Vickie Wang (王宇平) is a writer, interpreter, and stand-up comedian born and raised in Taiwan. She’s lived in Shanghai, China for nearly a decade, where she started doing stand-up comedy under censorship. Last year I sat down to interview Vickie. in part one of my interview with Vickie, we talked about the perceptions and attitudes ..Read More
October 31, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In this episode of Talking Taiwan, we share the second half of my interview with illustrator and cartoonist Guy Gilchrist, picking up after part one in episode 207. In the second half of my interview with Guy, he talked about how Dr. Seuss has been an influence
October 27, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Emma Choi is the host of the NPR weekly short-form comedy podcast Everyone & Their Mom. In 2021, she was an intern for the NPR show Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Apparently, it was her PowerPoint prowess led to her working with
October 21, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In mid-June I spoke with Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu about their weekly newsletter, A Broad and Ample Road. They began writing it in 2020 as a way to keep in touch with people during the pandemic. We also spoke about the shooting at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian
October 9, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: When Wilma Welsh left Canada to work with the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) in 1969, she told me that it changed her life. Little did she know how she’d be a part of the pivotal role that the PCT would play as a voice for the
September 29, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Guy Gilchrist talks about How to Achieve Your Dreams. I first learned about illustrator and cartoonist Guy Gilchrist, when I interviewed Dr. Karen Tsai (in episode 120) about how she spearheaded the creation of Monster Dance, a children’s book created to help children deal with and understand the
September 19, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On September first, the Taiwan military shot down a Chinese civilian drone that flew near Kinmen. In this episode of Talking Taiwan. I speak with Eric Chan about what led up the incident, China’s increased gray zone tactics toward Taiwan since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited
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