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S2-E39 - Kaohsiung to Kenting Road Trip (1875)
The southern peninsula of Taiwan was a "ship graveyard" for a very long time as unseen rocks and reefs gashed holes in the sides of vessels and left …
3 years, 1 month ago
[Encore] Taiwan's Orangutan Craze and the Terrors of the Tiger Trade
You're hiking in the hills of Taichung in the early 1990s and suddenly come across ... an orangutan? What's more, this massive great ape is um ... in…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: Among the Headhunters of Formosa - From Taiwan in 100 Books, by John Ross
This week we have another snippet from the audiobook of John's 2020 book, Taiwan in 100 Books. This extract tells the tale of Janet Montgomery McGove…
3 years, 1 month ago
S2-E38 - Dating in Taiwan
No, we're not talking about romantic adventures; in this episode, the "dating" we're discussing is the days, months, and years kind. Why is it about …
3 years, 2 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Forgotten President 嚴家淦
Eryk calls John for a chat about Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦, Yan Jiagan) the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for three years following the death o…
3 years, 2 months ago
A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Dr. Dafydd Fell from SOAS takes us on a Mini-Deep Dive into Taiwan's Alternative Political Parties
We generally don't discuss politics very much on this podcast, but, when one of the world's most well-established international experts on politics i…
3 years, 2 months ago
S2-E37 - A Cunning Count Contemplates Colonizing Formosa
Season 2 Episode 37
Ever heard of Count Maurice Benyovszky? He's not well known in Taiwan, but after this Polish-Slovakian-Hungarian semi-nobleman had a chance encounter…
3 years, 2 months ago
S2-E36 - Annette Lu – from Prison to the Presidential Office
A fighter for women's rights, human rights, freedom of speech, and democracy, you can disagree with Annette Lu's politics (or with some of her very c…
3 years, 2 months ago
S2-E35 - Colonial Tourism: Japanese Visit their Model Colony, While Tokyo Brings Indigenous Taiwanese to “The Motherland” to Show Off “Civilization”
Season 2 Episode 35
We travel back to 1920s Taiwan, first in the company of Terry’s Guide to the Japanese Empire and then follow a Tokyo travel bureau itinerary for Japa…
3 years, 3 months ago
S2-E34 - "Galloping Oxen" - Emperor Kangxi’s Jesuit Mapmakers in Taiwan
Season 2 Episode 34
Between the late 1600s and mid-1800s, there was no Western presence on Taiwan. There were, however, a couple of special Western visitors of whom the …
3 years, 3 months ago