#196 – Yeonmi Park: North Korea

About this episode

<p>Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Live. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Belcampo</b>: <a href="https://belcampo.com/lex">https://belcampo.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off first order<br /> &#8211; <b>Gala Games</b>: <a href="https://gala.games/lex">https://gala.games/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get special savings</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Yeonmi&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/YeonmiParkNK">https://twitter.com/YeonmiParkNK</a><br /> Yeonmi&#8217;s Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/officialyeonmipark">https://www.facebook.com/officialyeonmipark</a><br /> Yeonmi&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/YeonmiParkOfficial">https://www.youtube.com/c/YeonmiParkOfficial</a><br /> In Order to Live (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3wdtKfL">https://amzn.to/3wdtKfL</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (09:20) &#8211; Growing up in North Korea<br /> (14:45) &#8211; Animal Farm<br /> (21:00) &#8211; Search for meaning<br /> (25:48) &#8211; Love<br /> (28:05) &#8211; Language<br /> (32:28) &#8211; Yeonmi&#8217;s dad<br /> (34:30) &#8211; Escaping North Korea<br /> (39:47) &#8211; The world is ignoring the genocide in North Korea<br /> (51:49) &#8211; Evil<br /> (54:40) &#8211; Nuclear war<br /> (55:30) &#8211; Marxist origins of North Korea<br /> (1:00:43) &#8211; Famine<br /> (1:05:30) &#8211; Kim Jong-un is pure evil<br /> (1:12:06) &#8211; Freedom<br /> (1:15:18) &#8211; Michael Malice<br /> (1:18:57) &#8211; Diversity<br /> (1:26:18) &#8211; Political correctness<br /> (1:35:50) &#8211; Jordan Peterson<br /> (1:40:01) &#8211; Michael Malice book on North Korea<br /> (1:45:31) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (1:48:33) &#8211; Facing assassination<br /> (1:58:47) &#8211; Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse<br /> (2:01:20) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>