Taiwan Talk

Matan Shelomi, professor of entomology at National Taiwan University, joins us today to drop some knowledge about BUGS.

Fann Meeiyuan, known by her students as Fan Laoshi, is a veteran Chinese teacher of ICLP, with over 30 years of experience.

Journalist and author Joe Henley (J.W. Henley) speaks to ICRT's Ryan Drillsma about his latest book 'Migrante'. The book details the hardships one migrant from the Philippines faces as he moves to Taiwan to work as a fisherman.

Wesuhuna Pearson is the Editor-in-Chief at Black Asia Magazine, an online publication focusing on the lives of African diaspora in Asia, with in-depth looks at the successes and struggles of their work and influence.

Anita, Jenny, and Todd, the founders and organizers of the up-coming Mama Africa Heritage Festival talk to ICRT correspondent Ryan Drillsma.

Casey Abbott Payne talks to ICRT about Black Lives Matter Taiwan, how the movement came about, and what people can do to help tackle anti-Blackness in Taiwan.

John Brownlie is the creator and co-organizer of Taipei Shorts, a collection of short plays in English and Chinese, performed by locals and foreigners together in Taiwan.

Elias Argueta, a midfielder for the Taiwan Premier League on Tai Tang TC, comes on the show to talk about soccer in Taiwan.

Tom Rook, a artistic cartographer, comes on the show to discuss how he hand draws his maps of different cities in Taiwan and how he includes historical maps of Taiwan cities from the 1920s and 1940s as well as modern day maps - showing how Taiwan has changed through the years.

Gordon Kao, the marketing director for the tourist organization Walk in Taiwan comes on the show to discuss how Walk in Taiwan is different from other tourist organizations and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the company.