Interviews
Conversations with leading experts and professionals working on the DPRK
DPRK history and plagiarism in Korean Studies - NKNews Podcast Ep.106
Professor Balázs Szalontai discusses his scholarly work on North Korea and the controversy surrounding Charles Armstrong
Fire, fury, and summitry: reporting on North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep.105
Before she leaves the NK News team, senior correspondent Dagyum Ji sits down to discuss her thoughts on all things DPRK
Going back and forth to Pyongyang as a secret negotiator - NKNews Podcast Ep.104
Park Chul-un discusses his multiple clandestine trips across the DMZ during a turbulent period in inter-Korean relations
Ask a North Korean: how do North Koreans prepare for war and natural disasters?
"When it comes to war-related threats, the DPRK is equipped with an anti-U.S.-terrorism strategy"
Bringing Slovenian avant-garde rock to the DPRK - NKNews Podcast Ep.103
Morten Traavik and Mary Sun Kim discuss Laibach's 2015 concert in Pyongyang and navigating North Korean censorship
Life on the ground in North Korea through the eyes of a Pyongyang expat
A former resident of the DPRK capital discusses what they personally observed during their four-year stay
What life is really like as a foreigner living in Pyongyang
A former diplomat in the DPRK discusses the realities and common misconceptions through their own personal experiences
The UN COI report on North Korea, five years later - NKNews Podcast Ep.102
Michael Kirby discusses what has and hasn't changed in DPRK human rights since the landmark document in 2014
Divided Congress can have bipartisan "unity" on North Korea, congresswoman says
Leader of Asian Pacific American caucus tells NK News that diplomacy with DPRK is good, but not if it’s “just for show”
What Presidents Moon and Trump get wrong about the DPRK - NKNews Podcast Ep.101
Former diplomat David Straub discusses why current ROK-U.S. policy towards North Korea is failing — and how to change it