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Jacco Zwetsloot

Jacco Zwetsloot

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.

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The FBI investigation into Virgil Griffith, crypto guru to North Korea – Ep. 301
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The FBI investigation into Virgil Griffith, crypto guru to North Korea – Ep. 301

FBI agent Brandon Cavanaugh discusses how Griffith ignored US warnings and helped the DPRK evade sanctions

The FBI investigation into Virgil Griffith, crypto guru to North Korea – Ep. 301
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 9, 2023
North Korea welcomes special guests for a ‘Victory Day’ parade – Ep. 300
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North Korea welcomes special guests for a ‘Victory Day’ parade – Ep. 300

The NK News team discusses DPRK’s second nighttime military spectacle of year and celebrates 300 episodes of the podcast

North Korea welcomes special guests for a ‘Victory Day’ parade – Ep. 300
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 1, 2023
The American prisoners of war left behind in North Korea – Ep. 299
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The American prisoners of war left behind in North Korea – Ep. 299

Investigative journalist Mark Sauter discusses the soldiers that remain unaccounted for 70 years after the Korean War

The American prisoners of war left behind in North Korea – Ep. 299
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 26, 2023
What’s next for the American soldier who crossed into North Korea – Ep. 298
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What’s next for the American soldier who crossed into North Korea – Ep. 298

The NK News team discusses possible outcomes of apparent defection and when DPRK shot down a US spy plane in 1969

What’s next for the American soldier who crossed into North Korea – Ep. 298
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 19, 2023
North Korean threats over US planes, DPRK internet access and more – Ep. 297
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North Korean threats over US planes, DPRK internet access and more – Ep. 297

Bada Nam discusses why North Koreans are digital ‘hostages’ and how even elites have a hard time surfing the web

North Korean threats over US planes, DPRK internet access and more – Ep. 297
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 12, 2023
An interview with John Bolton, hardliner on North Korea – Ep. 296
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An interview with John Bolton, hardliner on North Korea – Ep. 296

Controversial former US national security advisor weighs in on Korean unification, China’s role on DPRK issues and more

An interview with John Bolton, hardliner on North Korea – Ep. 296
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News July 5, 2023
The Wagner Group and North Korea, Seoul under DPRK rule and more – Ep. 295
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The Wagner Group and North Korea, Seoul under DPRK rule and more – Ep. 295

Dr. Kim Kyung-jin shares his memories of the Korean War, plus the view of the Wagner uprising in Pyongyang

The Wagner Group and North Korea, Seoul under DPRK rule and more – Ep. 295
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 28, 2023
Seoul sues North Korea, inter-Korean naval tensions and more – Ep. 294
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Seoul sues North Korea, inter-Korean naval tensions and more – Ep. 294

Christopher Green breaks down peninsula trends, plus South Korea pursues legal action over 2020 office explosion

Seoul sues North Korea, inter-Korean naval tensions and more – Ep. 294
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 21, 2023
Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
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Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293

Karl Friedhoff talks ROK polls, plus a new NK Pro analysis reveals China expanding prisons that hold defectors

Why North Korea barely moves the needle for South Korean voters – Ep. 293
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 14, 2023
What went wrong with North Korea’s spy satellite launch – Ep. 292
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What went wrong with North Korea’s spy satellite launch – Ep. 292

The NK News team talks shuttle diplomacy with Japan, live-fire drills near DMZ, methamphetamines at the border and more

What went wrong with North Korea’s spy satellite launch – Ep. 292
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News June 8, 2023
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