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September 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026

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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 Korea News Podcast

Kenneth Bae on surviving North Korean detention: North Korea Unpacked

Former detainee joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss interrogation, hard labor and broadcasting information into the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsSeptember 24, 2026
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Rudiger Frank on North Korea’s hidden middle class: North Korea Unpacked

University of Vienna professor joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss marketization, Wonsan-Kalma and reluctant reform

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJuly 23, 2026
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Brian Davis on how the US military collects intel: North Korea Unpacked

Retired US Army colonel joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss his decades ‘on pen,’ fixing a DPRK fax machine and more

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 18, 2026
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Andrei Lankov on DPRK’s new doctrine – North Korea Unpacked with Jacco Zwetsloot

The veteran North Korea scholar discusses constitutional changes, Moscow ties and Pyongyang’s survival strategy

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 21, 2026
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Jacco Zwetsloot: A look back and a new chapter for the NK News Podcast

Longtime host discusses memorable episodes, dream guests and how he is not leaving the podcast entirely

Alannah HillAlannah Hill | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 5, 2026
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Eunhee Park: Surviving North Korea and reclaiming identity in the South

Defector-author shares her story, as NK News’ Anton Sokolin talks OPCON transfer and Russia-DPRK cooperation

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsApril 29, 2026
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Sayaka Chatani: How pro-North Korea communities took root in Japan

Expert examines Chongryon’s evolution and ideology, as NK News’ Jooheon Kim talks developments in DPRK-Japan ties

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jooheon Kim | NK NewsApril 21, 2026
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Cathy Kang: Rethinking Korean unification from a global perspective

Expert discusses diaspora views on diplomacy with North Korea, while NK News’ Jeongmin Kim talks inter-Korean tensions

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK NewsApril 14, 2026
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Jonathan Cheng: The Christian roots of North Korea’s personality cult

Author discusses how religion shaped the DPRK’s system, while NK News’ Chad O’Carroll talks DMZ airspace incident

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsApril 7, 2026
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Ankit Panda: How North Korea could take its military modernization to space

Expert explores what Pyongyang is learning from the Iran war, while NK News’ Anton Sokolin talks Belarus-DPRK ties

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMarch 31, 2026
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