Taiwan Talk

Penn State University Literature Professor Michael Berube swung by the ICRT studios to talk about disability, the subject he has been contributing to and studying since the 1990's. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Donovan Smith chats with Todd Blackhurst - a Baptist missionary and founder of TaichungExpat.com and the Taichung International Fellowship. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

GM of Miaoli Wind Company Hal Falls talks about life in Taiwan, the wind farm he runs in Miaoli, and shares his thoughts on offshore wind energy. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Matt Bronsil and Sam Yarbs talk to us about the comedy scene in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Live in Hope founders Elene van Sandwyk and Dean Brownless tell us about the organization and the events they host. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Linda Tseng, Chief of International Affairs Division of the Taoyuan City Government, comes in to speak about what her division does, and the Agricultural Expo that they are hosting. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Julia Startchenko talks to Donovan Smith about the artistic swimming event she organized in Taichung. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT's Michael Smith speaks with Kaohsiung City Director-General of Transporation Chen Ching-fu. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Joshua Lai is the CEO of DFON Biomedical. He speaks to us on the science behind their new product. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Kevin Lee and Michael Wong are the creators of ESL: The Animated Series. They are currently producing the pilot and whole first season after successfully obtaining funding. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taipei Predators captain Adam Mathias speaks to us before the team's debut in the CityBowl League. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Kitsch Liao is a cybersecurity expert working in Taiwan. He comes on Taiwan Talk to discuss the state of Taiwan's cybersecurity, and gives a few tips on how to approach security as a private citizen as a bonus. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cycling enthusiast Syl No shares his insights on cycling here in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Haxstrong is a charitable organization that helps foreign nationals in Taiwan. Shaun Bettinson and Gregg Haxton come on the show to talk about it. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We talk to Taichung City Social Affairs Bureau Director Peter Lue -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taichung City Official Huang Yi-han speaks to Donovan Smith about the Flora Expo to be held in Taichung. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Vanessa Wang and Jenn Crimin started the women's mental health support group W.A.R.M. (Women Anonymous Reconnecting Mentally) to support women with mental illness and lessen the stigma surrounding mental illness here in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Scubar is located on Fulong beach, and offers diving courses in English to those interested in learning how to scuba dive. Nigel Anderson, the co-owner of The Scubar, was our guest on the program this week. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Lien Chu, General Manager North Asia of Kafnu, talks to us about Next Story Groups new endeavor. Kafnu Taipei opens January 19th, 2018. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Eddy Meng, managing Director of Blizzard Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, talks to ICRT about the year Blizzard had with the opening of their e-stadium, the development of e-sports, and about the inaugural season of the Overwatch League. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Donovan Smith speaks to Dr. Tristan Liu about Taichung\'s development. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT's Alex Lewis spoke with the ex-GM of the China Hash House Harriers Paul Hannan, and others, about the trail running club. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Todd Idashkin, founder of Top Shelf Games, comes by the ICRT studios to talk about his board game design company and the events they hold. He also talks about designing his first board game, and the ancillary benefits of playing board games. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In this week's Taiwan Talk ICRT's Philip Brossard speaks with the UK Climate Change Committee Chief Executive, Adrian Gault, who urges Taiwan and the world to be ambitious when taking action to protect the environment. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Liquid Architecture is an Australian organisation for artists working with sound. They're touring Taiwan with the help of Ron Hanson, the co-founder of the publication White Fungus. Ron comes onto the show to talk about the tour and the sound scene here i -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Red Room International Village celebrates it's 8 year anniversary this year. Manav Mehta talks to us about the passionate community they've built. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Wil Fang and Calvin Chan - co-founders of Department - give insight on their retail space located at Taipei's Huashan Creative Park, and the evolution of brick and mortar retail spaces. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Callum Porter-Harris and Szymon Bielecki drop by the ICRT studios to talk about the Hult Prize Foundation, the world's largest student competition for social good. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

TC Lin visits the ICRT studios to discuss street photography in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Rosie Cook stops by the studio to tell us about Cultural Material Conservation, the work she's done here and elsewhere, and what she looks for when she visits a museum. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In preparation for the upcoming China Professional Baseball League playoffs, we look back at an earlier conversation we had with Cory Snyder, Manager of the Chinatrust Baseball Team,. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Mark Chou of Free Parable, a biking company based in Kaohsiung, spoke to me about the company. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week we speak with Jason Lin, a long-time resident of the Hamaxing neighborhood in Kaoshiung, for his take on the festival and his part in it. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Continuing our look at the 2017 Eco-Mobility Festival being held in Kaohsiung in the month of October, we talk to the Director of ICLEI Kaohsiung Community Center, Mr. Cheng Tsu-jui. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Kaohsiung Transportation Bureau Director General Chen Ching-fu talks to us about the Eco-Mobility Festival happening in Kaohsuing's Hamasen neighborhood for the month of October. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Spectrosynthesis exhibit - housed in Taipei's Museum of Contemporary Art - is the first art installation focusing on LGBTQ issues in Asia. We sat down with it's curator, Sean C.S. Hu, to talk about the exhibit. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jane Lee, Philip Brossard, and Alex Lewis of the ICRT News Team get together to discuss their thoughts on 2017 Taipei Summer Universiade. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

South African journalist Anje Badenhorst stops by to share her experience covering the Summer Universiade. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Arthur Chou and Donna Wang of TourMeAway - an organization that provides free walking tours throughout Taipei - sit down with our newscaster to talk about their organization. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Deputy CEO of the 29th Summer Universiade - Dr. You Shin-Ming - drops by our studios to talk to us about the upcoming Universiade. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to Tordan Ferreira about his journey from exchange student to TV personality and entrepreneur in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Jane Shih - city director of Ladies that UX and organizer of Talk UX - came to the ICRT studios to tell us about the communities she built to empower women in the tech industry. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Xavior Wu of Chang-Hsin Extreme Sports Center is here to introduce us to 'tricking', a hobby he picked up four years ago to stay in shape that has lead to his current job as head coach at the center, and occasional stunt work. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Heritage Bakery founder Sally Song visited the ICRT studios to share her experience of opening up a bakery in a building that's been in her family for generations. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Simon Thomas - co-founder of Skyrock Projects - comes to the studio to talk about his project that looks to foster technological literacy here in Taiwan. They've opened the summer of 2017, and are looking to contribute to the educational development of yo -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Etvolare - founder of the chinese to english translation platform Volare Novels - visits the ICRT studios to school reporter Alex Lewis on the Chinese web novel scene. Check out Etvo's site at www.volarenovels.com. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Elisa Chiu, founder and CEO of Anchor Taiwan, came to our studios to tell us about the 30 day program that looks to bring exceptional people to explore and experience business opportunities, cultural immersion and personal growth and Asia. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We sat down and talked with Kevin Woolf - owner of Baba Kevin's Barbeque - about what brought him here to Taipei, and his experience opening up an American Style Barbeque restaurant in Taipei. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week we talk to Ann Lu, a senior yoga instructor at Space Yoga. We talk about how she started teaching yoga in New York after quitting her corporate job at Merril Lynch, how yoga has been a positive force in her life, and yoga here in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to Holly Harrington - General Manager of Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS) - about the local startup ecosystem and the work TSS does for the startups in their programs. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn