Season 1 – Hiatus Announcement (20.03-03.04)
As season one is approaching an end, in this brief announcement I outline what episodes will be coming next after a break of two weeks. I also ask for your help with promoting the podcast online - do ...
20 Maalis 20212min
Episode 20 – What is daily life like in North Korea? (Part 3: Organizational Life & Surveillance)
One of the key pillars of the long-lasting North Korean authoritarianism is a highly complex system of mass-surveillance. Spying on your own citizens is something that is characteristic of many author...
14 Maalis 202112min
Episode 19 – Could North Korea really be an investment opportunity?
North Korea has been rightfully regarded by many economists as one the most least likely places to attract foreign investors. Poor infrastructure, chaotic and very toxic politics, as well as a regime ...
13 Maalis 202113min
Episode 18 – Why is the North Korean regime so stable?
North Korea is known to the world as one of the most authoritarian nations. Despite the regular predictions of collapse coming from Western political scientists, the Kim dynasty succeeded in creating ...
7 Maalis 202119min
Episode 17 – Is starvation still a problem in North Korea?
One of the most commonly used cliches about North Korea is that it is a destitute, starving country, where people are literally dropping dead from hunger in the streets. In the late 1990s, the DPRK ex...
6 Maalis 202118min
Episode 16 – What is daily life like in North Korea? (Part 2: Celebrations & Religion)
One often wonders whether people lead their daily lives in the same manner even in the most totalitarian regime on earth. This series of episodes deals with various aspects of daily life in North Kore...
28 Helmi 202118min
Blitz Episode 3 – Bullet-Proof Trains, Revolutionary Badges, and Names of Korea
In my blitz episodes, I combine different smaller questions that do not require as much elaboration as some broader topics that I normally discuss. Today I will be talking about why Korea has so many ...
27 Helmi 202113min
Episode 15 – Why do some North Koreans struggle with their lives in the South?
Many North Koreans embark on dangerous adventures to escape from their country – some of them flee for political reasons, but most for economic ones. Their motivation to move to South Korea is underst...
21 Helmi 202120min
