North Korea News Podcast

North Korea News Podcast


Latest Episodes

Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value
October 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, a

Breaking down North Korea’s claims about alleged South Korean drone incursion
October 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 OCarroll an

Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics
October 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 Brita

Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea
October 07, 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 Corr

Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
October 03, 2024

Youngah Lee of People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) joins the podcast to discuss the progressive civil society groups advocacy for inter-Korean peace and restarting dialogue between

Japan’s new leader, Kim Yo Jong slams Zelensky and advisory on DPRK IT workers
October 01, 2024

Former Japanese defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will take charge as the countrys new prime minister this week, and he could bring a new approach to relations with nuclear neighbor North Korea, questi

Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans
September 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 Found

New North Korean missile, Vietnamese visitors and more trash balloons
September 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

John Everard: Deciphering rumors about return of more diplomats to North Korea
September 19, 2024

With Swedish diplomats returning to work at the countrys embassy in North Korea this week, former British ambassador to the DPRK John Everard joins the podcast to discuss the process for others to ma

North Korea’s secret uranium enrichment site, a Swedish return and more
September 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 De