{"id":11492,"date":"2011-12-05T23:12:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T23:12:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:16:11","slug":"audio-interview-why-did-i-go-to-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11492","title":{"rendered":"Audio interview: why did I go to North Korea?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s interview, my business partner, Christina Black, asked me why I chose to go to <a href=\"http:\/\/joshuaspodek.com\/category\/northkorea\">North Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Why I chose to go was different than what made such a positive impression on me, a pattern that happens often in my life and I bet yours.<\/p>\n<p>audio file: http:\/\/joshuaspodek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/why_choose_north_korea.mp3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s interview, my business partner, Christina Black, asked me why I chose to go to North Korea. 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