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Talking Taiwan

Talking Taiwan is a Golden Crane Podcast Award Winner, and has been shortlisted in the 2024 International Women"s Podcast Awards "Moment of Visionary Leadership" category. In 2025, it was nominated for the 12th Annual T.O. Webfest Awards in the category of "Best Ensemble Cast in a Podcast". Hosted by Felicia Lin, Talking Taiwan is the longest running, independently produced Taiwan-related podcast that covers political news related to Taiwan and stories connected to Taiwan and Taiwan"s global

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Ep 178 | Taiwan's Civil Defense Preparedness: T.H....

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/04/10

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the reality of war on display for the world, especially for Taiwan, which like Ukraine, has been under the constant threat of military aggression of an unfriendly neighbor. Because of the war that’s been happening in Ukraine there’s been talk of how Taiwan must improve its military defense capabilities and preparedness, but beyond this, there are people in Taiwan wondering what they themselves can do to be prepared,

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Ep 177 | Celebrating Children's Day in Taiwan:...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/04/06

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: April fourth is Children’s Day in Taiwan, which is great timing for this interview with children’s book author Margaret Chiu Greanias. She spoke with me about her latest book Amah Faraway, which has many of its scenes set in Taipei, Taiwan. Margaret shared how she became a children’s book author, what she loves about picture books, how they get created and what she’s working on next. This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by the Taiwan

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Ep 176 | Taiwan Cares Humanitarian Efforts for...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/03/30

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: As she watched the humanitarian crisis unfold due to the war in Ukraine, S. Chien wanted to do something to help. She came up with the idea for the Taiwan Cares project and together with Dr. Monty Wang and Dr. Bo-Chheng Lin, mobilized the efforts of over 30 Taiwanese Americans from New Jersey to raise over $9000 in 24 hours. The funds were used to purchase and ship urgently needed medical supplies and baby formula to people in Ukraine. Chien is the

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Ep 175 | Will China Attack Taiwan? Kuan-Ting Chen...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/03/23

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Will China attack Taiwan given the current circumstances surrounding the war in Ukraine? My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Kuan-Ting Chen, the CEO of Taiwan NextGen Foundation, which is an NGO (a non-governmental organization) founded in Taipei that focuses on various issues such as Taiwan’s soft power, promoting democracy, educational policy research, public advocacy and issues related to domestic and foreign policy. He shared his thoughts

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Ep 174 | Reliving the Sunflower Movement from Ground...

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2022/03/15

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Jiho Chang tells us the inside story first hand by reliving the Sunflower Movement from Ground Zero. March 18th will mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Sunflower Movement during which time activists occupied Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in order to protest the passing of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, which was a treaty between Taiwan and China. The roots of the Sunflower Movement go back much further, years before 2014. My

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Ep 173 | George Leslie MacKay: Canadian Missionary...

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2022/03/08

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On March 9th Taiwan Post will be issuing a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Canadian missionary George Leslie Mackay in Northern Taiwan. Mackay was unlike most 19th century missionaries. He has been referred to as the “son-in-law of Taiwan,” and was a forward thinker. He was one of the first to oppose the Head Tax imposed on Chinese in Canada. To help understand who George Leslie Mackay was and the significance of his

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Ep 172 | Helping 228 Survivors Deal with Trauma: Dr....

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/02/28

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Dr. Michi Fu and Dr. Tsuann Kuo are helping 228 Survivors deal with trauma. This year marks 75 years since the 228 Massacre and this week we continue our discussion on the topic. 228 refers to February 28, 1947, which could be argued is a misnomer because tensions leading up to the massacre of tens of thousands of people had been building for quite some time before February 28th, ever since the Chinese Nationalists (the Kuomintang) had fled from China

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Ep 171 | The 228 Massacre: Taboos, Scars, Stigmas,...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/02/22

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: The 228 Massacre has been a subject of taboo for those who have had family who lived through it and the White Terror Era that followed. The Lunar New Year holiday and celebrations in Taiwan have just ended, but another national holiday will soon be here, the 228 Peace Memorial Day. But what is 228? It’s been, 75 years and as you’ll hear from my guests on today’s show, it’s still a touchy topic. And frankly it’s not something that can be easily

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Ep 170 | David Kilgour Author and Human Rights...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/02/16

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: David Kilgour recently wrote an article that appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, Winter Olympics — here’s why we’re calling them the China Genocide Olympics. For nearly 20 years, he has been outspoken about the human rights abuses and organ trafficking in China. When he and David Matas were asked in 2006 to investigate allegations that the organs of Falun Gong practitioners were being harvested, the disturbing truth was revealed. Following the

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Ep 169 | Michael Cannings of Camphor Press Rescues...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/02/08

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Michael Cannings is the Publisher at Camphor Press, a British-Taiwanese publishing house focused on East Asia, that he co-founded with John Grant Ross and Mark Swofford, in 2014. Profit was not the motive for setting up Camphor Press, but promoting books, especially those about Taiwan was. Michael spoke with me about how they weathered the challenging, early years of Camphor Press, and shared some insights about the publishing industry. Camphor Press

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Ep 168 | Ramon Ray and Paolo Lising: How to Become a...

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2022/01/31

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan are serial solo entrepreneurs Ramon Ray and Paolo Lising. Ramon has started 5 companies and sold 2 of them. He is the author of Grow Your Solo, a book about how to grow a solo business. Paolo Lising is founder of MillionDC.com, a learning platform for entrepreneurs from developing countries. He is the author of Startup Taiwan, a comprehensive guide for foreigners and global Taiwanese who wish to start a

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Ep 167 | Charlie Wu of Lunarfest Celebrates the Year...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/01/24

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: This year, the Lunar New Year falls on February 1st and it’s the year of the tiger. For those of you familiar with Lunar New year celebrations, you may recall some of the traditions, which might include: wearing the color red, receiving or giving red envelopes, eating special foods, lion dances and firecrackers My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is not going to talk about any of that. Charlie Wu is the Managing Director of the Asian-Canadian

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Ep 166 | Bilingual Podcast and Discrimination That...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/01/17

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I’m always interested in listening to other podcasts and to learn about Taiwan-related ones. Late last year I heard about the Bilingual aka Bailingguo (百靈果) News Podcast because there was an episode that generated some heated discussion on Forumosa.com, among English-speaking foreigners in Taiwan. Forumosa is an online discussion forum for English-speakers about Taiwan and in full disclosure, they have been a sponsor of Talking Taiwan. I was wondering

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Ep 165 | Cindy Wu Music Educator in Taiwan Speaks...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/01/11

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Cindy Wu is an English and Mandarin Chinese bilingual performer, speaker, and music educator based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She loves and enjoys all aspects of life, travel, and culture. I met Cindy years ago when I lived in Kaohsiung. I’ve invited her on to Talking Taiwan to speak about her music career and how she’s dealt with the setbacks and challenges that she’s faced along the way. When asked about how she’s been able to impact the lives of her

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Ep 164 | Amazin LeThi: Her Journey from Homelessness...

Talking Taiwan ·

2022/01/04

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Amazin LeThi, a global LGBTQIA+ advocate and one of the first Asian ambassadors for WorldPride at Copenhagen 2021. She reached out to me not long after hearing that Taiwan would be hosing WorldPride 2025. She spoke with me about the challenges she’s faced as an Asian and LGBTQ youth, and how her sports training and deep sense of purpose helped to pull her out of homelessness. About Amazin LeThi: Amazin

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Ep 163 | Talking Taiwan Award Winner Top 5 of 2021...

Talking Taiwan ·

2021/12/28

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Now it’s time to announce our Top 5 of 2021 Talking Taiwan episodes. In doing so we'd like to recognize our wonderful guests, who make what we do possible. But first, we have some exciting news! On December 21st Talking Taiwan won a Golden Crane Podcast Award. We are so honored to have been recognized for our work and to have been nominated alongside so many other amazing podcasts. We’ve enjoyed producing new episodes for you every week and it’s

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Ep 162 | Taiwan Hosts WorldPride 2025: Our...

Talking Taiwan ·

2021/12/20

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In November it was officially announced that Taiwan had been chosen to host WorldPride 2025. The Kaohsiung Pride Team won the bid over Washington D.C. to host World Pride Day. My guest on this episode is Darien Chen, the founder of WorldPride Taiwan 2025. WorldPride 2025 will be first time that a WorldPride will be held in East Asia and this is exciting news indeed! In fact, Amazin LeThi, a global LGBTQIA+ advocate and one of the first Asian

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Ep 161 | Lee Ming-che Taiwanese Political Prisoner in...

Talking Taiwan ·

2021/12/14

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: To mark the year’s International Human Rights Day, I reached out to Yibee Huang, the CEO of Covenants Watch to talk about Lee Ming-che a Taiwanese activist who has been imprisoned in China since 2017. December 10th is International Human Rights Day. It’s also an important day in Taiwan’s history and a turning point in Taiwan’s transition from authoritarianism to democracy. I’m referring to the Kaohsiung incident, also known as the Formosa Incident

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Ep 160 | Dr. Bo-Chheng Lin Taiwan's Semiconductor...

Talking Taiwan ·

2021/12/07

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: When you think about things made in Taiwan what comes to mind? Barbie dolls, textiles, plastics, toys, bicycles, or maybe these days its boba, bubble tea, or semiconductor chips? What’s made Taiwan the leader in the semiconductor industry, what is its competitive advantage, how can it maintain it going forward? The story of how Taiwan’s semiconductor industry was developed is really quite interesting if you consider that Taiwan was previously an

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Ep 159 | Tim Chng Documents the Overseas Taiwan...

Talking Taiwan ·

2021/12/01

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Tim Chng is one of the founders of ITASA (Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association), and we’ve known each other since those college days. He is currently documenting the overseas Taiwan Independence Movement on Wikipedia. I thought I’d invite him onto Talking Taiwan to talk about some of the media attention that Taiwan’s been getting lately, and the project he’s started to document the contributions of WUFI (World United Formosans for

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