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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Aug 11, 2014 • 21min
Introducing Camphor Press
We speak with Michael Cannings about the new digital publishing house he helped found in Taipei that specializes in English Language books about Taiwan and its surroundings.
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Aug 4, 2014 • 27min
Brook Hall Talks Performing and Producing in Taiwan
We speak to the taiwan based actor and director about his more than a decade of work in Taiwan along with his newest project: a series of master acting classes available in Taipei.
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Jul 29, 2014 • 22min
J. Michael Cole on the Push to Freeze the DPP's Taiwan Independence Clause
We discuss a push by some members of the Democratic Progressive Party to freeze a portion of the party's charter calling for the establishment of a Republic of Taiwan and what the party is doing to reconfigure its China policy
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Jul 21, 2014 • 25min
Dubbing Cartoons for a Taiwanese Audience
Cartoon Network's Head of Dubbing in Taiwan April Chang tells us about how the network dubs their cartoons into Chinese and reworks the dialogue so that it works for a Taiwanese audience.
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Jul 14, 2014 • 22min
Photojournalist David Smith on Covering Taiwan
On this episode we discuss the new book Hello, Taiwan, a collection of David Smith's Taiwan photos along with reflections on his experiences here published in Chinese.
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Jul 8, 2014 • 26min
NDC Minister Kuan Chung-ming on Free Economic Pilot Zones
We speak to Minister Kuan about the Ma administration's economic initiative to create special areas to test out policies for deregulation.
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Jul 2, 2014 • 32min
Wages for Foreign-born Domestic Workers
We're joined by Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung to discuss the Ministry of Labor's recent announcement that it is reviewing measures to increase the salary for domestic workers to the minimum wage and increase mandatory break time.
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Jun 23, 2014 • 19min
Talking Innovation with the American Innovation Center in Taipei
The Center is a joint project of the local non-profit Taiwan Design Center and the US Department of State. ICRT sits down with the organizations to talk about the partnership's goals.
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Jun 16, 2014 • 19min
Introducing the Tang Prize
The first ever winners of Taiwan's own Tang Prize are slated to be announced later this week, and on Taiwan Talk today we're joined by Tang Prize Foundation CEO Jesse Chern to learn a little bit more about the award dubbed by many the "Asian Nobel."
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Jun 9, 2014 • 23min
Talking Immigration with Forward Taiwan
We sit down with the advocacy group's co-founder, Ping Chu, to hear why they are calling on the government to lower some of the legal barriers that they say make it difficult for many foreign white-collar professionals to live and work in Taiwan.
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