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December 06, 2024

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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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North Korean soldiers in Kursk, ROK retaliation and propaganda leaflets in Seoul
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North Korean soldiers in Kursk, ROK retaliation and propaganda leaflets in Seoul

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses how DPRK troops could help repel incursion and ROK plans to send experts to Ukraine

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Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK News October 29, 2024
Roman Husarski: How North Koreans practice religion in the atheistic state
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Roman Husarski: How North Koreans practice religion in the atheistic state

Religious studies scholar discusses DPRK’s five officially recognized faiths and Kim regime’s stance toward believers

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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 24, 2024
Examining evidence of North Korean troop deployments to the war in Ukraine
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Examining evidence of North Korean troop deployments to the war in Ukraine

NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses claims about DPRK soldiers in Russia, related videos circulating online and more

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Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value
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Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value

Senior expert at US Institute of Peace discusses why the Korean problem remains unresolved some 70 years on

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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 17, 2024
Breaking down North Korea’s claims about alleged South Korean drone incursion
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Breaking down North Korea’s claims about alleged South Korean drone incursion

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll and Ifang Bremer discuss who was behind the incident and what it means for inter-Korean ties

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Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics
Podcast

Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics

The defector-activist discusses her two escapes from the DPRK and her fight for global recognition of North Korea issues

Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 10, 2024
Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea
Podcast

Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea

NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses South Korea’s Armed Forces Day and a man’s detainment after stealing a bus to cross DMZ

Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea
Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
Podcast

Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea

Head of progressive civic group explains why she believes US military presence stands in way of better inter-Korean ties

Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 3, 2024
Japan’s new leader, Kim Yo Jong slams Zelensky and advisory on DPRK IT workers
Podcast

Japan’s new leader, Kim Yo Jong slams Zelensky and advisory on DPRK IT workers

NK News’ Shreyas Reddy discusses how Shigeru Ishiba will approach North Korea and warnings about cyberattacks

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Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans
Podcast

Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans

North Korean defector-activist discusses how his experiences inspired him to spread outside information in the DPRK

Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News September 26, 2024
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