Episode 36 – What are the challenges and joys of studying North Korea?
After having produced quite a number of podcast episodes, I wanted to reflect a little bit exactly on the subject of my exploits – North Korean studies. Thus, in this episode, I will be doing what I d...
23 Touko 202112min
Episode 35 – What is the history of football in the North Korea?
There are not that many things that both North and South Korea have in common. Yet football is one of them. Given the love of the game in both countries, football can also be a powerful diplomatic too...
22 Touko 202112min
Episode 34 – How bad is the human rights situation in the DPRK and how did it get there?
While the human rights problem in North Korea is rather well-documented and well-studied, in this episode I wanted to provide you with a quick introduction on the topic; suggest some follow-up reading...
16 Touko 202118min
Episode 33 – What is the geopolitical dimension of the Russia-North Korea relations?
Moscow is often seen, similar to Beijing, as one of the key allies of the North Korean regime. Yet politics and history of the Russia-North Korea relations have vacillated from strategic importance to...
15 Touko 202118min
Episode 32 – What is it like to travel to North Korea? (Part 2)
Today we continue with discussing the impressions of the people, who travelled to North Korea back in the pre-COVID era. In this episode, Mr. Vitaly Konovalov, who went to the DPRK in 2009 for profess...
9 Touko 202119min
Episode 31 – Why is the number of North Korean refugees dwindling?
People fleeing from North Korea are not a new phenomenon. Since the division of Korea after the end of the Korean War, citizens of the DPRK have fled from their country for not only political or ideol...
8 Touko 202117min
Episode 30 – What is it like to travel to North Korea? (Part 1)
For quite some time I have been meaning to talk about how people travel to North Korea – not for diplomatic or political purposes, but just as ordinary tourists or business people. Even though I could...
2 Touko 202148min
Episode 29 – Who is Kim Yo-jong and what is her role in North Korea?
Kim Yo-jong is another member of the Kim dynasty, who has recently been attracting a lot of attention on international social media platforms. Being Kim Jong-un’s sister, she is seen as one of the key...
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