Episode 50 – Why does this podcast have to come to an end? (at least, for now)

Hey guys, it’s Ildar, coming to you with what might be one of the last episodes of Ask me about North Korea. As you know, I have been running this podcast for the past year without any advertisements or monetization that Anchor usually offers to its producers. I personally think that advertisements would distract my

Please support my podcast in the ‘Podcast Awards’ Competition! It will take you 2 minutes.

Hello everyone! So, I have recently registered for the annual Podcast Awards competition in the category ‘News & Politics’. I would be grateful, if you could use 2 minutes of your time and support my #podcast with your vote as a listener. Your help would mean a lot! Step-by-step Instructions: Please go to the webpage

Book Lottery Winner and Next Episode Announcements

Well, as promised, today I am announcing the book lottery winner that was scheduled during the hiatus period. Alas, it was not that many people, who participated, but still! And the winner is … Yves Vervecken 🙂 Congratulations, Yves! I’ll be sending you a copy of the book shortly. Since I might be in Belgium

Book Lottery Reminder – Win a free copy of Kim Jong-un’s biography!

Hey! This is just a friendly reminder about the ongoing e-book lottery. Kim Jong-un’s new biography by Ms. Anna Fifield called “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un” is the prize!  To have a chance of winning the e-book, do one of these super-simple things until June 25: Subscribe to the

Season 2 Finale – Podcast Updates, Book Lottery, and Hiatus

Good time of the day to you wherever you are listening! Today I am coming to you with some updates on the podcast, several messages, and a book lottery announcement. First and foremost, I’d like to thank all those of you, who have been listening and following the episodes throughout this first half of 2021,

Photo Gallery for Episode 32 – What is it like to travel to North Korea? (Part 2)

This post is connected to Episode 32 – What is it like to travel to North Korea? (Part 2) and was compiled from the photos made by Vitaliy Konovalov during his travel to the DPRK in 2009. Please consider donating to support ad-free, independent coverage of DPRK: Donate through Revolut. All the photos below belong to

Photo Gallery for Episode 30 – What is it like to travel to North Korea? (Part 1)

This post is connected to Episode 30 – What is it like to travel to North Korea? (Part 1) and was compiled from the photos made by Fidel Thiessenhusen during his travel to the DPRK in 2013. Please consider donating to support ad-free, independent coverage of DPRK: Donate through Revolut. All the photos below belong to

Season 1 – Hiatus Announcement (20.03-03.04)

Hey everyone, this is Ildar! Today I am coming to you with a two-weeks hiatus announcement, which means that the upcoming podcast episodes will be published only on Easter. Specifically, the break will last until the third of April, so as I could finally spend some time with my family back home after a very

Pinned Post – List of Episodes

This is a pinned post containing all the podcast episodes. It will be regularly updated as ‘the show goes on’. There are two lists for now – regular episodes and blitz episodes. Later, I will break those down thematically. List of episodes by topics: Diplomacy/Foreign policy Episode 1 – Why will 2021 likely cause another

Pinned Post – Collection of Reading and Film Recommendations

This is an aggregated post that will contain the list of film/reading recommendations broken down by genre. It will be regularly updated on a weekly basis. If you are curious about reading these publications, please do not hesitate to contact me. Reading recommendations: Factual and academic literature/news sources The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny