North Korea News Podcast

North Korea News Podcast


Latest Episodes

Inside the UN Panel of Experts overseeing North Korea sanctions – Ep. 304
August 30, 2023

North Korea attempted to put a military spy satellite into orbit but failed for the second time in three months last week. NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko talks through whats known

How one activist helps North Koreans grow their own food – Ep. 303
August 23, 2023

North Korea will attempt a satellite launch between Aug. 24 and 31, according to the Japanese Prime Ministers office and Japan Coast Guard Tuesday morning. NK News Lead Correspondent Jeongmin Kim tal

North Korea’s imitation of foreign brands, from Choco Pie to Dior – Ep. 302
August 16, 2023

A tour company operating in North Korea has claimed that the DPRK will soon open its borders to select citizens for the first time in nearly four years, citing sources in the country. NK News correspo

The FBI investigation into Virgil Griffith, crypto guru to North Korea – Ep. 301
August 09, 2023

Both China and North Korea have increased security along their border in recent years, making it much more difficult for DPRK escapees to avoid capture. NK News correspondent Ifang Bremer discusses th

North Korea welcomes special guests for a ‘Victory Day’ parade – Ep. 300
August 01, 2023

North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its victory in the Korean War last week with its second large-scale military parade of the year, as high-level international guests traveled to the country

The American prisoners of war left behind in North Korea – Ep. 299
July 26, 2023

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice, a day known as Victory Day in North Korea. Chinese and Russian delegations are traveling to the DPRK to join celebrat

What’s next for the American soldier who crossed into North Korea – Ep. 298
July 19, 2023

North Korea warned last week that it will shoot down U.S. reconnaissance planes that enter its exclusive economic zone, and those may not be empty threats, history shows. NK News analyst James Fretwel

North Korean threats over US planes, DPRK internet access and more – Ep. 297
July 12, 2023

North Korea threatened to shoot down U.S. spy planes that it said violated its exclusive economic zone this week. But South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff denied the claims, stating the U.S. reconnai

An interview with John Bolton, hardliner on North Korea – Ep. 296
July 05, 2023

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol announced his nominee for unification minister last week, but his pick for the role overseeing inter-Korean exchanges the new right professor Kim Yung-ho has

The Wagner Group and North Korea, Seoul under DPRK rule and more – Ep. 295
June 28, 2023

The Wagner Groups brief rebellion rocked Russia over the weekend and left analysts scratching their heads about what it was all about. But will the aborted uprising impact North Koreas cooperation