Taiwan Talk: Colorwolf Studio on Taiwan’s arts community
!!Click HERE to listen!! On the episode we take trip to Color Wolf Studios, a Taipei based studio and art collective that provides work space for about a dozen artists and also hosts events that bring Taiwan’s artistic community together. While we’re there we speak with the group’s director, American expat Patty Hogan, to learn...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: What’s coming up for Taipei’s MRT this year?
Episode Description On this episode we make a trip over to Taipei’s Department of Rapid Transit Systems (DORTS) for an update on the decades-long Taipei Metro project, and while we’re there we learn a little bit more about the lines set to open later this year. Guest: Deputy Commissioner Shih-Choib Fu Visit DORTS at their...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Stories from Taiwan with the Taipei Writers Group
Episode Description Writing about the history or the politics of a place is one thing, but how do you capture the texture of daily life: the sights, the smells, the little quirks of culture that define a city or a region? It’s a difficult task, but that’s just what the Taipei Writers Group set out...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taiwan’s about face on deportation requirement for foreigners with HIV/AIDS
Episode Description Taiwan is poised to end its longstanding policy of requiring deportation of foreigners found to be infected with the HIV virus after an amendment eliminating the requirement was passed by the Legislative Yuan. On this Taiwan Talk we speak with AIDS rights advocate Ashley Wu of Taipei based non-profit Persons with HIV/AIDS Rights...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Bringing the Taiwan Tradition of Puppet Theater International
Episode Description With Centuries of tradition to draw on, puppet theater is still a popular form of entertainment here in Taiwan having made the successful move onto television and the big screen over the last 40 years. Of course, the enthusiasm for Taiwanese puppet theater has long been mostly contained within Taiwan’s boarders, but on...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Animals Taiwan on caring for the island’s strays
Episode Description For more than a decade, animal welfare group Animals Taiwan has been on the front lines of efforts to provide care for Taiwan’s stray and neglected animals with its Taipei based rescue center, which at any given time houses and cares for as many as 80 cats and dogs. But the group is...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Innovating Education Through Gaming
Episode Description All over the world educators and entrepreneurs are using the tools of the internet age to update how we educate our students from Khan Academy to Coursera to simple things like flash card apps. On this episode we hear about one of these ideas that popped up right here in Taiwan: PaGamO. It’s...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Talking invention with “Taiwan’s Thomas Edison”
Listen Episode Description Gordon Teng (Teng Hung-chi / 鄧鴻吉) is often referred to by Taiwan’s media as Taiwan’s Thomas Edison, with good reason too. In the last thirty years he has developed more than 300 patented inventions, winning numerous awards for his work along the way. In fact, just last month he picked up a...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Chatime brings Taiwan tastes global
Listen Episode Description We’re all used to seeing foreign food and beverage chains pop up in Taiwan — from KFC to Mos Burger to Starbucks — but can a Taiwanese brand gain mass appeal abroad? Today on the show we’re going to speak to a company that is trying to do just that, and has...Continue reading
HereSay Episode 4: “Friend or Foe”
Listen Tonight’s episode will features four stories told at Taipei Story Slam events throughout the year, all on the theme “Friend or Foe.” It was broadcast Thursday November 27th at 9pm, but you can still catch it online: There’s the embed on this page right up top. You can also stream the show through the Taiwan Talk...Continue reading
HereSay Episode 3: “Lost and Found”
Listen This episode features four stories told at Taipei Story Slam’s June event, all on the theme “Lost and Found.” It was broadcast Thursday November 20th at 9pm, but you can still catch it online. So there’s the embed on this page right up top. You can also stream the show through the Taiwan Talk...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: ICRT interviews Tainan mayoral candidates Hsiu-Shuang Huang and William Lai
Listen Episode Description This week we’re bringing you interviews from two mayoral candidates in Tainan. First, ICRT’s Michael Smith interviews current mayor William Lai. Next, we hear from President of National University of Tainan and KMT candidate Dr. Hsiu-Shuang Huang. Other places to listen You can stream episodes of this program online at the...Continue reading
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