Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Monthly archive April, 2016
Taiwan Talk: Taking a look at "Taiwan in Time"

Taiwan Talk: Taking a look at “Taiwan in Time”

We speak to Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung about his new column, Taiwan in Time, which provides a weekly look at important moments in Taiwan’s history. Listen to the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE!   About Taiwan Talk Taiwan Talk is ICRT’s weekly interview segment bringing you conversations from...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Hon Hai and Sharp take the plunge

Taiwan This Week: Hon Hai and Sharp take the plunge

In the first half of the show, host Keith Menconi is joined by Ross Feingold of DC International Advisory to take on some of the biggest headlines from the last seven days including the impact of the “Panama Papers” on Taiwan, the recent indictments related to the Weiguan Jinlong Building collapse, the first round of cabinet appointments, and more....Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: A progress report on Teach for Taiwan

Taiwan Talk: A progress report on Teach for Taiwan

We last spoke to Teach for Taiwan in 2013, when they were just beginning their ambitious plan to recruit and train teachers to address shortages in Taiwan’s rural areas. We check back in, and also discuss the root causes of education inequality in Taiwan. Listen to the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: ChinesePod returns to school us on pronunciation (and movies)

Taiwan Talk: ChinesePod returns to school us on pronunciation (and movies)

The hosts for the popular online Mandarin learning site ChinesePod make their second appearance on the Morning Show with Terry Engel to discuss their new educational “Say it Right” series aimed at making pronunciation easier for Chinese learners. We goof off a bit too. Listen to the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Taiwan mourns together

Taiwan This Week: Taiwan mourns together

ICRT News and guests discuss the week’s top stories including this Monday’s tragic killing of a four year old girl and the public response, Hung’s ascension to the head of the KMT, the Ma-Tsai meeting, new warnings about the spread of terrorist ideology in Taiwan, and more. Listen to the show on the ICRT website,...Continue reading