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December 21, 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.

Evergreen

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

Markus Garlauskas discusses WMDs and why the U.S. and North Korea were closer to war in 2015 than in 2017

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 23, 2020
Evergreen

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

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 20, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

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

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 12, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

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

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 6, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

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

Chad O’Carroll, NK News reporters and Steve Tharp join host Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss last week's top stories

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 28, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Teaching entrepreneurship in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.147

Dr. Andray Abrahamian discusses his new book, "Being in North Korea," and his time with Choson Exchange in the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 21, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Almost-live from the White House with Chanel Rion – NKNews Podcast Ep.146

OAN's Chanel Rion discusses the legacy and future of U.S. President Trump's summitry with Kim Jong Un

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 15, 2020
COVID-19

COVID-19 and major upcoming events in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.145

NK News' Chad O’Carroll, Jeongmin Kim and Colin Zwirko join host Jacco Zwetsloot for a roundtable discussion

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 8, 2020
Evergreen

The case for South Korean engagement with the North – NKNews Podcast Ep.144

Pastor Cho Hun Jung discusses Korean unification and reunions for families split by the North-South division

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 1, 2020
Evergreen

A pastor weighs in on bible and balloon launches – NKNews Podcast Ep.143

Pastor Cho Hun Jung discusses why he thinks Bibles and leaflet launches to North Korea should be stopped

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 25, 2020
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