Episodios

  • Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value

    Frank Aum: Why North Korea’s claims should be taken at face value
    Oct 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, as well as a retrospective he wrote on the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Geneva Peace Conference for USIP. He […]
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Breaking down North Korea’s claims about alleged South Korean drone incursion

    Breaking down North Korea’s claims about alleged South Korean drone incursion
    Oct 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 O’Carroll and Seoul Correspondent Ifang Bremer join the podcast for a special roundtable episode to discuss Pyongyang’s claims, as well as who was behind the incursions. They also talk […]
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    21 m
  • Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics

    Jihyun Park: A woman’s journey from North Korea to British politics
    Oct 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 Britain rather than South Korea. She also talks about the need to include escapees in public discussions about […]
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    53 m
  • Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea

    Seoul’s ‘monster missile’ and a defector’s attempt to return to North Korea
    Oct 8 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 Correspondent Joon Ha Park joins the podcast to discuss the event and ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol’s announcement of the establishment […]
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    20 m
  • Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea

    Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
    Oct 3 2024
    Youngah Lee of People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) joins the podcast to discuss the progressive civil society group’s advocacy for inter-Korean peace and restarting dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang. The activist explains why she believes establishing a “peace regime” on the peninsula is the first step toward reunification and why the return of wartime […]
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    48 m
  • Japan’s new leader, Kim Yo Jong slams Zelensky and advisory on DPRK IT workers

    Japan’s new leader, Kim Yo Jong slams Zelensky and advisory on DPRK IT workers
    Oct 1 2024
    Former Japanese defense minister Shigeru Ishiba will take charge as the country’s new prime minister this week, and he could bring a new approach to relations with nuclear neighbor North Korea, questioning his predecessors’ reliance on sanctions and endorsing dialogue with Pyongyang. NK News Correspondent Shreyas Reddy joins the podcast to discuss what Tokyo’s new […]
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    20 m
  • Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans

    Seongmin Lee: How USB flash drives can empower North Koreans
    Sep 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 Foundation. He talks about how the international community can support the project, the future goals of the program and criticism that the Human […]
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    40 m
  • New North Korean missile, Vietnamese visitors and more trash balloons

    New North Korean missile, Vietnamese visitors and more trash balloons
    Sep 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 weapons are combat-ready. NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko joins the podcast to discuss how the missiles augment the DPRK’s growing arsenal, […]
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    21 m