On January 25th we held the second in-person event during the Talking Taiwan Election Tour at the PicCollage office in Taipei thanks to John Fan, who was a guest on episode 179 of Taking Taiwan. Many of our past guests, friends and supporters were in attendance at the event, and what made the event extra special for us of course was the chance to meet some of our past guests in-person for the very first time.
In this episode you’ll hear me speaking with our previous podcast guests and a few people from the audience also came up and spoke with me at our impromptu on-stage podcasting booth. Previous guests featured in this episode include: Eric Chang (episodes 121, 127 and 231), Jane W. Wang (episode 150), Karen Chung, (episodes 217 and 219), Elias Ek (episode 59), Brian Foden (episodes 184 and 185), Richard Wang (episode 77), Jerome Keating (episodes 97, 98 and 186).
This episode bookends the Talking Taiwan Election Tour episodes, but we do have some other interviews that we recorded while in Taiwan. Those will be released at a later date.
We are extremely grateful to our supporters and donors who made the Talking Taiwan Election Tour possible.
By the way, if you’d like to listen to the episode featuring our first in-person on January 19th at 4SC Crossfit thanks to T.H. Schee, check out episode 273 and if you want the full visual experience, visit Talking Taiwan’s YouTube channel where you can watch video footage from both of our in-person events.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
- Jenny Luo talked about the Taiwan Plus show she’s producing called, Anything Goes with JL
- Eric Chang shares his thoughts on the January 13th election in Taiwan, and talked about his work at Taiwan News and enjoying Taiwan’s natural beauty
- Jane W. Wang talked about her interest in permaculture and degrowth
- Karen Chung talked about an app she’s been working on to improve the listening skills of those learning English called Ear Bug
- Elias Ek talked about how his early career in radio shaped him as an entrepreneur, Dragon’s Chamber and his latest business venture Keego
- Brian Foden talked about his podcast, If the Phrase Fits
- Richard Wang shared how he’s helping to bring baseball games to the Taipei Dome, that the Yomiuri Giants (Japanese baseball team) will be celebrating their 90th anniversary with games at the Taipei Dome, and starting this year, the local baseball league will have six teams
- John Fan made introduced and explained what PicCollage does
- Jerome Keating shared his thought on the future direction of Taiwan and where Taiwan is headed
- Nancy Baldwin talked about her book, One Thousand Layers of Water and Clouds: The Tale of a Taiwanese Daughter
- Elias Ek shared a few pet peeves that he has about terms and phrases commonly used in Taiwan
- Felicia acknowledged Gus Adapon the original producer of Talking Taiwan who was in the audience
- Dylan Black a Canadian who has lived and taught English in Taiwan for many years talked about how he is now doing so in China, and how life China compares to life in Taiwan so far
Related Links:
John Fan Pic Collage CoFounder: Creating Jobs for Taiwan’s Most Talented Since 2011 Ep 179
John Fan Pic Collage CoFounder: Creating Jobs for Taiwan’s Most Talented Since 2011 (Episode 179): https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-fan-pic-collage-cofounder-creating-jobs-for-taiwans-most-talented-since-2011-ep-179/
PicCollage: https://piccollage.com/
Taiwan Plus: https://www.taiwanplus.com/
Eric Chang on the Occupation of the Executive Yuan During the Sunflower Movement Ep 121
Eric Chang on the Occupation of the Executive Yuan During the Sunflower Movement (Episode 121): https://talkingtaiwan.com/eric-chang-on-the-occupation-of-the-executive-yuan-during-the-sunflower-movement-ep-121/
Eric Chang on China’s Breach of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone: Threat or Bluff? Ep 127
Eric Chang on China’s Breach of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone: Threat or Bluff? (Episode 127): https://talkingtaiwan.com/eric-chang-on-chinas-breach-of-taiwans-air-defense-identification-zone-threat-or-bluff-ep-127/
Eric Chang: On the Unfolding Situation at the Legislative Yuan during the Sunflower Movement Ep 231
Eric Chang: On the Unfolding Situation at the Legislative Yuan during the Sunflower Movement (Episode 231): https://talkingtaiwan.com/eric-chang-on-the-unfolding-situation-at-the-legislative-yuan-during-the-sunflower-movement-ep-231/
Taiwan News: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/index
Ko Wen-je: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Wen-je
A Conversation with Dwagie at the CMJ 2014 Taiwan Music Express press conference Ep 50
A Conversation with Dwagie at the CMJ 2014 Taiwan Music Express press conference (Episode 50): https://talkingtaiwan.com/tt050-dwagie/
William Lai (Lai Ching-te): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te
Tainan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan
Pingtung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingtung_County
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingtung_City
Chiayi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiayi
Kaohsiung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung
Taitung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taitung_City
Yilan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yilan_County,_Taiwan
Jane W. Wang Beats Depression and Navigates a Multicultural Hero’s Journey Ep 150
Jane W. Wang Beats Depression and Navigates a Multicultural Hero’s Journey (Episode 150): https://talkingtaiwan.com/jane-wang-beats-depression-and-navigates-a-multicultural-heros-journey-ep-150/
Permaculture: https://www.permaculturenews.org/what-is-permaculture/
Degrowth: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/06/what-is-degrowth-economics-climate-change/
Episode 217 Lost Episodes | Karen Chung on the Echo Method : https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-217-lost-episodes-karen-chung-on-the-echo-method/
Dr. Karen Chung Shares Secrets of Language Learning and Challenges Taiwanese Students Face Learning English (Episode 219): https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-karen-chung-shares-secrets-of-language-learning-and-challenges-taiwanese-students-face-learning-english-ep-219/
Watch Mark Zuckerberg Give A 20-Minute Speech In Chinese : https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2015/10/26/mark-zuckerberg-speech-mandarin-china/?sh=466e94d767f2
Dragon’s Chamber – Elias Ek Talking Taiwan (Episode 59): https://talkingtaiwan.com/dragons-chamber-elias-ek-talking-taiwan-ep-59/
Paka: https://www.pakaelectric.com/
Keego Mobility: https://keegomobility.com/
Episode 184 Lost Episodes | Brian Foden: https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-184-lost-episodes-brian-foden/
Brian Foden: Newscaster for ICRT Talks About How Life has Changed in Taiwan Ep 185
Brian Foden: Newscaster for ICRT Talks About How Life has Changed in Taiwan (Episode 185): https://talkingtaiwan.com/brian-foden-newscaster-for-icrt-talks-about-how-life-has-changed-in-taiwan-ep-185/
If the Phrase Fits podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-the-phrase-fits/id1686785632
Richard Wang Announcer of Taiwan Baseball Games: First Pro Sports Since Covid-19 Pandemic Ep 77
Richard Wang Announcer of Taiwan Baseball Games: First Pro Sports Since Covid-19 Pandemic (Episode 77): https://talkingtaiwan.com/richard-wang-announcer-of-taiwan-baseball-games-ep-77/
Yomiuri Giants: https://www.giants.jp/en/
Asian Games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Games
Baseball league welcomes sixth team (an article from the Taipei Times): https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/06/09/2003779610
Premier 12: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBSC_Premier12
https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/premier12
WBC (World Baseball Classic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic
https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic
Understanding the History of Taiwan through Dr. Jerome Keating Ep 97
Understanding the History of Taiwan through Dr. Jerome Keating (Episode 97): https://talkingtaiwan.com/understanding-the-history-of-taiwan-through-dr-jerome-keating-ep-97/
Dr. Jerome Keating’s Books: Mapping, Paradigm Shifts, and his Favorite Quotes Ep 98
Dr. Jerome Keating’s Books: Mapping, Paradigm Shifts, and his Favorite Quotes (Episode 98): https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-jerome-keatings-books-mapping-paradigm-shifts-and-his-favorite-quotes-ep-98/
Ep 186 Lost Episodes | Dr. Jerome Keating PhD, The Mapping of Taiwan
Episode 186 Lost Episodes | Dr. Jerome Keating PhD, The Mapping of Taiwan : https://talkingtaiwan.com/lost-episodes-dr-jerome-keating-phd-ep-186/
One Thousand Layers of Water and Clouds: The Tale of a Taiwanese Daughter
by Nancy Baldwin: https://a.co/d/bxmxkaW
Book review: The chambermaid’s tale (from the Taipei Times): https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2023/11/16/2003809238
Live Conversations with Our Past Guests at 4SC Crossfit in New Taipei City, Taiwan Ep 273
Live Conversations with Our Past Guests at 4SC Crossfit in New Taipei City, Taiwan (Episode 273): https://talkingtaiwan.com/live-conversations-with-our-past-guests-at-4sc-crossfit-in-new-taipei-city-taiwan-ep-273/