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ICRT ECCT Roundtable on President's First Year

ICRT ECCT Roundtable on President’s First Year

Prominent experts are weighing in on President Tsai Ing-wen’s first year in office. ICRT News anchors Keith Menconi and Gavin Phipps hosted an hour-long discussion held at the Grand Hyatt Taipei featuring former Minister of the Interior Dr. Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), former head of the American Institute in Taiwan Dr. William Stanton, and former Legislator...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Taiwan Politics After the Love Has Gone

Taiwan This Week: Taiwan Politics After the Love Has Gone

Listen to the broadcast Friday June 3rd at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. This week we discuss the crazy weather in Northern Taiwan, the chaos on Tuesday as KMT lawmakers pressed the Tsai administration hard...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Last hurrah

Taiwan This Week: Last hurrah

Listen to the broadcast Friday May 13th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. We discuss the controversy surrounding the execution of MRT knife killer Cheng Chieh, one Taiwan group’s decision to weigh in on the...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: The politics of pork

Taiwan This Week: The politics of pork

Listen to the broadcast Friday April 29th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. Episode Description: ICRT News and guests take on this week’s political controversy surrounding US pork imports, the diplomatic spat with Japan...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 2

Taiwan This Week: April Week 2

Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and Compass Magazine’s Donovan Smith...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 1

Taiwan This Week: April Week 1

Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and our Kaohsiung correspondent Michael Smith . Click HERE to...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: March Week 4

Taiwan This Week: March Week 4

Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and our correspondent Compass Magazine‘s Donovan Smith....Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: March Week 3 Inaugural Edition

Taiwan This Week: March Week 3 Inaugural Edition

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and our...Continue reading
Wake Up on the Morning Shift with Newsman Keith Menconi!

Wake Up on the Morning Shift with Newsman Keith Menconi!

Tough start to the morning? The news crew is with you! Get a dose of pep in your step with this little ditty, recorded at 5am from Newsman Keith Menconi!  Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Forward Taiwan on Immigration (6/9-10/2014)

Taiwan Talk: Forward Taiwan on Immigration (6/9-10/2014)

Listen Episode Description For many in Taiwan the prospect of increased immigration raises concerns of job loss for local workers. But there’s a flip side to that story as well and on this episode of Taiwan Talk we’ll be speaking to Forward Taiwan, an advocacy group that points out that foreign professionals also offer a...Continue reading