Check out another ICRT news show, Taiwan This Week. In this special edition of the show we tackle the big questions raised by tomorrow's Ma-Xi meeting in Singapore. Like it? Find more episodes on our website, and on iTunes! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Nov 06, 2015•35 min
The recent surfacing of video footage showing an Indonesian caregiver receiving abuse at the hands of her elderly employer has raised questions about Taiwan's system of elderly home care. We speak with one group calling for reforms. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Nov 02, 2015•17 min
We speak to Georgia Tech doctoral student and Taichung native Patricia Yang about her award winning research that found that nearly all mammals take about the same amount of time to pee. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 27, 2015•42 min
The National Museum of Taiwan Literature in Tainan is right in the middle of a three month exhibition looking at the life and work of the world renowned English playwright, and today we're going to learn a bit about Shakespeare's influence in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 26, 2015•16 min
Taiwan Talk is bringing you another conversation with Taipei Story Slam; this one was broadcast live on the Morning Show with Terry Engel. We discuss the group's work, what makes a good story, and even slam a few stories on the way. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 23, 2015•45 min
We speak with Taiwan Startup Stadium, an incubator working to help Taiwan based tech startups take their businesses global. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 20, 2015•25 min
TedxTaipei is gearing up for another big conference this weekend and we take a trip to their offices in Taipei to hear about what¡¦s in store, and what they feel they¡¦ve brought to Taiwan since they set up shop in 2009. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 12, 2015•20 min
We speak with Chinese font service Justfont to learn a bit more about its crowdfunding campaign to help make up for the surprising lack of new fonts in the world of Traditional Chinese publishing. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 05, 2015•22 min
We take the show live on the morning show with Terry Engel to speak with British Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steven Parker about what it takes to up your career prospects in Taiwan … the conversation is more fun than it sounds. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Oct 02, 2015•37 min
We speak to Amy Liu about an ongoing series of classroom events that she has organized and calls Kaixin Living Workshops, which bring talented people from around the world to the villages of Taroko to share their skills with the local children. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Sep 29, 2015•17 min
Taiwan Talk teams up with The Morning Show with Terry Engel to bring you an on-air interview with the hosts of ChinesePod, one of the first companies to bring Chinese learning into the internet age. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Sep 25, 2015•31 min
We speak to a women's rights advocacy group about problems they say they've found in Taiwan's teaching materials for sexual education. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Sep 21, 2015•16 min
Jonathan Adams talks about his new book, Welcome Home Master: Covering East Asia in the Twilight of Old Media, which details the seismic shifts he witnessed in the news industry during his career as a Taiwan based journalist. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Sep 14, 2015•23 min
We speak with Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung, an activist advocating for migrant rights in Taiwan, to get his take on the news that migrant domestic workers will see their minimum wage increased to 17,000 NT a month. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Sep 07, 2015•15 min
The government announced earlier this year that ¡§mercy killings¡¨ are to be banned at animal shelters within the next two years, but we speak to one animal welfare group that is warning that this new ban could actually make things worse. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Aug 31, 2015•11 min
Melody Chen of the newly formed Tainan Office of English as the Second Official Language tells us about a program aimed at helping vendors at the Tainan Flower Night Market learn useful phrases in English, while they work. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Aug 24, 2015•15 min
Marti Yang of Yehliu Geopark tells us about the ongoing high tech efforts to preserve the park's most famous rock formation, which is currently threatened by rapid erosion. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Aug 17, 2015•15 min
We speak to the Child Welfare League Foundation about a survey they recently released which they say shows that many fathers in Taiwan are not doing enough to get involved in the lives of their children. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Aug 10, 2015•13 min
Playing sports may be the last thing on the mind of a Taiwanese "tiger parent." We speak with Coach Wilson Wong from Adventure Sports Academy about how soccer can be much more than just a sport. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Aug 04, 2015•7 min
Adrenaline junkies look here - Conquer Taiwan hosts obstacle challenge events to promote healthy living in Taiwan and founder Hank Chow talks to us about the value of the event. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Aug 03, 2015•7 min
Fitgirl and half marathon runner Cynthia Wang shares with us the story of her fitness journey, advice for those looking to challenge their own fitness goals and how she lost 68 kg (150 lbs) to become the best version of herself. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jul 27, 2015•13 min
The city has recently launched Happy New Immigrants Journal, a program broadcast in Thai, Indonesian, and Vietnamese aimed at highlighting immigrant life in Taiwan. We discuss the city government's changing attitude toward this growing community. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jul 21, 2015•17 min
We speak with the online job seeking service about their new dating website, and why it¡¦s getting harder and harder for Taiwan¡¦s professionals to find a date. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jul 13, 2015•13 min
The widely influential Mandarin Training Center is updating its textbooks and today on the show we speak to its director about what's being changed the direction of Mandarin teaching in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jul 06, 2015•24 min
We speak to professor Megan Greene from The University of Kansas about the ongoing dispute over changes made by the Ministry of Education to the high school history curriculum that critics say places a greater emphasis on China's role in Taiwan's history. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jun 29, 2015•28 min
We speak with childhood linguistics researcher Christina Ahn and answer some of your questions about the best ways to raise bilingual kids in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jun 22, 2015•36 min
We speak with human rights activist Linda Arrigo about the life and work of fellow campaigner Lynn Miles, who passed away last week. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jun 16, 2015•21 min
We speak with the art magazine's editor, Ron Hanson, about their newest publication the Subconscious Restaurant, which expands their coverage of art in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jun 09, 2015•16 min
We speak with Tim Culpan of Bloomberg News about a reform that is expected to increase trading in Taiwan's stock market. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jun 09, 2015•9 min
We speak with the art magazine's editor, Ron Hanson, about their newest publication the Subconscious Restaurant, which expands their coverage of art in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jun 08, 2015•9 min