Ep 285 | Passport to Taiwan 20th Anniversary Catching Up with Rapper Dwagie and Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry
On May 26th we stopped by the annual Passport to Taiwan in New York City's Union Square Park and I caught up with a few of our past guests, Taiwanese hip hop and rap artist, Dwagie who performed at th...
2 Jun 20249min
Ep 284 | Invisible Nation: Director Vanessa Hope Discusses her Documentary About Tsai Ing-Wen's Presidency
Vanessa Hope is the director of Invisible Nation, a documentary film that takes a look at the presidency of Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female president and events that happened during her tenure. We...
29 Mai 20241h 6min
Ep 283 | US Taiwan Watch: Think Tank Focused on the Relationship Between the United States and Taiwan
Last year I spoke with Robin, Jerry and Peng-Hsuan about the U.S. Taiwan Watch after they organized a hackathon at the Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast that's held annually around July 4th. R...
24 Mai 202459min
Ep 282 | Isa Ho: Talks About her Career as a Photographer and her Westbeth Exhibit in NYC
Isa Ho is a photographer based in Taiwan. Last year I spoke with her about her photography and the Westbeth project, which consists of a series of photos and videos of artists who live at Westbeth Art...
29 Apr 202438min
Ep 281 | TH Schee: Lessons Taiwan has Learned from the Nantou and Hualien Earthquakes
On April 3, 2024 at 7:58am (in Taiwan) an earthquake that's been reported as measuring 7.2 and 7.4 hit Hualien which is located on Taiwan's east coast. The last major earthquake of similar magnitude w...
21 Apr 202450min
Ep 280 | Wan-jen Lin: Architect of "Echo Across the Harbor" Largest Public Art Project in Taiwan
Earlier this year when we were in Taiwan, we traveled down to Kaohsiung where we met with Wan-jen Lin the architect who worked on Weiwuying (衛武營國家藝術文化中心), Kaohsiung's performing arts center and the Ec...
28 Mar 20247min
Ep 279 | Michelle Krusiec: Acclaimed Actor, Writer, and Director Talks about Dealing with Institutional Racism and her Sources of Inspiration
Last September we had the pleasure of interviewing actor, writer and director Michelle Krusiec. Her IMDB page displays an impressive list of acting roles dating back to 1992. Related Links: https://t...
21 Mar 202453min
Ep 278 | FireEX 10th Anniversary of Sunflower Movement: Sam Yang Tells How "Island's Sunrise" Became Its Anthem
Ten years ago, on the night of March 18, 2014 students and activists broke into Taiwan's Legislative Yuan in an effort to block the passage of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, a trade agreeme...
9 Mar 20241h 23min
