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.
Emilia Brock and Lucas Reilly discuss the life and murder of Kim Jong Nam, North Korea’s ‘forgotten prince’
Marcus Bell discusses the thousands of ethnic Koreans who left Japan for the DPRK in search of a ‘Workers’ Paradise’
Jacco Zwetsloot guides listeners through the DPRK discussions at Korea Risk Group’s recent conference near the DMZ
Geoff White discusses the DPRK’s global campaign of cyberattacks, from Sony Pictures to WannaCry and more
North Korea specialists and tour guides discuss what one can see and learn about North Korea on the inter-Korean border
The NK News team discusses the country’s health care and how the current outbreak might affect a possible nuclear test
Researcher Onejoon Che hopes to amplify African voices in new photo book documenting DPRK-built statues and artwork
Jacco Zwetsloot narrates a trip to Baengnyeong Island and asks experts about its significance in inter-Korean affairs
International Crisis Group's Christopher Green discusses the difficulties of reaching a solution on the Korean Peninsula
Brandon Gauthier discusses how youth experiences shaped ordinary people into the 20th century’s cruelest dictators
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