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S3-E28 - More Bits and Pieces: Ox Ditches and an Unsinkable Warship
Season 3 Episode 28
Remember those two Polish cargo ships and one oil tanker from the USSR seized by the ROC Navy in the 1950s? Well, the story has one highly interestin…
2 years, 5 months ago
S3-E27 - When Taiwan (ROC) Blockaded China (PRC)
Season 3 Episode 27
After retreating to Taiwan, the ROC ordered a naval blockade of China, which lasted officially until 1979. There were interceptions and attacks by th…
2 years, 5 months ago
S3-E26 - Taiwan as part of the Philippines? Or a British or German colony? “What Ifs” of Formosan History -- With Michael Turton
Season 3 Episode 26
Taiwanese history would have been very different except for a few pivotal moments. “Sure,” you might be thinking, “that's true everywhere.” However, …
2 years, 5 months ago
S3-E25 - The Free China Junk Story - Part 3: Victory!
Season 3 Episode 25
Today John Ross and Chris Stowers (a man who has first-hand knowledge of what it's like to sail on an old-fashioned sailing boat) end our three-part …
2 years, 6 months ago
S3-E24 - Crossing the Pacific in a Junk - Trials and Tribulations (Part 2-3)
Season 3 Episode 24
We continue the amazing tale of six men who set sail from Keelung in 1955 aboard the Free China junk to join a trans-Atlantic yacht race. They were a…
2 years, 6 months ago
S2-E23 - Across the Pacific in the Free China Junk (1955) - Part One
Season 3 Episode 23
In 1954, a man living in Keelung 基隆 asked himself, “Could an old-fashioned Chinese junk beat modern yachts in a race on the high seas?” The answer? -…
2 years, 6 months ago
S3-E22 - Barbie: Made in Taiwan
Season 3 Episode 22
Seen the Barbie movie? No worries... Eryk saw it for you, and he noticed one thing they didn't mention in the film: from 1967-1987, most of the world…
2 years, 6 months ago
S3-E21 - Blockading Taiwan
Season 3 Episode 21
China's People's Liberation Army/Navy has been practicing for a possible blockade of Taiwan with ships, planes, and drones. This week, Formosa Files …
2 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: 2-28: A Bad Beginning
Season 3
In this special episode, we hear Eryk reading from chapter five of John’s “Taiwan in 100 Books.” The topic is 2-28, an event named after a date: Feb…
2 years, 7 months ago
[ENCORE] The Empire's Last Solider (29 Years, 3 Months, and 16 Days)
Season 3
The last Japanese "holdout" of World War II was an Indigenous Amis Taiwanese named Attun Palalin, but in Japanese Formosa, he was Nakamura Teruo (中村 …
2 years, 7 months ago