The Weird History Podcast

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167 North Korea Part Fifteen, How North Korea Ends

Posted June 23, 2018 • 01:00:19

This week we close out our look at North Korea with three different scenarios for the future: War, reform, and reunification. None of the these futures...

166 North Korea Part Fourteen, How to Escape From North Korea

Posted June 4, 2018 • 00:25:41

Escaping North Korea is difficult, but it can be done. Notable escapees include Choi Eun-Hee and Shin Sang-Ok, a South Korean actress and director who...

165 Happy Defenestration Day!

Posted May 23, 2018 • 00:10:03

Happy Defenestration Day! On May 23rd, 1618 a bunch of angry Bohemian nobles shoved some government officials out of a window. The Second Defenestration...

164 North Korea Part Thirteen, How North Korea Got Nukes

Posted May 21, 2018 • 00:20:47

Even as its citizens starved, Kim Jong Il was able to assure that North Korea was able to obtain nuclear weapons. He did this by raising revenue with...

163 North Korea Part Twelve, Kim Jong Il and the Arduous March of Famine

Posted May 9, 2018 • 00:25:44

The transition of power from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Il was a gradual one. From 1980 until 1994, it’s probably that the younger Kim did most of the...