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North Korea News Podcast

Welcome to the North Korea News podcast, produced exclusively for NK News and hosted each week by Jacco Zwetsloot in Seoul.

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Subscribe today to get behind the North Korea headlines each week with host Jacco Zwetsloot, featuring guest interviewees alongside our own in-house analysts and specialist journalists.

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Latest episodes

Moon Chung-in on economic cooperation and unification – NKNews Podcast Ep.71

Moon Chung-in on economic cooperation and unification - NKNews Podcast Ep.71

The influential Blue House advisor talks summits, sanctions, and diplomatic strategy
by NK News

13 May 2019 Last updated at 07:49

What exactly did North Korea test over the weekend? – NKNews Podcast Ep.70

What exactly did North Korea test over the weekend? – NKNews Podcast Ep.70

The NK News Seoul team discusses the DPRK's new rocket and prospects for diplomacy going forward
by NK News

06 May 2019 Last updated at 08:43

Unpacking the mystery of North Korea’s “ghost ships” – NKNews Podcast Ep.69

Unpacking the mystery of North Korea's

Filmmaker Nicholas Ahlmark discusses his new documentary investigating the enigmatic phenomenon
by NK News

29 April 2019 Last updated at 12:59

How to read the North Korean media – NKNews Podcast Ep.68

How to read the North Korean media - NKNews Podcast Ep.68

NK Pro's Minyoung Rachel Lee discusses the subtle art of propaganda analysis
by NK News

22 April 2019 Last updated at 12:04

To Pyongyang and back again – NKNews Podcast Ep.67

To Pyongyang and back again - NKNews Podcast Ep.67

The NK News team discusses a recent trip to the DPRK and last week's leadership reshuffle
by NK News

16 April 2019 Last updated at 12:27

How inter-Korean diplomacy impacts South Korea’s military – NKNews Podcast Ep.66

How inter-Korean diplomacy impacts South Korea's military – NKNews Podcast Ep.66

Retired LTG Chun In-bum talks readiness, trust-building, and the end of joint military drills
by NK News

08 April 2019 Last updated at 10:23

Open for business? Law and litigation in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.65

Open for business? Law and litigation in North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep.65

Michael Hay discusses his time running a law firm in Pyongyang — and prospects for the future
by NK News

01 April 2019 Last updated at 11:59

Made in Chosun: exploring North Korean ephemera – NKNews Podcast Ep.64

Made in Chosun: exploring North Korean ephemera - NKNews Podcast Ep.64

In a special video podcast, Koryo Tours's Nick Bonner takes readers around his Seoul exhibition
by NK News

27 March 2019 Last updated at 09:30

Getting creative about the future of Korean unification – NKNews Podcast Ep.63

Getting creative about the future of Korean unification - NKNews Podcast Ep.63

UniKorea's Holly Kang talks working with defectors — and how civil society can promote awareness
by NK News

18 March 2019 Last updated at 11:59

  Interviews 11 March
By NK News

Why Jim Rogers wants to invest in North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep.62

Why Jim Rogers wants to invest in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.62

Where many see threat in North Korea, Jim Rogers sees opportunity. The legendary investor has maintained for years th...

How to talk to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.61

How to talk to North Korea - NKNews Podcast Ep.61

Glyn Ford discusses engagement, the benefits of Track 1.5 meetings, and why the Hanoi summit failed
by NK News

05 March 2019 Last updated at 02:16

Making sense of the no-deal summit – NKNews Podcast Ep.60

Making sense of the no-deal summit – NKNews Podcast Ep.60

Fresh from covering the dramatic events in Hanoi, NK News journalists share some initial impressions
by NK News

01 March 2019 Last updated at 04:41

  Interviews 26 February
By NK News

Women and human rights in the DPRK - NKNews Podcast Ep.59

Women and human rights in the DPRK – NKNews Podcast Ep.59

As Trump and Kim Jong Un prepared for their second summit in Hanoi, we sat down with Jay Song, a Senior Lecturer in Kor...

The messy history of U.S.-North Korea nuclear diplomacy – NK News Podcast ep.58

The messy history of U.S.-North Korea nuclear diplomacy – NK News Podcast ep.58

Amb. Joseph R. DeTrani discusses past agreements with the DPRK -- and why they failed
by NK News

18 February 2019 Last updated at 09:20

How to engage North Korea on human rights – NK News Podcast ep.57

How to engage North Korea on human rights – NK News Podcast ep.57

The UN's Signe Poulsen discusses the COI, sanctions, and working to improve life in the DPRK
by NK News

11 February 2019 Last updated at 12:33

North Korea: a month in review – NK News Podcast ep.56

North Korea: a month in review – NK News Podcast ep.56

NK News CEO Chad O'Carroll discusses a busy January on the peninsula
by NK News

07 February 2019 Last updated at 08:38

How to talk so North Korea will listen – NK News Podcast ep.55

How to talk so North Korea will listen - NK News Podcast ep.55

International Crisis Group's Chris Green discusses diplomacy, inter-Korean ties, and sanctions
by NK News

28 January 2019 Last updated at 11:10

Kim and Trump’s pen pal diplomacy: a roundtable – NK News Podcast ep.54

Kim and Trump's pen pal diplomacy: a roundtable – NK News Podcast ep.54

The NK News Seoul team talks summits, sanctions, and meetings in Stockholm
by NK News

23 January 2019 Last updated at 02:45

Ambassador Mark Lippert on U.S.-Korea relations – NK News Podcast ep.53

Ambassador Mark Lippert on U.S.-Korea relations - NK News Podcast ep.53

Mark Lippert talks denuclearization, inter-Korean relations, and the future of American diplomacy
by NK News

07 January 2019 Last updated at 02:46

Ringing in a new year in North Korea – NK News Podcast ep.52

Ringing in a new year in North Korea - NK News Podcast ep.52

The NK News Seoul team discuss Kim's speech, a NYE party in Pyongyang, and what to expect in 2019
by NK News

02 January 2019 Last updated at 03:03

What women’s health teaches us about gender equality – NK News Podcast ep.51

What women's health teaches us about gender equality - NK News Podcast ep.51

Teodora Gyupchanova discusses life for the second sex in the DPRK
by NK News

24 December 2018 Last updated at 04:35

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