Taiwan Talk

Cycling enthusiast Syl No shares his insights on cycling here in Taiwan.

Haxstrong is a charitable organization that helps foreign nationals in Taiwan. Shaun Bettinson and Gregg Haxton come on the show to talk about it.

We talk to Taichung City Social Affairs Bureau Director Peter Lue

Taichung City Official Huang Yi-han speaks to Donovan Smith about the Flora Expo to be held in Taichung.

Vanessa Wang and Jenn Crimin started the women's mental health support group W.A.R.M. (Women Anonymous Reconnecting Mentally) to support women with mental illness and lessen the stigma surrounding mental illness here in Taiwan.

The Scubar is located on Fulong beach, and offers diving courses in English to those interested in learning how to scuba dive. Nigel Anderson, the co-owner of The Scubar, was our guest on the program this week.

Lien Chu, General Manager North Asia of Kafnu, talks to us about Next Story Groups new endeavor. Kafnu Taipei opens January 19th, 2018.

Eddy Meng, managing Director of Blizzard Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, talks to ICRT about the year Blizzard had with the opening of their e-stadium, the development of e-sports, and about the inaugural season of the Overwatch League.

Donovan Smith speaks to Dr. Tristan Liu about Taichung\'s development.

ICRT's Alex Lewis spoke with the ex-GM of the China Hash House Harriers Paul Hannan, and others, about the trail running club.

Todd Idashkin, founder of Top Shelf Games, comes by the ICRT studios to talk about his board game design company and the events they hold. He also talks about designing his first board game, and the ancillary benefits of playing board games.

In this week's Taiwan Talk ICRT's Philip Brossard speaks with the UK Climate Change Committee Chief Executive, Adrian Gault, who urges Taiwan and the world to be ambitious when taking action to protect the environment.

Liquid Architecture is an Australian organisation for artists working with sound. They're touring Taiwan with the help of Ron Hanson, the co-founder of the publication White Fungus. Ron comes onto the show to talk about the tour and the sound scene here i

Red Room International Village celebrates it's 8 year anniversary this year. Manav Mehta talks to us about the passionate community they've built.

Wil Fang and Calvin Chan - co-founders of Department - give insight on their retail space located at Taipei's Huashan Creative Park, and the evolution of brick and mortar retail spaces.

Callum Porter-Harris and Szymon Bielecki drop by the ICRT studios to talk about the Hult Prize Foundation, the world's largest student competition for social good.

TC Lin visits the ICRT studios to discuss street photography in Taiwan.

Rosie Cook stops by the studio to tell us about Cultural Material Conservation, the work she's done here and elsewhere, and what she looks for when she visits a museum.

In preparation for the upcoming China Professional Baseball League playoffs, we look back at an earlier conversation we had with Cory Snyder, Manager of the Chinatrust Baseball Team,.

Mark Chou of Free Parable, a biking company based in Kaohsiung, spoke to me about the company.