{"podcast":{"title":"American Prestige","slug":"american-prestige-4093863","podcast_index_feed_id":4093863,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SLT3432769861","website_url":"https://www.americanprestigepod.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/90a8421c-6706-11ef-8833-1bf86ded4903/image/b8c9869eb964da9d3d3ca283135ded05.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison","episode_count":96,"summary":"A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world. americanprestige.supportingcast.fm","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T08:22:11.523769+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-prestige-4093863"},"episode":{"title":"E263 - North Korea’s Roots in Christianity w/ Jonathan Cheng","slug":"e263-north-korea-s-roots-in-christianity-w-jonathan-cheng","published_at":"2026-08-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-prestige-4093863/e263-north-korea-s-roots-in-christianity-w-jonathan-cheng","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-prestige-4093863","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/51/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3803409374.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/51/tracking.swap.fm/track/tcQd6Q6C0RUUlOHq1Ytj/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPG3803409374.mp3","summary":"Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek speak with Jonathan Cheng, China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about the Christian origins of North Korea’s founding ideology and the subsequent personality cult. The discussion explores missionary Samuel Moffat’s work in Pyongyang, the conversion of Kim Il-sung’s family to Christianity, Christian nationalism during Japanese colonial rule, the turn toward socialism, Kim’s postwar personality cult, and how Christianity informs the Kim family’s rule today.   Be sure to grab a copy of Jonathan’s book Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek speak with Jonathan Cheng, China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4002,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-prestige-4093863/episodes/e263-north-korea-s-roots-in-christianity-w-jonathan-cheng/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-prestige-4093863/e263-north-korea-s-roots-in-christianity-w-jonathan-cheng.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}