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S2-E10 - Christian Samurai – Japan’s Katana Diplomacy in Taiwan
Season 2 Episode 10
After unifying Japan’s warring states, supreme feudal lord Hideyoshi launched a massive invasion of Korea. In 1593, a year into this Imjin War of 159…
3 years, 9 months ago
S2-E9 - The Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen and the Alexander Family Hostage Crisis
Season 2 Episode 9
April 1997. Taiwan’s crime story of the century starts with the kidnapping and murder of a celebrity’s 12-year-old daughter by a trio of hardened cri…
3 years, 10 months ago
S2-E8 - Makalu Gao: The Taiwanese Climber Who Survived a Night on Mt. Everest
Season 2 Episode 8
The high number of deaths during the 1996 Mt. Everest climbing season supplied a tragic plotline for books, movies, and documentaries. Taiwanese clim…
3 years, 10 months ago
S2-E7 - Dr. Peng Ming-min (1923-2022) - Part 2: Escaping Taiwan and a Hero's Return
How do you get a famous, one-armed democracy activist -- who is under house arrest and being watched 24/7 by the authorities -- off of a well-guarded…
3 years, 10 months ago
S2-E6 - Dr. Peng Ming-min (1923-2022) - Part 1 - The Incredible Life of a Democracy Fighter
Dr. Peng Ming-min (彭明敏) was a Taiwanese pro-independence/pro-democracy activist who lived an exceptional life - losing an arm in a WWII US air raid, …
3 years, 10 months ago
S2-E5 - Tragedy on Taiwan's Majestic Mountains
Two-thirds of this island is mountainous, and climbing the mountains -- or even just driving across them -- is an awesome experience. But, woe be to …
3 years, 10 months ago
S2-E4 - Searching for the "Motherland"
Season 2 Episode 4
Western-style adoption (as in a couple taking a baby home from an orphanage) has not been and is still not very common in Taiwan. But there are plent…
3 years, 11 months ago
S2-E3 - The Lamey Island Massacre
In 1622 and then again in 1631, crew members (including foraging parties and shipwreck survivors) from Dutch ships were killed by the aboriginal peop…
3 years, 11 months ago
S2-E2 - Thomas Barclay: The Man Who Helped Save a City
Season 2 Episode 2
It's 1895 and Formosa has officially become part of the Japanese Empire. Not everyone on the island is super happy about this, and bursts of violent …
3 years, 11 months ago
S2-E1 - The CIA vs. Made in Taiwan Nukes
Season 2 Episode 1
After the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, nations around the world began thinking about acquiring nuclear weapons of their own. Amo…
3 years, 11 months ago