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June 10, 2025Jun 10, 2025

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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

Kim Jong Un’s hospital visit, damaged warship’s voyage and DPRK election report

NK News’ Colin Zwirko talks North Korean leader’s criticism of unskilled soldiers and coverage of Lee Jae-myung victory

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 10, 2025
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Moon Chung-in: Why the window to rebuilding inter-Korean relations is closed

Veteran policy adviser weighs in on Pyongyang’s posture on unification and Seoul’s options under a new administration

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsJune 5, 2025
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North Korea’s warship troubles, Shangri-La and Lee Jae-myung on cusp of victory

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll and Shreyas Reddy discuss Trump’s plans for USFK and what to expect if Lee is elected president

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot | Shreyas ReddyJune 3, 2025
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Should Seoul formally abandon the goal of reunification with North Korea?

Experts debate if unification is viable and changing attitudes toward the DPRK ahead of the ROK presidential election

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 29, 2025
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What South Korea’s presidential candidates are saying about North Korea

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo’s pledges and why both are largely avoiding DPRK issues

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK NewsMay 27, 2025
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Joel Wit: An inside look at US-North Korea nuclear diplomacy

Former US negotiator reflects on missed chances, secret talks and whether Washington ever truly understood Pyongyang

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 22, 2025
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North Korea’s army training ‘revolution,’ military drills and Ukraine-DPRK trade

NK News’ Bryan Betts talks special forces, tank and air force exercises, Kim Jong Un’s tribute to his mentor and more

Bryan BettsBryan Betts | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 20, 2025
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How North Korean literature celebrates the ‘hidden heroes’ of everyday life

Immanuel Kim and Benoit Berthelier discuss their anthology of DPRK short stories and distinguishing propaganda from art

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 15, 2025
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Putin meets North Korean commanders, and Kim Jong Un’s Victory Day speech

NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses how DPRK leader justified troop dispatch to fight Ukraine and South Korea’s election

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jooheon Kim | NK NewsMay 13, 2025
North Korea News Podcast

Bart van Genugten: How Western tourists put North Koreans’ lives at risk

YouTuber recounts his participation in the recent Pyongyang marathon and the ethics of creating content in the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsMay 8, 2025
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