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S3-E32 - Hakka Author Wu Zhuoliu (吳濁流), Part 2 - Japan’s Surrender and 2/28
Season 3 Episode 32
Writer Wu Zhuoliu 吳濁流 (1900-1976), sadly, never saw Taiwan blossom into a democracy. But he left us with some of the most important works ever writte…
2 years, 4 months ago
WELCOME TO THE PODCAST! - The "White Formosan" - S1-E1
Season 3
Formosa Files has gained a lot of new listeners of late, and many seem to begin listening from where they first encounter the program. But there are …
2 years, 4 months ago
A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Manga Artist Mark Crilley Talks About His New Book - LOST IN TAIWAN
Season 3
Mark Crilley is one of the top 10 American manga artists, and he has a new graphic novel out called LOST IN TAIWAN (2023). Formosa Files caught up wi…
2 years, 4 months ago
[ENCORE] Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History
Season 3
Hear the tale of Japanese colonial officials discovering golf as the "new cool thing for elites" -- and ordering a course built in just a few hours. …
2 years, 4 months ago
[ENCORE] Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History
Season 3
Hear the tale of Japanese colonial officials discovering golf as the "new cool thing for elites" -- and ordering a course built in just a few hours. …
2 years, 4 months ago
S3-E31 - The “Tea Thief” - Robert Fortune's Very Brief Trip to Taiwan (1854)
Season 3 Episode 31
Tea was domesticated in China, and the knowledge of how to grow it, harvest it, and process it was a closely guarded secret. After basically becoming…
2 years, 4 months ago
[ENCORE] The 4,300-Kilometer Chase of an Illegal Taiwanese Fishing Boat (1989)
Season 3
Taiwan loves seafood, and boats from this island trawl for yummy ocean offerings thousands of kilometers away from our shores. Taiwanese fishing vess…
2 years, 4 months ago
[Bonus] Photographing Taiwan – Interview with Chris Stowers
Season 3
John chats with photographer Chris Stowers. In 1988, Chris sailed a traditional Indonesian boat on an epic sea voyage (a trip described alongside the…
2 years, 4 months ago
S3-E30 - When the Russians Bombed Taipei (and other aviation stories)
Season 3 Episode 30
Here's something we bet you didn't know: in 1938, Soviet pilots in Soviet planes (disguised to look like ROC Air Force planes) bombed the main airfie…
2 years, 4 months ago
S3-E29 - Taiwan's Great Pork Apocalypse (1997)
Season 3 Episode 29
Not gonna lie folks: this episode gets dark; the story of a super swine slaughter. But, there's also some tasty morsels of info on Taiwan's favorite …
2 years, 5 months ago