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.
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses how Kim Jong Un could lay out his priorities for 2026 on New Year’s Day
NK News journalists share the stories that meant the most to them and offer insights into how they reported on the DPRK
NK News’ Jooheon Kim discusses ROK support for UN human rights resolution and plans to send a tourist ship to the DPRK
Surfing instructor and humanitarian worker discusses his 19 trips to the DPRK and how ‘waves don’t care’ about politics
NK News’ Anton Sokolin discusses an arrest in a 2003 cold case and Kim Jong Un’s condolences for Russian envoy’s death
Former senior diplomat breaks down how influence — not intelligence alone — shaped Australia’s approach to Pyongyang
NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses the death of Amb. Matsegora, question to Lee Jae-myung and trip to security forum
Former EU deputy head in Seoul discusses fire and fury era and how DPRK support for Russia is forcing Europe to respond
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses the DPRK’s plans for a dam inside the DMZ and its reveal of a new military drone
Academic explores how the Kim regime responds to changing circumstances to shape the public narrative around its rule
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