Taiwan Talk
ICRT
Taiwan is patchwork quilt of diverse, motiving personalities. The show features politicians who make history, entrepreneurs whose innovations help keep the global economy afloat, and artists who explore creativity in fascinating, inspiring ways. Taiwan Talk tells stories from the unique perspectives of Taiwan all over the world. From those at home, those abroad, and those who’ve chosen to make this island their home.
Taiwan Talk airs on ICRT FM100 at 8am, and in the evening in the 6pm news hour.
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Taiwan Talk airs on ICRT FM100 at 8am, and in the evening in the 6pm news hour.
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Hosting provided by SoundOn
Episodes
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Feb 9, 2015 • 15min
Writing in and About Taiwan with the Taipei Writers Group
A group of Taipei based writers just released "Taiwan Tales": a collection of short stories set in Taiwan. On the show today we speak to them about what bit of Taiwan they feel they've managed to capture in their writing.
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Feb 2, 2015 • 17min
Taiwan's About Face on Deportation Requirement for Foreigners with HIV/AIDS
Taiwan will likely soon end its long standing policy requiring deportation of foreigners found to be infected with HIV. On this episode we speak with HIV/AIDS rights advocate Ashley Wu to learn about how this law was changed and what suffers can expect no
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Jan 26, 2015 • 24min
Sharing Taiwan's Traditional Puppet Theater with the World
Composer Matt Smith tell us about his project to take this traditional form to international audiences by marketing an English language version overseas.
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Jan 20, 2015 • 22min
Animals Taiwan on caring for the island's strays
We make a trip to the Taipei based animal shelter to learn a little bit about their work providing care for Taiwan's stray cats and dogs.
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Jan 12, 2015 • 15min
Could Biotech be Taiwan's Next Economic Miracle?
We speak with Jimmy Lin of the Rare Genomics Institute for his thoughts on the future of biotech in Taiwan, and what can be done to make the industry thrive.
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Jan 6, 2015 • 12min
Innovating Education
National Taiwan University Professor Benson (Ping-Cheng) Yeh tells us about the game he developed to make learning addictive for students.
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Dec 15, 2014 • 14min
Talking Invention with ¡§Taiwan¡¦s Thomas Edison¡¨
Taiwanese inventor Gordon Teng tells us why he wants to see Taiwan shift from a country that focuses on manufacturing to one focused on design and invention.
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Dec 9, 2014 • 14min
Taiwan Tea Chain Chatime on How to Bring Taiwan's Tea Culture Global
We speak to company spokesperson Jame Lin about the company's success so far, and how they plan to break into Western markets.
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Dec 1, 2014 • 18min
The Entrepreneur Society of Taiwan on Starting a Successful Business
The group focuses on supporting Taiwan¡¦s English speaking entrepreneurs get their business off the ground. We sit down with the group¡¦s founder, Jeffrey Ling, to hear about its work.
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Nov 27, 2014 • 49min
HereSay Episode 4 - "Friend or Foe?"
This is the 4th and final episode for this month-long series and on this edition of HereSay we'll be featuring stories from Taipei Story Slam events throughout the year on the theme "Friend or Foe?"
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