ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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More North Korean balloons and border incursions after Kim-Putin summit

NK News’ correspondent Shreyas Reddy talks new details about contents of trash balloons and next steps by two Koreas

Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News | Shreyas ReddyJune 26, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

NK News Team: Deciphering North Korea’s new treaty with Russia

Anton Sokolin and Colin Zwirko join the podcast to discuss the results of the much-anticipated Putin-Kim summit

Anton Sokolin | Colin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 20, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

Putin’s looming visit to North Korea, inter-Korean border tensions and more

Chad O’Carroll discusses the importance of the Russian leader’s trip to Pyongyang and his meeting with Kim Jong Un

Chad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 18, 2024

Interviews

As Paris 2024 nears, ‘godmother’ of North Korean Paralympians champions change

In interview, missionary Sue Kinsler recounts her work for people with disabilities across more than 130 visits to DPRK

Jacco Zwetsloot | Shreyas ReddyJune 14, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

Daniel Pinkston: How North Korea uses technology to control its citizens

Analyst discusses the rise of ‘digital authoritarianism,’ as well as the humor behind the DPRK’s trash balloons

Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 13, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

ROK restarts propaganda loudspeakers, and North Korean construction inside DMZ

NK News’ Ifang Bremer talks rising inter-Korean tensions and a mysterious DPRK land-clearing operation

Ifang Bremer | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 11, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

Peter Moody: North Korean pop propaganda, girl groups and lyric revisionism

Historian Peter Moody discusses the regime’s use of songs to spread its message and the potential of musical engagement

Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 6, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

North Korean trash balloons, Kim Yo Jong snark and Seoul’s loudspeaker threats

The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s waste barrage and how South Korea might retaliate

Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 4, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

Why the US seeks dialogue with North Korea on human rights – Ep. 344

Julie Turner discusses her work as US envoy on DPRK human rights and how the global community can help North Koreans

Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News | Shreyas ReddyMay 29, 2024

North Korea News Podcast

The surprising similarities between North Korea and Taiwan – Ep. 343

Journalist Yang Chien-hao compares and contrasts Taiwan’s relationship with China and South Korea's ties with the North

Jacco Zwetsloot | Joe Smith | NK NewsMay 22, 2024

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