North Korea News Podcast

The Calvinist, communist, royalist Dutch double agent – NKNews Podcast Ep. 170

02.16.2021 - By NK NewsPlay

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Author Simon Kuper joins the NK News podcast to discuss his new book, "The Happy Traitor: Spies, Lies and Exile in Russia: The Extraordinary Story of George Blake."

Blake was the first SIS/MI6 agent on the Korean Peninsula that North Korea captured during the Korean War. He soon became one of the KGB's most infamous double agents.

Kuper shares details of his story with NK News and answers questions from Jacco on a range of related questions.

About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Jacco Zwetsloot exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

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