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.
Benjamin Joinau discusses his database of some 800 DPRK movies and what we can learn from the country’s cinema
Christopher Green and NK News reporters discuss Moscow’s veto, Day of the Sun changes, Kim Jong Un’s new song and more
Sojin Lim discusses the DPRK’s compliance with some international standards and disregard for others
Jacob Bogle discusses his work analyzing open-source imagery to decipher what others overlook
Retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Aaron Trimble recounts his work engaging with DPRK officers at Panmunjom
The NK News team talks about voter indifference to DPRK issues, why anti-aircraft guns are on Seoul skyscrapers and more
Emil Boivin of the North Korean Archives and Library discusses his project to preserve DPRK media prone to disappearing
Geoff White discusses the DPRK’s use of the dark web, Nigerian influencers and crypto mixers to launder stolen funds
Sheena Chestnut Greitens discusses how defectors navigate democracy and the regime’s efforts to control those who leave
The NK News team talks Freedom Shield drills, the status of the DPRK’s social media accounts and more
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