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This week, Stefan and Brandon, in yet another display of glaring indifference to the show's entire gimmick, examine Bong Joon-ho's masterpiece (and Sequel Decay's official Best Film of 2019), Parasite, examining the film's perspective on class disparities. Along the way, the boys also explore Brandon's collapsing mental health, the sociopolitical framing of the inhabitants of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Stefan's complete inability to have technology work smoothly for him, and their mutual desire to eat the rich, all with the calming sonic backdrop of the hum of Brandon's basement. *** Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DecaySequel Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SequelDecay/ Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sequeldecay YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCunq81vQqDwoEVcXNPPzv5A Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sequel-decay Stefan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TruNoStroFree Brandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonPawlik --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sequel-decay/message

North Korea (Korean: 조선; MR: Chosŏn or literally 북조선; MR: Pukchosŏn), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or DPR Korea; Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang as its capital and the largest city in the country. To the north and northwest, the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok (known as the Yalu in Chinese) and Tumen rivers, and to the south, it is bordered by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. Nevertheless, #NorthKorea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. In 1910, Korea was annexed by Imperial Japan. At the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was divided into two zones, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United States. Negotiations on reunification failed, and in 1948, separate governments were formed: the socialist Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north, and the capitalist Republic of Korea in the south. An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War (1950–1953). The Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire, but no peace treaty was signed. North Korea officially describes itself as a "self-reliant" socialist state, and formally holds elections, though they have been described by outside observers as sham elections. Outside observers also generally view North Korea as a Stalinist #dictatorship, particularly noting the elaborate cult of personality around the #Kimdynasty . The #WorkersPartyofKorea (WPK), led by a member of the ruling family, holds absolute power in the state and leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members. Juche, an ideology of national self-reliance, was introduced into the constitution in 1972. The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms. Most service—such as healthcare, education, housing and food production—are subsidized or state-funded. From 1994 to 1998, North Korea suffered a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 240,000 and 420,000 people, and the population continues to suffer malnutrition. North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy. It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel, with a total of 9,495,000 active, reserve and paramilitary personnel, or approximately 37% of its population. Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world, after China, the United States and India; consisting of 4.7% of its population. It possesses nuclear weapons. In addition to being a member of the United Nations since 1991, North Korea is also a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, G77 and the ASEAN Regional Forum. A 2014 UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea concluded that "the gravity, scale and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world". The North Korean regime denies these allegations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vegansteven/message

“Oh, first of all, I think the only change in North Korea could be made upon educating the North Korean people.”— Thae Yong-ho- - - - -Following World War II Korea divided. The Soviet Union took control of northern Korea, and the United States took control of the south.With the onset of the cold war, negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States design to unify Korea broke down, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was born.Since the inception of the People's Republic of Korea, the people of North Korea have defected for political, religious or economic reasons. An estimated 100-300 thousand North Koreans have defected, primarily using China as an escape route. If caught, they face deportation back, the possibility of execution and their entire families sent to labour camps.North Korea's most senior defector is Thae Yong-ho, formerly the Minister of North Korean Embassy in London. In 2016 Mr Thae made the dangerous and challenging decision to defect to South Korea.In this interview, I talk with Mr. Thae about life in North Korea, his defection to South Korea, the risks, the lack of contact with his family and how getting information of Western culture to the North Korean youth may trigger a revolution.- - - - -Show notes and transcription:https://www.defiance.news/podcast/escaping-north-korea-thae-yong-ho- - - - -Timestamps:00:00:00 - Show intro00:01:41 - Welcoming Mr. Thae to the show00:03:16 - Working for the North Korean regime00:07:58 - Adjustment to Western life in Denmark00:09:25 - North Korean class system00:11:22 - Defecting to South Korea00:19:41 - Assassination of Kim Jong-nam00:24:03 - Relationship with Donald Trump00:30:04 - Labor camps in Russia00:31:32 - Goals for change in North Korea00:34:16 - Reunification with the South00:36:00 - How pop culture can trigger a revolution00:38:43 - Black markets in North Korea00:42:46 - Mobile phones00:44:07 - Kim Jong-un's Achilles' heel00:46:05 - Tourism in North Korea00:47:36 - How the international community can help- - - - -The success of Defiance will be largely down to the support of you, the listener. Below are a number of ways you can help:- Subscribe to the show on your favourite app so you never miss an episode:iTunesSpotifyDeezerStitcherSoundCloudYouTubeTuneIn- Leave a review of the show on iTunes (5* really helps, if you think the show deserves it).- Share the show and episodes out with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.- Follow Defiance on social media:TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTube- Subscribe to the Defiance mailing list.- Donate Bitcoin here: bc1qd3anlc8lh0cl9ulqah03dmg3r2uxm5r657zr5pIf you have any questions then please email Defiance.- - - - -

Listen to the Mon. May 27, 2019 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the re-emergence of tensions between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan amid the state visit by United States President Donald Trump; the Malawian incumbent President Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner in the national elections with approximately 38 percent of the vote; the Sudan Umma Party has rejected the call by the Forces for Freedom and Change related to a planned general strike beginning on May 28; and a disaster in  the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has caused the drowning of over 40 people. In the second and third hours we continue our commemoration of the 56th anniversary of Africa Day with the inuaguration speech by Republic of South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered on May 25. In the final segment we look back at the life, times and contributions of CLR James, the Caribbean-born Pan-African Marxist whose work spanned many decades during the 20th century.

Listen to the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the warm reception received by Republic of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his attendance at the Republic of South Africa inauguration of newly-renewed President Cyril Ramaphosa; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has blamed the United States for the failure of the talks several months ago in Hanoi; South Africa has high hopes for the full term of the ruling party African National Congress (ANC) head-of-state; and Sudanese opposition forces say they are conducting a two-day general strike to press their demands for a new government. During the second hour we acknowledge the 56th anniversary of Africa Day looking back at the historical struggle for national liberation and Pan-Africanism. Finally we listen to a broadcast featuring host Abayomi Azikiwe over the Global Research News Hour program hosted by Michael Welch.

TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Thursday, April 25: *)North Korea’s Kim says he's looking to boost ties with Russia North Korea's Kim Jong-un is meeting Vladimir Putin, in Vladivostok in Russia's far east. It's their first meeting. Historically, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a.k.a 'the North', was always a bit of a sideline event in big power games between the West, China and the Soviet Union. Whether today's meeting will improve relations between Moscow and Pyongyang remain to be seen. *)More than 60 dead in South Africa after heavy rains Heavy rains in South Africa have left at least 60 people dead. Flooding and mudslides have been the main killer. Hundreds of others have been displaced, mainly in the port city of Durban. *)Australia, New Zealand mark ANZAC Day ANZAC stands for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. April 25 is the date these armies attempted to invade the Ottoman Empire in 1915 during World War One in what is Turkey today. They were driven back at great cost to both sides. Ceremonies are held in both countries, and in Turkey at Canakkale or Gallipoli as it's known in English. And finally, *)Sri Lanka grapples with the fallout from attacks If one motive for terror is to divide communities, Sri Lanka is only beginning to grapple with Sunday's suicide attacks. Daesh claimed responsibility. It's unclear though whether they actually played a role, or what it was. The terror group's method has always been to foment hatred through violence. Sri Lanka is predominantly Sinhalese and Buddhist, but it's a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multi-faith country that has dealt successfully with violence in the past. Can it do so again?

Often described as one of the most isolated countries in the world, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ruled by the Kim dynasty since 1948. And while most reports of defectors focus on harrowing stories of North Koreans escaping to freedom in China or South Korea, a handful of people actually traveled in the other direction, defecting to North Korea. Listen in to learn more about the strange journeys American soldiers took, away from the military and straight to the forefront of North Korea's film industry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The People's Republic of China's integration into the global economy and East and West Germany's reunification show the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — or the DPRK — how it might become a market economy within 20 to 25 years. Naoyuki Yoshino, dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute, told the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan that the DPRK could also look to the success of other Asian countries in using domestic savings to kick-start growth. Other key ingredients for a successful transition would be infrastructure development, education and training, as well as the promotion of student and worker exchanges between the DPRK and other countries. The country could start with a postal savings network similar to those used in Japan and China, which would help start the process of building a financial system. From that, insurance and pension funds could be developed. The money that was deposited could be used for economic development. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2vK8AZH About the speaker Naoyuki Yoshino is dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute. Know more about ADBI's work https://bit.ly/2vIYRmw https://bit.ly/2vIZ3lK

If there was a Mt. Rushmore of Judo greats who would you put on there?  Judo Dave delves intot this topic, talks about learning Yoko Wakare from Sensei YouTube, and very special promotion by the USJF, and a historic alliance between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Grappz: Your days of taping fingers are over. [02:45]   JudoCon: It's better than MegaCon. [08:00]   Listener reaction. [12:41]   IJF Hall of Fame. [16:33]   The Mt. Rushmore of Judo. [19:13]   Promotion of Hauro Imamura-Sensei to 10th Dan. [22:49]   Yoko Wakare and learning from YouTube-sensei. [25:26]    North and South Korea Super Team-Up. [35:56]   Show Email: judochopsueyshow@gmail.com     Twitter, PSN, Instagram, and Draft Kings: @lavidajudoka     Facebook: Judo Chop Suey Podcast     YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JudoChopSueyPodcast   Podcast is also available on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and TuneIn. Please like, rate, and review the podcast wherever you listen.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the Thurs. June 7, 2018 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the continuing political instability in the Horn of Africa state of Somalia; Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has paid a visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) where he met with Marshall Kim Jong un; an Albanian immigrant who is a United States ctizen had $58,000 seized by customs officers while he was boarding a plane to his home country; and Zimbabwe officials have held further discussions with their British counterparts on the prospects of reentering the Commonwealth group of nations. During the second and third hours we will continue our monthlong commemoration of Black Music Month with focuses on Otis Redding and Ruby Elzy. 

Organizer and educator Derek Ford gives a historical context for the current imperialist aggression surrounding the DPRK, explains the 'Juche' ideology, and recounts some firsthand propaganda-shattering experiences from his travels inside the country. The day after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced the travel ban for US citizens to North Korea, Derek Ford traveled to the country on a fact-finding delegation. In this episode, he shares many of those firsthand experiences with me, and discusses how what he saw in person was quite different from the propaganda he'd been told in the US. Along with this he discusses the 'Juche' ideology, which is essentially the guiding philosophical ideology of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and gives a quick history lesson on both the Juche ideology and the country itself.

Listen to the Sat. Sept. 16, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) who greeted a delegation of voluntary teachers in the capital of Pyongyang; the South African Communist Party Central Committee has issued a statement in the aftermath of the conclusion of the 14th National Congress; in Zimbabwe the ruling ZANU-PF party is making preparations for the upcoming annual National People's Congress; and finally the North African state of Egypt is conducting military manuevers with Saudi Arabia as well as stengthening ties with Japan. In the second hour we focus on the literary contributions of African Americans with a rare archival broadcast interview with Langston Hughes during 1963. Finally we listen to a lecture from Elizabeth Alexander discussing the intellectual history of Black Women in the United States.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea claims to have successfully tested a thermonuclear weapon, a hydrogen bomb. Tom Plant, director of Proliferation and Nuclear Policy at the Royal United Services Institute, talks to Adam Rutherford about how the boast might be proved by monitoring technology around the world. How will marine life respond to warming of the seas around Antarctica this century? Dramatically, according to the results of the most realistic attempt so far to warm the sea bed to temperatures predicted for the coming decades. The British Antarctic Survey installed gently heated panels at 12 metres depth off the West Antarctic coast to mimic rock surfaces and then over 9 months monitored how marine creatures colonised and grew on them. All creatures flourished on panels at 1 degree C above today's chilly waters and in fact grew astonishingly quickly on them. But a 2 degree increase saw some continue to flourish vigorously but many species fail. Experiment mastermind Lloyd Peck tells Adam what the findings may mean, and describes the extraordinary cold water diving skills that made the experiment a success. 'I contain Multitudes' is shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize this year. Its subject is the microbiome - the trillions of benign , friendly and not so friendly bacteria which inhabit our bodies and those of all other animals. For 30 years, Cambridge University zoologists have studied the evolutionary arms race between the cuckoo and the reed warbler that rears the cheating bird's offspring. They have figured out many of the deceptions and counter-tactics adopted by the two co-evolving species. The latest revelation concerns the strange chuckling call which the female cuckoo makes after laying her egg in the warbler's nest. Jenny York describes the experiments which show that the cuckoo is mimicking a predatory sparrow hawk which distracts the warblers and makes them much more likely to not recognise her egg as something they should reject from the nest.

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 20, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Zimbabwe Defense Forces Day where President Robert Mugabe paid tribute to the military of the Southern African state; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the triumph of the national liberation forces against Japanese imperialism; the Chinese media has published an editorial indicating that the politicization of trade by the United States will damage damage relations with Washington; and activists packed the courtroom in Durham, North Carolina to support members of Workers World Party and other anti-racist organizations who are facing prosecution for the destruction of a confederate statue on Aug. 15. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black August with an interview by Gerald Horne on the Haitian Revolution. Finally we present a rare archival interview with Black Panther Party Field Marshall George L. Jackson from 1971 just several months before he was assassinated.

Listen to the Sat. Aug. 19, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the Zimbabwe Defense Forces Day where President Robert Mugabe delivered a major address; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is maintaining its prepardness for any eventuality by the United States; the Pentagon Joint Chief of Staff Chairman held a special meeting with the military and political leadership of the People's Republic of China; and an African American legislator from Missouri has come under fire for a statement she posted on Facebook related to President Donald Trump. In the second hour we will listen to a speech by Republic of South Africa Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa before the 14th National Congress of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The final hour examines the armed phase of the African Revolution through a presentation by President Dr.  Kwame Nkrumah of the First Republic of Ghana to liberation fighters in Accra.

In the following interview, Dr. Bruce Bechtol discusses the threat of North Korea. North Korea has made headlines for their ICBM tests and nuclear tests. We discuss the threat that they pose as well as dive into the details of their regime, their current leader, past provocations, weapons systems, and options that the U.S. and its allies have to deal with them. Dr. Bechtol is Associate Professor of political science at Angelo State University in Texas. He is a retired U.S. Marine, and wrote the lead article in the December 2016 edition of the Marine Corps Gazette. The article was called "A Marine's Guide to North Korea." North Korea Threat Synopsis We begin the interview discussing the current situation between the U.S. and North Korea. North Korea recently threatened to fire ICBMs at Guam. But, Kim Jong-un backed down... for now. Dr. Bechtol talks about the different types of missiles that the North Koreans have including Musadan, KN-08, and KN-14 missiles. The Washington Post reported North Korea's advancement of miniaturized nuclear warheads. But, Dr. Bechtol says that this is nothing defense officials haven't been aware of for several years. However, what has changed is that they have successfully tested the range of their ICBMs, and have displayed that they are capable of hitting the U.S. or Guam. Dr. Bechtol discusses the current defense capabilities that the U.S. has to bring down a North Korean ICBM.   The North Korean State What type of state is North Korea? North Korea (aka Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) a “dynastic” system, run by elites with a love for Joseph Stalin. Who is Kim Jong-un? He was educated in Switzerland and grew up loving NBA basketball. Some thought he might be a moderate leader when he came to power. But, as a leader, he has ruled North Korea with an iron fist and carried out many purges. Dr. Bechtol talks about the political institutions in North Korea- the Party, the Military, and the Security Services. In the political system of the DPRK, everyone is watching everyone else. It's a bizarre system of "checks and balances" in which "big brother" is always watching and threatening. Dr. Bechtol talks about how Kim Jong-un may not have the support of the North Korean military. Thus, he has used military tests, provocations, and brinkmanship to solidify his support. What type of cyber technology does North Korea have? They have hacked Sony, hacked NGO's, and hacked South Korean financial institutions.   The North Korean "Play Book" Dr. Bechtol breaks down the tactics of North Korea's violent provocations. They conduct "short" attacks to inflict massive casualties to strike fear in the hearts and minds of South Koreans. But, South Korea has stepped up their defenses to deter and respond to the North's provocations. We discuss the current command and control structure between the U.S. and South Korea (aka Republic of Korea or ROK). The Combined Forces Command (CFC) establishes unity of command between U.S. and ROK forces. In the event of war, the CFC commander, a four-star general, takes his strategic and operational guidance from the U.S. national command authority and the ROK Minister of National Defense.   Contingency Planning? Dr. Bechtol assesses how and why the U.S. and China are working to plan for "contingencies." What would happen if the North Korean regime collapsed? The U.S. and China would need to cooperate. Dr. Bechtol says that the current government of North Korea will implode and states it's a matter of "if not when." At that point, the U.S. will need to work directly with China. On August 16, General Dunford, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Chinese military leaders in China. Dr. Bechtol reiterates the need for the U.S. to develop its ballistic missile defense (BMD) technology. How could the North Korean regime collapse? Dr. Bechtol explains, "Planning is a nightmare." There are hundreds of possible scenarios for a collapse. If North Korea collapses, Dr. Bechtol mentions that forces have been training to recover nuclear and chemical weapons. He says that they could fetch a high price on black markets.   Conclusion What does Dr. Bechtol think the U.S. should do right now? Two things: Update BMD technology. Use economic pressure. For example, the Patriot Act Section 311 goes after banks that do business with rogue regimes. Dr. Bechtol says we need to use this. Bottom Line: Sanctions need to be enforced. The U.S. needs to stand up an inter-agency task force to make it happen.  Be sure to keep an eye out for Dr. Bechtol's next book, Enabling Instability and Violence, which will be published in 2018.   For more information, check out www.professionalmilitaryeducation.com for links to articles, videos, and additional resources. HELP SPREAD THE WORD! If you like this interview, and want to hear others, subscribe in iTunes. Support the show with written reviews, share on social media, and through word of mouth. For any requests for additional shows or guests, e-mail me: tim@professionalmilitaryeducation.com

Listen to the Sun. Aug. 6, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the rising tensions between the People's Republic of China and India; United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is attempting to win favor among the ASEAN countries; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has warned the U.S. government that its aggressive foreign policy will not be successful; and the writings of revolutionary Pan-African Marxist Frantz Fanon have been banned by the Michigan Department of Corrections. During the second and third hours we continue our monthlong focus on Black August examing the history of the struggle against racism, colonialism, slavery, neo-colonialism and imperialism. We look again at the legacy of the urban rebellions of the 1960s with an emphasis on Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit.

Listen to the Fri. June 9, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the meeting of the Korean Children's Union in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); the DPRK has warned the Japanese government to cease its provocative behavior towards Pyongyang; the treason trial of Zambian opposition leader has been slated to move forward;  and the People's Republic of China has rejected claimed by the United States that its troops are increasing their presence in the Pacific region. In the second hour we continue our focus on Black Music Month with another rare archival audio file of an interview with Jimi Hendrix in England durng September 1970 less than two weeks before his untimely death. We also present a rebroadcast of an interview with program host Abayomi Azikiwe over the Global Research News Hour in Canada.

Listen to the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast special edition for Mon. May 29, 2017. The program is hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This episode includes our regular PANW report with dispatches on the ongoing reflections centered around Africa Liberation Day which commemorated the 54th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); gas production has resumed in the North African state of Tunisia amid an escalation in mass demonstrations; the security situation in Ivory Coast remains tenuous due to the recurrent unrest within the military; and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reported on its efforts to enhance socialism in that state on the Korean Peninsula. In the second and third hour we rebroadcast a classic address delivered by Shirley Graham Du Bois at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1970.

On the long-in-the-making first installment of the Communist Roundtable's series on the "enigmatic" Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, I probe Rinita and Luke's previous knowledge on DPRK. What do two America-based, highly-educated people 'know' about North Korea? Where they every taught about it in school? What is being taught about it in school now? Luke, a current educator, provides us with a propaganda text that the American state utilizes today, to provide information about Korea. And Rinita, a native of Bengal, shares her unique insight into DPRK and Communism, and how North Korea is really just generally not talked about at all. This is in contrast to USA, where North Korea is generally always a 'hot topic'. After finding out what these two intellectuals bring to the table regarding prior knowledge, we proceed with excerpts from leader Kim Il-Sung's memoirs, detailing his heroic childhood and improbable journey from Manchuria to Pyongyang at the age of 11 This is Voice Of the Revolution Radio

Listen to the Sat. May 20, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the legacy of Ho Chi Minh on today's Vietnam; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Committee in Solidarity with the World People has issued a statement on the present world situation; China has objected to the declaration by New Zealand and Japan on economic development in the South Sea; and the Syrian military continues its operations against armed opposition groups financed by the United States. In the second hour we continue our monthlong focus on the 92nd birthday of Malcolm X (1925-1965) examining the martyr's views on race and international relations. Finally we present an audio documentary on the 1954 heroic battle of Dein Bein Phu by the Vietnamese people against French imperailism.

 Kim Jong-un born 8 January 1984 or 5 July 1984)[3] is the Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly referred to as North Korea. Kim is the second child of Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) and his consort Ko Yong-hui.[6] Little is known for certain about Kim Jong-un. Before taking power, he had barely been seen in public, and many of the activities of both Kim and his government remain shrouded in secrecy.[7] Even details such as what year he was born, and whether he did indeed attend a Western school under a pseudonym, are difficult to confirm with certainty. Kim was officially declared the supreme leader following the state funeral of his father on 28 December 2011. Kim holds the titles of Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Chairman of the National Defence Commission, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army,[1] and presidium member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[8] Kim was promoted to the rank of Marshal of North Korea in the Korean People's Army on 18 July 2012, consolidating his position as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces[9] and is often referred to as Marshal Kim Jong-un or "the Marshal" by state media.[10][11] Kim obtained two degrees, one in physics at Kim Il-sung University, and another as an Army officer at the Kim Il-sung Military University.[12][13] On 12 December 2013 official North Korean news outlets released reports that due to alleged "treachery," he had ordered the execution of his uncle Jang Song-thaek.[14] On 9 March 2014, Kim Jong-un was elected unopposed to the Supreme People's Assembly. He is the first North Korean leader born after the country's founding. Kim Jong-un is widely believed to have ordered the assassination of his brother, Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia in February 2017.[15][16]   From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-un

Listen to the Fri. May 5, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Special Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. This program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the current economic status of the Republic of Namibia in Southern Africa; Angola has set a date for the elections to bring in a new president of the oil-rich state; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has announced the launching of another phase of development projects inside the country; and President Robert Mugabe of the Republic of Zimbabwe attended the World Economic Forum on Africa in the neighboring Republic of South Africa. In the second hour we continue our monthlong series in commeration of the life, times and contributions of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik Shabazz). The final hour features an audio file on the role of radical independent journalist I.F. Stone during the period between the 1950s and early 1970s.

Listen to the Wed. April 26, 2017 edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW report with dispatches on the upcoming final round of the French presidential elections where representatives of finance capital and neo-fascism are contesting for office; the administration of President Donald Trump is continuing its warmongering policy against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); the Trump White House has also announced an escalation in military operations in the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia; and finally the phenomenon of Pentagon militarism is proving to be even more integral to the operations of modern-day imperialism. In the second hour we will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the passing of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the former president of Ghana and co-president of Guinea. Nkrumah was the founder of contemporary Africa. 

Listen to the Tues. April 11, 2017 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire.  We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the escalating tensions between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); Wells Fargo bank is embroiled in yet another scandal after being exposed on numerous occassions; Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a three months state of emergency in the aftermath of two bombings at Coptic Churches on Palm Sunday; and finally the number of migrants seeking asylum in Germany has declined in recent months. In the second hour our focus is on legendary athlete, artist, social scientist and activist Paul Robeson, Sr. We examine Robeson's testimony before a U.S. Senate investigative committee in 1948 and a radio interview delivered in California a decade later in 1958. The final hour reviews the work of social scientist and public intellectual Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois reviewing his contributions to Pan-Africanism and National Liberation struggles.

Marius Vizer Q&A on Twitter, opinions on the IJF trying to hold a Judo tournament in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the water bottle has finally arrived!  Plus, the Judo Chop Suey podcast received its first listener voicemail!  The show outline is below:   Great experience visiting United Judo of Tampa. [00:37]   Hans van Essen delivers! [04:11]   First voicemail of the JCS podcast. [09:18]   Thoughts on Marius Vizer Twitter Q&A. [17:15]   Judo in Japan losing popularity? [24:10]   The IJF postpones holding a tournament in North Korea. [28:04]   Podcast Outtakes. [39:24]     Show Email: judochopsueyshow@gmail.com   Twitter: @lavidajudoka   Facebook: Judo Chop Suey Podcast   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBw3HuG7H5xr1ACr38S_njA   Opening Music: Blade by Kynetic   Podcast is also available on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, and TuneIn.  Please feel free to like, rate, review the podcast wherever you listen.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mount Kuwol Biosphere Reserve, situated on the west coast of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and 100 kilometres south-east of Pyongyang, consists of a 954 meter-high mountain, adjacent coastal wetlands, lagoons and river estuaries, and agricultural areas. Both the core area and the buffer zone are part of the Mount Kuwol Nature Reserve, which was designated in 1976. The main objective of the core area is to protect the old typical forest ecosystem of Korea, which survived the damages of the Korea War. The presence of both pristine and rehabilitated forests makes Mount Kuwol an important area to study the ecological changes and effects of forest rehabilitation as well as the associated biodiversity. Ginseng (Panax ginseng), Forsythia ovata and other native plants are protected here. The only human activities in the core area are sightseeing and visits to the Woljong Temple, an old historic relic. There are limited human activities in the buffer zone, and the transition area, which includes forests, plain areas, wetlands and many rivers, is where most economic activities take place. The wetland, which includes the coastal Unryul Migratory Birds Reserve, play an important conservation role as habitats for shore birds and critical areas for many migratory bird species of north-east Asia such as black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes) and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis).