March 29, 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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Why Kim Jong Un might want to discuss weapons sales with Putin – Ep. 305
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Why Kim Jong Un might want to discuss weapons sales with Putin – Ep. 305

The NK News team discusses North Korea-Russia military cooperation, US-ROK drills, DPRK easing border controls and more

Why Kim Jong Un might want to discuss weapons sales with Putin – Ep. 305
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News September 6, 2023
Inside the UN Panel of Experts overseeing North Korea sanctions – Ep. 304
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Inside the UN Panel of Experts overseeing North Korea sanctions – Ep. 304

Former panel head Eric Penton-Voak explains how to decipher its reports on violations of DPRK sanctions regime

Inside the UN Panel of Experts overseeing North Korea sanctions – Ep. 304
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 30, 2023
How one activist helps North Koreans grow their own food – Ep. 303
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How one activist helps North Koreans grow their own food – Ep. 303

Tim Peters of Helping Hands Korea talks about sending seeds to the DPRK and supporting North Koreans escapees

How one activist helps North Koreans grow their own food – Ep. 303
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 23, 2023
North Korea’s imitation of foreign brands, from Choco Pie to Dior – Ep. 302
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North Korea’s imitation of foreign brands, from Choco Pie to Dior – Ep. 302

UniKorea staff discuss the DPRK’s copycat products, plus a tour company says DPRK will soon open its borders

North Korea’s imitation of foreign brands, from Choco Pie to Dior – Ep. 302
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Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News August 16, 2023
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
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