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Bart van Genugten: How Western tourists put North Koreans’ lives at risk
YouTuber recounts his participation in the recent Pyongyang marathon and the ethics of creating content in the DPRK
May 8, 2025
North Korea test missiles from new warship, and ROK presidential race heats up
NK News’ Alannah Hill discusses the DPRK’s newest naval weapons, plus a border city’s plans to export beer to Russia
May 6, 2025
Eleonor Fernandez: What accountability looks like for North Korean abuses
Human rights officer discusses the challenge of holding offenders responsible and investigating violations in the DPRK
May 1, 2025
North Korea confirms Russia troop deployment, and the DPRK’s new warship
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses why Pyongyang came clean on troops fighting Ukraine and Lee Jae-myung’s presidential bid
April 29, 2025
Bruce Bennett: Why the US needs a new strategy to deter North Korean nuclear use
RAND researcher discusses Pyongyang’s weapons posture, evolving US-ROK alliance and insights from wargaming conflict
April 24, 2025
North Korea’s new skyscraper street, rejecting drone claims and defector numbers
NK News’ Joon Ha Park discusses Kim Jong Un at a ribbon cutting and the UN aviation body’s decision on DPRK complaint
April 22, 2025
Cathi Choi: How inter-Korean conflict harms women’s rights
Co-director of Women Cross DMZ discusses who benefits from division of peninsula and the role of women in peace process
April 18, 2025
The Pyongyang marathon’s new name, and the death of a North Korean commando
NK News’ Chad O’Carroll joins the podcast to discuss inconsistent Kim Il Sung propaganda, Trump budget cuts and more
April 17, 2025
Fyodor Tertitskiy: Researching the life of ‘accidental tyrant’ Kim Il Sung
The scholar and author discusses his new book about North Korea’s founder, drawing on newly-uncovered sources
April 10, 2025
Return of the Pyongyang marathon and North Korea’s military drills targeting ROK
NK News’ Colin Zwirko talks first edition of marathon since before pandemic and Kim Jong Un overseeing attack exercises
April 8, 2025
