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- Illegal work, crowded music festivals and affordable place to visit
Join Fil, Hanna and Mary Anne as they talk about South Korean influencer barred from entering Taiwan for illegal work, as well as Taiwanese music festivals including Taiwan Music Festival, and why Taiwan was ranked as cheapest place to travel for Americans in 2025.
0 min - Pigeon whistle racing, price gouging, and mob bosses at the Legislature
Pigeon whistle racing season has started in Tainan, price gouging sees a 900% increase in guesthouse prices, and a Taiwanese organized crime organization tried to select their new mob boss at a restaurant within the Legislative Yuan.
Join Amanda, Mary Anne, and Tristan as they chat about this week's more interesting news stories.23 min - An upcoming new dome, tattoos and Harry Potter
Join Mary Anne, Ching-en, and Hanna as they chat about the quirkier bits of the news that didn't make it into our reports! Tune in to find out more about an upcoming dome being built, tattoos in Taiwan, and Harry Potter!
23 min - A pet memorial, lost trekkers, and mermaids
Join Michelle, Fil, and Mary Anne in the studio as they talk about Taichung's pet plans, a brave rescue effort to save mountaineers, and a mermaid festival in Hualien!
23 min - Boat library, foreign troublemaker and Chinese influencer
Join Fil, Joey and Hanna, as they discuss a boat coming to Penghu that holds quality library works, a foreigner gets into altercation and fired for it, and revoking a residency of a influencer.
23 min - Taiwan's obesity rate, drugs in strollers and stranded marine animals
This week, Amber and Mary Anne chat about some of this week's stories, including Taiwan's obesity rate, drugs in strollers, and why Taiwanese authorities are urging the public NOT to push stranded marine animals back into sea.
4 min - Tainan crime ring takedown, workplace bullying and Dragon Boat festival boat race signups
In this week's episode of Hear in Taiwan, Amber and Hanna discuss some of this week's stories inluding the busting of a crime ring in Tainan, a new amendment focusing on curbing workplace bullying, and the registraation for this years dragon boat festival race.
23 min - Tummy Troubles, Trees, and Trains
Tristan and Amanda join Michelle in the studio to chat about a recent upswing in diarrhea cases, the appeal of tree burials, and a limited package including a cherry blossom tour on Ali Mountain's steam locomotive!
23 min - Lottery, Height Requirements, and an Unsuccessful Thief
Join Fil, Joey and Tristan as they ramble on about what they would do had they won a lottery, obsession with height requirements, especially in Asia and a man being caught after he returned a wallet without money in it.
4 min - Money, Healthcare, and Taiwan's Sweethear
Michelle is joined by Fil and Joey to chat about what they'd do if they won the lottery, where Taiwan falls on the world Health Care Index, and their loss of a favorite celebrity.
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About Hear in Taiwan
From the publisher's feed
We know it's impossible for you to come join us at the metaphorical office water cooler to hear what we talk about in the newsroom. That's why we created the program: Hear in Taiwan. Tune in every weekday for a panel discussion with the news team to learn about the stories that caught our attention but did not quite make their way into the nightly newscast.
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