Ep. 42 Did Influencers Close North Korea, & a Look at the Future of North Korea Tourism

Update: 2025-09-11

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Just me on the show today as I get a bit passionate about a topic close to home; content creation on North Korea. As much as I have my qualms with some of the content that has come out from Rason and the Pyongyang Marathon - I don't believe it was 'influencers that closed North Korea'.

One big argument I forget to mention here is....

North Korea closed after just *one* group of tourists went in. About 20-30 of them - and not even half of those influencers.

Most of the content produced came out *after* it already announced it closed.

Anyway,

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Ep. 42 Did Influencers Close North Korea, & a Look at the Future of North Korea Tourism

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Ep. 42 Did Influencers Close North Korea, & a Look at the Future of North Korea Tourism

Ep. 42 Did Influencers Close North Korea, & a Look at the Future of North Korea Tourism