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cover of episode Episode 24 – What is daily life like in North Korea? (Part 4: Entertainment industry)

Episode 24 – What is daily life like in North Korea? (Part 4: Entertainment industry)

2021/4/11
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Ask me about North Korea

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Leisure is an essential part of humans’ daily lives – wherever we are, we try to carve out some free time for our hobbies ranging from watching TV-series to going on mountain climbing expeditions. After all, working all the time is physically and mentally impossible. Thus, even in the most authoritarian of countries, both the state and the people have to think about the questions of leisure. So today, I will be talking in broad terms about how the leisure and entertainment industry in the DPRK looks like today.