Synopsis
TAIWAN TALK is ICRTs weekly interview segment with conversations on life in Taiwan. Each week, ICRTs Keith Menconi talks to a new newsmaker, discussing topics that affect your life in Taiwan -- including business, finance, politics, culture, arts and lifestyle.
Episodes
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Cultural Material Conservation with Rosie Cook
23/10/2017 Duration: 32minRosie 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.
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Brothers Baseball
16/10/2017 Duration: 13minIn 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,.
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2017 Eco-Mobility Festival - Free Parable Bicycle Company
11/10/2017 Duration: 12minMark Chou of Free Parable, a biking company based in Kaohsiung, spoke to me about the company.
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2017 World Eco-Mobility Festival - Local Resident Edition
02/10/2017 Duration: 07minThis 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.
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2017 Eco-Mobility Festival - ICLEI Kaohsiung Community Center
25/09/2017 Duration: 14minContinuing 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.
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2017 Eco-Mobility Festival Embraced in Kaohsiung
18/09/2017 Duration: 12minKaohsiung 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.
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Spectrosynthesis - Asian LGBTQ Issues and Art Now
11/09/2017 Duration: 14minThe 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.
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Universiade Wrap
04/09/2017 Duration: 25minJane Lee, Philip Brossard, and Alex Lewis of the ICRT News Team get together to discuss their thoughts on 2017 Taipei Summer Universiade.
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One Journalist's Perspective - The Taipei Universiade
28/08/2017 Duration: 18minSouth African journalist Anje Badenhorst stops by to share her experience covering the Summer Universiade.
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TourMeAway - Sharing english stories of Taiwan
21/08/2017 Duration: 37minArthur 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.
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29th Summer Universiade Games - Welcome to Taiwan
14/08/2017 Duration: 32minDeputy CEO of the 29th Summer Universiade - Dr. You Shin-Ming - drops by our studios to talk to us about the upcoming Universiade.
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The go-getter from Brazil
07/08/2017 Duration: 24minWe speak to Tordan Ferreira about his journey from exchange student to TV personality and entrepreneur in Taiwan.
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Ladies that UX
31/07/2017 Duration: 17minJane 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.
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Tricking: The Fitness Fad You Probably Haven't Heard Of
24/07/2017 Duration: 15minXavior 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.
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Heritage Bakery - American baked goods on a street of camera shops
17/07/2017 Duration: 12minHeritage 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.
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Skyrock Projects
10/07/2017 Duration: 10minSimon 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
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Volare - Latin for 'to fly'
03/07/2017 Duration: 21minEtvolare - 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.
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Anchor Taiwan - Cross Border Exploration Redefined
26/06/2017 Duration: 21minElisa 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.
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American-Style Barbeque in Taiwan *explicit language*
19/06/2017 Duration: 11minWe 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.
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Let's Talk About Yoga
12/06/2017 Duration: 23minThis 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.