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Bradley Hope: Inside the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
Bradley Hope: Inside the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
How did an Ivy League activist become a global fugitive?
Journalist Bradley Hope chronicles the heart-pounding tale of Adrian Hong, a self-taught operative who tried to bring down the North Korean regime.
In addition to helping asylum-seeking North Koreans escape across the border, Hong and his secret organization Cheollima Civil Defense (later named Free Joseon), began tracking the North Korean government’s activities and its volatile third-generation ruler, Kim Jong-un.
Hear more about the high-stakes events that led Hong to become one of the world’s most unlikely fugitives.
SPEAKERS
Bradley Hope
Co-founder, Project Brazen; Author, The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
Quentin Hardy
Head of Editorial, Google Cloud—Moderator
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on November 8th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California.
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Journalist Bradley Hope chronicles the heart-pounding tale of Adrian Hong, a self-taught operative who tried to bring down the North Korean regime.
In addition to helping asylum-seeking North Koreans escape across the border, Hong and his secret organization Cheollima Civil Defense (later named Free Joseon), began tracking the North Korean government’s activities and its volatile third-generation ruler, Kim Jong-un.
Hear more about the high-stakes events that led Hong to become one of the world’s most unlikely fugitives.
SPEAKERS
Bradley Hope
Co-founder, Project Brazen; Author, The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
Quentin Hardy
Head of Editorial, Google Cloud—Moderator
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on November 8th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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