Podcast Episodes

Ep 318 | Meet Taiwanese YouTuber Ba Jiong 八炯

Episode 318

In late June, we met up with YouTuber Bā Jiǒng (八炯) when he was in New York. If you’re not familiar with Bā Jiǒng you might want to check out 2 of his most popular videos which expose China’s United …

Published on 2 months ago

Ep 317 | The Great Recall Explained by Courtney Donovan Smith

Episode 317

In Taiwan recall bids have been filed against 35 of the 39 Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang or KMT lawmakers who were directly elected to the legislative yuan in January, 2024. Recall campai…

Published on 2 months ago

Ep 316 | The Great Recall Movement in Taiwan: A Historic Unprecedented Boots on the Ground Exercise in Democracy

Episode 316

Have you heard about the great recall movement that’s happening in Taiwan? What’s it all about?

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ep 315 | Julien Oeuillet The Voice of South Taiwan Shines a Spotlight on Kaohsiung

Episode 315

Julien Oeuillet is an independent journalist, who has produced content for Radio Taiwan International and TaiwanPlus. He is the Founding Editor of IPON the Indo-Pacific Open News.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 314 | A Conversation With Wen-Jen Deng Taiwanese Fiber Artist and Curator Ming Turner

Episode 314

We recently sat down with Wen-Jen Deng one of the artists in residence at the Taiwanese American Arts Council’s House 17 on Governors Island and Ming Turner, curator of Wen-Jen’s art exhibit :The Emb…

Published on 3 months ago

Ep 313 | Passport to Taiwan 2025: Ben Hedges A Laowai's View of China, Ambassador Lee of TECO, and TAAC

Episode 313

This past Sunday, May 26th we stopped by the annual Passport to Taiwan that’s held in New York City’s Union Square Park. The first Passport to Taiwan was held in 2002 and it’s become the largest outd…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ep 312 | Jane W. Wang Navigates a Multicultural Hero's Journey (Classic)

Episode 312

Since May is both Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we think it’s fitting to reshare this episode with Jane W. Wang.

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Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ep 311 | Understanding the History of Taiwan through Dr. Jerome Keating (Classic)

Episode 311

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and since 1999, Congressman David Wu (OR) and the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus have supported the celebration of Taiwanese American Heri…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Ep 310 | Cathy Erway on The Food of Taiwan

Episode 310

Last year I came across an article in the Gothamist titled, A Taiwanese food crawl in the East Village with NYC writer Cathy Erway. I have of course heard of Cathy Erway and her cookbook and thought …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Ep 309 | 228 Memorial Foundation: Executive Director Nâ Sū Phok (藍士博) on his Work and the Historical Significance of 228

It’s about a month after 228, an important date in Taiwan’s history, marking the 228 Massacre. 228 stands for February 28 1947. February 28th is now commemorated as a national holiday in Taiwan known…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago