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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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North Korea News Podcast

Rowan Beard and Greg Vaczi: The return of Western tourism to North Korea

Young Pioneer Tours and Koryo Tours staff crossed border into Rason and join podcast to discuss their trips

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsFebruary 20, 2025
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Kim’s redevelopment plans, Trump’s fund freeze and tour companies in North Korea

NK News’ Shreyas Reddy talks Kim’s latest construction goals, Trump’s impact on DPRK human rights and tourism prospects

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK News | Shreyas ReddyFebruary 18, 2025
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Thomas Stock: North Korea’s call for peace as a means of propaganda

The historian discusses how North Korea used the 1989 Youth Festival for propaganda and ideological control

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsFebruary 13, 2025
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Opposition leader on DPRK, Russian envoy’s interview and US-Japan nuclear pledge

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim joins to discuss Lee Jae-myung’s call for dialogue with Pyongyang and Trump-Ishiba meeting

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK NewsFebruary 11, 2025
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Dan Gudgeon: How South Korea’s language on North Korea shapes peace narrative

Researcher talks how narratives about identity shape the success or failure of peace processes and ontological security

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsFebruary 6, 2025
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North Korea’s criticism of Trump official and key DPRK officers killed in Kursk

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll talks Pyongyang’s first statement on new US administration and troops being retrained

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsFebruary 4, 2025
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Kap Seol: How North Korea’s troop dispatch to Russia has exacerbated proxy war

Researcher discusses proxy war between the two Koreas in Europe, alleged DPRK involvement in Gwangju Uprising and more

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJanuary 30, 2025
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North Korea’s sea-to-surface missile launch and ROK spy agency allegations

NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses Pyongyang’s cruise missile test and revelations about the United Front Department

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Joon Ha Park | NK NewsJanuary 28, 2025
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Lyle Goldstein: Why Trump needs to engage North Korea to lower tensions

Expert discusses how the DPRK’s ties with China and Russia shape its nuclear ambitions and how to stabilize peninsula

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJanuary 23, 2025
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Kim Jong Un’s message to troops, Yoon’s arrest and Kim Yo Jong’s statement

NK News’ Alannah Hill discusses the latest evidence of DPRK participation in Ukraine war and related ethical issues

Alannah HillAlannah Hill | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJanuary 21, 2025
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