Hot Stuff

Low birth rates and aging populations are current problems that many governments around the world are trying to grapple with. For today's episode Michelle and Issy will be discussing the situation in Taiwan. Why are fewer people wanting to have kids? What should the government do to aid this problem? We'll also take you through a brief history of family planning policies in Taiwan and shar...

Kassy Cho is an independent journalist and audience strategist. In 2020 she founded Almost an Instagram-first media outlet that focuses on informing young people of world news. She has worked at Bloomberg and Buzzfeed News, and with other companies such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Channel 4 News. Hit play to hear how Kassy got into journalism, the importance of news, and how s...

Alexis Liu has over 20 years of experience working in digital marketing, sales, and business development in the UK and Taiwan. On today's epsiode she will be sharing her insights on the marketing landscape in Taiwan, the metaverse, and how AI is changing the game for the fashion and textiles industries. 

Tsai Ing-wen made the decision to lengthen military service from four months to one year. Today we'll be discussing these changes and what it could mean for future generations of Taiwanese youth. Curious about what military service actually entails? Brendan will also be sharing his own experience of military training that he completed last year. 

The first episode of Hot Stuff is here! Hit play and we'll take you through some inspiring, fun, and heated topics that got our attention in the last week. You'll be hearing about the female pilots protecting Taiwan's skies, an extravagant marketing strategy for a Japanese drama, and continued controversies around TikTok.