Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. As always, I'm here with my producer Jason de filipo today

We're talking with Charles Rue. This is an incredible story. He escaped by himself from North Korea twice

And this is a show I thought would take an hour ended up going for three

Which is why it's a two-part episode those of you who don't know much about North Korea

This is a place where you can get sent to a labor camp for folding a newspaper incorrectly or for watching a movie

That wasn't made by the government. I mean they can execute you for this stuff

Charles is a great storyteller and what strikes me here is how he stayed strong through this whole ordeal

He didn't give into resentment

Nor did he give up in a situation that would have pretty much given anyone a license to do that

The story of Charles escape is absolutely incredible

There's so much in here that's both shocking

Inspiring even emotional that I really think you'll enjoy hearing this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it

And don't forget we have worksheets for today's episode so you can make sure you solidify your understanding of all the key takeaways here from Charles

That link is in the show notes at Jordan Harbinger.com

Slash podcast. All right. Here's Charles Rue. So you just had a very American experience. Yeah, I did

I'm at a shack, you know, it's been it's a surprise, you know

I've never expected to meet a really really famous, you know celebrity basketball player

But it's been a really good experience. Yeah, I couldn't close my jaws like yeah

Did you know who shack was when you were in North Korea? I didn't know who shack was when I was in North Korea

But I knew who was James Bond. Yeah, really I when I was in North Korea

I was like a huge fan of Hollywood films, you know, like double seven like action movies

You know actually I watched well Smith like the bad boys won when I was in North Korea

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