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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

New Year’s in North Korea and a ‘nuclear’ submarine on Christmas Day

NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses how Kim Jong Un could lay out his priorities for 2026 on New Year’s Day

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | NK NewsDecember 30, 2025
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Year-end special: A look back at the most compelling North Korea stories of 2025

NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Chad O'Carroll | Colin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | Jeongmin Kim | Jooheon Kim | Joon Ha Park | NK News | Shreyas ReddyDecember 25, 2025
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UN condemns North Korean abuses, POWs in the DPRK and inter-Korean tourism

NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses ROK support for UN human rights resolution and plans to send a tourist ship to the DPRK

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | Jooheon Kim | NK NewsDecember 23, 2025
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Gabe Segoine: How ‘surfing diplomacy’ made waves in North Korea

Surfing instructor and humanitarian worker discusses his 19 trips to the DPRK and how ‘waves don’t care’ about politics

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 18, 2025
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A North Korean’s murder in St. Petersburg, and a homecoming for DPRK troops

NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses an arrest in a 2003 cold case and Kim Jong Un’s condolences for Russian envoy’s death

Anton SokolinAnton Sokolin | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 16, 2025
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Jane Hardy: An Australian diplomat’s lessons from 30 years with North Korea

Former senior diplomat breaks down how influence — not intelligence alone — shaped Australia’s approach to Pyongyang

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 11, 2025
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Death of Russian ambassador to DPRK, forgotten detainees and Halifax Forum

NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses the death of Amb. Matsegora, question to Lee Jae-myung and trip to security forum

Chad O'CarrollChad O'Carroll | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 9, 2025
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Joëlle Hivonnet: How the North Korean threat came knocking on the EU’s door

Former EU deputy head in Seoul discusses fire and fury era and how DPRK support for Russia is forcing Europe to respond

Jacco ZwetslootJacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 4, 2025
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DMZ construction, plans to flood the border and North Korea’s air force showcase

NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses the DPRK’s plans for a dam inside the DMZ and its reveal of a new military drone

Colin ZwirkoColin Zwirko | Jacco Zwetsloot | NK NewsDecember 2, 2025
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Lonnie Edge: How North Korea fosters legitimacy during times of crisis

Academic explores how the Kim regime responds to changing circumstances to shape the public narrative around its rule

Jacco ZwetslootJacco ZwetslootNovember 27, 2025
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