A U.S. citizen who says he was arrested and subsequently released from North Korea in 2015 has told his story for the first time, in a series of exclusive interviews with the NK News podcast published today. Listen to part one here and part three here.
Our guest, while finished with the farm, is far from finished with North Korea. He returns as a tourist on a solo bespoke two-week trip. During a visit to the east coast, a proposal is made that piques his interest. A letter is written to Kim Jong Un and things look hopeful, but it ends bitterly. He vows to return, welcome or not, and this leads to a series of events, both fortunate and unfortunate, that are out of his control.
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About the podcast: The “North Korea News Podcast” is a weekly podcast hosted exclusively by NK News, covering all things DPRK: from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field and insight from our very own journalists.