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July 17, 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.

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Statues and sanctions: North Korea in Congo – NKNews Podcast Ep. 157

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Why diplomacy is still the way to go with North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 154

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How overseas labor improves ordinary North Korean lives – NKNews Podcast Ep. 153

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US intelligence and strategy on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 152

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Interview with ‘The Mole’ director Mads Brügger — NKNews Podcast Ep.151

NK News speaks with director Mads Brügger on how 'The Mole' was made, his theories on what happened and the fallout

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Missiles galore: North Korea’s post-parade prognosis — NKNews Podcast Ep.150

NK News reporters Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss the Oct. 10 military parade in Pyongyang

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North Korea’s rapidly evolving tech scene — NKNews Podcast Ep.149

Author Jieun Baek and North Korea Tech's Martyn Williams speak with NK News about the state of DPRK technology

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A mysterious death at the inter-Korean maritime border – NKNews Podcast Ep.148

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