S2-E20 - Mr. and Mrs. Giles
S2-E20 - Mr. and Mrs. Giles
Why is "Kaohsiung" spelled so strangely? Shouldn't it be closer to "Gao-Shung"? (Or we could just use Hanyu Pinyin, "Gāo... Read more
14 Jul 2022
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28mins
S2-E19 - Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History
S2-E19 - Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History
Some might think golf came with U.S. troops after WWII, but the origins of this sport in Taiwan actually go much further... Read more
7 Jul 2022
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24mins
S2-E18 - Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 - "Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop"
S2-E18 - Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 - "Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop"
Teresa Teng (Deng Lijun 鄧麗君) was arguably Asia's first pop superstar, a singer from Taiwan who won hearts across the con... Read more
30 Jun 2022
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25mins
S2-E17 - The Brief and Often Forgotten Kingdom of Dongning 東寧王國
S2-E17 - The Brief and Often Forgotten Kingdom of Dongning 東寧王國
Koxinga's eldest son, Zheng Jing, -- the ruler of the short-lived Kingdom of Dongning (1661-1683) -- almost lost his hea... Read more
23 Jun 2022
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29mins
S2-E16 - Ang Lee in the Spotlight: His Story from Pingtung to Hollywood
S2-E16 - Ang Lee in the Spotlight: His Story from Pingtung to Hollywood
Two-time Academy Award winning director Ang Lee (李安) is probably the most globally famous person from Taiwan. But this P... Read more
16 Jun 2022
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26mins
S2-E-15 - "123 Freedom Day" Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part Two
S2-E-15 - "123 Freedom Day" Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part Two
The Korean War would almost certainly have ended much earlier but for the tricky question of what to do with Chinese POW... Read more
9 Jun 2022
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28mins
S2-E14 - Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part One
S2-E14 - Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part One
It's 1950 and a war-weary world is at it again. Communist China pours fuel on the conflict in Korea by sending in a quar... Read more
2 Jun 2022
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28mins
S2-E13 - A Cruise on an Opium Clipper to Takao (Kaohsiung)
S2-E13 - A Cruise on an Opium Clipper to Takao (Kaohsiung)
Kaohsiung Harbor was, in the late twentieth century, one of the world's busiest ports, but back during the time of the O... Read more
26 May 2022
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23mins
S2-E12 - "The National Game" -- Taiwan Falls in and out of Love with Baseball
S2-E12 - "The National Game" -- Taiwan Falls in and out of Love with Baseball
After the Americans introduced baseball to Japan in the late 19th century, Japan took the game John Ross might call "a c... Read more
19 May 2022
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27mins
A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: ICRT General Manager Tim Berge
A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: ICRT General Manager Tim Berge
Taiwan's only English radio station, International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) has been a part of millions of Taiwanes... Read more
15 May 2022
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14mins