Taiwan Report

Big moves are afoot in transportation. Taiwan’s medical research community hits some home runs. Steps forward for the LGBT community, but not prayers. Is support for the TPP and NPP slipping? Finally, Taiwanese back Trump, but should they?

As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw.

Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. This show intends to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

LGBTQ+ Pride, Tsai, and some Camouflage Tanks.

Headlines is an interim or supplementary show with Taiwan Report News Brief that cover's the day's articles that we found interesting.

Headlines is an off the cuff show covering Taiwan stories of the day that we found interesting, with some extra context that might help in better understanding them.

Headlines is an experimental show to see if we could free time for News Brief and will appear in between those shows.

Headlines is an off the cuff show covering Taiwan headlines from papers with a little context and what might be missing from them.

Taiwan Report News Brief will return shortly as will Current Affairs Taiwan, and a whole slew of new shows. 

We hope you enjoy this pilot. We already have feedback that future shows will be spoken a slower to make it easier to follow.

Michael Turton and Sean Su interview Playerium CEO Solomon Temowo. Solomon is the founder and CEO of Playerium, a software company specializing in software for gaming firms. He has worked in several countries in Europe and Asia. We explore his experiences in the gaming industry in Taiwan and elsewhere, what Taiwan's advantages are, and the kind of projects and products his firm works with and creates. 

Michael Turton interviews Michael Fahey. Fahey is a longtime resident of the island. He is currently a lawyer with the well-known firm of Winkler Partners in Taipei. He has been instrumental in Forward Taiwan, a group dedicated to advancing issues involving foreigners in Taiwan. We discuss Forward Taiwan's work on behalf of foreigners, the local legal system, and related exciting topics.

Michael Turton interviews Mark Caltonhill. Mark is a journalist, writer, comedian, singer, and cyclist who has lived in Taiwan for the better part of two decades. Join us for a stimulating discussion on his experiences and writings on The Beautiful Island.

Three sets of statistics show how society is changing and how it isn't. Some political polling has shown some interesting results. The KMT takes a sharp pro-US turn. And we'll kick off with some headlines, but first I'd like to note that I am the co-organizer of the Compass Food & Music Festival coming up on October 17 & 18, so until about a week after the festival, there will be somewhat fewer shows from me than normal.

As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw.

Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. This show intends to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

Three sets of statistics show how society is changing and how it isn't. Some political polling has shown some interesting results. The KMT takes a sharp pro-US turn. And we'll kick off with some headlines, but first I'd like to note that I am the co-organizer of the Compass Food & Music Festival coming up on October 17 & 18, so until about a week after the festival, there will be somewhat fewer shows from me than normal.

As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw.

Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. This show intends to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

Host Donovan Smith interviews Albert Chiu, Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Tunghai University, who knows Johnny Chiang well, and was a part of the KMT's cross-strait reform committee - despite not being a KMT member and proposing ideas far beyond traditional KMT thinking on those issues. His experience and insights on the process and the party are fascinating.