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July 16, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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 100th episode bonanza – NKNews Podcast Ep.100

Professor Andrei Lankov, host Jacco Zwetsloot, and the NK News team come together for a special roundtable discussion

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 22, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

The last voyage of the Pong Su – an NKNews Podcast special episode

The Age's Richard Baker discusses the DPRK's role in one of the biggest drug smuggling cases in Australian history

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 14, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99

The NK News team discusses how and why working-level negotiations failed — and what happens next

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 8, 2019
Evergreen

Identity and multiculturalism in North and South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.98

Darcie Draudt discusses the changing face of South Korea -- and its implications for the North

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootOctober 1, 2019
Evergreen

Making sense of North Korea’s messy statistics – NKNews Podcast Ep.97

The AEI's Nicholas Eberstadt discusses getting to grips with the DPRK's unreliable official numbers

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 24, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

Understanding North Korea’s surveillance state – NKNews Podcast Ep.96

UPenn PhD candidate Benjamin Silberstein discusses law, order, and control in the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 17, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

The legacy of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.95

Historian August Myrseth discusses the landmark festival's long-term impact

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 10, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

How the U.S. and China could work together on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.94

USC's David Kang discusses how U.S. misunderstanding of Beijing as a threat affects DPRK issues

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootSeptember 3, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

The North Korean perspective of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.93

Former Pyongyang resident Choi Sung-guk discusses his experiences of the international event

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 27, 2019
North Korea News Podcast

Much ado about North Korea sanctions – NKNews Podcast Ep.92

The Asan Institute's Go Myong-hyun discusses maximum pressure and its impact on the ground

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootAugust 20, 2019
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