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527: Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part One
Season 1
Episode 527
Published 4 years, 8 months ago
Description
Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen (@UlrichTheMole) is a family man from Denmark who spent 10 years undercover in North Korea infiltrating its illicit arms trade. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Stay tuned for the second half later this week!]
What We Discuss with Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen:
- How did a young Danish chef and family man wind up working undercover in North Korea to disrupt its illicit arms trade?
- Why would the repressive regime that runs North Korea trust a young Danish chef and welcome him with open arms?
- How some low-status Westerners cozy up to the North Korean regime for the chance to boss around other Westerners visiting the country and the illusionary rush of power it gives them.
- The natural qualities and easygoing talents that made Ulrich such an ideal mole in a place where every move is surveilled and analyzed by invisible eyes from every nook and shadow.
- Why operating clandestinely in the DPRK is no job for a teetotaler.
- And much more...
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