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The Religious Cult Behind North Korea’s Power (#303)
Season 1
Episode 303
Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
We think of North Korea as a communist dictatorship. But Jonathan Cheng, the Wall Street Journal’s China Bureau Chief and former Korea Bureau Chief, says that misses the real story.
He argues North Korea functions more like a religion - complete with rituals, worship, and a ruling family treated like immortals. Once you hear it, you can’t unsee it.
His new book is Korean Messiah.