Taiwan Talk

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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.

Episodios

  • Taiwan's One in Forty

    26/04/2016 Duración: 15min

    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.

  • Morning Show Bonus: Laowai Kan Taiwan Talk

    20/04/2016 Duración: 43min

    We bring Taiwan Talk to ICRT's Morning Show for an extended interview with Ben Hedges, the host of the popular youtube video series "A Laowai's View of China and Taiwan" (¦Ñ¥~¬Ý¤¤°ê¡B¦Ñ¥~¬Ý¥xÆW).

  • Taiwan Talk in SPAAAAAACE!!!!

    18/04/2016 Duración: 27min

    We welcome to the show the Director of Taiwan¡¦s National Space Organization Chang Kuei-Hsiang to learn about two Taiwan made satellites set to launch within the next 12 months.

  • Morning Show Bonus: Play Ball! with the Chinese Professional Baseball League

    14/04/2016 Duración: 40min

    CPBL Director of International Affairs James Young joins the Morning Show to tell us about all the action coming up as the league gets into full swing with its 27th season now under way.

  • Taking a Look at Taiwan in Time

    11/04/2016 Duración: 20min

    We speak to Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung about his new column, Taiwan in Time, which provides a weekly look at important moments in Taiwan's history.

  • A Progress Report on Teach for Taiwan

    04/04/2016 Duración: 27min

    We last spoke to this group in 2013, when they were just beginning their ambitious plan to recruit and train teachers to address shortages in Taiwan's rural areas. We check back in, and also discuss the root causes of education inequality in Taiwan.

  • Morning Show Bonus: ChinesePod Returns to School Us on Pronunciation (and movies)

    31/03/2016 Duración: 42min

    The hosts for the popular online Mandarin learning site ChinesePod make their second appearance on the Morning Show to discuss their new educational series aimed at making pronunciation easier for Chinese learners. We goof off a bit too.

  • Morning Show Bonus: A Master Class in Business Networking

    31/03/2016 Duración: 41min

    The Morning Show's favorite international business guru, Steven Parker, stops by to teach us the ins and outs of professional networking.

  • Meeting English Learners Where They Are

    28/03/2016 Duración: 20min

    We Speak to Tony Coolidge, the founder of the American Basketball English Camp, a program that aims to make English learning more accessible in Taiwan by bringing it to the basketball court.

  • Morning Show Bonus: Spreading the Good Brews of Craft Beer in Taiwan

    19/03/2016 Duración: 38min

    We invite Taipei Times features reporter Dana Ter onto the show to take us on a tour of Taiwan's burgeoning craft beer scene.

  • Taiwan Isn't Orchidding Around

    19/03/2016 Duración: 08min

    With the Taiwan International Orchid Show in Tainan wrapping up this week, we speak with the exhibitions's vice president, Professor Wen-Huei Chen, to learn how Taiwan came to be such a powerhouse in the field of orchid cultivation.

  • Morning Show Bonus: Spreading Taiwan's Traditional Tea Culture

    17/03/2016 Duración: 41min

    On this live segment, we get schooled on how to make a proper cup of tea the Taiwan way by Nathan Davis of The Tea Syndicate, a group working to let more people in on the pleasures of Gongfu Cha.

  • Taiwan's Democracy Looking Pretty Good

    14/03/2016 Duración: 18min

    Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index placed Taiwan at the top of its 2016 rankings of "developing and transitional" countries for its strong gains in democratic institutions and its market economy. Listen in to hear what Taiwan is doing right.

  • A US Perspective on Taiwan's White Terror

    07/03/2016 Duración: 21min

    We speak with Jonathan Benda of Northeastern University about American author Vern Sneider¡¦s 1953 novel, A Pail of Oysters, which gave a US audience a rare, unflinching glimpse of life in Taiwan during the White Terror period.

  • Exploring the 69 Year Legacy of 228

    28/02/2016 Duración: 19min

    We speak with novelist Shawna Yang Ryan about her newly released book, "Green Island," which provides a fictional account of one family swept up in the powerful forces unleashed by the 228 Incident.

  • Morning Show Bonus: eSports, Taiwan's Competitive Niche?

    25/02/2016 Duración: 35min

    We speak with US expat and prominent showtcaster Ben Novotny about his work in Taiwan's eSports world, and why he believes competitive video gaming should be regarded as an official sport in Taiwan.

  • Learning the Lessons of the Last Earthquake

    22/02/2016 Duración: 18min

    We speak with Dr. Wei-sen Li of Taiwan's National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction about what this month's earthquake disaster in Tainan reveals about Taiwan's earthquake preparedness.

  • The Puppet Master's Apprentice

    15/02/2016 Duración: 12min

    We speak with French puppeteer Jean-Luc Penso about his time studying under renowned Taiwanese puppet master Li Tian-lu, and his work sharing the art of traditional Taiwanese puppet theater with the world.

  • A Song of Orchid Island

    01/02/2016 Duración: 20min

    We speak with Father Barry Martinson about his bestselling book "Song of Orchid Island," which recounts the year he spent living on the island among the indigenous Tao people. The book was recently released in a digital format by Camphor Press.

  • Modern Women's Foundation on Taiwan's First Female President

    25/01/2016 Duración: 13min

    We speak with the foundation's deputy chief executive, Lin Mei-hsun, who says that it's important to look past the symbolism of the Tsai victory, and instead watch to see whether or not her administration will really deliver on policies to protect women.

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