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). -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Apr 20, 2016•43 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Apr 18, 2016•28 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Apr 14, 2016•41 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Apr 11, 2016•20 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Apr 04, 2016•28 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 31, 2016•43 min
The Morning Show's favorite international business guru, Steven Parker, stops by to teach us the ins and outs of professional networking. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 31, 2016•42 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 28, 2016•20 min
We invite Taipei Times features reporter Dana Ter onto the show to take us on a tour of Taiwan's burgeoning craft beer scene. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 19, 2016•39 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 19, 2016•8 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 17, 2016•42 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 14, 2016•19 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Mar 07, 2016•22 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Feb 28, 2016•20 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Feb 25, 2016•36 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Feb 22, 2016•18 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Feb 15, 2016•12 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Feb 01, 2016•20 min
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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jan 25, 2016•14 min
We speak with political scientist Dr. Nathan Batto of Academia Sinica to get his take on what the landslide DPP victory is going to mean for Taiwan politics going forward. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jan 18, 2016•17 min
We speak with some of the foreign correspondents who will be covering the 2016 presidential and legislative election here in Taiwan to learn what it's like covering a place you did not grow up in for an audience that has lots of other stuff on its mind. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Jan 13, 2016•17 min
We're joined by the food reviewer behind popular blog A Hungry Girl's Guide to Taipei to hear about all the good food trends Taipei has going for it, and just how she became the anonymous blogger so many Taipei residents depend on for their foodie needs. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Dec 18, 2015•40 min
The theater space is wrapping up its first season of productions, so we speak with its artistic director, Brook Hall, to hear about how it's been going. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Dec 14, 2015•13 min
On this show: the German expat that captured local media attention with her impressive language skills, and her selling of red bean cakes. We discuss cultural barriers, and what was behind all that attention. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Dec 14, 2015•39 min
We speak with Taipei based nonprofit the Icebreaker Association about their work bringing assistive technology to disabled people in Taiwan and why they think more should be done to make this technology more widely available. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Dec 08, 2015•17 min
Listen in to another Morning Show extended interview as we speak with the hosts of the popular podcast aimed at helping the English speaking world make a little more sense of current affairs in China. Find it here: https://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Dec 01, 2015•32 min
We speak to Transparency International Taiwan about its recent report on military corruption, and how Taiwan's military managed to earn a solid B grade in the assessment. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Nov 30, 2015•21 min
We speak with the group's founder to learn what the growing digital fabrication movement is all about, and what it's going to mean for Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Nov 23, 2015•17 min
ICRT speaks to the community group about its six years organizing performance events in Taiwan, their move to the former Taiwan Air Force Command Center, and what they've got planned for their six year anniversary this weekend. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Nov 16, 2015•16 min
Taiwan¡¦s long distance fishing industry is facing growing scrutiny after an incident in which Greenpeace caught a ship with hundreds of pounds of shark fins on board. We speak to the group about what they believe should be done to regulate the industry. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn
Nov 09, 2015•16 min