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S3-E7 - Lord of Formosa and the VOC - Part One
Season 3 Episode 7
Arguably the single most important event in Taiwan’s history – and certainly the most dramatic story – was the arrival in 1661 of warlord and Ming lo…
2 years, 11 months ago
S3-E6 - Gladys Aylward, Ingrid Bergman, and the Inn of the Eight Happinesses (八福客栈)
Season 3 Episode 6
Eight happinesses? If you’ve heard of or seen the famous movie about the remarkable British missionary Gladys Aylward, you’ll know that the film (whi…
2 years, 11 months ago
S3-E5 - Local Language Loanwords: A Lovely Hot Pot of Fujianese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English, and More
Season 3 Episode 5
All languages borrow words from other languages. These “loanwords” often come with fascinating historical backstories, their adoption the result of e…
2 years, 11 months ago
S3-E4 - Madou, Tainan 麻豆: Pomelos and Priestesses
Today, the district of Madou (麻豆區) in Tainan City is home to about 43,000 people. It has a pleasant small-town feel, an economy mainly based on agric…
2 years, 11 months ago
S3-E3 - Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: The Early Years
Season 3 Episode 3
Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) was a highly controversial two-term ROC president (2000–2008). How “A-Bian” studied and fought his way out of rural poverty to t…
3 years ago
S3-E2 - Mel Gibson Makes a Movie in Taiwan (1979)
Season 3 Episode 2
Ever heard of the film "Attack Force Z"? No? Don't worry... almost no one has. Filmed in Taiwan, this WWII story featured both Mel Gibson and Sam Nei…
3 years ago
S3-E1 - Storm Stories: Tales of Typhoons in Taiwan
With their fearsome winds and dramatic downpours, typhoons have long been a part of Taiwan's history. Join Formosa Files for a look at a few notable …
3 years ago
Rage Against the Machine – Formosa Files VS. ChatGPT
Season 2
In this fun Season Two finale, John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith battle with the AI phenomenon ChatGPT. Who knows more about Taiwanese history, John o…
3 years ago
S2-E40 - The Two Generalissimos - Francisco Franco and Chiang Kai-shek
Season 2 Episode 40
Relations between the R.O.C. (Taiwan) and Spain have never been as close as Taiwan's ties to, for example, the United States. But back in the days wh…
3 years ago
[Encore] Japan Puts Paiwan Indigenous Taiwanese on Display at London Expo (1910)
At the turn of the 20th century, Japan was on a roll. After taking Formosa and Penghu from Qing China in 1895, Japan beat mighty Russia in 1905. Eage…
3 years, 1 month ago