7: Colonial Legacy and Impacts on Security in Nigeria and Taiwan with Associate Professor Michael Ugwueze
How does colonialism continue to impact Nigeria and Taiwan? Are there some similarities, or lessons that can be learnt from the experiences of these countries? Our host, Josh, talks with Michael Ugwu...
28 Maj 202525min
6: Prof. Ed Vickers Returns to Discuss a New Twist in the Zheng Cheng-Gong Story
Summer 2024 was the 400th anniversary of the birth of Zheng Cheng-Gong and saw a special celebration being held in his birthplace of Hirado, Japan. Prof. Ed Vickers, who attended the events and has be...
7 Apr 202526min
5: The Politics of Climate Change with Prof. Mucahid Bayrak
When is a natural disaster really a disaster and who decides? Associate Professor of Geography at NTNU, Prof Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak discusses issues of climate change, political ecology and the some o...
1 Mars 202529min
4: Professor, Explorer and Geographer, Dr. Niki Alsford discusses 'Taiwan as Ocean,' The Haenyeo Freedivers of Jeju Island and More!
A small island state, or a big ocean state? Prof. Niki Alsford and podcast host, Josh, discuss the concepts of land and ocean, how islands in the pacific are seeing a gradual reframing from 'small isl...
8 Jan 202533min
3: Prof. Scott Simon Discusses the Inspiration Behind the Book 'Truly Human: Indigeneity and Indigenous Resurgence on Formosa' and More
Professor Scott Simon, from the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa, joined us in Taipei for a discussion on the inspiration behind his book 'Truly Human: In...
3 Dec 202435min
2: Prof. Mike Liu Discusses Japanese Colonial Medical Policy in Taiwan
In this episode, Josh talks with Professor Michael Shi-Yung Liu from the University of Pittsburgh's History Department about some of the ways in which Japanese medical policy influenced Taiwan during ...
21 Okt 202432min
1: Prof. Ed Vickers Discusses the Many Representations of Zheng Cheng-Gong (Koxinga)
Professor Ed Vickers from Kyushu University discusses some of the many ways in which Zheng Cheng-Gong (Koxinga) is represented, remembered and celebrated on both sides of the Taiwan strait and in Japa...
14 Sep 202432min
