May 18, 2024

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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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Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
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Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172

The NK News team discusses the latest departure of diplomats from North Korea and more in this roundtable podcast

Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
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Jacco Zwetsloot March 2, 2021
The private, Christian-led university in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 171
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The private, Christian-led university in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 171

Chan-Mo Park discusses his work at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology

The private, Christian-led university in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 171
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Jacco Zwetsloot February 23, 2021
The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
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The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170

Simon Kuper discusses George Blake, who was captured by North Korea during the Korean War and became a KGB double agent

The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170
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Jacco Zwetsloot February 16, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169
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Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169

NK News's Jeongmin Kim, Colin Zwirko and Won-Gi Jung discuss the latest stories coming out of North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s water slide, missing wife and vaccines – NKNews Podcast Ep. 169
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Jacco Zwetsloot February 9, 2021
North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
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North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168

Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping discusses the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother in Kuala Lumpur and DPRK-ASEAN relations

North Korea-Malaysia relations: the past and future – NKNews Podcast Ep. 168
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Jacco Zwetsloot February 2, 2021
North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
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North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167

Rüdiger Frank discusses the two Koreas and Germany, and what Kim Jong Un can do to improve his country's economy

North and South Korea are not East and West Germany – NKNews Podcast Ep. 167
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Jacco Zwetsloot January 26, 2021
Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 166
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Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 166

South Korean National Assembly member and former DPRK diplomat Thae Yong-ho discusses inter-Korean relations and WMDs

Why North Korea is as dangerous as ever to South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 166
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Jacco Zwetsloot January 19, 2021
The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165
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The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165

NK Pro contributing analysts and NK News staff discuss the DPRK economy, WMDs, foreign relations and more

The Eighth Party Congress and the future of North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 165
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Jacco Zwetsloot January 12, 2021
‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
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‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164

NK News's Chad O'Carroll, Colin Zwirko and Min Chao Choy discuss what growing Pyongyang-Beijing ties could bring in 2021

‘Lips and teeth’: The rise of DPRK-China relations – NKNews Podcast Ep. 164
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Jacco Zwetsloot January 5, 2021
North Korea’s thriving art scene – NKNews Podcast Ep. 163
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North Korea’s thriving art scene – NKNews Podcast Ep. 163

B.G. Muhn discusses what North Korean art tells us about the country and working with artists at Mansudae Art Studio

North Korea’s thriving art scene – NKNews Podcast Ep. 163
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Jacco Zwetsloot December 29, 2020
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