All Episodes

Bridges of Taiwan – S6-E10

Chen Shu-chu: Taiwan’s Vegetable Vendor Philanthropist – Snack 04

Taiwan Ghosts: Haunted Hotels, Trickster Spirits, and Vengeful Widows – S6-E9

Guns in the Mountains: Taiwan’s Indigenous Firepower – S6-E8

Ping-Pong with Mao in Taiwan: The Chairman (1969) – S6-E7

The Celebrity Forensics Expert: Henry Lee – Part 2 – S6-E6

Shoes, Graves, and Fingerprints: Henry Lee in Taiwan – Part 1 – S6-E5

Bonus episode: Taiwan’s Sugar Railways (with Prof. Dafydd Fell) -S6

Taiwanese Tea in America, American Spies in Formosa – S6-E4

Wasabi – Green Fire from the Mountains – Snack 03

The Extraordinary Life of Huang Chin-tao (Part 2) – S6-E3

Huang Chin-tao: a History of Taiwan Through One Man’s Life (Part 1) – S6-E2

Chopsticks – The “Quick Little Boys” of East Asia – Snack 02

Taiwan’s Forgotten Horse History: Cowboys, Cavalry, and the Racing Craze – S6-E1

The Taiwan "Tugou," or Mountain Dog – Snack 01

Rambling Review of Season Five, and Introducing the Formosa Files "Snack"

George Kerr and Formosa Betrayed (with Prof. Jonathan Benda) – S5-E52

"China’s Backstory: The History Beijing Doesn’t Want You to Read" by Scholar and Podcaster Lee Moore – S5-E51

New Year Special – The Taiwan Joss: The Shadow and the Pirates – S5-E50

Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 3 – S5-E49

Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 2 – S5-E48

German Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 1 – S5-E47

Taiwan’s Motorcycle Daredevil: Lu Ch’ing-an (呂慶安) – S5-E46

The CIA Plan to Remove CKS (Part 2): S5-E45

The CIA Plan to Remove President Chiang Kai-shek (Part 1): S5-E44

S5 - [Remastered Encore] Ghost of Green Island: the SS President Hoover Shipwreck (1937)

Shih Ch’ien: Taiwan’s “Father of Beggars” – S5-E43

War Against Wuxia: Jin Yong, Banned Books, and Taiwan’s “Rainstorm Project” – S5-E42

Opium Paste and Stamped Silver: Early Japanese Rule in Taiwan – S5-E41

AUDIO ONLY - Taiwan’s Funeral Strippers: “Dancing for the Dead” – S5-E40  

Taiwan’s Funeral Strippers: “Dancing for the Dead” – S5-E40

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 3: Taiwan and the Gulf of Tonkin – S5-E39

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 2 – S5-E38

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 1 of 3 (early 1960s) – S5-E37

Special Episode: A Farewell to Dr. Chen Yao-chang, and a Look at His Novel “Three Tribes”

Unfinished Projects – unbuilt buildings, unfilmed films, unrealized dreams – S5-E36

S5 Bonus: Taiwan and Xu Fu (with Chris Stowers)

Altars and Outlaws: Ben Sando on Taiwan’s Underworld – Gangs, Temples, and Political Influence – S5-E35

“The Eleventh Commandment” – the First Western Movie Shot in Taiwan – S5-E34

Bits & Pieces: “Women of the Orient” and Around the World in a “Half-Safe” Amphibious Jeep (1956) – S5-E33

From Ashes to Innovation: Japan, Taiwan, and the Spirit of the Osaka Expo of 1970 – S5-E32

Swearing with Chickens, and other Taiwan Bird Adventures – S5-E31

The U.S. Breaks Relations with a Loyal Ally for the First Time in History: Former AmCham Taipei President Robert Parker Tells the Story of “Derecognition” – S5-E30

Golden Taiwan Travels (1967) – S5-E29

The San Cha Mountain 三叉山 Incident of 1945 – Taiwan Marks 80 Years Since Double Tragedy [S5 Reedited Encore]

Made in Taiwan: A Naïve American’s Chaotic Journey to Manhood in an Exotic Culture During Radical Times – Formosa Files chats with Vietnam vet and author TC Brown – S5-E28

CCK: The Largest U.S. Military Base in Taiwan During the Vietnam War – S5-E27

Miss Universe 1988 – Live from Taipei: Taiwan’s Record That Will (Probably) Never Be Broken – S5-E26

Nuclear Power in Taiwan: The Story Behind Saturday’s Radioactive Referendum – S5-E25

Operation Ichi-Go: Japan’s Mostly Forgotten Last Big, Born-in-Taiwan War Offensive – S5-E24

Chiang Kai-shek’s Secret Coma, and the Cigar-Smoking, Cross-Dressing, Confucian Descendant Ms. Kung — S5-E23

“Lip-Sticked” Taxi Drivers and the Founder of the China Post: A Look at Taiwan’s Women in 1963 — S5-E22

Bits & Pieces - July 2025 - Taiwan’s First Belgian Student, Madame Chiang’s Midlife Canvas, and the Immovable Last Emperor’s Cousin – S5-E21

Honey Buckets and Whole-Wheat Faith in Free China – S5-E20

Seedless Watermelons and a Secret War in the Desert: the Taiwan–Saudi Arabia Story – S5-E19

Taiwan’s 1930s Pop Boom, and Its First Pop Queen – S5-E18

Popeye, Prison, Soy Sauce and Satire: Bo Yang 柏楊 – S5-E17

Taiwan vs. South Korea - A Conversation with Author Chris Tharp

Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 – “Asia’s Eternal Queen of Pop” (2025 Remastered Re-release)

Calculating Fate: Taiwan’s Fortune-Telling Fever of the ’90s – S5-E16

Shanghai–Taiwan Connections, Part 1: Mark Kitto on Helen Zia’s “Last Boat” — BONUS EPISODE

Taipei Times “Taiwan in Time”– Han Cheung, the man behind the excellent weekly history newspaper column – A FORMOSA FILES INTERVIEW

Bad Manners & Book Crimes: How an American Op-Ed Sparked Taiwan’s Self-Awareness Movement – S5-E15

EXTRA FOR HARDCORE LISTENERS! Hear the entire story of Japanese doctor Takagi Tamoe in this unedited, 27-minute version

Takagi Tomoe: The Japanese Doctor Who Devoted Himself to Taiwan – S5-E14

1962: Taiwan’s Bloody Year You’ve Never Heard Of -S5-E13

Chinese and Taiwanese Names… Too Many Names! – S5-E12

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! 重要公告

“China’s Titanic” (1949) & The Cruise That Ended in Cremation (1994) - S5-E11

Taiwan in the “Teens” (1911-1919) – S5-E10

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH54-永和勵行中學殺人事件—臺灣1962年兩大連續殺人案（2）

Taoyuan Magistrate Mass Murder and Gangsters in the Taiwan Government - S5-E9

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH53-更寮腳營區殺人事件—臺灣1962年兩大連續殺人案（1）

Taiwan’s Stock Market Bubble – And the Crash of 1990 - S5-E8

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH52-臺灣戰後至今的人口問題—節育與「催生」政策

Communist Parties in Taiwan (and the gruesome tale of Tomb Sweeping Festival 清明節) – S5 - Mini Episode

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH51-不名譽的「榮譽白人」—SA295號空難與臺斐關係

S5-E7- First “Bits and Pieces” Episode of Season 5 - Throwing Teeth on a Roof, and Russia

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH50-原漢族群的界線「土牛溝」—不斷後退的臺灣「番界」

A 22-year-old Russian (spy?) Visits Taiwan in 1875 - S5-E6

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH49-臺灣最知名的黑人牙膏—人手一管的種族歧視（？）

The Sad Story of South African Airways Flight 295 & “Honorary White” Taiwanese - S5-E5

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH48-臺灣獨立的精神導師—彭明敏（part 2）

Whitemen Toothpaste Vs. Hei Ren Ya Gao - S5-E4

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH47-臺灣獨立的精神導師—彭明敏（part 1）

228, White Terror, the Formosa Incident, and Nylon Deng: Part Two - S5-E3

228, White Terror, The Formosa Incident, and Nylon Deng: Part One - S5-E2

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH46-日本最後一位帝國士兵—在叢林存活30年的臺籍日本兵

Taiwan’s Shrinking Population (2025) – S5-E1

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH45-陽明山上的車禍疑雲—讓蔣介石折壽20年的事故

“Daddy Zheng” 鄭芝龍 Beats the Dutch Fleet (1633) - Formosa Files Season Four Finale

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH44-風靡亞洲的「女主角」—徐熙媛（大S）

World War II Aviation Stories: An American “Ghost Pilot,” and the Japanese Fighter Pilot who Became a God in Tainan - S4 [ENCORE]

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH43-神明駕前的威武家將—被汙名化的臺灣家將文化

Happy Year of the Wood Snake! – S4-E41

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH42-鄧麗君：華語歌壇的傳奇—臺灣的「軍中情人」

Pirate Patriot & Guerilla Grandma: Huang Bamei - 黃八妹 - S4-E40

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH41-臺灣永遠的森林之王—林旺與臺灣的故事

Traditional VS. Simplified Chinese Characters – S4-E39

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH40-施明德：充滿爭議的英雄—臺灣民主自由的重要先驅

Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: From Prison to Taipei Mayor - S4-E38

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH39-臺灣又愛又怕的颱風—臺灣的颱風故事

Archways and “Spirit Bone Towers:” Decoding Taiwan’s Mysterious Structures - S4-E37

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH38 - Formosa Files 中文版年度回顧 — 從零開始的 2024 年

[Special Encore] Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

S4-E36 - Merry Christmas 2024, and a big thank you to all our People of Quality

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH37-臺灣人最頭痛的「科目」—漫談臺灣英文教育

Formosa 100 Years Ago: American Visitors to Japan's Model Colony in December 1924 - S4-35

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH36-「奧會模式」的中華臺北—臺灣在國際場合的名字

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA 黃仁勳 – S4-E34

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH35-日漸消逝的傳統市場—市場的衰落與活化行動

Taiwanese Weddings; Dressing Up (and Sometimes Stripping Off) – S4 - E33

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH34-滅絕？生存？謎般的臺灣雲豹—臺灣山區曾有的美麗身影

The Dutch Kill or Capture Every Lamay Islander S4 - [ENCORE]

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH33-荷蘭時期的拉美島慘案—從小琉球消失的原住民

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

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

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

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH31-來自臺灣的賑災先鋒—慈濟基金會的故事

The “First” Chinese Person to Visit Taiwan - Chen Di 陳第 (1603) - S4-E30

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH30-荷蘭引進的臺灣物產—荷蘭人引入臺灣的動植物

S4-E29 - Two Odd and Forgotten Books

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH29-臺灣人的英文老師？—專訪 ICRT 總經理 Tim Berge

The Pirate Husband-and-Wife Duo Who Terrorized Taiwan (1800-1809) - S4-E28

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH28-重獲自由的反共義士—韓戰與一二三自由日

S4-E27 - NBC "Old Timey Radio" Show from 1946 - With Analysis from John and Eryk

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH27-橫行海上的女海盜—大海盜蔡牽媽與蔡牽

Joseph Stalin Saves Chinese Characters! (um… sort of) - Bits and Pieces - October 2024 - S4-E26

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH26-聖母峰上的生存奇蹟—臺灣登山家高銘和

S4-E25 - The ROC (Taiwan) at World Expos & World Fairs

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH25-賭性堅強的臺灣人—彩券、賭博在臺灣的故事

S4 - [ENCORE] - Taiwanese-American Director Ang Lee Wins Again

S4 - HIGH-TECH MINI BONUS EPISODE - AI and Foot Binding in Taiwan (What?)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH24-PLAY BALL! 臺灣的「 國球」—棒球在臺灣的故事

Ronald Reagan and the ROC (Taiwan) - S4-E24

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH23-在臺灣的「外國人」—可能比你還臺灣的外國人

S4-E23 - Taiwan’s President in Exile – Thomas Liao.

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH22-百家爭鳴的手搖飲—臺灣手搖茶飲文化

S4-E22 - Lonely Planet Travel Guidebook: Taiwan (1997-1998)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH21-來臺一定要吃的臭豆腐？—臺灣夜市與特色食物

S4-E21 - Beggar Boy - an incredible tale of resilience

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH20-世界No.1的臺灣機車—臺灣人最愛的交通工具

S4-E20 – Democracy Fighter and Taiwan History Professor Gerrit van der Wees

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH19-不（？）野生的動物園—六福村與臺灣動物園

Taiwan's Olympic GOAT? Mike Chinoy's New Documentary "Decathlon: The CK Yang & Rafer Johnson Story" – S4-E19

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH18-「好兄弟」們的放風假期—臺灣的「鬼月」

S4 – INTERVIEW: The Island: a personal account of Taiwan’s extraordinary transformation by Mark O’Neill

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH17-改變臺灣社區的便利商店—另類的「臺灣奇蹟」

S4-E18 - Taiwan's Greatest Modern Company - TSMC (The Morris Chang story)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH16-改版再改版的車牌號碼—臺灣車牌的故事

S4-E17 - “UNDER PROTEST” – Taiwan at the Olympics

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH15-歷史這個東西好無聊？！—那就來聊聊歷史吧！

S4-E16 - Political Assassination Attempts, 1928-1970

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH14-數字居然也有故事？—日常生活裡的數字故事

S4 - Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Summer 2024 Musings and Announcements

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH13-引領風潮的速食餐廳—麥當勞與臺灣速食的故事

Murder of an American Teenager by TAS Students in 1985 Leads to the Creation of the Community Services Center: Eryk Chats With Director Adam McMillan - S4-E15

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH12-有借有還（？）的外來語—貿易、殖民與語言「借用」

S4 - [ENCORE] The Qing Dynasty Doesn't Really Want Taiwan (1683)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH11-經濟起飛下的動物悲歌—臺灣野生動物保育的不光彩過去

S4-E14 - PACIFIC STORY–Formosa: Prize of the China Sea (NBC Radio, 1944)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH10-CIA vs. 臺灣核彈—臺灣核武與張憲義事件

BONUS Episode: Martial Arts Legend Hong Yixiang 洪懿祥

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH09-在臺灣成神的飛行員—臺南海尾寮飛虎將軍

S4-E13 - China Airlines Survives Three Major Tragedies

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH08-中華民國海軍封鎖中國（？）—領海封閉政策與海盜傳奇

[ENCORE] S4 - The Inn of the EIGHT Happinesses 八福客栈 vs. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH07-被刻意遺忘的暴動事件—524美國大使館暴動

BONUS episode: The Adventures of Frank Bessac

S4-E12 - The Dalai Lama Visits Taiwan (1997)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH06-最低調沉默的第一夫人—前第一夫人蔣方良女士

S4-E11 - Bird Droppings on Rocks: the surprising history of hotly contested South China Sea islands

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH05-經濟奇蹟背後的重大事故—高雄港高中六號事故

S4-E10 - Radio Wars

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH04-芭比娃娃 M.I.T.—臺灣製造的世界傳奇

Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: The Middle Years – From Law School to First Prison Term – S4-E9

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH03-臺灣街頭巷口的洗腦名曲—臺灣垃圾車音樂文化

S4-E8 - The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA): talking to a member of a former “terrorist” pro-Taiwan-independence group

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH02-臺灣養豬業的最慘一「疫」—1997年豬口蹄疫

S4-E8 - The U.S. Breaks Up With Taipei for Beijing (Dec. 1978)

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH01-史上「最好」的劫機事件？—華航334航班劫機事件

S4-E7 - Travel and Tremors – the 1906 Meishan Earthquake 梅山地震

Remembering the 921 Earthquake - Special Episode - S4

S4-E6 – Taipei’s Architectural Trilogy Part Two: Witnessing History and Changing with the Times

S4-E6 – Taipei’s Architectural Trilogy: The CKS Memorial Hall, the National Theater and the National Concert Hall

Ghost Brides - S4-E5

S4 - A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: CNN China Legend Mike Chinoy

S4-E4 - The Interesting Tale of When the Dalai Lama’s Brother Came to Taiwan

S4-E3 - The 1973 Qijin Ferry Tragedy - 旗津渡輪

S4-E2 - Taiwan (the ROC) and Israel - Surprising Shared Histories

Death, Misery, and Cannibalism... Happy Holidays? [ENCORE] - S4

S4-E1 - The Lugang Rebellion (鹿港 1986)

S3-E42 - Taiwan in 1958

BONUS Episode: Linda Gail Arrigo's Verdict on Shih Ming-teh 施明德

S3-E41 - Shih Ming-teh 施明德 – “TAIWAN’S MANDELA”

Sold to a Bargirl at the Age of Five (1955) – The Nancy Chen Baldwin Story - S3-E40

Taiwan’s Most Famous Red Light District: Taipei’s Combat Zone - S3-E39

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Making History in Space, Taiwan Uni Team Puts Nanosatellites into Orbit - With Angel Menéndez

S3-E38 - Merry Constitution Day! (and a Happy New Year)

S3-E37 - Wu Li-pei (吳澧培): A Taiwanese-American Immigrant Story, Part Two

Bonus Episode: SAVE THE BIRDS! ~ The origin story of the Kaohsiung Wild Bird Society

S3-E36 - Wu Li-pei (吳澧培): A Taiwanese-American Immigrant Story, Part One

[ENCORE] Henry Kissinger (and president Nixon) Go to China, and Everything Changes for the Republic of China (Taiwan)

S3-E35 - Bits and Pieces (of Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐) and a Pre-Announcement Announcement

S3-E34 - Fabulous Foods of Formosa (and Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐)

 S3-E33 - Tales of Tokyo and Taiwan 

S3-E32 - Hakka Author Wu Zhuoliu (吳濁流), Part 2 - Japan’s Surrender and 2/28

WELCOME TO THE PODCAST! - The "White Formosan" - S1-E1

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Manga Artist Mark Crilley Talks About His New Book - LOST IN TAIWAN

[ENCORE] Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History

S3-E31 - The “Tea Thief” - Robert Fortune's Very Brief Trip to Taiwan (1854)

[ENCORE] The 4,300-Kilometer Chase of an Illegal Taiwanese Fishing Boat (1989)

[Bonus] Photographing Taiwan – Interview with Chris Stowers

S3-E30 - When the Russians Bombed Taipei (and other aviation stories)

S3-E29 - Taiwan's Great Pork Apocalypse (1997)

S3-E28 - More Bits and Pieces: Ox Ditches and an Unsinkable Warship

S3-E27 - When Taiwan (ROC) Blockaded China (PRC)

S3-E26 - Taiwan as part of the Philippines? Or a British or German colony? “What Ifs” of Formosan History -- With Michael Turton

S3-E25 - The Free China Junk Story - Part 3: Victory!

S3-E24 - Crossing the Pacific in a Junk - Trials and Tribulations (Part 2-3)

S2-E23 - Across the Pacific in the Free China Junk (1955) - Part One

S3-E22 - Barbie: Made in Taiwan

S3-E21 - Blockading Taiwan

Bonus Episode: 2-28: A Bad Beginning

[ENCORE] The Empire's Last Solider (29 Years, 3 Months, and 16 Days)

S3-E20 - John Groot and John Ross Walk and Talk Historic Tamsui 淡水 - Part Two

S3-E19 - Two Johns Take a "Walking Tour" in Historic Tamsui 淡水 - Part One

S3-E18 - Getting Arrested in Taiwan - With Lawyer Ross D. Feingold

S3-E17 – The Wrongful Execution of Chiang Kuo-ching (江國慶) and the Death Penalty in Taiwan

Bonus Episode: AIT/K: The American Institute in Taiwan - Kaohsiung Branch

S3-E16 – Kaohsiung and Taiwan Celebrate Five Years of Weiwuying 衛武營國家藝術文化中心 – Part 2: Struggles & Victories!

S3-E15 – Kaohsiung and Taiwan Celebrate Five Years of Weiwuying 衛武營國家藝術文化中心 – Part 1: The Land & the Plan

Bonus Episode: Eryk Calls John for a Meanderingly Interesting Chat

S3-E14 - The Three “Pearl Harbors” of the Chinese Communist Party - with Ian Easton

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: The Team that Gave Kaohsiung the Magnificent Weiwuying Performing Arts Center 衛武營國家藝術文化中心

[Encore] Mao's Taiwanese Spymaster

S3-E13 - The Flag of Taiwan (?)

Bonus Episode: Way of the Warrior - Martial Arts Master Chris Bates

S3-E12 - American Luxury Cruise Ship Runs into Green Island (1937)

[Encore] Taiwan’s “Iron Man of Asia” - The Amazing CK Yang (楊傳廣)

S3-E11 - Steve McQueen and "The Sand Pebbles" (1966)

S3-E10 - Lord of Formosa - Part Two: Coyett VS. Koxinga

Bonus Episode: Answering the Mail

S3-E9 - Nixon and Kissinger Grovel in China, and Taiwan’s “China” Days are Numbered

S3-E8 - Early Photos of Taiwan - by John Thomson - 1871 

S3-E7 - Lord of Formosa and the VOC - Part One

S3-E6 - Gladys Aylward, Ingrid Bergman, and the Inn of the Eight Happinesses (八福客栈)

S3-E5 - Local Language Loanwords: A Lovely Hot Pot of Fujianese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, English, and More

S3-E4 - Madou, Tainan 麻豆: Pomelos and Priestesses

Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁: The Early Years - S3-E3

S3-E2 - Mel Gibson Makes a Movie in Taiwan (1979)

S3-E1 - Storm Stories: Tales of Typhoons in Taiwan

S2-E40 - The Two Generalissimos - Francisco Franco and Chiang Kai-shek

[Encore] Japan Puts Paiwan Indigenous Taiwanese on Display at London Expo (1910)

S2-E39 - Kaohsiung to Kenting Road Trip (1875)

[Encore] Taiwan's Orangutan Craze and the Terrors of the Tiger Trade

Bonus Episode: Among the Headhunters of Formosa - From Taiwan in 100 Books, by John Ross

S2-E38 - Dating in Taiwan

Bonus Episode: The Forgotten President 嚴家淦

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Dr. Dafydd Fell from SOAS takes us on a Mini-Deep Dive into Taiwan's Alternative Political Parties

S2-E37 - A Cunning Count Contemplates Colonizing Formosa

S2-E36 - Annette Lu – from Prison to the Presidential Office

S2-E35 - Colonial Tourism: Japanese Visit their Model Colony, While Tokyo Brings Indigenous Taiwanese to “The Motherland” to Show Off “Civilization”

S2-E34 - "Galloping Oxen" - Emperor Kangxi’s Jesuit Mapmakers in Taiwan

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Tobie Openshaw on the Saisiyat Story of Taiwan's "Little People"

S2-E33 - Taiwan's Musical Garbage Trucks - And the Sounds of the 1990s!

S2-E32 - “Defectors from the PRC to Taiwan, 1960-1989: The Anti-Communist Righteous Warriors” - Part Two

S2-E31 - “Defectors from the PRC to Taiwan, 1960-1989: The Anti-Communist Righteous Warriors” - Part One

S2-E30 - The Mysterious Death in Taipei of India's Most Controversial Nationalist

S2-E29 - The "Most Powerful Witness" to Modern Taiwan's History: Wu Zhuo-liu (吳濁流) - Part One

Bonus Episode: A Look Back and a Peek Forward

S2-E28 - (Not So) Happy Holidays

S2-E27 - Ghost Planes and the Japanese Fighter Pilot who Became a God

S2-E26 - Taiwan's First Civilian Martyr: Teacher Lin Ching-chuan (林靖娟)

S2-E25 - Searching for Black Gold in Taiwan

S2-E24 - Cats Big and Small

S2-E23 - Separated Sisters

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Manuel Tsao Talks to Eryk About the 100+ Year Old Jhuzimen Hydro Power Plant - 竹仔門發電廠

Bonus Episode: "Taiwan in 100 Books" -- A Priest on Orchid Island Meets Sanmao (三毛)

S2-E22 - USS Tang: The Most Successful US Submarine of WWII

Special CURRENT EVENTS Episode: Why hasn’t the PRC invaded Taiwan?

S2-E21 - Taiwan's Global Shipping Empire - EVERGREEN

Bonus Episode: "Taiwan in 100 Books" - A Martial Arts Hoax

S2-E20 - Mr. and Mrs. Giles - *Wade-Giles Chinese Romanization

S2-E19 - Golf in Taiwan: A Surprisingly Long History

Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 - "Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop" - S2-E18

S2-E17 - The Brief and Often Forgotten Kingdom of Dongning 東寧王國

S2-E16 - Ang Lee in the Spotlight: His Story from Pingtung to Hollywood

S2-E-15 - "123 Freedom Day" Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part Two

S2-E14 - Taiwan's Shadowy Involvement in the Korean War - Part One

S2-E13 - A Cruise on an Opium Clipper to Takao (Kaohsiung)

S2-E12 - "The National Game" -- Taiwan Falls in and out of Love with Baseball

A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: ICRT General Manager Tim Berge

S2-E11 - Taiwan's Nearest Neighbors - the 1,000+ Kilometer-Long Ryukyu Island Chain

S2-E10 - Christian Samurai – Japan’s Katana Diplomacy in Taiwan

S2-E9 - The Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen and the Alexander Family Hostage Crisis

S2-E8 - Makalu Gao: The Taiwanese Climber Who Survived a Night on Mt. Everest

S2-E7 - Dr. Peng Ming-min (1923-2022) - Part 2: Escaping Taiwan and a Hero's Return

S2-E6 - Dr. Peng Ming-min (1923-2022) - Part 1 - The Incredible Life of a Democracy Fighter

S2-E5 - Tragedy on Taiwan's Majestic Mountains

S2-E4 - Searching for the "Motherland"

S2-E3 - The Lamey Island Massacre

S2-E2 - Thomas Barclay: The Man Who Helped Save a City

S2-E1 - The CIA vs. Made in Taiwan Nukes

Bonus Mini-Episode: Eryk Calls John for a Chat About Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples

Bonus Episode 01 - What Were the Dutch Doing in Formosa Anyway?

S1-E25 - From Russia With Love: ROC First Lady Faina Chiang

S1-E24 - Taiwan's Awesome National Health Insurance System

S1-E23 - Walls of Death

S1-E22 - The Cruel Sea

S1-E21 - The "Best" Hijacking in History?

S1-E20 - The "Iron Man of Asia"

S1-E19 - The End of the Qing

S1-E18 - Shipwreck Savagery and Clandestine Colonization

S1-E17 - Missionaries Pull Teeth in Treaty Ports

S1-E16 - Japanese Formosa Catches Spy Fever

S1-E15 - Japan Puts on a Show

S1-E14 - Buddhism "In Action" – Taiwan's Remarkable Tzu Chi Charity Group

S1-E13 - The Orangutan Craze

S1-E12 - The "Made in Taiwan" Miracle

S1-E11 - All Hail the Duck King!

S1-E10 - The Qing Empire Doesn't Really Want Taiwan

S1-E9 - The Empire's Last Soldier

S1-E8 - POWs, Bombing Raids, and Kamikazes

S1-E7 - Luzon or Formosa? - Taiwan Dodges WWII Invasion

S1-E6 - Big Crises on Tiny Islands

S1-E5 - Rioters Ransack the Taipei U.S. Embassy (1957)

S1-E4 - Mao Really Wants Taiwan - and a Taiwanese Spy Almost Gave it to Him!

S1-E3 - The Fall of Fort Zeelandia

S1-E2 - Koxinga VS. The Dutch - Round One

S1-E1 - The White Formosan