Latest Ghost island podcast Podcast Episodes
44. Academy Award nominee, “Island in Between”: S. Leo Chiang (Director)
The Taiwan Take - March 15, 2024 10:07 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 charact...
43. Ukraine War, 2 Years - Citizen Diplomacy with Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine)
The Taiwan Take - March 04, 2024 15:09 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAlex 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 inte...
42. Europe and Taiwan: Reinhard Bütikofer (Member of European Parliament)
The Taiwan Take - January 22, 2024 13:38 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsReinhard 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-ch...
68. Live from COP28, Part 3
Waste Not WHY Not - January 22, 2024 07:45 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsFor this final part of our COP28 mini-series, Nature N8 attends his last day at COP28. He chats with Tanmatra Bhanti, Manager of Policy & Partnerships at Rare, and Alfredo M Coro II, Municipal Mayor of the Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands in the Philippines. Nature N8 gives his final...
41. Introducing "Dispatch from Taiwan"
The Taiwan Take - January 11, 2024 07:53 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsThis 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 thes...
67. Live from COP28, Part 2
Waste Not WHY Not - January 04, 2024 07:55 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsNature N8 spends another day at COP28 in Dubai where he continues to go behind the scenes giving his thoughts, explaining some of the cool exhibits, and speaking with participants from Taiwan. This episode includes interviews from: Katie Liu, New Taipei City representative Chia Wei Chao, Resea...
40. Gold Card 2: Louis Heng (President, Taishin Life Insurance)
The Taiwan Take - December 24, 2023 04:49 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsMerry 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 epis...
66. Live from COP28, Part 1
Waste Not WHY Not - December 12, 2023 10:43 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsSkip to 4:00 minutes for Nate live from Dubai! Go behind the scenes at COP28 with Nate where he gives his thoughts, what he hopes to see, and what cool stories he can find. Nature Nate is back! He jump-starts this new season by going to COP 28, what might be the most important climate negotiati...
39. (With NüVoices) Covering Taiwan, centering local perspective, with Silva Shih, Wen-Yee Lee, Afore Hsieh
The Taiwan Take - November 27, 2023 04:45 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAs 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 Pod...
38. “Made in Taiwan” cookbook: Clarissa Wei (Author)
The Taiwan Take - November 07, 2023 10:26 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings“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...
37. Game Changers: Twincussion, double percussions
The Taiwan Take - November 07, 2023 03:10 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWinner 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 cultur...
36. Game Changers: Weining Hung on LUCfest music
The Taiwan Take - November 01, 2023 01:40 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWeining 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 fest...
35. Game Changers: Jaguar Jonze on music and MeToo in Australia
The Taiwan Take - October 30, 2023 11:42 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsShe'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 awar...
34. Game Changers: Harry Wu on history of medicine
The Taiwan Take - October 19, 2023 03:25 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHarry 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 t...
33. Game Changers: Vivian Chen on APEC, UN, and Web3
The Taiwan Take - October 16, 2023 03:32 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsVivian 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 ...
32. Indigenous affairs: Tuhi Martukaw (LIMA) - Game Changers
The Taiwan Take - October 06, 2023 03:39 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTuhi 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 Na...
32. Game Changers: Tuhi Martukaw on indigenous affairs
The Taiwan Take - October 06, 2023 03:39 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTuhi 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 Pinuyumay...
31. “For My Country” film: Rachid Hami (Director, France/Taiwan co-production)
The Taiwan Take - October 01, 2023 15:51 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsRachid 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 the...
30. Game Changers: Vivi Lin on period equity
The Taiwan Take - September 22, 2023 08:11 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsVivi 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...
30. Period Equity: Vivi Lin (With Red) - Game Changers
The Taiwan Take - September 22, 2023 08:11 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsVivi 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...
29. Golf Champion: Yani Tseng (LPGA) - Game Changers
The Taiwan Take - September 20, 2023 07:56 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsYani 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 Inf...
29. Game Changers: Yani Tseng on LPGA golf
The Taiwan Take - September 20, 2023 07:56 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsYani 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, ...
28. Game Changers: Gena Pan on women's basketball
The Taiwan Take - September 18, 2023 07:47 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsGena 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. "W...
28. Growing Women's Basketball: Gena Pan (Double Pump) - Game Changers
The Taiwan Take - September 18, 2023 07:47 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsGena 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. "W...
27. Gold Card 1: Annie Ivanova (Founder, Anibaba + Studio Ivanova)
The Taiwan Take - May 15, 2023 12:15 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAnnie 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 insti...
65. Regrowing Hope with Tony Rinaudo, the “Forest Maker”
Waste Not WHY Not - April 17, 2023 13:10 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTony Rinaudo is an Australian agronomist widely known as the “forest maker”. He's lived and worked in Africa for decades where he put into a forest restoration practice called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). FMNR has restored 6,000,000 hectares of land and over 200 million trees in ...
64. A Vegan Story (by students at Minerva University)
Waste Not WHY Not - March 03, 2023 03:05 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsToday’s piece is guest-produced by students at Minerva University - a four-year, US accredited college where the students are on semester-abroads all the time. In Fall 2022, more than a hundred Minerva students spent time in Taiwan. Nate was a mentor to four students who wanted to make a podcast...
63. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media
Waste Not WHY Not - January 23, 2023 08:16 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHappy 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 affe...
26. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media
The Taiwan Take - January 23, 2023 08:14 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHappy 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 affe...
8. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media
Metalhead Politics - January 23, 2023 08:13 - 3 minutesHappy 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 affe...
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