The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
By John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith
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Subscribers: 64
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Episodes: 286
Mads
Sep 24, 2022
Really good podcast on a wide range of topics. listening from Denmark and learning new things about Taiwan each and every episode. Keep up the great work 👍
Ben Caesar
Feb 11, 2022
Very interesting - not sure where I stumbled across this, but for anyone who lives in or has an interest in Taiwan, this podcast and its two engaging presenters do a great job of covering its history.
Description
Formosa Files is the world's biggest and highest-rated Taiwan history podcast. We use an engaging storytelling format and are non-chronological, meaning every week is a new adventure - and, you can just find a topic that interests you and check out that episode...skip stuff that isn't your thing. The hosts are John Ross, an author and publisher of works on Taiwan and China, and Eryk Michael Smith, a journalist for local and global media outlets. Both Ross and Smith have lived in Taiwan for over two decades and call the island home.
Email: formosafiles@gmail.com
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CCK: The Largest U.S. Military Base in Taiwan During the Vietnam War – S5-E27
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Miss Universe 1988 – Live from Taipei: Taiwan’s Record That Will (Probably) Never Be Broken – S5-E26
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Nuclear Power in Taiwan: The Story Behind Saturday’s Radioactive Referendum – S5-E25
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Operation Ichi-Go: Japan’s Mostly Forgotten Last Big, Born-in-Taiwan War Offensive – S5-E24
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Chiang Kai-shek’s Secret Coma, and the Cigar-Smoking, Cross-Dressing, Confucian Descendant Ms. Kung — S5-E23
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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“Lip-Sticked” Taxi Drivers and the Founder of the China Post: A Look at Taiwan’s Women in 1963 — S5-E22
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Bits & Pieces - July 2025 - Taiwan’s First Belgian Student, Madame Chiang’s Midlife Canvas, and the Immovable Last Emperor’s Cousin – S5-E21
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Honey Buckets and Whole-Wheat Faith in Free China – S5-E20
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Seedless Watermelons and a Secret War in the Desert: the Taiwan–Saudi Arabia Story – S5-E19
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Taiwan’s 1930s Pop Boom, and Its First Pop Queen – S5-E18
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Popeye, Prison, Soy Sauce and Satire: Bo Yang 柏楊 – S5-E17
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Taiwan vs. South Korea - A Conversation with Author Chris Tharp
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 – “Asia’s Eternal Queen of Pop” (2025 Remastered Re-release)
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Calculating Fate: Taiwan’s Fortune-Telling Fever of the ’90s – S5-E16
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Shanghai–Taiwan Connections, Part 1: Mark Kitto on Helen Zia’s “Last Boat” — BONUS EPISODE
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Taipei Times “Taiwan in Time”– Han Cheung, the man behind the excellent weekly history newspaper column – A FORMOSA FILES INTERVIEW
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Bad Manners & Book Crimes: How an American Op-Ed Sparked Taiwan’s Self-Awareness Movement – S5-E15
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May 29, 2025 |
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EXTRA FOR HARDCORE LISTENERS! Hear the entire story of Japanese doctor Takagi Tamoe in this unedited, 27-minute version
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May 22, 2025 |
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Takagi Tomoe: The Japanese Doctor Who Devoted Himself to Taiwan – S5-E14
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May 22, 2025 |
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1962: Taiwan’s Bloody Year You’ve Never Heard Of -S5-E13
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May 15, 2025 |
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Chinese and Taiwanese Names… Too Many Names! – S5-E12
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May 08, 2025 |
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! 重要公告
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May 08, 2025 |
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“China’s Titanic” (1949) & The Cruise That Ended in Cremation (1994) - S5-E11
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May 01, 2025 |
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Taiwan in the “Teens” (1911-1919) – S5-E10
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH54-永和勵行中學殺人事件—臺灣1962年兩大連續殺人案（2）
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Taoyuan Magistrate Mass Murder and Gangsters in the Taiwan Government - S5-E9
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH53-更寮腳營區殺人事件—臺灣1962年兩大連續殺人案（1）
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Taiwan’s Stock Market Bubble – And the Crash of 1990 - S5-E8
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH52-臺灣戰後至今的人口問題—節育與「催生」政策
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Communist Parties in Taiwan (and the gruesome tale of Tomb Sweeping Festival 清明節) – S5 - Mini Episode
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH51-不名譽的「榮譽白人」—SA295號空難與臺斐關係
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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S5-E7- First “Bits and Pieces” Episode of Season 5
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH50-原漢族群的界線「土牛溝」—不斷後退的臺灣「番界」
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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A 22-year-old Russian (spy?) Visits Taiwan in 1875 - S5-E6
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH49-臺灣最知名的黑人牙膏—人手一管的種族歧視（？）
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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South Africa and Taiwan (And the Sad Story of SAA Flight 295) - S5-E5
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH48-臺灣獨立的精神導師—彭明敏（part 2）
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Whitemen Toothpaste Vs. Hei Ren Ya Gao - S5-E4
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH47-臺灣獨立的精神導師—彭明敏（part 1）
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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228, White Terror, the Formosa Incident, and Nylon Deng: PART TWO - S5-E3
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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228, White Terror, The Formosa Incident, and Nylon Deng: PART ONE - S5-E2
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH46-日本最後一位帝國士兵—在叢林存活30年的臺籍日本兵
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Taiwan’s Shrinking Population (2025) – S5-E1
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH45-陽明山上的車禍疑雲—讓蔣介石折壽20年的事故
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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A Short Intro to “Daddy Zheng” 鄭芝龍 - Formosa Files Season Four Finale
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH44-風靡亞洲的「女主角」—徐熙媛（大S）
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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S4 [ENCORE] - World War II Aviation Stories: An American “ghost pilot,” and the Japanese fighter pilot who became a god in Tainan 台南
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH43-神明駕前的威武家將—被汙名化的臺灣家將文化
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Happy Year of the Wood Snake! – S4-E41
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH42-鄧麗君：華語歌壇的傳奇—臺灣的「軍中情人」
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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S4-E40 - Pirate Patriot & Guerilla Grandma: Huang Bamei - 黃八妹
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH41-臺灣永遠的森林之王—林旺與臺灣的故事
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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S4-E39 - Traditional VS. Simplified Chinese Characters – 繁體字或簡體字?
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH40-施明德：充滿爭議的英雄—臺灣民主自由的重要先驅
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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S4-E38 - Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: From Prison to Taipei Mayor
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH39-臺灣又愛又怕的颱風—臺灣的颱風故事
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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S4-E37 - Archways and “spirit bone towers:” Decoding Taiwan’s Mysterious Structures
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH38 - Formosa Files 中文版年度回顧 — 從零開始的 2024 年
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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[Special Encore] Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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S4-E36 - Merry Christmas 2024, and a big thank you to all our People of Quality
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH37-臺灣人最頭痛的「科目」—漫談臺灣英文教育
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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S4-35 - Formosa 100 years ago: American visitors to Japan's model colony in December 1924
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH36-「奧會模式」的中華臺北—臺灣在國際場合的名字
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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S4-E34 - Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA 黃仁勳
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH35-日漸消逝的傳統市場—市場的衰落與活化行動
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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S4 - E33 – Dressing Up (and sometimes Stripping Off) – Taiwanese Weddings
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH34-滅絕？生存？謎般的臺灣雲豹—臺灣山區曾有的美麗身影
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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S4 - [ENCORE] - The Dutch Kill or Capture Every Lamay Islander
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH33-荷蘭時期的拉美島慘案—從小琉球消失的原住民
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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S4-E32 - The “Demon of Chiayi” - and other true crime tales
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH32-差點滅絕的臺灣梅花鹿—復育（太）成功的特有種
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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S4-E31 - Concubines, Wives, and Women - a peek into the personal lives of early Dutch settlers - With Professor Ann Heylen
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH31-來自臺灣的賑災先鋒—慈濟基金會的故事
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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S4-E30 - The “First” Chinese Person to Visit Taiwan - Chen Di 陳第 (1603)
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH30-荷蘭引進的臺灣物產—荷蘭人引入臺灣的動植物
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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S4-E29 - Two Odd and Forgotten Books
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH29-臺灣人的英文老師？—專訪 ICRT 總經理 Tim Berge
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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S4-E28 - The Pirate Husband-and-Wife Duo Who Terrorized Taiwan (1800-1809)
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH28-重獲自由的反共義士—韓戰與一二三自由日
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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S4-E27 - NBC "Old Timey Radio" Show from 1946 - With Analysis from John and Eryk
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH27-橫行海上的女海盜—大海盜蔡牽媽與蔡牽
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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S4-E26 - Bits and Pieces - October 2024
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH26-聖母峰上的生存奇蹟—臺灣登山家高銘和
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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S4-E25 - The ROC (Taiwan) at World Expos & World Fairs
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH25-賭性堅強的臺灣人—彩券、賭博在臺灣的故事
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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S4 - [ENCORE] - Taiwanese-American Director Ang Lee Wins Again
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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S4 - HIGH-TECH MINI BONUS EPISODE - AI and Foot Binding in Taiwan (What?)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH24-PLAY BALL! 臺灣的「 國球」—棒球在臺灣的故事
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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S4-E24 - Ronald Reagan and the ROC (Taiwan)
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH23-在臺灣的「外國人」—可能比你還臺灣的外國人
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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S4-E23 - Taiwan’s President in Exile – Thomas Liao.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH22-百家爭鳴的手搖飲—臺灣手搖茶飲文化
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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S4-E22 - Lonely Planet Travel Guidebook: Taiwan (1997-1998)
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH21-來臺一定要吃的臭豆腐？—臺灣夜市與特色食物
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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S4-E21 - Beggar Boy - an incredible tale of resilience
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH20-世界No.1的臺灣機車—臺灣人最愛的交通工具
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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S4-E20 – Democracy Fighter and Taiwan History Professor Gerrit van der Wees
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH19-不（？）野生的動物園—六福村與臺灣動物園
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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S4-E19 - Taiwan's Olympic GOAT? Mike Chinoy's New Documentary "Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story"
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH18-「好兄弟」們的放風假期—臺灣的「鬼月」
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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S4 – INTERVIEW: The Island: a personal account of Taiwan’s extraordinary transformation by Mark O’Neill
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH17-改變臺灣社區的便利商店—另類的「臺灣奇蹟」
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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S4-E18 - Taiwan's Greatest Modern Company - TSMC (The Morris Chang story)
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH16-改版再改版的車牌號碼—臺灣車牌的故事
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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S4-E17 - “UNDER PROTEST” – Taiwan at the Olympics
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH15-歷史這個東西好無聊？！—那就來聊聊歷史吧！
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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S4-E16 - Political Assassination Attempts, 1928-1970
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH14-數字居然也有故事？—日常生活裡的數字故事
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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S4 - Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Summer 2024 Musings and Announcements
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH13-引領風潮的速食餐廳—麥當勞與臺灣速食的故事
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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S4-E15 - The Community Services Center: Director Adam McMillan on the history of a place that's here to help
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH12-有借有還（？）的外來語—貿易、殖民與語言「借用」
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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S4 - [ENCORE] The Qing Dynasty Doesn't Really Want Taiwan (1683)
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH11-經濟起飛下的動物悲歌—臺灣野生動物保育的不光彩過去
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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S4-E14 - PACIFIC STORY–Formosa: Prize of the China Sea (NBC Radio, 1944)
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH10-CIA vs. 臺灣核彈—臺灣核武與張憲義事件
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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BONUS Episode: Martial Arts Legend Hong Yixiang 洪懿祥
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH09-在臺灣成神的飛行員—臺南海尾寮飛虎將軍
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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S4-E13 - China Airlines Survives Three Major Tragedies
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH08-中華民國海軍封鎖中國（？）—領海封閉政策與海盜傳奇
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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[ENCORE] S4 - The Inn of the EIGHT Happinesses 八福客栈 vs. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
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May 30, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH07-被刻意遺忘的暴動事件—524美國大使館暴動
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May 28, 2024 |
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BONUS episode: The Adventures of Frank Bessac
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May 24, 2024 |
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S4-E12 - The Dalai Lama Visits Taiwan (1997)
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May 23, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH06-最低調沉默的第一夫人—前第一夫人蔣方良女士
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May 21, 2024 |
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S4-E11 - Bird Droppings on Rocks: the surprising history of hotly contested South China Sea islands
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May 16, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH05-經濟奇蹟背後的重大事故—高雄港高中六號事故
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May 14, 2024 |
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S4-E10 - Radio Wars
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May 09, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH04-芭比娃娃 M.I.T.—臺灣製造的世界傳奇
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May 07, 2024 |
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S4-E9 – Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: The Middle Years – From Law School to First Prison Term
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May 02, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH03-臺灣街頭巷口的洗腦名曲—臺灣垃圾車音樂文化
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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S4-E8 - The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA): talking to a member of a former “terrorist” pro-Taiwan-independence group
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH02-臺灣養豬業的最慘一「疫」—1997年豬口蹄疫
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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S4-E8 - The U.S. Breaks Up With Taipei for Beijing (Dec. 1978)
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH01-史上「最好」的劫機事件？—華航334航班劫機事件
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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S4-E7 - Travel and Tremors – the 1906 Meishan Earthquake 梅山地震
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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S4 - Special Episode - Remembering 921 in the Wake of 403
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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S4-E6 – Taipei’s Architectural Trilogy Part Two: Witnessing History and Changing with the Times
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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S4-E6 – Taipei’s Architectural Trilogy: The CKS Memorial Hall, the National Theater and the National Concert Hall
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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S4-E5 - Ghost Brides
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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S4 - A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: CNN China Legend Mike Chinoy
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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S4-E4 - The Interesting Tale of When the Dalai Lama’s Brother Came to Taiwan
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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S4-E3 - The 1973 Qijin Ferry Tragedy - 旗津渡輪
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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S4-E2 - Taiwan (the ROC) and Israel - Surprising Shared Histories
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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S4 - [ENCORE] Happy Holidays? (And: 新年快樂!)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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S4-E1 - The Lugang Rebellion (鹿港 1986)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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S3-E42 - Taiwan in 1958
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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BONUS Episode: Linda Gail Arrigo's Verdict on Shih Ming-teh 施明德
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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S3-E41 - Shih Ming-teh 施明德 – “TAIWAN’S MANDELA”
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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S3-E40 - Sold to a Bargirl at the Age of Five (1955) – The Nancy Chen Baldwin Story
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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S3-E39 - Taiwan’s Most Famous Red Light District: Taipei’s Combat Zone
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Making History in Space, Taiwan Uni Team Puts Nanosatellites into Orbit - With Angel Menéndez
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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S3-E38 - Merry Constitution Day! (and a Happy New Year)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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S3-E37 - Wu Li-pei (吳澧培): A Taiwanese-American Immigrant Story, Part Two
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: SAVE THE BIRDS! ~ The origin story of the Kaohsiung Wild Bird Society
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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S3-E36 - Wu Li-pei (吳澧培): A Taiwanese-American Immigrant Story, Part One
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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[ENCORE] Henry Kissinger (and president Nixon) Go to China, and Everything Changes for the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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S3-E35 - Bits and Pieces (of Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐) and a Pre-Announcement Announcement
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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S3-E34 - Fabulous Foods of Formosa (and Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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S3-E33 - Tales of Tokyo and Taiwan
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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S3-E32 - Hakka Author Wu Zhuoliu (吳濁流), Part 2 - Japan’s Surrender and 2/28
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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WELCOME TO THE PODCAST! - The "White Formosan" - S1-E1
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Manga Artist Mark Crilley Talks About His New Book - LOST IN TAIWAN
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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[ENCORE] Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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S3-E31 - The “Tea Thief” - Robert Fortune's Very Brief Trip to Taiwan (1854)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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[ENCORE] The 4,300-Kilometer Chase of an Illegal Taiwanese Fishing Boat (1989)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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[Bonus] Photographing Taiwan – Interview with Chris Stowers
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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S3-E30 - When the Russians Bombed Taipei (and other aviation stories)
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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S3-E29 - Taiwan's Great Pork Apocalypse (1997)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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S3-E28 - More Bits and Pieces: Ox Ditches and an Unsinkable Warship
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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S3-E27 - When Taiwan (ROC) Blockaded China (PRC)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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S3-E26 - Taiwan as part of the Philippines? Or a British or German colony? “What Ifs” of Formosan History -- With Michael Turton
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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S3-E25 - The Free China Junk Story - Part 3: Victory!
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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S3-E24 - Crossing the Pacific in a Junk - Trials and Tribulations (Part 2-3)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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S2-E23 - Across the Pacific in the Free China Junk (1955) - Part One
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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S3-E22 - Barbie: Made in Taiwan
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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S3-E21 - Blockading Taiwan
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: 2-28: A Bad Beginning
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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[ENCORE] The Empire's Last Solider (29 Years, 3 Months, and 16 Days)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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S3-E20 - John Groot and John Ross Walk and Talk Historic Tamsui 淡水 - Part Two
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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S3-E19 - Two Johns Take a "Walking Tour" in Historic Tamsui 淡水 - Part One
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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S3-E18 - Getting Arrested in Taiwan - With Lawyer Ross D. Feingold
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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S3-E17 – The Wrongful Execution of Chiang Kuo-ching (江國慶) and the Death Penalty in Taiwan
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: AIT/K: The American Institute in Taiwan - Kaohsiung Branch
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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S3-E16 – Kaohsiung and Taiwan Celebrate Five Years of Weiwuying 衛武營國家藝術文化中心 – Part 2: Struggles & Victories!
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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S3-E15 – Kaohsiung and Taiwan Celebrate Five Years of Weiwuying 衛武營國家藝術文化中心 – Part 1: The Land & the Plan
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Eryk Calls John for a Meanderingly Interesting Chat
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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S3-E14 - The Three “Pearl Harbors” of the Chinese Communist Party - with Ian Easton
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: The Team that Gave Kaohsiung the Magnificent Weiwuying Performing Arts Center 衛武營國家藝術文化中心
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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[Encore] Mao's Taiwanese Spymaster
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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S3-E13 - The Flag of Taiwan (?)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Way of the Warrior - Martial Arts Master Chris Bates
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May 25, 2023 |
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S3-E12 - American Luxury Cruise Ship Runs into Green Island (1937)
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May 18, 2023 |
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[Encore] Taiwan’s “Iron Man of Asia” - The Amazing CK Yang (楊傳廣)
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May 11, 2023 |
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S3-E11 - Steve McQueen and "The Sand Pebbles" (1966)
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May 04, 2023 |
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S3-E10 - Lord of Formosa - Part Two: Coyett VS. Koxinga
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Answering the Mail
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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S3-E9 - Nixon and Kissinger Grovel in China, and Taiwan’s “China” Days are Numbered
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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S3-E8 - Early Photos of Taiwan - by John Thomson - 1871
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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S3-E7 - Lord of Formosa and the VOC - Part One
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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S3-E6 - Gladys Aylward, Ingrid Bergman, and the Inn of the Eight Happinesses (八福客栈)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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S3-E5 - Local Language Loanwords: A Lovely Hot Pot of Fujianese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English, and More
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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S3-E4 - Madou, Tainan 麻豆: Pomelos and Priestesses
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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S3-E3 - Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: The Early Years
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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S3-E2 - Mel Gibson Makes a Movie in Taiwan (1979)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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S3-E1 - Storm Stories: Tales of Typhoons in Taiwan
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Rage Against the Machine – Formosa Files VS. ChatGPT
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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S2-E40 - The Two Generalissimos - Francisco Franco and Chiang Kai-shek
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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[Encore] Japan Puts Paiwan Indigenous Taiwanese on Display at London Expo (1910)
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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S2-E39 - Kaohsiung to Kenting Road Trip (1875)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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[Encore] Taiwan's Orangutan Craze and the Terrors of the Tiger Trade
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Among the Headhunters of Formosa - From Taiwan in 100 Books, by John Ross
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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S2-E38 - Dating in Taiwan
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: The Forgotten President 嚴家淦
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Dr. Dafydd Fell from SOAS takes us on a Mini-Deep Dive into Taiwan's Alternative Political Parties
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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S2-E37 - A Cunning Count Contemplates Colonizing Formosa
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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S2-E36 - Annette Lu – from Prison to the Presidential Office
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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S2-E35 - Colonial Tourism: Japanese Visit their Model Colony, While Tokyo Brings Indigenous Taiwanese to “The Motherland” to Show Off “Civilization”
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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S2-E34 - "Galloping Oxen" - Emperor Kangxi’s Jesuit Mapmakers in Taiwan
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Tobie Openshaw on the Saisiyat Story of Taiwan's "Little People"
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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S2-E33 - Taiwan's Musical Garbage Trucks - And the Sounds of the 1990s!
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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S2-E32 - “Defectors from the PRC to Taiwan, 1960-1989: The Anti-Communist Righteous Warriors” - Part Two
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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S2-E31 - “Defectors from the PRC to Taiwan, 1960-1989: The Anti-Communist Righteous Warriors” - Part One
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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S2-E30 - The Mysterious Death in Taipei of India's Most Controversial Nationalist
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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S2-E29 - The "Most Powerful Witness" to Modern Taiwan's History: Wu Zhuo-liu (吳濁流) - Part One
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: A Look Back and a Peek Forward
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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S2-E28 - (Not So) Happy Holidays
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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S2-E27 - Ghost Planes and the Japanese Fighter Pilot who Became a God
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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S2-E26 - Taiwan's First Civilian Martyr: Teacher Lin Ching-chuan (林靖娟)
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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S2-E25 - Searching for Black Gold in Taiwan
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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S2-E24 - Cats Big and Small
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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S2-E23 - Separated Sisters
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Manuel Tsao Talks to Eryk About the 100+ Year Old Jhuzimen Hydro Power Plant - 竹仔門發電廠
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: "Taiwan in 100 Books" -- A Priest on Orchid Island Meets Sanmao (三毛)
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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S2-E22 - USS Tang: The Most Successful US Submarine of WWII
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Special CURRENT EVENTS Episode: Why hasn’t the PRC invaded Taiwan?
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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S2-E21 - Taiwan's Global Shipping Empire - EVERGREEN
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: "Taiwan in 100 Books" - A Martial Arts Hoax
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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S2-E20 - Mr. and Mrs. Giles - *Wade-Giles Chinese Romanization
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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S2-E19 - Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 - "Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop" - S2-E18
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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S2-E17 - The Brief and Often Forgotten Kingdom of Dongning 東寧王國
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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S2-E16 - Ang Lee in the Spotlight: His Story from Pingtung to Hollywood
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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S2-E-15 - "123 Freedom Day" Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part Two
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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S2-E14 - Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part One
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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S2-E13 - A Cruise on an Opium Clipper to Takao (Kaohsiung)
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May 26, 2022 |
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S2-E12 - "The National Game" -- Taiwan Falls in and out of Love with Baseball
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May 19, 2022 |
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A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: ICRT General Manager Tim Berge
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May 15, 2022 |
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S2-E11 - Taiwan's Nearest Neighbors - the 1,000+ Kilometer-Long Ryukyu Island Chain
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May 12, 2022 |
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S2-E10 - Christian Samurai – Japan’s Katana Diplomacy in Taiwan
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May 05, 2022 |
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S2-E9 - The Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen and the Alexander Family Hostage Crisis
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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S2-E8 - Makalu Gao: The Taiwanese Climber Who Survived a Night on Mt. Everest
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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S2-E7 - Dr. Peng Ming-min (1923-2022) - Part 2: Escaping Taiwan and a Hero's Return
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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S2-E6 - Dr. Peng Ming-min (1923-2022) - Part 1 - The Incredible Life of a Democracy Fighter
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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S2-E5 - Tragedy on Taiwan's Majestic Mountains
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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S2-E4 - Searching for the "Motherland"
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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S2-E3 - The Lamey Island Massacre
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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S2-E2 - Thomas Barclay: The Man Who Helped Save a City
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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S2-E1 - The CIA vs. Made in Taiwan Nukes
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Bonus Mini-Episode: Eryk Calls John for a Chat About Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode 01 - What Were the Dutch Doing in Formosa Anyway?
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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S1-E25 - From Russia With Love: ROC First Lady Faina Chiang
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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S1-E24 - Taiwan's Awesome National Health Insurance System
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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S1-E23 - Walls of Death
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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S1-E22 - The Cruel Sea
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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S1-E21 - The "Best" Hijacking in History?
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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S1-E20 - The "Iron Man of Asia"
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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S1-E19 - The End of the Qing
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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S1-E18 - Shipwreck Savagery and Clandestine Colonization
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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S1-E17 - Missionaries Pull Teeth in Treaty Ports
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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S1-E16 - Japanese Formosa Catches Spy Fever
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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S1-E15 - Japan Puts on a Show
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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S1-E14 - Buddhism "In Action" – Taiwan's Remarkable Tzu Chi Charity Group
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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S1-E13 - The Orangutan Craze
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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S1-E12 - The "Made in Taiwan" Miracle
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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S1-E11 - All Hail the Duck King!
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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S1-E10 - The Qing Empire Doesn't Really Want Taiwan
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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S1-E9 - The Empire's Last Soldier
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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S1-E8 - POWs, Bombing Raids, and Kamikazes
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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S1-E7 - Luzon or Formosa? - Taiwan Dodges WWII Invasion
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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S1-E6 - Big Crises on Tiny Islands
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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S1-E5 - Rioters Ransack the Taipei U.S. Embassy (1957)
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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S1-E4 - Mao Really Wants Taiwan - and a Taiwanese Spy Almost Gave it to Him!
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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S1-E3 - The Fall of Fort Zeelandia
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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S1-E2 - Koxinga VS. The Dutch - Round One
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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S1-E1 - The White Formosan
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Sep 06, 2021 |