Taiwan Talk

We continue our ongoing series with Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung, whose weekly column "Taiwan in Time" highlights important moments in Taiwan's history. In this episode, we discuss his articles for August.

Taiwan based Turkish performer and travel host Wu Feng (aka §d»ñ) makes a repeat appearance on the show to talk about his new travel book, "ª±¥X¥xÆWWay," which draws on his extensive travel experiences to highlight some lesser known Taiwan travel spots.

Local start-up Alchema attempts to establish its' brand in Taiwan and on the world stage. We speak to CEO Oscar Chang and COO Angel Huang of Alchema regarding their homemade cider device, and goals and issues of developing DIY cider.

We speak to the creator of "Detention," a forthcoming video game from a Taipei based game developer that blends horror, folk culture and history to draw players into the experience of life in White Terror era Taiwan.

We continue our ongoing series with Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung, whose weekly column Taiwan in Time highlights important moments in Taiwan's history. We discuss his July articles.

We speak with Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee Secretary General Jacqueline Shen about what we should expect from team Taiwan at the upcoming games.

We pay a visit to Next Animation Studio in Taipei to check in with the team that achieved viral notoriety after its irreverent animated renderings of the news shot to international prominence.

Taiwanese-Filipino filmmaker Rina Tsou discusses her short film "Arnie," which portrays the life of a Filipino fisherman serving aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat. We discuss her film and her perspective on the immigrant experience in Taiwan.

We begin a new interview series in which Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung brings us moments in Taiwan history as described in his weekly column, Taiwan in Time. This week, we take on his June articles.

Taipei has won the designation of World Design Capital for 2016, meaning it will host world renowned designers and design themed events throughout the year. We speak with Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Beatrice Hsieh to learn more.

David Edward Lane of the Taiwan Electric Vehicles Association makes the case for broader adoption of electric vehicles in Taiwan.

Filmmaker Valerie Soe discusses her ongoing documentary film project to cover a popular cultural enrichment program that was aimed at Taiwanese heritage youth living overseas. We discuss how a modest government program came to be called the "Love Boat."

Writer and hiking expert Richard Saunders discusses his new book, "Taipei 101: Essential Sights, Hikes and Experiences on Ilha Formosa," and introduces us to some of the country's lesser known travel destinations.

We speak to Taiwan Dr. Dog, a group working to train strays to become therapy animals for disabled patients. We discuss a new cooperation with Taipei City that aims to find families who can help raise and train the next generation of "Dr. Dogs."

We revisit a time when English language radio in Taiwan all came from ICRT's predecessor, Armed Forces Network in Taiwan. Listen in to this very special episode as we bring classic moments from the AFNT era back to Taiwan's airwaves.

Now that US policy makers have gotten their first glimpse of the Tsai Ing-wen presidency in action, we invite back to the show Rupert Hammond-Chambers of the US-Taiwan Business Council to get his take on where Taipei-Washington relations are headed.

We speak to Dr. Ernest Caldwell of the Oriental and African Studies School of Law in London about President Elect Tsai Ing-wen¡¦s pledge to confront Taiwan¡¦s authoritarian past by pursuing a program of transitional justice.

We speak with Taiwan based freelance journalist Jane Rickards about her recent article for Taiwan Business TOPICS magazine which takes a hard look at the state of Taiwan media in 2016.

Lara and Esther Veronin of Meimeiwawa Multimedia join the Morning Show to talk about how they're bringing together the best of East and West to produce original, bi-lingual film and music content that offers their distinct perspective on Taiwan living.

The One-Forty Foundation points out that Southeast Asian guest workers make up an important segment of Taiwan's society, but negative attitudes have led to a yawning gap between these newcomers and locals. We discuss their work bridging that gap.