88: Charles Ryu | Confessions of a North Korean Escape Artist Part Two
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2018
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
Charles Ryu (@freshprinceofpyongyang) escaped from North Korea -- twice -- and now works with Liberty in North Korea to fight for the rights and freedom of those who have been left behind. This is part two of a two-part episode. Check out part one here!
What We Discuss with Charles Ryu:- The risky train ride that began Charles' escape to freedom.
- How the swift current of a freezing river likely saved Charles' life.
- What Charles did once he got to China with no money, food, or water.
- The chance encounter with a good samaritan and the circuitous path that led to the United States.
- Why winding up in a Thai prison was the best day of Charles' life up to that point.
- And much more...
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| 1:03.3 | producer Jason DeFilippo. This discussion also includes my friend Gabriel Mizrahi, and we're |
| 1:08.4 | talking with my friend Charles, who actually escaped by himself from North Korea twice. |
| 1:15.2 | This is a really an incredible show. If you haven't heard part one, go back and listen to part |
| 1:20.2 | one that we released last week. It is an incredible, and it's a long story, but it is just |
| 1:25.2 | absolutely fascinating and incredible. Those of you who don't know much about North Korea, |
| 1:29.8 | again, as I mentioned before, you go to prison for folding a newspaper the wrong way. |
| 1:34.4 | There are people who are in labor camps who die there because they couldn't see very well, |
| 1:39.4 | because they were malnourished and they sat on a magazine or newspaper with the leader's face on. |
| 1:43.8 | It's that kind of repressive society. Charles is a really good storyteller. He stayed |
| 1:49.2 | strong throughout his whole ordeal. He's got all these crazy experiences both inside of and |
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