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October 13, 2024

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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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Political risk and investment in North Korea – NKNews Podcast ep.26

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In this episode, Dr. Ross King discusses language and class politics in the DPRK

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What happens in Singapore… – NKNews Podcast ep.23

The NK News team rounds up all the developments from the historic Kim-Trump summit

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Thae Yong-ho on prospects for peace and denuclearization – NKNews Podcast ep.22

The former high-ranking DPRK diplomat shares his thoughts on Pyongyang's past, present, and future

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The week of on-again, off-again summitry: NKNews Podcast ep.21

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Reporting on North Korea as a foreign correspondent – NKNews Podcast ep.20

Anna Fifield shares her experiences covering the DPRK - and what's changed since her first story

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North Korea plays hardball? – NKNews Podcast ep.19

The NK News team discusses U.S.-ROK war games, nuke dismantlement, and a new resort in Wonsan

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It’s a trap! What past talks with N. Korea have taught us – NKNews Podcast ep.18

Evans Revere discusses the upcoming U.S.-DPRK summit and Kim Jong Un's end-game

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