Taiwan Talk

We speak to Taipei based art collective Colorwolf Studio about their work to bring together members of Taiwan's arts community. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we make a trip over to Taipei¡¦s Department of Rapid Transit for an update on the decades-long Taipei Metro project, and while we¡¦re there we learn a little bit more about the lines set to open later this year. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A group of Taipei based writers just released "Taiwan Tales": a collection of short stories set in Taiwan. On the show today we speak to them about what bit of Taiwan they feel they've managed to capture in their writing. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan will likely soon end its long standing policy requiring deportation of foreigners found to be infected with HIV. On this episode we speak with HIV/AIDS rights advocate Ashley Wu to learn about how this law was changed and what suffers can expect no -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Composer Matt Smith tell us about his project to take this traditional form to international audiences by marketing an English language version overseas. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We make a trip to the Taipei based animal shelter to learn a little bit about their work providing care for Taiwan's stray cats and dogs. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Jimmy Lin of the Rare Genomics Institute for his thoughts on the future of biotech in Taiwan, and what can be done to make the industry thrive. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

National Taiwan University Professor Benson (Ping-Cheng) Yeh tells us about the game he developed to make learning addictive for students. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwanese inventor Gordon Teng tells us why he wants to see Taiwan shift from a country that focuses on manufacturing to one focused on design and invention. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to company spokesperson Jame Lin about the company's success so far, and how they plan to break into Western markets. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The group focuses on supporting Taiwan¡¦s English speaking entrepreneurs get their business off the ground. We sit down with the group¡¦s founder, Jeffrey Ling, to hear about its work. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This is the 4th and final episode for this month-long series and on this edition of HereSay we'll be featuring stories from Taipei Story Slam events throughout the year on the theme "Friend or Foe?" -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We take to the streets of Taipei to find out what the city's residents are thinking about this week's mayoral election. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We're on to episode 3 of ICRT's new storytelling program, HereSay. On this episode we'll be featuring stories from Taipei Story Slam's June event theme of "Lost and Found." -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we hear from the two candidates who will be competing in Tainan's mayoral election set to take place later this month. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week, we continue ICRT's new storytelling program, HereSay. On this episode we'll be featuring stories from Taipei Story Slam on the theme of "Coming Home." -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we hear from two candidates who will be competing in local elections later this month: Kaohsiung KMT Candidate Yang Chiu-hsing, and Taichung KMT Candidate Jason Hu. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This is the first broadcast episode of ICRT's new storytelling program, Heresay. On this episode we'll be featuring the stories told at May's Taipei Story Slam event. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT is launching a new show called HereSay that will feature stories from Taipei Story Slam events. The first broadcast will be Thursday November 6th at 9pm, and here's a little sample of what to expect from the show. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we put the same set of questions to both candidates, Sean Lien of the KMT and independent candidate Ko Wen-je, to get a sense of how their platforms compare. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Jeraldine So, a volunteer tour guide at the National Palace Museum, about what it takes to present the treasures of the museum to an English speaking audience. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Since taking up his post in Washington DC earlier this year, Ambassador Shen Lyu-Shun has been making the case for the US to up its backing for Taiwan, and on this episode he tells us a little bit about his view on the prospects for increased cooperation. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this show we speak to US expatriate Mike Campbell who founded Taiwan based language learning company Glossika about the company's project to create audio learning kits for all of Taiwan's languages. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We take a look at the backlash caused by comments from former AIT Director Richard Bush that many interpreted to mean that the US is planning to involve itself in Taiwan's 2016 presidential election. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation about their campaign to urge Japan's government to take responsibility for forcing women from territories it occupied during World War Two to work as sex slaves serving Japanese soldiers. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Now that we're just about two weeks into Taiwan's latest edible oil contamination scare, we check in with a consumer advocacy group to get their take on why Taiwan has been unable to shake this recurring problem. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cartoon Network's Head of Dubbing in Taiwan April Chang tells us about how the network dubs their cartoons into Chinese and reworks the dialogue so that it works for a Taiwanese audience. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The games kick of this Friday so we check in with the Sports Administration to learn a little bit about what to expect from Taiwan's Team in Korea. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We check in with the competition's organizer, Chang Cheng, to hear about the award that helps provide a platform in Taiwan for writers from Vietnam, Thailand, the Phillipines, and Indonesia. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Asia security expert about the slow down in arms deals between the U-S and Taiwan and what it could mean for the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Canadian expat Dallas Waldie about the Mandarin rap battle league he founded here in Taiwan, Diss RBL -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We hear from those who helped communities rebuild after the disaster and from those who believe the government led reconstruction failed to provide aboriginal communities a chance to continue their traditional way of life. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Michael Cannings about the new digital publishing house he helped found in Taipei that specializes in English Language books about Taiwan and its surroundings. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the taiwan based actor and director about his more than a decade of work in Taiwan along with his newest project: a series of master acting classes available in Taipei. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss a push by some members of the Democratic Progressive Party to freeze a portion of the party's charter calling for the establishment of a Republic of Taiwan and what the party is doing to reconfigure its China policy -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cartoon Network's Head of Dubbing in Taiwan April Chang tells us about how the network dubs their cartoons into Chinese and reworks the dialogue so that it works for a Taiwanese audience. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we discuss the new book Hello, Taiwan, a collection of David Smith's Taiwan photos along with reflections on his experiences here published in Chinese. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to Minister Kuan about the Ma administration's economic initiative to create special areas to test out policies for deregulation. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We're joined by Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung to discuss the Ministry of Labor's recent announcement that it is reviewing measures to increase the salary for domestic workers to the minimum wage and increase mandatory break time. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Center is a joint project of the local non-profit Taiwan Design Center and the US Department of State. ICRT sits down with the organizations to talk about the partnership's goals. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The first ever winners of Taiwan's own Tang Prize are slated to be announced later this week, and on Taiwan Talk today we're joined by Tang Prize Foundation CEO Jesse Chern to learn a little bit more about the award dubbed by many the "Asian Nobel." -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We sit down with the advocacy group's co-founder, Ping Chu, to hear why they are calling on the government to lower some of the legal barriers that they say make it difficult for many foreign white-collar professionals to live and work in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

With Computex Taipei kicking of this week, we caught up with Ford's Dr. K. Venkatesh Prasad to walk us through some of the new on car technologies that will be on display at the trade show. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Academia Sinica academician about how he believes Taiwan should go about securing a stable energy supply in the coming years. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Locke about his new book that recounts his experiences serving in the Taiwanese military in the mid-90's as a U.S. born Caucasian. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan Talk checks in with some of the filmmakers behind the locally produced films premiering at this year's festival. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This is the trial run of ICRT's new show, HereSay, a show featuring spoken word performances from Taiwan. To give us feedback on the show, please send an email to [email protected]. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Recently more than a hundred real estate experts formed a group to call on the government to reform Taiwan's housing market. We speak to one of those experts for his takes on the government's proposals so far. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

League games kicked off in March, so we're joined by the CPBL¡¦s James Young to gives us the rundown on what to expect this season and to talk little bit about baseball¡¦s place in Taiwan¡¦s athletic world. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with the student-run nonprofit about its annual symposium which wrapped up last week wherein student delegates from China, Taiwan and the United States held moderated talks on issues related to cross-strait relations. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn