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Taiwan Delegation Wins Big at Invention Fair in Moscow

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Huang Ting-Ting with the Chinese Innovation and Invention Society tells us about some of the inventions that grabbed attention at the fair, and about inventors in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Apr 15, 201417 min

Dr. Richard Bush on International Relations and Taiwan's Politics

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The former Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan discusses how the current political crisis could affect the trilateral relationship between Taiwan, the U.S. and China. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Apr 3, 201418 min

Spring Scream Turns Twenty

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We speak with the founders of the annual music festival, Jimi Moe and Wade Davis, about this year's event and the changes it¡¦s seen over the past twenty years. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Apr 2, 201414 min

Podcast Extra: Counter-Protesters Urge End to Occupation

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We speak to participants of a demonstration organized by the White Justice Social Alliance over the weekend to oppose the ongoing occupation of the Legislative Yuan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Apr 1, 201412 min

Michael Forncrook on Small Scale Brewing in Taiwan

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The owner of a Taichung based company supplying brewing ingredients and equipment gives his perspective on Taiwan's growing craft beer and home brewing movement. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mar 28, 201414 min

Podcast Extra: Student Protesters on the Ongoing Occupation of the Legislative Yuan

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For the view from the rank and file we went to the Legislative Yuan to speak with student protesters Shawna Wei and Paris Shi. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mar 27, 201411 min

Podcast Extra: Student Protest Leader Lin Fei-Fan on the Ongoing Occupation of the Legislative Yuan

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We sit down with Lin Fei-Fan at the Legislative Yuan to talk about proposed talks with President Ma Ying-jeou and what he hopes to accomplish through them. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mar 27, 201412 min

Nathan Kaiser on the Bitcoin Business in Taiwan

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The European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan supervisor and Bitcoin entrepreneur joins us to discusses what the virtual currency can do for consumers and businesses in Taiwan, and why financial regulators say they're going to keep a close eye on its use. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mar 18, 201415 min

Chatting with the Co-founders of Becoming

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We sit down with Jane Wang, Zona Tsou, and Lauren Mark to talk about Becoming, a new organization in Taipei that invites people to share their creative talents through workshops and events. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mar 11, 201413 min

Anting Liu on Teach for Taiwan

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We speak with Anting Liu about Teach for Taiwan, an organization that she founded to help bring more teachers to remote areas in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mar 3, 201413 min

PODCAST EXTRA: Activist Ting-an Lin Shares Her Perspective

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Continuing our discussion about protest movements in Taiwan, we caught up with activist Ting-an Lin to hear about her experiences taking part in the anti-nuclear energy and anti-media monopoly movements. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feb 25, 201412 min

Journalist J. Michael Cole Talks About Some of the Growing Protest Movements in Taiwan

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J. Michael Cole has been covering these movements for the past year and a half. He joins us to talk about some of the new developments he's observed. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feb 25, 201414 min

We Talk Cross-strait Relations with Political Scientist Paul Chu

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Professor Paul Chu discusses last week's Nanjing summit between Taiwan¡¦s Mainland Affairs Minister Wang Yu-chi and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Zhijun. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feb 18, 201412 min

Director Cho Li Talks About Her New film ¡§The Rice Bomber¡¨

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We discuss her bio pic about Yang Rumen, the man behind a series of bombings in Taipei between 2003 and 2004. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feb 11, 201414 min

A Preview of Taiwan at the 2014 Winter Olympics

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Guests include Jacqueline Shen, Deputy Secretary General of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee and Lian Te-an, competing for Taiwan in the men's singles luge event -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feb 4, 20147 min

Arvin Chen on "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"

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The writer and director joins us to talk about his film Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (©ú¤Ñ°O±o·R¤W§Ú), which explores the complications of being gay in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Feb 4, 20147 min

Olle Linge on Learning Chinese

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The author of the popular language blog Hacking Chinese talks about the best ways to get the most out of your language learning. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jan 31, 201412 min

Amnesty International's Bo Tedards on the Closure of Tainan Military Prison

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We sit down with the Director of the Taiwan Section of Amnesty International to reflect on Taiwan's transition to democracy since the ending of marshal law. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jan 22, 201415 min

AP photographer Wally Santana on covering Taiwan

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The Associated Press¡¦s chief photographer of Taiwan joins the show to talk about his experiences during his thirteen years living and working in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jan 16, 201411 min

Exploring Taiwan's Art Scene with White Fungus Magazine

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We join Ron Hanson, editor and co-director of Taichung based White Fungus magazine, to discuss the growing international interest in Taiwanese art. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jan 8, 201413 min

Talking Disaster Reduction with Dr. Wei-Sen Li

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The Deputy Executive Secretary of the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction talks about M.O.I. 's recent crackdown on unlicensed lodgings in disaster prone areas, and other projects to reduce the risk of natural disasters. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jan 2, 201412 min

Taiwan Talk Sits Down with Terry Huang of the Consumers Foundation.

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Consumers¡¦ Foundation CFO Terry Huang gives his take on the recent sentencing of the Chairman of Datong Oil, Kao Cheng-li, and the reforms that have begun to take shape since the edible oil food scandal broke two months ago. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 25, 201312 min

Taiwan Talk Sits Down with Shawn Carson of GigGuide.tw.

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On today's Taiwan Talk Keith Menconi sits down with Shawn Carson of GigGuide to talk about Taiwan's music scene. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 20, 201310 min

Taiwan Talk Sits down with Shawn Carson of GigGuide.tw.

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On today's Taiwan Talk Keith Menconi sits down with Shawn Carson of GigGuide to talk about Taiwan's music scene. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 19, 201310 min

Taiwan Talk Sits Down with Former Defense Minister Andrew Yang

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Today on Taiwan Talk we sit down with Former Defense Minister Andrew Yang to talk about China's recently established ADIZ in the East China Sea -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 11, 201312 min

Taiwan Talk Sits Down with Community Services Center Director Adam McMillan

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Today on Taiwan Talk, we sit down with the Center¡¦s director, Adam McMillan to talk about what problems expatriates run into while living in Taiwan, and what they can do to cope. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Dec 6, 201311 min

Taiwan Talk Catches Up With Taichung Mayor Jason Hu

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But…Mr. Mayor keeps us guessing as to whether he'll run again! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nov 21, 201310 min

Alex Tsai Has Some Radical Ideas for Taipei City

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Hear what this top contender for mayor would do if elected! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nov 21, 201312 min

A Wolly Mammoth in Taipei

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New expo at CKS showcases one of the best-preserved mammoths! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nov 14, 201311 min

Taiwan's Former VP is Running for Taipei Mayor

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Annette Lu wants to create a city of 'vitality' and 'creativity' -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Nov 8, 201311 min

Taiwan's Travel Industry Gets Creative

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New destiantions and more bang for your buck is the the trend of the future says a rep from one of the nation's biggest travel agencies -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oct 30, 20139 min

Prof. Luo Wants to Be the Next Mayor of New Taipei!

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Hear what this interesting individual has to say about the island's biggest population center -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oct 23, 201312 min

Wellington Koo Wants to Be the Next Mayor of Taipei City

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Hear what this noted attorney would do if elected to lead Taiwan's capital next year -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oct 17, 201311 min

RE-THINK Wants Us to Re-think Our Lifestyles!

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Let's face it, the planet is polluted and it's not getting better---we need to RE-THINK! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oct 9, 201310 min

Are 'Millennials' the Next "Greatest Ever" Generation?

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Young people today are lazy and entitled? Not so, says advocate David Burstein -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Oct 1, 201310 min

Adventures in India!

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A Taiwanese journalist tells us about a book she's written about her time in India -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sep 25, 201310 min

Taiwan Has the Highest Rate of Childhoood Obesity in Asia!

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Hear what one advocacy group is trying to do about it -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sep 20, 201311 min

Wu Fong is in the House!

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Hear how this Turkish national became one of Taiwan best-known TV hosts -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sep 12, 201312 min

Quack Quack!

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The man behind the famous big rubber duck tells us about his amazing creations! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sep 6, 201312 min

Capital Punishment in Taiwan--Whether You're for or Against, Catch This Interesting Interview!

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Taiwan says it wants to 'phase out' the death penalty…but when and how? -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Sep 2, 201312 min

Dino the Drummer!

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Drummer Dino Zavolta from WuBai and China Blue Reflects on His Amazing Career -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Aug 22, 20139 min

The Annual Taipei Fringe Festival is Upon Us!

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Hear from a few of the performers at this year's festival -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Aug 15, 201311 min

The Rainbow Warrior III Continues the Fight!

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Greenpeace's flagship docks in Taiwan and ICRT gets to hop on board and chat with the crew! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Aug 7, 201313 min

Keep Your Employees 'Engaged' !

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Local business consultants offer ICRT listeners some free advice! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jul 31, 201311 min

Prison is No Fun...but There Are a Lot Worse Places than Taipei Prison

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Warden Fang takes ICRT on a tour of Taipei Prision---where some 300 foreign inmates are also held -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jul 23, 20139 min

Get a Cab!!

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Taiwan's Minster of the Interior Says the Gov't is Serious About Cracking Down on Drunk Drivers -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jul 17, 201311 min

Intellectual Property in a Bit Torrent World

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Attorney John Eastwood is Not a Fan of Digital Piracy -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jul 10, 201311 min

"Life of Taiwan" -- a Brand New Website Shows This Magnificent Island in Vivid Color!

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"Life of Taiwan" website founder says Taiwan has more potential to tap as a tourist destination -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jul 3, 201311 min

Taidong County Magistrate Justin Huang Says Ballooning in Taidong is Taking Off!

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Taidong's Hot Air Balloon Industry Gets Off the Ground -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jun 28, 201311 min

Find Your Company's True Value

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Consultant group DDG Tells us about 'Re-Branding' for the Global Market -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jun 26, 201311 min