Vice founder Shane Smith managed to get inside of North Korea after a year and half of trying and is witness to the craziness of this hermit nation. Crazy is actually kind of an understatement.

In part 1, Shane and company speak to North Korean refugees living in South Korea, contemplate bribing a consulate in China, an eventually make their way through the DMZ into the land of the Hermit Kingdom.

WATCH PART 2:    • North Korea's Lavish Subway System - ...  
WATCH PART 3:    • Singing Karaoke in North Korea - Insi...  

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