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[ENCORE] S4 - The Inn of the EIGHT Happinesses 八福客栈 vs. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Season 4

Gladys Aylward and Ingrid Bergman: The former, a British-born Christian missionary to China and Taiwan, the latter a three-time Academy Award winner.…

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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH07-被刻意遺忘的暴動事件—524美國大使館暴動

LISTEN TO THE STORY OF THE RIOTERS RANSACK THE TAIPEI US EMBASSY ⁠⁠IN CHINESE!

1957年（民國46年）5月24日，發生了一起令人匪夷所思的暴動事件。數千名群眾在持續一個下午的抗議示威後，侵入當時在臺北的美國大使館，破壞…

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BONUS episode: The Adventures of Frank Bessac

Season 4

During the Mao Zedong years, China was off-limits to Western researchers. Some came to Taiwan as a substitute, among them American anthropologist Fra…

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S4-E12 - The Dalai Lama Visits Taiwan (1997)

Season 4 Episode 12

John chats with Michael Aldrich, author of “Old Lhasa: A Biography,” about relations between Taiwan and Tibet (specifically the Tibetan government-in…

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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH06-最低調沉默的第一夫人—前第一夫人蔣方良女士

LISTEN TO THE STORY OF FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE IN CHINESE!

臺灣，或說中華民國史上的第一夫人（以及想成為第一夫人的人），大多都是新聞報導關注的焦點，甚至如蔣宋美齡般成為世界知名的人物。然而在第一夫人的行列中，卻有一位稍顯黯淡無聲的夫人－蔣方良女…

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S4-E11 - Bird Droppings on Rocks: the surprising history of hotly contested South China Sea islands

Season 4 Episode 11

On Saturday May 18th, 2024, a group of local lawmakers will visit Taiping Island 太平島, a tiny strip of coral and sand in the Spratly Islands more than…

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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH05-經濟奇蹟背後的重大事故—高雄港高中六號事故

LISTEN TO THE STORY OF THE 1973 QIJIN FERRY TRAGEDY⁠⁠⁠ IN CHINESE!

1973年（民國62年）9月3日早上，在高雄港發生了一起嚴重的沉船事故。總共有25位乘客罹難，而且這25位乘客全部都是13至30歲的未婚女性。究竟為什麼會有這麼多…

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S4-E10 - Radio Wars

Season 4 Episode 10

John recently visited the National Radio Museum in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County. This led to some research on the use of radio for propaganda. Wh…

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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH04-芭比娃娃 M.I.T.—臺灣製造的世界傳奇

LISTEN TO THE STORY OF BARBIE: MADE IN TAIWAN ⁠⁠⁠IN CHINESE!

芭比娃娃是陪伴許多人童年的娃娃，2023年甚至還有一部以芭比娃娃為題材的電影發行，也再一次讓這個世界級的娃娃成為熱門話題。然而有許多人不知道，從1960年代起一直到1980年…

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S4-E9 – Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: The Middle Years – From Law School to First Prison Term

Season 4 Episode 9

When Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 began his university studies in 1969, gifted student though he was, few could have imagined he would become Taiwan’s first no…

1 year, 10 months ago

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