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When North Korea invited East German secret police to Pyongyang – Ep. 249
Bernd Schaefer discusses how the Stasi helped the DPRK host a massive festival just months before the Berlin Wall fell
North Korea threatens death penalty for illegal drug sales – Ep. 248
The NK News team talks latest developments on DPRK, from forced repatriation to COVID and more
Up close and personal at the Demilitarized Zone – Ep. 247
NK News team members and former military cross Civilian Control Line to get close to North Korea in central border area
Emerging North Korean threats in cyber and outer space – Ep. 246
Cho Dongyoun talks unmanned aerial vehicles, DPRK battlefield tactics, South Korean defenses and more
How Sweden created a safe space for North Korea talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 245
Ambassador Jakob Hallgren discusses the 2018 summitry and Stockholms role in diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea blames ‘alien things’ for COVID-19 outbreak – NKNews Podcast Ep. 244
The NK News team discusses anti-DPRK balloon launches, trilateral military drills, tactical nuke deployments and more
Life inside the pro-North Korea enclave in Japan – NKNews Podcast Ep. 243
Park Hyangsu shares how she left Chongryon and the tragic story of her family members in the DPRK
North Korea’s invented histories – NKNews Podcast Ep. 242
Katie Stallard discusses how the DPRK and other authoritarian regimes use the past as an instrument of power
The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s older brother – NKNews Podcast Ep. 241
Emilia Brock and Lucas Reilly discuss the life and murder of Kim Jong Nam, North Korea’s ‘forgotten prince’
Lured to North Korea on false promises – NKNews Podcast Ep. 240
Marcus Bell discusses the thousands of ethnic Koreans who left Japan for the DPRK in search of a ‘Workers’ Paradise’
