March 28, 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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Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99
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Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99

The NK News team discusses how and why working-level negotiations failed — and what happens next

Storm clouds over Stockholm: DPRK-U.S. talks fall apart – NKNews Podcast Ep.99
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 8, 2019
Identity and multiculturalism in North and South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.98
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Identity and multiculturalism in North and South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.98

Darcie Draudt discusses the changing face of South Korea -- and its implications for the North

Identity and multiculturalism in North and South Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.98
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot October 1, 2019
Making sense of North Korea’s messy statistics – NKNews Podcast Ep.97
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Making sense of North Korea’s messy statistics – NKNews Podcast Ep.97

The AEI's Nicholas Eberstadt discusses getting to grips with the DPRK's unreliable official numbers

Making sense of North Korea’s messy statistics – NKNews Podcast Ep.97
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 24, 2019
Understanding North Korea’s surveillance state – NKNews Podcast Ep.96
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Understanding North Korea’s surveillance state – NKNews Podcast Ep.96

UPenn PhD candidate Benjamin Silberstein discusses law, order, and control in the DPRK

Understanding North Korea’s surveillance state – NKNews Podcast Ep.96
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 17, 2019
The legacy of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.95
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The legacy of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.95

Historian August Myrseth discusses the landmark festival's long-term impact

The legacy of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.95
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 10, 2019
How the U.S. and China could work together on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.94
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How the U.S. and China could work together on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.94

USC's David Kang discusses how U.S. misunderstanding of Beijing as a threat affects DPRK issues

How the U.S. and China could work together on North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.94
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 3, 2019
The North Korean perspective of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.93
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The North Korean perspective of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.93

Former Pyongyang resident Choi Sung-guk discusses his experiences of the international event

The North Korean perspective of the 1989 World Festival – NKNews Podcast Ep.93
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 27, 2019
Much ado about North Korea sanctions – NKNews Podcast Ep.92
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Much ado about North Korea sanctions – NKNews Podcast Ep.92

The Asan Institute's Go Myong-hyun discusses maximum pressure and its impact on the ground

Much ado about North Korea sanctions – NKNews Podcast Ep.92
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 20, 2019
The how and why of travel to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.91
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The how and why of travel to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.91

Simon Cockerell discusses the positive impact — and ethical implications — of tourism to the DPRK

The how and why of travel to North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.91
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 13, 2019
What to make of North Korea’s new round of missile tests – NKNews Podcast Ep.90
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What to make of North Korea’s new round of missile tests – NKNews Podcast Ep.90

The NK News team discusses last week's launches and their potential impact on nuclear negotiations

What to make of North Korea’s new round of missile tests – NKNews Podcast Ep.90
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Jacco Zwetsloot August 5, 2019
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