Taiwan This Week: Same-sex marriage just around the corner?
Listen to the broadcast Friday October 28th, during the 8 o’clock hour on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. The show begins about 15 minutes after the hour. Or, stream the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. With three separate proposals out this week to legalize same-sex marriage, we invite on...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Global Taiwan Institute: talking Taiwan in the US
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! We speak with the executive director of the Global Taiwan Institute, which earlier this year set up shop in Washington DC, making it the only US based think tank that focuses exclusively on Taiwan research. Russell Hsiao tells...Continue reading
Chou Tzuyu Shows Dark Side in New TWICE Song
Taiwan kpop star Chou Tzuyu is showing her dark side in a just-released music video for her band’s latest mini album. TWICE’s 3rd mini album is set to drop today, and their handlers JYP Entertainment has given fans a taste of what’s to come, posting a new track “TT” on their Youtube channel late last...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: “Fresh Off the Boat” in Taipei
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! Fresh Off the Boat, a US network sitcom that stars a Taiwanese-American immigrant family, filmed nearly its entire season three premier episode in Taiwan. We speak with the show’s executive producer, Melvin Mar, about bringing Taiwan to US...Continue reading
Jolin Tsai Intros LGBT Talk Show
Pop diva Jolin Tsai gave her perspective on the difficulties of coming out, in a video introduction for an LGBT talk show. According to the Apple Daily, producers of the online program approached the singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, and were pleasantly surprised that she immediately agreed. The 36-year-old star spoke about the complicated emotions that...Continue reading
English in the News–Mansplaining 男性解釋
mansplain—it’s a combination of two words “man” and “explain.” 男性解釋 Cambridge Dictionary’s definition: this word means to explain something to someone in a way that suggests that they are stupid; used especially when a man explains something to a woman that she already understands. Example: I’ve just had a guy mansplain my own job to me. (Rex Huppke,...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taiwan in Time in September
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! This week, we continue our new interview series for Taiwan Talk. Just to recap, Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung is exploring Taiwan history with his weekly column Taiwan in Time. Each Sunday, he takes on one event that occurred...Continue reading
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