May 02, 2024

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Mount Paektu: North Korea’s sacred mountain and active volcano – Ep. 282
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Mount Paektu: North Korea’s sacred mountain and active volcano – Ep. 282

James Hammond discusses his research about the mountain and collaboration with North Korean scientists

Mount Paektu: North Korea’s sacred mountain and active volcano – Ep. 282
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News April 4, 2023
The limits to what UN aid agencies can do to help North Korea – Ep. 281
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The limits to what UN aid agencies can do to help North Korea – Ep. 281

Jerome Sauvage discusses his years leading humanitarian efforts in the DPRK, the root causes of food insecurity and more

The limits to what UN aid agencies can do to help North Korea – Ep. 281
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News March 28, 2023
Dragon gates and Chollima trolleys: North Korea’s new apartments — in photos
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Dragon gates and Chollima trolleys: North Korea’s new apartments — in photos

Kim Jong Un has pushed to build new housing in Pyongyang, but relatively few can enjoy these more modern facilities

Dragon gates and Chollima trolleys: North Korea’s new apartments — in photos
NK News
NK News March 23, 2023
The North Korean victims of US atomic bombings on Japan – Ep. 280
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The North Korean victims of US atomic bombings on Japan – Ep. 280

Lauren Richardson discusses the politics of victimhood and how the DPRK co-opted the atomic bombings for its purposes

The North Korean victims of US atomic bombings on Japan – Ep. 280
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News March 21, 2023
An inside look at the Joint Security Area, ‘freedom’s frontier’ – Ep. 279
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An inside look at the Joint Security Area, ‘freedom’s frontier’ – Ep. 279

The NK News team visits the inter-Korean border at a time of rising tensions and reports of starvation in North Korea

An inside look at the Joint Security Area, ‘freedom’s frontier’ – Ep. 279
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News March 14, 2023
Why North Korea’s state ideology appeals to some in Africa – Ep. 278
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Why North Korea’s state ideology appeals to some in Africa – Ep. 278

Alhassan Mamman Muhammad discusses Nigeria-DPRK ties and why he has embraced Kim Il Sung’s Juche thought

Why North Korea’s state ideology appeals to some in Africa – Ep. 278
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News March 7, 2023
Promoting creative engagement with North Korea – Ep. 277
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Promoting creative engagement with North Korea – Ep. 277

Keith Luse explains how a lack of information on all sides diminishes opportunities for breakthroughs in talks

Promoting creative engagement with North Korea – Ep. 277
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News February 28, 2023
Hazmat suits and outdoor masking: Inside North Korea’s unending COVID isolation
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Hazmat suits and outdoor masking: Inside North Korea’s unending COVID isolation

Exclusive photos show how quarantine measures affect everyday life in a country that has yet to reopen

Hazmat suits and outdoor masking: Inside North Korea’s unending COVID isolation
NK News
NK News February 28, 2023
An unprecedented look inside North Korea’s nuclear facilities – Ep. 276
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An unprecedented look inside North Korea’s nuclear facilities – Ep. 276

Siegfried Hecker discusses his tour of Yongbyon in 2004 and the history of the DPRK’s nuclear program

An unprecedented look inside North Korea’s nuclear facilities – Ep. 276
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News February 21, 2023
Why the Korean War was actually two separate conflicts – Ep. 275
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Why the Korean War was actually two separate conflicts – Ep. 275

David Cheng Chang discusses how the fight over territory morphed into one over prisoners of war

Why the Korean War was actually two separate conflicts – Ep. 275
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News February 14, 2023
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