Ep. 37 - Wendy Simmons: What's Really Going On in North Korea?

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2014

⏱️ 65 minutes

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The stories and headlines that we hear and see about North Korea could be enough to keep anyone from traveling to the country.Or even the simple fact that Americans are generally NOT welcomed would be a clear warning to never travel there.But for our guest this week, that only enticed her more.This week, Wendy Simmons, professional photographer and worldwide traveler of over 85 countries, joins The James Altucher Show to share what is really going on in North Korea.From the moment she entered the country to the day she left, she was assigned a handler to escort her every move.With a "military-first" policy and the basic idea that nobody has free will... It's hard to believe that anybody would venture willingly into such a country.Here you will hear Wendy's first-hand experiences and the truth of what she has encountered.Forget most of what you think you know... because in this interview, everything about the world's most militarized society is revealed in a new light. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.5	This is the James Altichar Show on the Standsbury Radio Network.
0:11.1	This is James Altichar, thanks again for coming back to this James Altichar Show and I'm
0:19.1	here with another special guest, Wendy Simmons.
0:23.6	How are you?
0:24.6	I'm great, thanks.
0:26.3	Wendy, I'm going to explain why you're special.
0:28.1	It's because you just got back from North Korea and it's the first time I've ever spoken
0:33.6	to anyone who actually has even been to North Korea, let alone just got back from there.
0:41.1	And what's weird about that is North Korea actually, didn't they just put in prison to
0:46.9	American tourists?
0:47.9	They did, yes.
0:48.9	So that's scary.
0:50.9	When I heard, like I've known you, so when I heard you were going to North Korea, I was
0:55.6	scared particularly.
0:57.3	It was right around the time North Korea also announced there were declaring war on the
1:02.1	US because of that movie, Seth Rogan is going to be in.
1:05.5	It's actually funny because the first morning when I woke up in Pyongyang, they happened
1:10.8	to have strangely television in my room that wasn't just North Korean programming.
1:16.9	There was BBC and BBC, the very first morning was doing the story on North Korea declaring
1:24.0	war because of that movie.
1:26.3	And I couldn't believe that I was watching this news report that North Korea was declaring
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