April 26, 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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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
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 5, 2019
Ambassador Tammam Sulaiman on Syria-North Korea ties – NKNews Podcast Ep.89
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Ambassador Tammam Sulaiman on Syria-North Korea ties – NKNews Podcast Ep.89

Damascus's top diplomat in Pyongyang discusses the two countries' decades-old friendship

Ambassador Tammam Sulaiman on Syria-North Korea ties – NKNews Podcast Ep.89
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 30, 2019
How sanctions against North Korea impact humanitarian aid – NKNews Podcast Ep.88
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How sanctions against North Korea impact humanitarian aid – NKNews Podcast Ep.88

The NCNK's Daniel Wertz discusses the impact of sanctions and the difficulties they can pose to NGOs

How sanctions against North Korea impact humanitarian aid – NKNews Podcast Ep.88
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 26, 2019
N. Korea’s surprisingly international scientific community – NKNews Podcast Ep.87
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N. Korea’s surprisingly international scientific community – NKNews Podcast Ep.87

Joshua H. Pollack discusses why DPRK researchers can, increasingly, take their work abroad

N. Korea’s surprisingly international scientific community – NKNews Podcast Ep.87
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 23, 2019
How North Korea can guarantee future energy security – NKNews Podcast Ep.86
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How North Korea can guarantee future energy security – NKNews Podcast Ep.86

The Nautilus Institute's Peter Hayes talks electricity and environmentalism in the DPRK

How North Korea can guarantee future energy security – NKNews Podcast Ep.86
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 19, 2019
Amb. Robert Gallucci on what went wrong in Hanoi – NKNews Podcast Ep.85
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Amb. Robert Gallucci on what went wrong in Hanoi – NKNews Podcast Ep.85

Former U.S. negotiator talks diplomacy, working-level talks, and the art of the North Korea deal

Amb. Robert Gallucci on what went wrong in Hanoi – NKNews Podcast Ep.85
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 16, 2019
Rethinking U.S. engagement with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.84
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Rethinking U.S. engagement with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.84

Doug Bandow talks diplomacy, pressure, and why he believes it's time for U.S. troops to leave Korea

Rethinking U.S. engagement with the Korean peninsula – NKNews Podcast Ep.84
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 12, 2019
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