May 08, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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.

North Korea News Podcast

North Korean defectors and social entrepreneurship – NKNews Podcast Ep.120

Seoul Startups founder Marta Allina discusses bringing North Korean resettlers into the world of business

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMarch 24, 2020
Border Controls

North Korea’s response to COVID-19 – NKNews Podcast Ep.119

Daily NK's Rob Lauler discusses alarming reports on the impact of the novel coronavirus within the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMarch 17, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

North Korea: the view from the European Parliament – NKNews Podcast Ep.118

Lukas Mandl MEP discusses the European Union's role on the Korean peninsula, as well as human rights and DPRK sanctions

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMarch 10, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

A primer on the European Union’s North Korea sanctions – NKNews Podcast Ep.117

Virginie Battu-Henriksson discusses the role EU sanctions play in North Korea's denuclearization

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootMarch 3, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

From Washington DC with love – NKNews Podcast Ep.116

NK News's Washington correspondent Jacob Fromer discusses DPRK issues from the perspective of the U.S. capital

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 25, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

“The Two Koreas” and the United States – NKNews Podcast Ep.115

Robert Carlin discusses the third edition of one of the definitive books on Korean history

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 18, 2020
Evergreen

It’s the security guarantees, stupid – NKNews Podcast Ep.114

Retired Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr. discusses his experiences of the Korean War and failures in U.S.-DPRK diplomacy

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 11, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Covering North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep.113

In a crossover episode with the Korea Society, journalists discuss the perils and pitfalls of reporting on the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootFebruary 2, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

The rocky road to normalizing North Korea-U.S. relations – NKNews Podcast Ep.112

Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo discusses the history of Washington-Pyongyang diplomacy — and where it can go from here

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 28, 2020
North Korea News Podcast

Keeping the peace at the DMZ – NKNews Podcast Ep.111

Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat discusses neutral actors on the peninsula and their importance going forward

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootJanuary 21, 2020
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