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.
Former UN resident coordinator Frode Mauring discusses dealing with the DPRK during the pandemic and what comes next
Professor Ruediger Frank discusses why the DPRK is closing embassies but may not actually have abandoned reunification
Researcher Martin Weiser discusses his work tracking North Korean officials, Kim Jong Un’s daughter and more
Korea Economic Institute of America’s new president discusses his role assessing inter-Korean relations and latest book
The NK News team talks back and forth between Russia and ROK, the DPRK’s expanded coastal fencing and a new luxury mall
Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker discuss their viral article on North Korea’s war rhetoric and respond to skeptics
Journalist Chun Sujin discusses her experiences writing about the DPRK and her book on powerful women in the country
Head of UN Human Rights office in Seoul discusses forced abductions, plus why the DPRK is shutting down propaganda sites
Retired CIA officer Stephen Mercado discusses how analysts can mine non-Korean sources for insights into DPRK life
The NK News team discusses the DPRK’s overhaul of inter-Korean policy, future satellite launches and more
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