All Episodes
The Taiwan Take — 59 episodes
58. Taiwan-Europe Relations 2026: Matej Šimalčík (CEIAS)
57. “Zero Day Attack”: a TV show on Chinese invasion of Taiwan
56. The Great Recall of 2025: Nathan Batto “Frozen Garlic” (Academia Sinica)
55. How China's reshaping the global cybersecurity and digital norms (Article 19)
54. On classical music and healing: Mimi Yu (cellist, author of “The Unforgetting Body”)
53. Jimmy Lai is China's most feared critic: Mark L. Clifford (author of "The Troublemaker")
52. Borders, politics, and identity through nature writing: Jessica J. Lee (author of "Dispersals") (Live on April 11, 2025)
51. Former Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on collective weakness and a new world order
50. Ukraine War, 3 years: Mariia Makarovych (Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine)
49. “The Battle for Taiwan” by Jonas Parello-Plesner (Live on Feb 19, 2025)
48. Alejandro Mayoral Baños on RightsCon 2025 (Access Now)
47. Countering FIMI and Election Interference in Taiwan: Ben Graham Jones (“Taiwan P.O.W.E.R”)
46. Rafer Johnson and Taiwanese Olympian C.K. Yang in 1960: journalist Mike Chinoy and filmmaker Frank W. Chen
45. Science Fiction & Queer Literature: Chi Ta-wei (“The Membranes”)
44. Academy Awards nominated documentary about Taiwan: S. Leo Chiang (director of “Island in Between”)
43. Ukraine War, 2 Years - Citizen Diplomacy with Alex Khomenko (Taiwan Stands with Ukraine)
42. Europe and Taiwan: Reinhard Bütikofer (MEP, European Parliament)
41. Introducing "Dispatch from Taiwan" podcast (with USIP)
40. Gold Card series: Louis Heng (President, Taishin Life Insurance)
39. 2024 Elections: Covering Taiwan, centering local perspective (with NüVoices)
38. “Made in Taiwan” cookbook: Clarissa Wei (Journalist)
37. "Game Changers" series: Emerging musicians Twincussion
36. "Game Changers" series: Indie music with Weining Hung (LUCfest)
35. "Game Changers" series: #MeToo in Australia with Jaguar Jonze (Musician)
34. "Game Changers" series: The humanities of medicine with Harry Wu (Historian)
33. "Game Changers" series: Youth rep to the UN, APEC, with Vivian Chen
32. "Game Changers" series: Indigenous affairs with Tuhi Martukaw
31. “For My Country”: a TW/FR co-production by Rachid Hami (Film director)
30. "Game Changers" series: Period equity with Vivi Lin (Health advocate)
29. "Game Changers" series: Former World No. 1 Yani Tseng (LGPA)
28. "Game Changers" series: Growing women's basketball, Gena Pan (Double Pump)
27. Gold Card series: Annie Ivanova (Founder, Anibaba + Studio Ivanova)
26. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media
25. P. League+ Basketball: James Mao (GM, New Taipei Kings)
24. One China Policy? One China Principle? Dr. Yu-Jie Chen (Academia Sinica)
23. Steve Chen (Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund 2022)
22. That Way You Talk: Alice Yeh (PhD candidate, U Chicago)
21. Security 3 - Influence Operations on PTT: Oddis J.F. Tsai + J.M. Hung (INDSR)
20. Security 2 - Disinformation: Puma Shen (Doublethink Lab)
19. Taiwan’s Green Parties: Dafydd Fell (SOAS University of London)
18. Cannabis in Taiwan: Zoe Lee (Lawyer)
17. Security 1 - PLA Rocket Force “PLARF”: Mark Stokes (Project 2049)
16. Life & Times of: Audrey Tang (Digital Minister @ Taiwan)
15. Chef Andre Chiang 江振誠 ("Andre and His Olive Tree")
14. “Help Is On The Way”: Nick Calpakdjian (documentary on migrant labor 助守在異鄉)
13. Taiwan Studies: Lev Nachman (UC-Irvine)
12. Classical Pianist: Gwhyneth Chen (Pride of Taiwan)
Introducing: Metalhead Politics - Ep 2: Systematic Oppression
E11. LGBT + Equality: Jennifer Lu (Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan)
10. COVID-19 and National Security: Dr. Lee and Dr. Tzeng (INDSR)
9. Taiwan Baseball: Jacky Lee + Adam Wang (“Hito 大聯盟”)
8. Lee Ming-Che 3rd anniversary: E-ling Chiu (Amnesty International, Taiwan)
7. Taiwan Election 2020: Chris Horton (Journalist)
6. Trade Policy and National Identity: Syaru Shirley Lin (“Taiwan’s China Dilemma”)
5. Life and Times of: Kent Feng (former Minister of National Defense)
4. US-China Trade and Taiwan: Rupert Hammond-Chambers (US-Taiwan Business Council)
3. Making a Political Drama: Sylvia Feng (“Island Nation”)
2. China Information Warefare: Jeremy Hung (INDSR)
1. National Security: Kharis Templeman (Stanford University)