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December 22, 2024

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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.

North Korea News Podcast

The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s older brother – NKNews Podcast Ep. 241

Emilia Brock and Lucas Reilly discuss the life and murder of Kim Jong Nam, North Korea’s ‘forgotten prince’

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 21, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

Lured to North Korea on false promises – NKNews Podcast Ep. 240

Marcus Bell discusses the thousands of ethnic Koreans who left Japan for the DPRK in search of a ‘Workers’ Paradise’

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 14, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

Debating nukes a stone’s throw from North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 239

Jacco Zwetsloot guides listeners through the DPRK discussions at Korea Risk Group’s recent conference near the DMZ

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 7, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

Inside North Korea’s Lazarus heist hack — NKNews Podcast Ep. 238

Geoff White discusses the DPRK’s global campaign of cyberattacks, from Sony Pictures to WannaCry and more

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 31, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

Exploring North Korea from south of the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep. 237

North Korea specialists and tour guides discuss what one can see and learn about North Korea on the inter-Korean border

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 24, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

North Korea reports first-ever COVID-19 outbreak – NKNews Podcast Ep. 236

The NK News team discusses the country’s health care and how the current outbreak might affect a possible nuclear test

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 16, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

Exploring North Korean art in Africa – NKNews Podcast Ep. 235

Researcher Onejoon Che hopes to amplify African voices in new photo book documenting DPRK-built statues and artwork

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 10, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

Visiting a remote island on North Korea’s doorstep – NKNews Podcast Ep. 234

Jacco Zwetsloot narrates a trip to Baengnyeong Island and asks experts about its significance in inter-Korean affairs

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 3, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

The complexities of solving the North Korea issue – NKNews Podcast Ep. 233

International Crisis Group's Christopher Green discusses the difficulties of reaching a solution on the Korean Peninsula

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootApril 26, 2022
North Korea News Podcast

What Kim Il Sung shares with Hitler, Mao and Stalin – NKNews Podcast Ep. 232

Brandon Gauthier discusses how youth experiences shaped ordinary people into the 20th century’s cruelest dictators

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsApril 19, 2022
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