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S4-E40 - Pirate Patriot & Guerilla Grandma: Huang Bamei - 黃八妹
Season 4 Episode 40
The press called her a “two-pistol-packing” grandma. She witnessed and participated in the chaos of warlord China, World War II, and the CCP-KMT civi…
1 year, 1 month ago
FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH41-臺灣永遠的森林之王—林旺與臺灣的故事
2013年，美國《時代》雜誌選出了世界史上最具影響力的15頭動物，林旺也名列其中，讓林旺的知名度從臺灣跨向全世界。曾經身有軍階，最初出生在緬甸叢林的林旺，究竟是如何來到臺灣，又與臺灣有些什麼樣的故事呢？這集的Formosa Files中文版，就由兩位主持人來與大家聊聊，過去臺北市立動物園裡人見人愛…
1 year, 1 month ago
S4-E39 - Traditional VS. Simplified Chinese Characters – 繁體字或簡體字?
Season 4 Episode 39
As you likely know, Chinese writing comes in two main forms: traditional (fántǐzì) and simplified (jiǎntǐzì). Taiwan uses traditional characters and …
1 year, 1 month ago
FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH40-施明德：充滿爭議的英雄—臺灣民主自由的重要先驅
臺灣從1987年解嚴（金馬地區為1992年），以及1992年修正刑法100條之後，開始逐步邁向民主自由的社會，至今已是東亞民主自由成果最耀眼的國家之一。然而臺灣的民主自由絕非誰人給予，也絕非一蹴可幾。這集的Formosa Files中文版，就由兩位主持人來與大家聊聊臺灣民主自由的一位重要先驅：施明…
1 year, 1 month ago
S4-E38 - Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: From Prison to Taipei Mayor
Season 4 Episode 38
After serving eight months behind bars for libel, Chen Shui-bian is released in February 1987, and enters the fray of a newly-liberalized political l…
1 year, 1 month ago
FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH39-臺灣又愛又怕的颱風—臺灣的颱風故事
颱風對臺灣人來說，真的是又愛又怕。臺灣既需要颱風帶來的雨水（以及防災假？），但颱風又時常對臺灣帶來非常嚴重的災害。2024年臺灣歷經了許久不見的颱風登陸，2025年第一集的Formosa Files中文版，就由兩位主持人來與大家聊聊印象最深刻的颱風，以及一些颱風的歷史小故事。
主持人簡介：
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1 year, 1 month ago
S4-E37 - Archways and “spirit bone towers:” Decoding Taiwan’s Mysterious Structures
Season 4 Episode 37
Part of the landscape, but not really given much thought, paifang 牌坊, also known as a pailou 牌樓, are a part of traditional Chinese architecture. They…
1 year, 1 month ago
FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH38 - Formosa Files 中文版年度回顧 — 從零開始的 2024 年
2024年結束了！這一年對Formosa Files 中文版 podcast 來說，是起步的第一年，也是各種嘗試的一年。 從2024年的四月開始，Formosa Files 嘗試用臺灣人熟悉的語言來講臺灣的歷史故事，得到不少迴響，我們誠心感謝各位聽眾朋友一年以來的支持與鼓勵。新的2025年，我們也…
1 year, 2 months ago
[Special Encore] Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
Season 4
With a new intro and ending, this is a rerelease of one of our more popular episodes: the story of the decision by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter…
1 year, 2 months ago
S4-E36 - Merry Christmas 2024, and a big thank you to all our People of Quality
Season 4 Episode 36
This was a breakout year for Formosa Files, for which we thank our highly intelligent, "people of quality" listeners and supporters.
John and Eryk …
1 year, 2 months ago