hostilities

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 27, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Working with the disabled in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 192

Carla Vitantonio discusses her work fighting for the rights of North Koreans with physical and intellectual disabilities

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 21, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

An interview with Stephen Biegun – NKNews Podcast Ep. 191

The former U.S envoy for North Korea policy discusses what went right -- and wrong -- in Singapore, Hanoi and Stockholm

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 14, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Laughing along with North Korean comedy films – NKNews Podcast Ep. 190

Immanuel Kim discusses North Korean literature and the sense of humor in the country’s comedy films

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJuly 6, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

When Trump visited the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 189

LTC Sean Morrow discusses Donald Trump’s Panmunjom meeting and his time as commander of the U.N. Security Battalion

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 29, 2021
North Korea News Podcast

Crazy price fluctuations in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 188

Volatile prices come as Kim Jong Un admits food security issues in North Korea

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJune 18, 2021
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