The Taiwan Take
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take.
Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan. Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.
2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者．這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目， 以「縱觀世界議題，以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸，由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等，第一手將臺灣的故事推向國際．
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Episodes
44. Academy Award nominee, “Island in Between”: S. Leo Chiang (Director)
March 15, 2024 10:07 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThis was the first Oscar nomination for a documentary from Taiwan. “Island in Between”《金門》was a nominee for Best Documentary Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. In this 19-minute documentary, we see Kinmen (Quemoy) through the lens of filmmaker S. Leo Chiang (江松長) and the diverse cast of characters he meets there. Kinmen - made of a set of islands - is governed by Taiwan but sits just 2 miles across from China. Here Chiang portrays an “uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.”...
43. Ukraine War, 2 Years - Citizen Diplomacy with Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine)
March 04, 2024 15:09 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAlex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home. Ukraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in ...
42. Europe and Taiwan: Reinhard Bütikofer (Member of European Parliament)
January 22, 2024 13:38 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBReinhard Bütikofer is a familiar name in Europe and Taiwan relations. He has been an MEP since 2009, where he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, chairperson of the Delegation for Relations with China, and an alternate member of the Committee on International Trade. Reinhard also co-chairs IPAC, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. (This conversation was recorded prior to the 2024 January 13 election in Taiwan.) We discuss the history of Europe-Taiwan relations, how 2016 a...
41. Introducing "Dispatch from Taiwan"
January 11, 2024 07:53 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThis 5-episode limited series delves into policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region and beyond. Each episode features Taiwanese local experts and voices weighing in on social, economic and defense issues as they discusses how Taiwanese society is responding to these challenges. From Ghost Island Media in Taipei and the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C, this is "Dispatch from Taiwan." Subscribe - Apple Podcasts: https://gimpod.me/usip-taiwan-apple S...
40. Gold Card 2: Louis Heng (President, Taishin Life Insurance)
December 24, 2023 04:49 - 39 minutes - 36 MBMerry Christmas and happy holidays! Prior to moving to Taiwan, Louis Heng had spent time in Singapore, Germany, Malta, and Scotland. Louis’ first time in Taiwan was with the Singaporian military. He then worked briefly as an airline pilot before entering a career in life insurance. In this episode, Louis and Emily talk about relocation with your family, managing and navigating multi-cultural teams, and Germany’s famous Oktoberfest. This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan ...
39. (With NüVoices) Covering Taiwan, centering local perspective, with Silva Shih, Wen-Yee Lee, Afore Hsieh
November 27, 2023 04:45 - 40 minutes - 37 MBAs global attention on Taiwan intensifies, so does the significance of the work undertaken by domestic journalists. Today we speak with Taipei-based journalists as Taiwan gears up for its presidential and legislative election on January 13th, 2024. This is a collaboration with the NüVoices Podcast. Many thanks to the team at NüVoices partnering with us for this collaborative episode. Today's guests are: Silva Shih - Head of data journalism at CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) in Taiwan, wh...
38. “Made in Taiwan” cookbook: Clarissa Wei (Author)
November 07, 2023 10:26 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB“Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation” includes over 130 recipes and stories of the food in Taiwan, its history, and its people. It’s been named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetitit, Forbes, Food & Wine, New York Magazine, Eater, and Tasting Table. It was published by Simon & Schuster in September, 2023. Clarissa Wei has been a food journalist for a decade - writing about Asian cuisine in the L.A Times, about Nicaragua for VICE, on China for Goldthread of the ...
37. Game Changers: Twincussion, double percussions
November 07, 2023 03:10 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBWinner of 2023 Golden Melody Award in Best Arrangement, Jen-Ting Chien 簡任廷 and Jen-Yu Chien 簡任佑 are the two pieces of Twincussion 雙子二重奏. Jen-Ting and Jen-Yu trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2018 they played in Carnegie Hall. In 2023 they were selected for Center Stage, a cultural-exchange program from the U.S. Department of State. The brothers are versatile in Western classical music, Taiwanese folk, and new works by contemporary composers. This episode is fun to listen to,...
36. Game Changers: Weining Hung on LUCfest music
November 01, 2023 01:40 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBWeining Hung 洪維寧 founded LUCfest, a music showcase festival, in 2017 with KK Yeh 葉宛青 (White Wabbit Records). Taiwanese bands first played there before they went international, bands like Outlet Drift, The Fur, Go Go Machine Orchestra, Lücy, and Trout Fresh. When Weining’s not managing the festival, she’s managing Asian talents like Phum Viphurit from Thailand. We talk about her love for music, the “it” factor for a superstar-to-be, and how the live music industry is changing post-COVID. W...
35. Game Changers: Jaguar Jonze on music and MeToo in Australia
October 30, 2023 11:42 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBShe's a “21 Women Who Defined 2021” (VOGUE magazine Australia), a “Change Maker” (Australian Women in Music Award), and a “25 Trailblazers Reshaping Australia” (Sydney Morning Herald, 2022), Jaguar Jonze is a rockstar. The Taiwanese-Australian is also an advocate for mental health, trauma awareness, and MeToo against sexual harassment. “If I can change one person's life and make it all worthwhile, that's what I'm holding on to,” she said about her decision to speak up against sexual assa...
34. Game Changers: Harry Wu on history of medicine
October 19, 2023 03:25 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBHarry Wu’s 吳易叡 is a historian of medicine. His book “Mad by the Millions: Mental Disorders and the Early Years of the World Health Organization” was published in 2021 by MIT Press. “Scientific method is actually a cultural process. Studying science is actually studying a society.” From 2013 to 2021 Wu led the humanities programs at the medical schools of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. He’s now Associate Professor at National ...
33. Game Changers: Vivian Chen on APEC, UN, and Web3
October 16, 2023 03:32 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBVivian Chen 陳依靖 was a delegate to APEC and a youth representative to UN forums. Now, she heads Girls in Tech in Taiwan, a non-profit that mentors girls and women in technology. She’s since founded Hepta Protocol and Da0, a collective for civic engagement in digital innovation using Web3. If we are not a part of international organizations, “it's really possible that our rights will be left behind,” she says. This is the podcast edition of Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - where we speak wit...
32. Indigenous affairs: Tuhi Martukaw (LIMA) - Game Changers
October 06, 2023 03:39 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBTuhi Martukaw 洪簡廷卉 was co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from 2010 to 2015. She founded the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group (LIMA). Today, she’s a policy advocate, journalist, and community organiser. She’s from the Pinuyumayan Nation, one of the 16 recognized indigenous nations in Taiwan. “We should be in the decision-making process, not just to have someone sitting at the table.” Tuhi Martukaw is also known as Jocelyn Tin...
32. Game Changers: Tuhi Martukaw on indigenous affairs
October 06, 2023 03:39 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBTuhi Martukaw 洪簡廷卉 was co-chair of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) from 2010 to 2015. She’s now a policy advocate, journalist, community organiser, and founder of the Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group (LIMA). She’s from the Pinuyumayan Nation, one of the 16 recognized indigenous nations in Taiwan. “We should be in the decision-making process, not just to have someone sitting at the table.” Tuhi Martukaw is also known as Jocelyn...
31. “For My Country” film: Rachid Hami (Director, France/Taiwan co-production)
October 01, 2023 15:51 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBRachid Hami’s autobiographical film “For My Country” (2023, "Pour la France") tells story of his younger brother Jallal who passed away in 2012 at the age of 24 from a hazing incident at Saint-Cyr Military Academy. In real life, Rachid and Jallal grew up in Algeria and France, and they spent their final days together in Taiwan. “For My Country” - shot in Taiwan, Monaco, and France - premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. It opens in the theatre in Taiwan on September 28. Support t...
30. Game Changers: Vivi Lin on period equity
September 22, 2023 08:11 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBVivi Lin 林薇 is a global period equity activist. She’s the 2021 recipient of the Diana Legacy Award from the UK - an award for youths aged 9-25 years in recognition of their social action or humanitarian work. Lin founded WithRed, an NGO to solve period poverty, boost education for women’s health, and eliminate stigma surrounding menstrual cycles. “Whenever we talk to people or negotiate with people or lobby with a government, we always try to remove all these obstacles that we already can s...
30. Period Equity: Vivi Lin (With Red) - Game Changers
September 22, 2023 08:11 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBVivi Lin 林薇 is a period equity activist. As a college student she founded the NGO, With Red, to solve period poverty, to raise awareness and boost education for women’s health, to bring affordable menstrual products, and to eliminate stigma surrounding menstrual cycles. She’s the 2021 recipient of the Diana Legacy Award of the UK - an award for youths aged 9-25 years in recognition of their social action or humanitarian work. “Whenever we talk to people or negotiate with people or lobby wi...
29. Golf Champion: Yani Tseng (LPGA) - Game Changers
September 20, 2023 07:56 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBYani Tseng 曾雅妮 is one of the most talented athletes of our generation. She’s the youngest golfer ever to win five major championships. That put her ahead of even Tiger Woods. She was Number 1 in Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks. In 2012, she was Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World”. By the time she was 24, she was already a living legend. Today, Yani is 34 years old. She’s fighting off injuries and making a comeback. “I look at who I was when I wa...
29. Game Changers: Yani Tseng on LPGA golf
September 20, 2023 07:56 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBYani Tseng 曾雅妮 is a former world No. 1 in women's golf when she was 24 years old. She was Number 1 in women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks; Time Magazine’s "100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012; and the youngest golfer ever to win five major championships. Today, Yani is 34 years old. She’s fighting off injuries and making a comeback. “I look at who I was when I was 12 years-old. I want to bring out that kid who loved playing golf, no matter the result.” Th...
28. Game Changers: Gena Pan on women's basketball
September 18, 2023 07:47 - 25 minutes - 23 MBGena Pan 潘郡瑤 is a co-founder of Double Pump, a media site and community for girls and women’s basketball. She posts game schedules, highlights, and player profiles, covering high school, college, semi-professional, and our national teams. She’s raising the visibility of women through sports. "We want to spread the idea that girls can be a better version of herself through playing sports." This is the podcast edition of Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - where we speak with emerging leaders....
28. Growing Women's Basketball: Gena Pan (Double Pump) - Game Changers
September 18, 2023 07:47 - 25 minutes - 23 MBGena Pan 潘郡瑤 is a co-founder of Double Pump, a media site and community for girls and women’s basketball. She posts game schedules, highlights, and player profiles, covering high school, college, semi-professional, and our national teams. She’s raising the visibility of women through sports. "We want to spread the idea that girls can be a better version of herself through playing sports." This is the podcast edition of Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - where we speak with emerging leaders ...
27. Gold Card 1: Annie Ivanova (Founder, Anibaba + Studio Ivanova)
May 15, 2023 12:15 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBAnnie Ivanova grew up in Bulgaria before moving to Australia. She’s an art curator, an advocate of cultural diplomacy, and the founder of the design firms Anibaba Co. and Studio Ivanova. This episode is a sponsored collaboration with the Taiwan Gold Card Office. Ivanova’s worked with art institutions like ZKM, Centre Pompidou, Ars Electronica, The Barbican, Centre Pompidou, Aaros Museum, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, and the National Palace Mu...
26. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media
January 23, 2023 08:14 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBHappy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our Asian American community. We have new shows waiting to announce this spring. Meanwhile, our newest partner is AmCham, the American Chamber of Com...
25. P. League+ Basketball: James Mao 毛加恩 (GM, New Taipei Kings)
December 24, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBJames Mao (毛加恩) is a former basketball player on Taiwan’s national team. Today, he's general manager of the New Taipei Kings. His roster includes Joseph Lin (brother of Jeremy Lin) and Quincy Davis, a L.A. native who’s now a Taiwanese citizen. For the last 20 years, a fully professional basketball league simply didn’t exist in Taiwan. And as of 2022, there are now two professional leagues at play: The P. League+ (6 teams) and the T-1 League (6 teams). “There's no reason why Taiwan basketb...
25. P. League+ Basketball: James Mao (GM, New Taipei Kings)
December 24, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBFor the last 20 years, a fully professional basketball league simply didn’t exist in Taiwan. And as of 2022, there are now two professional leagues at play: The P. League+ (6 teams) and the T-1 League (6 teams). This is great for basketball fans. But the sustainability of the leagues is much more than fanfare. It’s about the level of play, the audience, attraction, entertainment, coaching, talent, and funding. “There's no reason why Taiwan basketball can't be as good as Japan or Korea or ...
24. One China Policy? One China Principle? Dr. Yu-Jie Chen (Academia Sinica)
October 07, 2022 13:36 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBAs democratic support for Taiwan increases, so has Beijing’s message to the world about its “One China principle” and the myth of a global consensus regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan. The truth is, every country - including Taiwan - has its own “One China policy”. And that policy (according to each country) is not the same as the principle (according to the PRC). It can be confusing. In a fight about international discourse on Taiwan, Beijing’s diplomats and ambassadors are proactivel...
24. One China Policy? One China Principle? Dr. Yu-Jie Chen 陳玉潔 (Academia Sinica)
October 07, 2022 13:36 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBAs democratic support for Taiwan increases, so has Beijing’s message to the world about its “One China principle” and the myth of a global consensus regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan. The truth is, every country - including Taiwan - has its own “One China policy”. And that policy (according to each country) is not the same as the principle (according to the PRC). It can be confusing. In a fight about international discourse on Taiwan, Beijing’s diplomats and ambassadors are proactivel...
23. Steve Chen (Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund 2022)
August 02, 2022 04:55 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBSteve Chen was born in Taiwan in 1978 and moved to the U.S. at age eight. After working at PayPal, he co-founded YouTube in 2005 and sold it to Google next year. Steve moved back to Taiwan in 2019 and lives here now with his wife and two sons. Today’s conversation was a part of the 2022 Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund (TASF) ceremony, a scholarship fund for Taiwanese American students from low-income families. If you are a student in need, please apply: https://tascholarshipfund.org/ ...
22. That Way You Talk: Alice Yeh (PhD candidate, U Chicago)
February 02, 2022 09:07 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAlice and Catherine are two anthropologists whose “jobs” is to write about other people-types… but they can’t stop obsessing over their own sociocultural categories - working-class or elite, Chinese American or Taiwanese American - and whether or not you can hear it in the way(s) they talk. Alice was an intern on The Taiwan Take and Metalhead Politics. This episode was originally aired as a part of “In Training 小鬼登島” - our program for and by emerging creators / interns: https://ghostisland...
21. Security 3 - Influence Operations on PTT: Oddis J.F. Tsai + J.M. Hung (INDSR)
June 21, 2021 13:56 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBPTT is one of the most open social media platforms in the Chinese language. Though it’s not more populous than Facebook, it’s arguably more impactful than Facebook here in Taiwan. It’s a reflection of Taiwan's spirited democracy, and it’s used heavily as a source for local journalists. We speak with two INDSR researchers on a year-long project, “A Pilot Study on PTT in the Context of Influence Operations” (批踢踢影響力作戰前導研究）which attempts to identify CCP state actors on the platfor. The research...
20. Security 2 - Disinformation: Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab)
June 08, 2021 17:03 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now. CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “Deafening Whispers” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to...
20. Security 2 - Disinformation: Puma Shen 沈伯洋 (Doublethink Lab)
June 08, 2021 17:03 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB“Democracy is a failure” - that’s the narrative the Chinese Communist Party has been trying to plant over the past year and hopes to take root in international discourse and in the minds of its 1.4 billion citizens. This disinformation has heavy implications for democracy in Taiwan, and it’s never been as serious as it is now. CCP disinformation methods are detailed in a report issued late last year titled “Deafening Whispers” by Doublethink Lab, a Taiwanese organization whose mission is to...
19. Taiwan’s Green Parties: Dafydd Fell (SOAS University of London)
June 02, 2021 16:03 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBTaiwan’s next referendum will soon vote on activating the nation’s fourth nuclear plant, as well as constructing a natural gas plant on an algal reef that's critical for Taiwan’s biodiversity. These decisions come as governments around the world are scrambling to meet the demands of the Paris Agreement, and as environmental activists fight for a more sustainable planet. Green Parties propose an alternative voice in politics to tackle our environmental ruin. All over the world, there are 91...
18. Cannabis in Taiwan: Zoe Lee (Lawyer)
April 22, 2021 18:16 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThe state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who only takes on cannabis-related cases. In 2020, she ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. Marijuana remains a taboo in Taiwa...
18. Cannabis in Taiwan: Zoe Lee 李菁琪 (Lawyer)
April 22, 2021 18:16 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThe state of cannabis in Taiwan with the country’s only lawyer who only takes on cannabis-related cases. In 2020, Zoe LEE (李菁琪) ran for a seat in the parliament on the platform of legalizing medical marijuana. She’s currently deputy secretary general of the Green Party in Taiwan. In March 2021, Ms. LEE won “Best Show Host” at the inaugural KKBOX Podcasts Awards for her podcast on cannabis, “In The Weeds with Lawyer Zoe Lee #大麻煩不煩,” produced by Ghost Island Media. Marijuana remains a tabo...
17. Security 1 - PLA Rocket Force “PLARF”: Mark Stokes (Project 2049)
March 15, 2021 14:29 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) In 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. PLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, kno...
17. PLA Rocket Force “PLARF”: Mark Stokes (Project 2049) // Security Part 1
March 15, 2021 14:29 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB(This interview was recorded in November 2020.) In 2019, according to the Pentagon, China launched more ballistic missiles for testing and training than the rest of the world combined. It did it through its newly minted rocket force, the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force - acronym P-L-A-R-F. PLARF is a critical component of China's nuclear deterrence strategy to deter and counter third-party intervention in regional conflicts. China's current defense minister, General Wei Fenghe, know...
16. Life & Times of: Audrey Tang 唐鳳 (Digital Minister @ Taiwan)
March 02, 2021 16:13 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBDigital Minister and self-taught coding whiz Audrey Tang shares her unconventional life story – from gender identity to hacktivism, why she chose the name “Audrey 唐鳳,” and what conservative anarchism means to her. Having come of age together with Taiwanese democracy and the Internet, Tang relates how she took her education online after dropping out of junior high. Since then, Tang has striven to make knowledge as accessible, transparent, and collaborative as possible. She explains how open...
16. Life & Times of: Audrey Tang (Digital Minister @ Taiwan)
March 02, 2021 16:13 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBDigital Minister and self-taught coding whiz Audrey Tang shares her unconventional life story – from gender identity to hacktivism, why she chose the name “Audrey 唐鳳,” and what conservative anarchism means to her. Having come of age together with Taiwanese democracy and the Internet, Tang relates how she took her education online after dropping out of junior high. Since then, Tang has striven to make knowledge as accessible, transparent, and collaborative as possible. She explains how open...
15. Chef Andre Chiang 江振誠 ("Andre and His Olive Tree")
December 23, 2020 16:21 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThe first Taiwanese to receive a Michelin star, Chef Andre (江振誠) closed his 2-star restaurant in Singapore in 2018 to come home. He is the subject of the documentary “Andre and His Olive Tree” on his art, life, and what he calls “original intention”. Chef Andre left Taiwan to learn culinary arts at age 13. A citizen of the world, he was inspired while in Japan, trained in France, and made a name for himself in Singapore. Today, he talks to us about finding perfection and letting go; how he...
15. Chef Andre Chiang ("Andre and His Olive Tree")
December 23, 2020 16:21 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThe first Taiwanese to receive a Michelin star, Chef Andre (江振誠) closed his 2-star restaurant in Singapore in 2018 to come home. He is the subject of the documentary “Andre and His Olive Tree” on his art, life, and what he calls “original intention”. Chef Andre left Taiwan to learn culinary arts at age 13. A citizen of the world, he was inspired while in Japan, trained in France, and made a name for himself in Singapore. Today, he talks to us about finding perfection and letting go; how he...
14. “Help Is On The Way”: Nick Calpakdjian (documentary on migrant labor 助守在異鄉)
November 09, 2020 07:36 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBDocumentary “Help Is On The Way” (助守在異鄉) won Best Feature at the 39th Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). It premiered in Taiwan on Public Television Service in 2020. Nearly 40% of the 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan are from Indonesia. We speak to Nick Calpakdjian, producer of the feature-length documentary from Indonesia that explores the nuances of being domestic caregivers workers in Taiwan. Stories of these migrant workers begin at a nanny school in West Java. International labor migrat...
14. “Help Is On The Way”: Nick Calpakdjian (Producer)
November 09, 2020 07:36 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBNearly 40% of the 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan are from Indonesia. We speak to Nick Calpakdjian, producer of the feature-length documentary “Help Is On The Way” (2020) from Indonesia that explores the nuances of being domestic caregivers workers in Taiwan. Stories of these migrant workers begin at a nanny school in West Java. “Help Is On The Way” won Best Feature Documentary at the 39th Indonesian Film Festival (FFI). It premiered in Taiwan in May on Public Television Station. Internat...
13. Taiwan Studies: Lev Nachman (UC-Irvine)
October 16, 2020 05:33 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBWe talk to PhD candidate Lev Nachman about the world of Taiwan Studies in academia. He discusses his entry into the field and provides practical advice for students around the world who are interested in studying Taiwan. Lev Nachman is a PhD candidate in the political science department at UC-Irvine studying social movements and political parties in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He is also a Fulbright scholar and is currently based in Taiwan. He tweets (a lot!) at https://twitter.com/lnachman32 To...
12. Pride of Taiwan: Gwhyneth Chen (Pianist)
August 20, 2020 13:12 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBGwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”. Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-imposs...
12. World-Class Pianist: Gwhyneth Chen (Pride of Taiwan)
August 20, 2020 13:12 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBGwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”. Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-imposs...
12. Pianist: Gwhyneth Chen (Pride of Taiwan)
August 20, 2020 13:12 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBGwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”. Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of “Et...
12. Classical Pianist: Gwhyneth Chen (Pride of Taiwan)
August 20, 2020 13:12 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBGwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”. Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of “E...
12. Pianist: Gwhyneth Chen (Pride of Taiwan)
August 20, 2020 13:12 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBGwhyneth Chen (陳毓襄) is a world-renowned classical pianist who's set to open the 2020/21 season for the NTSO (National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra) on August 29 and 30. Born in Taiwan and trained in the U.S., Ms. Chen is a Pride of Taiwan 台灣之光. Ms. Chen recounts performing for the late President Lee Teng-Hui and chats about the value of music, the importance of practice and staying humble, and what she calls “piano kungfu”. Ms. Chen's album - a recording of a 75-minute mission-impossible of “Et...
Introducing: Metalhead Politics - Ep 2: Systematic Oppression
July 11, 2020 10:12 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBMetalhead Politics is a new show from Ghost Island Media that’s on music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by GIM’s own Emily Y. Wu and Freddy Lim, the most famous rockstar politician in Asia. He’s lead vocalist of the metal band CHTHONIC and a member of the parliament in Taiwan. Check out Metalhead Politics now wherever you get your podcasts. 🔌 Apple：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-apple 🔌 Spotify：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-spot 🔌 Google：bit.ly/metalhead-politics-goog 🔌 Links to more apps：http...