Summary: Wayne Brittenden has been Radio New Zealand’s correspondent in several capital cities over the years. Each week he gives fresh insights into a wide variety of topics of national and international concern, followed by Chris Laidlaw’s discussion of the issue with guests. Last Monday was North Korea’s Day of the Sun, marking the anniversary of the state’s founder Kim Il Sung. As tensions are racheted up on the Korean Peninsula, Wayne discusses the security concerns and some little-known aspects of North Korea. Chris follows up with two American academics, Christine Hong of the University of California at Santa Cruz, and Avram Agov of Harvard’s Korean Institute.
