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.
The NK News team discusses the latest departure of diplomats from North Korea and more in this roundtable podcast
Chan-Mo Park discusses his work at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
Simon Kuper discusses George Blake, who was captured by North Korea during the Korean War and became a KGB double agent
NK News's Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Won-Gi Jung discuss the latest stories coming out of North Korea
Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations
Rüdiger Frank discusses the two Koreas and Germany, and what Kim Jong Un can do to improve his country's economy
South Korean National Assembly member and former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong-ho discusses inter-Korean relations and WMDs
NK Pro contributing analysts and NK News staff discuss the DPRK economy, WMDs, foreign relations and more
NK News's Chad O'Carroll, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss what growing Pyongyang-Beijing ties could bring in 2021
B.G. Muhn discusses what North Korean art tells us about the country and working with artists at Mansudae Art Studio
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