Taiwan Talk: Blast from the radio past
We bring Taiwan Talk live on air to the Morning Show hosted by Terry Engel to revisit a time when English language radio in Taiwan all came from ICRT’s predecessor, Armed Forces Network in Taiwan. Listen in to this very special episode as we bring classic moments from the AFNT era back to Taiwan’s airwaves...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Facing history with “transitional justice”
We speak to Dr. Ernest Caldwell of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) School of Law in London about President Elect Tsai Ing-wen’s pledge to confront Taiwan’s authoritarian past by pursuing a program of transitional justice. Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE....Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: “Taiwan’s Changing Media Landscape”
We speak with Taiwan based freelance journalist Jane Rickards about her recent article for Taiwan Business TOPICS magazine, which takes a hard look at the state of Taiwan media in 2016. We discuss the strengths and challenges of Taiwan’s often sensationalist news media, along with some new players on the scene that may shake things up...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Meimeiwawa give a new take on Taiwan
Lara and Esther Veronin join the Morning Show with Terry Engel to discuss their entertainment label Meimeiwawa Multimedia. The sibling co-founders have been hard at work bringing together the best of East and West to produce original, bi-lingual film and music content that offers up their distinct perspective on Taiwan living; we discuss how they got where they are, and what they’re trying...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taiwan’s one in forty
The One-Forty Foundation points out that Southeast Asian guest workers now number in the hundreds of thousands in Taiwan, making up a large and important segment of the nation’s society; in fact, their name is a winking reference to the fact that one in forty people living in Taiwan today are themselves a part of this group....Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Laowai Kan Taiwan (Talk)
We bring Taiwan Talk to ICRT’s Morning Show for an extended interview with Ben Hedges, the host of the popular Youtube video series “A Laowai’s View of China and Taiwan” (老外看中國、老外看台灣). In this mostly Mandarin language show Hedges provides his unique (laowai) perspective on current affairs in China and Taiwan. We discuss the show’s popularity and...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk in SPAAAAAACE!!!!
We welcome to the show the Director of Taiwan’s National Space Organization Chang Kuei-Hsiang to learn about two Taiwan made satellites set to launch within the next 12 months. Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. About Taiwan Talk Taiwan Talk is ICRT’s weekly interview...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Play Ball! with the Chinese Professional Baseball League
We bring this Taiwan Talk interview to the Morning Show with Terry Engel to talk about all the action coming up as the Chinese Professional Baseball League gets into full swing with its 27th season now under way. Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. On this...Continue reading
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 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)
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 Talk: Boardgames in Taiwan with Swan Panasia
Click HERE for the audio! Board games are enjoying something of a boom in popularity in Taiwan and venues to play these games seem to be popping up everywhere. The L.A. times reports that in just the last 5 years about 50 game cafes have opened in the Taipei area, with another 50 opening elsewhere...Continue reading
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