527: Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part One

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

Business, Education, Science

4.8 • 12.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen (@UlrichTheMole) is a family man from Denmark who spent 10 years undercover in North Korea infiltrating its illicit arms trade. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Stay tuned for the second half later this week!]

What We Discuss with Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen:

How did a young Danish chef and family man wind up working undercover in North Korea to disrupt its illicit arms trade?
Why would the repressive regime that runs North Korea trust a young Danish chef and welcome him with open arms?
How some low-status Westerners cozy up to the North Korean regime for the chance to boss around other Westerners visiting the country and the illusionary rush of power it gives them.
The natural qualities and easygoing talents that made Ulrich such an ideal mole in a place where every move is surveilled and analyzed by invisible eyes from every nook and shadow.
Why operating clandestinely in the DPRK is no job for a teetotaler.
And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://jordanharbinger.com/527

Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course!

Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger Show.
0:02.8	And then suddenly I saw Mr. Kang with my camera and I was like, oh shit, he's gonna check it out now.
0:10.6	But he gave us to his colleague and said, you have to film Jim and Ulreg and the people here
0:15.8	so Ulreg can bring it home to the people of Mr. James so they can see we had a great time in Ulreg and I was like, great.
0:22.2	Now they really trust me.
0:24.4	And it took it many times for me filming me and yeah, actually you're filming them self doing crimes.
0:30.8	Well, it's insane.
0:35.6	Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger.
0:37.8	On the Jordan Harbinger Show we decode the stories, secrets and skills of the world's most fascinating people.
0:43.2	We have in-depth conversations with people at the top of their game.
0:46.2	Astronauts and entrepreneurs, spies and psychologists, even the occasional arms dealer, billionaire investor, or legendary Hollywood director.
0:54.2	Each episode turns our guests wisdom into practical advice that you can use to build a deeper understanding of how the world works and become a better critical thinker.
1:03.0	If you're new to the show or you're looking for a handy way to tell your friends about it,
1:06.4	we now have episodes starter packs.
1:08.4	These are collections of your favorite episodes organized by popular topics.
1:12.4	That'll help new listeners get a taste of everything we do here on this show.
1:15.8	Just visit JordanHarbinger.com slash start to get started or tell somebody else get started.
1:22.0	Of course, we always appreciate that.
1:23.6	Today, he spent 10 years undercover infiltrating North Korea's illicit arms trade,
1:28.8	along with some communist sympathizer groups.
1:31.4	I'm not sure how much of an intro I need for this one.
1:33.8	I mean, how much do I need to sell you guys on this story?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jordan Harbinger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jordan Harbinger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.