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S4 - A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: CNN China Legend Mike Chinoy
In the summer of 1973, a young Mike Chinoy finagled his way onto one of the earliest trips of civilian Americans to “Red China.” He would later becom…
1 year, 11 months ago
S4-E4 - The Interesting Tale of When the Dalai Lama’s Brother Came to Taiwan
Season 4 Episode 4
Gyalo Thondup རྒྱལ་ལོ་དོན་འགྲུབ has had a very interesting life. Born in 1927, he’s the second-eldest brother of the current (and 14th) Dalai Lama. B…
2 years ago
S4-E3 - The 1973 Qijin Ferry Tragedy - 旗津渡輪
Twenty-five young women and girls drowned after a severely overloaded ferry capsized in 1973. The deaths spurred changes in public transport safety i…
2 years ago
S4-E2 - Taiwan (the ROC) and Israel - Surprising Shared Histories
Season 4 Episode 2
Did you know:
In 1920, ROC founder Sun Yat-sen wrote a letter in support of Israel’s nationhood aspirations? And, the ROC govt in Nanjing was the f…2 years ago
S4 - [ENCORE] Happy Holidays? (And: 新年快樂!)
Season 4
Welcome in the Year of the Dragon with this encore of a classic episode from Season Two. Eryk claims all Taiwanese/Chinese holidays are based on sad …
2 years ago
S4-E1 - The Lugang Rebellion (鹿港 1986)
Season 4 Episode 1
In the left corner, mega-multinational corporation DuPont. In the right corner, farmers from central Taiwan’s Lugang 鹿港. Ready? Fight!! To open Seaso…
2 years, 1 month ago
S3-E42 - Taiwan in 1958
Season 3 Episode 42
1958. Just 66 years ago, yet Taiwan back then was like a completely different country. There was no television, but there were Russian-language radio…
2 years, 1 month ago
BONUS Episode: Linda Gail Arrigo's Verdict on Shih Ming-teh 施明德
Season 3
Linda Arrigo has been in Taiwan for many years, working as a human rights activist, as an important member of the early team of fighters who risked l…
2 years, 1 month ago
S3-E41 - Shih Ming-teh 施明德 – “TAIWAN’S MANDELA”
Season 3 Episode 41
Shih Ming-teh 施明德 died on the morning of his 83rd birthday, January 15th, 2024. This Taiwan democracy champion spent a combined 25.5 years in Taiwane…
2 years, 1 month ago
S3-E40 - Sold to a Bargirl at the Age of Five (1955) – The Nancy Chen Baldwin Story
Season 3 Episode 40
Nancy Chen Baldwin's early life – when she was sold by her parents to a bargirl for US$100 – might sound like something out of a novel set in the Mid…
2 years, 1 month ago