North Korea News Podcast

North Korea News Podcast


Latest Episodes

The role of translation in shedding light on North Korea – Ep. 324
January 10, 2024

North Korea fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells near the inter-Korean border on Friday, according to the South Korean military, leading the ROK to conduct artillery drills in response and t

Dissecting Kim Jong Un’s plenum speech on North Korea’s 2024 plans – Ep. 323
January 02, 2024

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rounded out 2023 with an important speech at a multi-day plenum on plans for the new year, outlining an agenda to push forward the countrys five-year military developm

What over 100 experts think about North Korea’s next steps – Ep. 322
December 27, 2023

A lot of uncertainty surrounds North Korea as it heads into 2024. While the country began to emerge from under its pandemic restrictions this year, it remains unclear when and if the regime will allow

Communicating with North Korea through faxes and phone calls – Ep. 321
December 20, 2023

North Korea launched two missiles within just ten hours of each other this week, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that state media said aimed to send a clear warning to the U.

What we know about Kim Jong Un’s daughter, one year after her reveal – Ep. 320
December 13, 2023

November marked one year since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un first introduced his daughter to the world and in the process sparked widespread speculation about whether she is his heir. The DPRK ha

Behind the scenes of the US approach to North Korea – Ep. 319
December 06, 2023

Thousands of North Korean women descended upon Pyongyang for the Fifth National Meeting of Mothers on Sunday, where leader Kim Jong Un urged them to give birth to more children and to send kids to per

The role of the UN Command in keeping peace with North Korea – Ep. 318
November 29, 2023

South Korea partially withdrew from an inter-Korean military agreement over North Koreas successful launch of a reconnaissance satellite last week. In response, Pyongyang announced it would scrap the

North Korea’s successful satellite launch and what it means – Ep. 317
November 23, 2023

The third time was the charm for North Korea this week, as the country successfully launched a military spy satellite into orbit on Tuesday after two previous failures. Leader Kim Jong Un hailed the s

Filming treacherous defections from North Korea – Ep. 316
November 22, 2023

North Korea claimed it successfully launched a rocket carrying a military spy satellite late Tuesday night. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill joins the podcast to discuss the DPRKs warning

The growing evidence of North Korean weapons trade with Russia – Ep. 315
November 15, 2023

U.S. and South Korean officials have continued to raise concerns about potential weapons trade between North Korea and Russia, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accusing Moscow of providing