North Korea News Podcast by NK News
News & Politics Podcasts
A weekly podcast discussing all things North Korea, produced by NK News
Location:
United States
Description:
A weekly podcast discussing all things North Korea, produced by NK News
Twitter:
@nknewsorg
Language:
English
Email:
podcast@nknews.org
Episodes
Sean King: Why Trump’s reelection could see Kim Jong Un visit the White House
11/21/2024
On today’s episode, former U.S. government official and scholar Sean King joins the podcast to discuss what Washington’s foreign policy is likely to look like under President-elect Donald Trump. He’ll also talk about who Trump has picked for his administration so far and their relevance to events on and around the Korean Peninsula, as well […]
Duration:00:10:07
How North Korean troops in Russia have changed peninsula dynamics
11/19/2024
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Duration:00:20:41
Minjung Kim: The Ten Principles that govern the lives of North Koreans
11/13/2024
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Duration:00:54:16
Fake news about North Korean troops, and a Russian attack on ROK websites
11/12/2024
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Duration:00:21:45
What Donald Trump’s return means for North Korea and Kim Jong Un
11/8/2024
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Duration:00:45:22
North Korea’s new missile, fighting in Kursk and the end of the Juche calendar
11/5/2024
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Duration:00:22:29
Bruce Klingner: What a second Trump presidency would mean for the peninsula
10/31/2024
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Duration:00:49:03
North Korean soldiers in Kursk, ROK retaliation and propaganda leaflets in Seoul
10/29/2024
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Duration:00:19:30
Roman Husarski: How North Koreans practice religion in the atheistic state
10/24/2024
North Korea is infamously intolerant of religion, harshly cracking down on faith as a potential threat to the regime. But that doesn’t mean the officially atheistic state is completely free of believers. Religious studies scholar Roman Husarski joins the podcast to talk about the different religions that are active in North Korea, how believers practice […]
Duration:00:51:46
Examining evidence of North Korean troop deployments to the war in Ukraine
10/22/2024
North Korea has deployed troops to assist Russian forces in Ukraine, the ROK presidential office asserted last week, with Seoul’s spy agency publishing evidence that Russian naval vessels transported DPRK special forces to the Far East earlier this month. NK News Data Correspondent Anton Sokolin joins the podcast to discuss what we know about the […]
Duration:00:22:56
Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value
10/17/2024
Frank Aum, a senior expert on Northeast Asia at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), joins the podcast to talk about a recent event the institute hosted which focused on past efforts at Korean peace, as well as a retrospective he wrote on the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Geneva Peace Conference for USIP. He […]
Duration:01:08:38
Breaking down North Korea’s claims about alleged South Korean drone incursion
10/15/2024
North Korea claimed on Friday that a South Korean drone scattered anti-regime leaflets over Pyongyang, threatening military retaliation if such “provocations” continue. NK News CEO Chad O’Carroll and Seoul Correspondent Ifang Bremer join the podcast for a special roundtable episode to discuss Pyongyang’s claims, as well as who was behind the incursions. They also talk […]
Duration:00:21:07
Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics
10/10/2024
Jihyun Park escaped from North Korea, not once but twice. Now a politician and activist in the U.K., Park joins the podcast to share her story of how she escaped and why she decided to settle in Britain rather than South Korea. She also talks about the need to include escapees in public discussions about […]
Duration:00:53:03
Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea
10/7/2024
South Korea publicly debuted a new “monster” ballistic missile that is central to plans to take out DPRK leadership in the event of war during a parade to mark Armed Forces Day. NK News Junior Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins the podcast to discuss the event and ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol’s announcement of the establishment […]
Duration:00:19:30
Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
10/3/2024
Youngah Lee of People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) joins the podcast to discuss the progressive civil society group’s advocacy for inter-Korean peace and restarting dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang. The activist explains why she believes establishing a “peace regime” on the peninsula is the first step toward reunification and why the return of wartime […]
Duration:00:48:04
Japan’s new leader, Kim Yo Jong slams Zelensky and advisory on DPRK IT workers
10/1/2024
Former Japanese defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will take charge as the country’s new prime minister this week, and he could bring a new approach to relations with nuclear neighbor North Korea, questioning his predecessors’ reliance on sanctions and endorsing dialogue with Pyongyang. NK News Correspondent Shreyas Reddy joins the podcast to discuss what Tokyo’s new […]
Duration:00:20:28
Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans
9/26/2024
Seongmin Lee, an escapee from North Korea, joins the podcast to discuss his work to smuggle information into the DPRK through Flash Drives for Freedom, a project under the nonprofit Human Rights Foundation. He talks about how the international community can support the project, the future goals of the program and criticism that the Human […]
Duration:00:39:44
New North Korean missile, Vietnamese visitors and more trash balloons
9/24/2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of a new ballistic missile and “highly upgraded” cruise missile last week, releasing images of the launches that appeared aimed at demonstrating that the weapons are combat-ready. NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins the podcast to discuss how the missiles augment the DPRK’s growing arsenal, […]
Duration:00:20:39
John Everard: Deciphering rumors about return of more diplomats to North Korea
9/19/2024
With Swedish diplomats returning to work at the country’s embassy in North Korea this week, former British ambassador to the DPRK John Everard joins the podcast to discuss the process for others to make their return and rumors of North Korean diplomats being allowed to rotate into Western countries. He also talks about North Korea’s […]
Duration:00:42:30
North Korea’s secret uranium enrichment site, a Swedish return and more
9/17/2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a uranium enrichment facility to inspect advanced centrifuges, according to state media last week, providing a rare look inside its nuclear program. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill joins the podcast to discuss the message Pyongyang sought to send by confirming the existence of a second enrichment […]
Duration:00:15:23