North Korea News Podcast

North Korea News Podcast


Latest Episodes

Divisions over how to tackle North Korean human rights issues – Ep. 314
November 08, 2023

The U.N. Panel of Experts overseeing DPRK sanctions released its latest report this month. NK News correspondent Shreyas Reddy (@shreyas_k_reddy) sits down in the studio to discuss some of the report

The intertwined histories of the two Koreas, and what the future holds – Ep. 313
November 01, 2023

The seas around the Korean Peninsula have been busy recently, following the defection of four North Koreans in a wooden boat and a South Korean mission to help a DPRK vessel stranded north of the inte

Korean Americans’ messages to long-lost relatives in North Korea – Ep. 312
October 25, 2023

An appeal filed to a U.N. working group this week marked the first time that one of the thousands of North Koreans believed to be detained in China and at risk of forced return to the DPRK was named.

North Korea’s rapidly changing media landscape – Ep. 311
October 18, 2023

Photos released Friday by the Israeli military and media outlets show that Hamas likely used North Korea-made weapons in its offensive against Israel. NK News and NK Pro founder Chad OCarroll (@chado

How North Korea is weighing in on Hamas attacks on Israel – Ep. 310
October 11, 2023

North Koreas ruling party daily the Rodong Sinmun weighed in on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, blaming the violence on Israels ceaseless criminal acts without mentioning the Palestinian mi

How outside information spreads in North Korea – Ep. 309
October 04, 2023

North Korea made the sudden decision to expel Travis King from the country last week, more than two months after the young American soldier dashed across the inter-Korean border. NK News Managing Edit

Driving change in North Korea through people, not the regime – Ep. 308
September 27, 2023

South Korea showed off its tanks, drones and missile defense systems in a street march through central Seoul on Tuesday afternoon. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill talks about Seouls fir

What to make of Kim Jong Un’s second summit with Vladimir Putin – Ep. 307
September 20, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned to Pyongyang late Tuesday night after a whirlwind nine-day tour of Russias Far East. During the trip, Kim and his delegation of high-level officials met with

Lessons from four decades shaping US policy on North Korea – Ep. 306
September 13, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to the Russian Far East for a summit with Vladimir Putin this week, holding talks at the Cosmodrome Vostochny spaceport on Wednesday. NK News Data Corresponden

Why Kim Jong Un might want to discuss weapons sales with Putin – Ep. 305
September 06, 2023

Reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could soon travel to Russia for a summit with Vladimir Putin made international headlines this week, following a busy August in which the DPRK conducted th