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Craft Beer and Beer Brewing – Michael Forncrook Talking Taiwan Ep 52

Felicia Lin — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:49:03 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

I love talking to entrepreneurs and small business owners. It’s always interesting to learn how they started and have continued to build their businesses. For this episode I had the pleasure of speaking to Michael Forncrook about how he started a craft beer business in Taiwan. We spoke at great length, and what a lot of listeners don’t know is that we do most our podcasts long distance, via Skype. For this interview I was in New York, and Michael was in central Taiwan. It might not come as a surprise that we’ve the occasional technical glitch, but it happened a record number of times during my interview with Michael. We actually had to hang up and reconnect four times! So I want to thank Michael for sticking it out with me and for supporting Talking Taiwan. We had such a fascinating conversation about a range of topics including what type of beer is healthier, the steps to brew beer at home, gypsy brewers, and advice for expats wanting to start a business in Taiwan.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How and why PB Craft hosts beer brewing classes

Beer brewing in Taiwan and Asia

Michael’s company PB Craft

The B2B agricultural food marketplace, that Michael is developing. He describes it as the Aliba or B2B Amazon for food products and beverages

Can beer be considered healthy and what kind of beer is healthier?

The benefits of beer spas

How to brew beer at home

Unique craft beer flavors

What is a gypsy brewer?

The craft beer industry in Taiwan and Asia.

The challenges of running a business with your spouse

Advice for expats interested in starting a business in Taiwan

Entrepreneurship in Taiwan

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Taiwan Music Showcase – Ed Yen Talking Taiwan Ep 51

Felicia Lin — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:12:08 +0000

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Ed Yen is a Taiwanese music producer, music executive, entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, audio engineer, theater designer, film score, commercial composer, A&R manager and vocal coach. He is the Executive Producer of Taiwan Music Express and CEO Of GCA.

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A Conversation with Dwagie at the CMJ 2014 Taiwan Music Express press conference Ep 50

Felicia Lin — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:08:37 +0000

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For this episode of Talking Taiwan, I stopped by the CMJ 2014 Taiwan Music Express press conference to interview Dwagie (大支), one of the hip hop artists who will be performing at the CMJ Music Taiwan Night Showcase in October. Dwagie is known for writing about social issues and most notably has collaborated with the Dalai Lama.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

Where Dwagie’s name comes from and what it means
Dwagie’s early musical influences
How Dwagie grew up listening to the music of Nas
How Dwagie will be collaborating with Nas
How Dwagie has met and worked with the Dalai Lama
Many of Dwagie’s songs are about social issues like Facebook and the Sunflower Movement
Why Dwagie writes songs about social issues
Dwagie has written songs about stray animals and is a vegetarian
Dwagie’s experience and involvement with the Wild Strawberries Movement and Sunflower Movement
How the Sunflower Movement has impacted Taiwan’s society
Who Dwagie will be collaborating with next
Dwagie’s advice to aspiring musicians

Author Ed Lin on his Book, Ghost Month Ep 47

Felicia Lin — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:02:35 +0000

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Here is an interview with Author Ed Lin on his Book, Ghost Month.

Ed Lin talks about his latest novel – Ghost Month – which is his 5th book featuring Detective Robert Chow. The story centers around a mysterious murder that occurs in Taipei, Taiwan, during the 7th month of the lunar calendar. Mr Lin also talks about the writing process and his experiences as a novelist.

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Echo Lin on Anti-Nuclear Protests in Taiwan Ep 46

Felicia Lin — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:07:54 +0000

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Here is an interview with Echo Lin on Anti-Nuclear Protests in Taiwan.

Echo Lin explains her role as Secretary General of the Environmental Jurist Association, an international group of legal professionals concerned about the lack of legislative frameworks that protect our planet from ourselves. She specifically discusses the controversies surrounding Taiwan’s 4th Nuclear Power plant and why this remains a hot-button issue even nearly 30 years after it was approved by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.

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Borcheng Hsu on the 13th Passport to Taiwan Festival Ep 45

Felicia Lin — Mon, 19 May 2014 15:12:27 +0000

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Borcheng Hsu and I spoke about the 13^th annual Passport to Taiwan, which has been held annually in New York City’s Union Square Park since 2002. Planning for Passport to Taiwan started in 1999 afterTaiwanese American Heritage Week was declared to be the week after Mother’s Day weekend in May.

Borcheng also talked about how Passport to Taiwan got started, where the concept came from and how it has evolved over the years. While the Taiwanese food booths are among one of the most popular attractions at Passport to Taiwan, there are also folk arts demonstrations, musical performances and community organizations represented at the outdoor event.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

2002 was the first time that Passport to Taiwan was held in Union Square Park
How Taiwanese American Heritage Week was declared in 1999
Where the idea and the name Passport to Taiwan came from
How Passport to Taiwan started with a core group of 10 volunteers
How Passport to Taiwan was modeled after the Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival organized by CAPA (Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans)
On the day of Passport to Taiwan there are about 200 volunteers helping out
How Passport to Taiwan has grown
How other Taiwanese American communities participate in, visit and attend Passport to Taiwan
How there were only four food booths at the first Passport to Taiwan
Folk artists that have been invited to do demonstrations at Passport to Taiwan have included sugar paining, aborigine fabric weaving, clay figurines, straw weaving
Artists and performers who have been invited from Taiwan to be a part of Passport to Taiwan
The Hello Taiwan tour of Taiwan indie bands
How Passport to Taiwan is not just about Taiwan, but the Taiwanese American community and people, the shared democratic values of Taiwan and the U.S.
Misconceptions about Taiwan
The is most rewarding thing about organizing Passport to Taiwan
The challenges of running and organizing Passport to Taiwan
The most popular thing about Passport to Taiwan
How most of the food booths offering Taiwanese dishes are made by local people in the Taiwanese American community, specifically for Passport to Taiwan, and are not available elsewhere
Sponsors of Passport to Taiwan
How people can sponsor Passport to Taiwan
Future plans for Passport to Taiwan

Tony Chang on the Sunflower Movement Ep 44

Felicia Lin — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:30:38 +0000

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Here is an interview with Tony Chang on the Sunflower Movement.

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Tony Chang on the Occupation of the Legislative Yuan Ep 43

Felicia Lin — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:15:52 +0000

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Here is an interview with Tony Chang on the Taiwan Independence Citizens Revolution.

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Tony Chang on the Taiwan Independence Citizens Revolution Ep 42

Felicia Lin — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:00:01 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Tony Chang on the Taiwan Independence Citizens Revolution.

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Lawrence Lin about American Citizens for Taiwan Ep 41

Felicia Lin — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:45:57 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Lawrence Lin about American Citizens for Taiwan.

In this episode we speak with Lawrence Lin the media spokesperson for American Citizens for Taiwan (ACT). ACT was established in 2009. The mission of ACT is to educate Americans on the importance of Taiwan to the U.S. and working to strengthen the U.S. Taiwan relationship.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How American Citizens for Taiwan (ACT) was started
In the beginning ACT focused on serving Taiwanese organizations
How ACT is focused on online advocacy work
How ACT uses popbox an online tool to facilitate letter writing campaigns for Congressional bills related to Taiwan
HR419 the Taiwan Policy Act
How ACT gets Americans involved or concerned about Taiwan by focusing on Democracy security and the economy
How ACT tries to make it easier for Americans to contact their congressperson about supporting bills related to Taiwan
How ACT is trying to reach others outside of the Taiwanese American community
Why it’s important for Taiwan to be represented in the United Nations
The petition on Change.org regarding Taiwan being listed on ISO as Taiwan, Province of China
The challenges of ACT’s work
ACT is a 501(c)(4) organization
Plans to set up American Citizens for Taiwan Foundation which will be a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to creating educational resources about Taiwan
One of the ideas for educational resources about Taiwan is a teacher’s guide to teach about Taiwan
ACT’s future projects and initiatives
New York’s Passport to Taiwan
Canada’s Taiwanfest

Felicia Lin Archives - Talking Taiwan Podcast

Craft Beer and Beer Brewing – Michael Forncrook Talking Taiwan Ep 52

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Taiwan Music Showcase – Ed Yen Talking Taiwan Ep 51

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A Conversation with Dwagie at the CMJ 2014 Taiwan Music Express press conference Ep 50

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Author Ed Lin on his Book, Ghost Month Ep 47

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Echo Lin on Anti-Nuclear Protests in Taiwan Ep 46

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Borcheng Hsu on the 13th Passport to Taiwan Festival Ep 45

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Tony Chang on the Sunflower Movement Ep 44

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Tony Chang on the Occupation of the Legislative Yuan Ep 43

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Tony Chang on the Taiwan Independence Citizens Revolution Ep 42

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Lawrence Lin about American Citizens for Taiwan Ep 41

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