The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

By: John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith
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  • NEW: Full-length ENGLISH episodes every THURSDAY (and other days too) - One short CHINESE episode on TUESDAY. The history of Taiwan (1600 C.E. - 2000) told through interesting stories in a non-chronological order. John Ross is an author and publisher of works on Taiwan and China, while Eryk Michael Smith has worked as a writer and journalist for several media outlets in Taiwan. Both hosts have lived in Taiwan for well over 20 years and call the island home. Email: formosafiles@gmail.com
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  • S4-E32 - The “Demon of Chiayi” - and other true crime tales

    S4-E32 - The “Demon of Chiayi” - and other true crime tales
    Nov 21 2024

    From a couple of morons who dismember themselves in a bid to scam insurance companies, to the famous “Demon of Chiayi” serial killer Chen Jui-chin 陳瑞欽 (plus the story of the only woman on death row in Taiwan), this week Formosa Files brings you an assortment of true crime stories.


    WARNING: Don't play this episode aloud where children might hear.


    Lots of pics and links at our website.

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    33 mins
  • FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH32-差點滅絕的臺灣梅花鹿—復育（太）成功的特有種

    FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH32-差點滅絕的臺灣梅花鹿—復育（太）成功的特有種
    Nov 19 2024

    你知道嗎？臺灣的梅花鹿其實野外的族群已經滅絕。現在在墾丁看到的梅花鹿，都是後來復育的成果。然而臺灣還遺留有非常多以「鹿」命名的地方，間接展現臺灣過去應該是一個遍地鹿群的地方。究竟臺灣是怎麼從鹿群的天堂，變得需要復育梅花鹿呢？復育的成果又如何呢？這集 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast 就由兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊，臺灣梅花鹿的一些故事。


    主持人簡介：

    Eryk Michael Smith－ICRT南臺灣特派員，長期從事記者採編工作、聲音編輯，也會客串DJ。現居高雄，在臺灣已經居住了接近30年，認為臺灣是自己的家。

    Eric Hsu（徐葆權）－彰化北斗人，從大學南漂高雄以來，人生的大部分時間都在高雄渡過。關心臺灣文史與地方文化發展，尤其是自己的兩個家鄉：北斗與高雄。
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    9 mins
  • S4-E31 - Concubines, Wives, and Women - a peek into the personal lives of early Dutch settlers - With Professor Ann Heylen

    S4-E31 - Concubines, Wives, and Women - a peek into the personal lives of early Dutch settlers - With Professor Ann Heylen
    Nov 14 2024

    400 Years: Dutch Formosa - part two

    Roughly 80% of Dutch (or other European) men settling in Taiwan as part of the Dutch East India Company's (VOC) presence on Taiwan married Indigenous Taiwanese women!

    Learn more about Dutch-era Taiwan through the eyes of women as a remarkable woman, National Taiwan Normal University Professor Ann Heylen, gives us a glimpse into the severely Calvinist, yet practical, VOC - the world's first multinational corporation.


    Visit our website for more.

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    26 mins

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The best Taiwanese History podcast in English

This podcast is very unique in many ways. It's in English. It tells Taiwanese history from Taiwanese's perspective and it's honest! They also started the Chinese-speaking episodes. A good opportunity to polish my Chinese.

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