Taiwan Talk

We speak with Michael Lalo Wong of Portico Media about viral video production in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to Robin Winkler, a naturalized Taiwanese citizen whose bid to run in next year's Legislative Yuan election makes him the first Caucasian to seek such a high elected office in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with a member of the Council of Indigenous Peoples about new regulations allowing indigenous people in Taiwan to apply for intellectual property rights over cultural creations. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with One Pavilion to Go, a group of young Taiwanese adults who have launched a campaign to establish a pavilion in Milan after Italy declined Taiwan's request to set up a national pavilion. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to filmmaker and actor Barney Cheng about his new movie "Baby Steps", where a gay Taiwanese-American man tries having a baby with his partner. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to James Chang of the Taiwan International Working Holiday Association about recent revelations of abuse and exploitation of many Taiwanese on working holiday visas in Australia. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to James Hardy of IHS Jane's Defence Weekly to learn a little bit about what the growing dispute about territory in the South China Sea will mean for Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Collin Norman of Taipei Story Slam, a group hosting monthly storytelling events in Taipei. We discuss the event and what stories have turned up at the show. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to a recently founded media group that is aiming to expand the coverage of Taiwan for English speaking audiences and add a new perspective to the media scene here on the island. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

MLB Scout Adam Hislop tells us about his work finding Taiwan's top baseball players. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A distillery in Yilan county has managed to produce a whisky that has earned recognition as the best single malt in the world. In the episode we speak with Kavalan's blender, Ian Chang, about how they managed to pull this off. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

With presidential elections coming up in the US and Taiwan, we speak the head of the US-Taiwan Business Council about what impact the outcomes may have on bilateral ties. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

It¡¦s been just a little more than one year now since the beginning of the protests that rocked Taiwan, and we speak with one of the movement¡¦s key organizers about what the lasting impact has been and where it's headed now. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Taipei Film Commission about their push to raise Taiwan's profile as a filming location for international filmmakers. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this program we speak with Johannes Goeth of Swan Panasia, a Taipei based import-export business bringing foreign board games to Taiwan and Taiwanese games to the world. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to Taipei based art collective Colorwolf Studio about their work to bring together members of Taiwan's arts community. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we make a trip over to Taipei¡¦s Department of Rapid Transit for an update on the decades-long Taipei Metro project, and while we¡¦re there we learn a little bit more about the lines set to open later this year. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Composer Matt Smith tell us about his project to take this traditional form to international audiences by marketing an English language version overseas. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

National Taiwan University Professor Benson (Ping-Cheng) Yeh tells us about the game he developed to make learning addictive for students. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to company spokesperson Jame Lin about the company's success so far, and how they plan to break into Western markets. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn