I Made Magic in North Korea - Here is my story
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Mar 18, 2025 11:23
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This is Patrick Winn, a reporter with The World. We're the largest foreign news show airing on National Public Radio (NPR) stations across the US — with 3+ million listeners on radio and online.
I saw the video in which you perform magic in North Korea. Fascinating! I'd just like to ask you a few questions about that experience — how you set it up, your goals of finding human connection and your overall impression of North Korea.
Questions to Jesper:
- How long have you performed magic?
- How did you arrange this visit with North Korean authorities and access schools?
- Were they suspicious or confused about you? What questions did they ask before they agreed?
- Can you talk about your goal — to show the humanity of people living in a closed society?
- Tell me about the students' reactions to your magic.
- How did it feel to see joy on their faces?
- What can we expect from you next?
👉Interview by The World Radio:
https://theworld.org/segments/2025/03/17/doing-magic-in-north-koreas-dictatorship
Join Danish magician Jesper Grønkjær @jespertryl on a remarkable journey to North Korea, one of the world’s most closed and tightly controlled countries. Armed with his tricks and the universal power of a smile, Jesper sets out to see if even the strictest dictatorship can suppress human connection.
Under constant surveillance, with his passport confiscated and his movements restricted, Jesper performs magic to create smiles and spread joy in a place where freedom is a rare luxury. From crossing the North Korean border to participating in “Day of the Sun” celebrations at Kim Il-Sung Square, this powerful story explores the disarming effect of humor and human interaction in a tightly controlled regime.
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