Taiwan Talk

We speak with some of the foreign correspondents who will be covering the 2016 presidential and legislative election here in Taiwan to learn what it's like covering a place you did not grow up in for an audience that has lots of other stuff on its mind.

We're joined by the food reviewer behind popular blog A Hungry Girl's Guide to Taipei to hear about all the good food trends Taipei has going for it, and just how she became the anonymous blogger so many Taipei residents depend on for their foodie needs.

The theater space is wrapping up its first season of productions, so we speak with its artistic director, Brook Hall, to hear about how it's been going.

On this show: the German expat that captured local media attention with her impressive language skills, and her selling of red bean cakes. We discuss cultural barriers, and what was behind all that attention.

We speak with Taipei based nonprofit the Icebreaker Association about their work bringing assistive technology to disabled people in Taiwan and why they think more should be done to make this technology more widely available.

Listen in to another Morning Show extended interview as we speak with the hosts of the popular podcast aimed at helping the English speaking world make a little more sense of current affairs in China. Find it here: https://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica

We speak to Transparency International Taiwan about its recent report on military corruption, and how Taiwan's military managed to earn a solid B grade in the assessment.

We speak with the group's founder to learn what the growing digital fabrication movement is all about, and what it's going to mean for Taiwan.

ICRT speaks to the community group about its six years organizing performance events in Taiwan, their move to the former Taiwan Air Force Command Center, and what they've got planned for their six year anniversary this weekend.

Taiwan¡¦s long distance fishing industry is facing growing scrutiny after an incident in which Greenpeace caught a ship with hundreds of pounds of shark fins on board. We speak to the group about what they believe should be done to regulate the industry.

Check out another ICRT news show, Taiwan This Week. In this special edition of the show we tackle the big questions raised by tomorrow's Ma-Xi meeting in Singapore. Like it? Find more episodes on our website, and on iTunes!

The recent surfacing of video footage showing an Indonesian caregiver receiving abuse at the hands of her elderly employer has raised questions about Taiwan's system of elderly home care. We speak with one group calling for reforms.

We speak to Georgia Tech doctoral student and Taichung native Patricia Yang about her award winning research that found that nearly all mammals take about the same amount of time to pee.

The National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan is right in the middle of a three month exhibition looking at the life and work of the world renowned English playwright, and today we're going to learn a bit about Shakespeare's influence in Taiwan.

Taiwan Talk is bringing you another conversation with Taipei Story Slam; this one was broadcast live on the Morning Show with Terry Engel. We discuss the group's work, what makes a good story, and even slam a few stories on the way.

We speak with Taiwan Startup Stadium, an incubator working to help Taiwan based tech startups take their businesses global.

TedxTaipei is gearing up for another big conference this weekend and we take a trip to their offices in Taipei to hear about what¡¦s in store, and what they feel they¡¦ve brought to Taiwan since they set up shop in 2009.

We speak with Chinese font service Justfont to learn a bit more about its crowdfunding campaign to help make up for the surprising lack of new fonts in the world of Traditional Chinese publishing.

We take the show live on the morning show with Terry Engel to speak with British Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steven Parker about what it takes to up your career prospects in Taiwan … the conversation is more fun than it sounds.

We speak to Amy Liu about an ongoing series of classroom events that she has organized and calls Kaixin Living Workshops, which bring talented people from around the world to the villages of Taroko to share their skills with the local children.