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We know it's impossible for you to come join us at the metaphorical office water cooler to hear what we talk about in the newsroom. That's why we created the program: Hear in Taiwan. Tune in every weekday for a panel discussion with the news team to learn about the stories that caught our attention but did not quite make their way into the nightly newscast. Image: Kimmie Phan Stattman
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In this week's episode of Hear in Taiwan, the dynamic duo Amber and Fil are back on the mics with some monkey business. They discuss the rising human-monkey conflicts in some of Taiwan's national parks and the human-human conflicts that occurred at the recent Bruno Mars concert in Kaohsiung.
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Join Michelle and Amanda in the studio to chat about the Taiwan government's new regulations regarding non-domesticated animal performances and what claw machines have to do with an illegal poker gambling ring!
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Amanda, Tristan and Sam join up to talk about an unwelcome visitor to the Taipei Metro, and to say goodbye to Sam, whose summer internship is wrapping up.
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Amber and Hanna discuss a Tainan resident who's managed to make himself famous by assembling portraits of famous people out of Rubik's cubes, as well as how much damage they've probably done to their bodies by this point through the consumption of "forever chemicals" like PFAS.
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Hosts Amanda Stephens and Fil Levkovsky discuss a disheartening story about signs being snatched from Olympic spectators, and a story about the what the creative cooks at Pizza Hut Taiwan have made to celebrate Qixi festival. Personal dating stories, and pitches for new Olympic rules abound.
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In this week's episode, hosts Amber and Maryanne chat about coffee, and how one barista from Taiwan won the 2024 World Latte Art Championship. There's also some good news for the environment as Taiwan's drink shops begin banning plastic cups this year.
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Today, hosts Michelle Chiang and Amanda Stephens once again tackle some of the weekends biggest and craziest news stories. We discuss a man whose grenade joke didn't play well while boarding his flight, and the big announcement (as of our recording) in the U.S.A. elections.
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Hosts Michelle and Amanda talk about the students sailing around Taiwan for the summer, New York's very first Din Tai Fung, and Wafer the electronics sniffing dog!
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Host Amanda Stephens welcomes the English Crew's new intern Samuel Feng! We discuss the president adopting a 3-legged pooch for the greater good, and how the Amis made a replica boat that went all the way to Green Island.
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Mary Anne, Hanna and Ching-en chat about UFO sightings in Taiwan, aliens and the different conspiracy theories about them! They later come back to what's happening locally in the south of Taiwan with Kaohsiung's Indigenous tribes. Join in on the fun and tune in!
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Michelle and Hanna talk about honest sanitation workers, Taichung's self-proclaimed otaku hero, and a baker's dozen of sea turtles set free off the shore of Penghu.
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Join Amanda and Tristan as they revisit some of the more lighthearted news that came about from Taiwan's 2024 Dragon Boat festival celebrations. They discuss dragon boat racing, and the interesting substitution for egg standing that happened in Pintung county.
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Join Fil and Hanna as they discuss Pizza Hut's brilliant (?) marketing and closure of four universities due to decreasing population.
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Join Amber and Fil as they discuss a spooky story about discovery of 3 people's remains and movie director Wei Te-sheng apologized about his arbitrary comments about TSMC.
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Tristan, Amber, and Fil talk about the legalization of surrogacy in Taiwan, YouTube creator Toyz starting his prison sentence, and artwork of naked bodies needing censored for public posters.
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Tune in as Mary Anne, Hanna and Ching-en sit down and chat about how Lychee giant stink bugs were served at a "King of Insect Eaters" event...and whether or not they would actually eat bugs if a monetary prize was on the line.
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Amber, Tristan, and Hanna talk about the recent commotion caused by a group of foreigners on the MRT, as well as the success of the National Miaoli Special School's cheerleading team at the 2024 World Cheerleading Championships in Florida.
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Join Mary Anne and Amanda as they discuss Nymphia Wind's momentous victory in the Emmy Award-winning reality competition series, RuPaul’s Drag Race! Sit in as they chat about Nymphia and all things drag!
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Join Fil and Mary Anne as they discuss statistics about more pets adopted than children born in Taiwan and a Chinese spouse selling passports to gangs Europe.
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A very special episode of Hear in Taiwan that talks with visiting Cambridge University students studying Chinese in Taiwan! Listen to learn about their experiences living in our island country!
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Michelle is joined by Amanda (for the first time) and Ching-en to update the public about where they were when the quake struck and in more positive news, the new pet-friendly(?) MRT system!
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Michelle and Fil are in the studio with some... odd... stories! Where is the last place you'd expect to find a coconut, what are the last things you'd expect on a pizza, and why Taiwan is hiring so many English teachers?
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Driver crashes into a Family mart, American impressions about Taiwan and Taiwan the happiest country in Asia
Join Mary Anne, Amber and Fil as they chat about how a driver crashed into a family mart, what Americans think about Taiwan and how Taiwan is the happiest country in East Asia!
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Join Amber, Iris and Mary Anne as they talk about sakura blossoms, an interesting group of school students secretly growing crops in their school, and we find out that Amber really likes tigers, apparently.
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Michelle hosts Hear in Taiwan with Ching-en and Fil to chat about misuse of YouBikes, contaminants found in chili powder, and recent trouble caused by Taoyuan Airport construction.
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In this week's episode, Amber and Mary Anne hear about a schoolboy hero who saved a woman on the railway tracks, and a Thai couple who managed to retrieve their lost wedding ring.
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Join Fil and Sharon as we chat about several closely related (seriously, not) stories of Taiwan this week.
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Join Fil and Ching-en as they talk about animals, mahjong, and lottery tickets in today's episode of Hear In Taiwan.
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2024-02-10
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Rubber ducks, lit cherry blossom trees and a student posting her dad's picture on betel nut stands
Join Mary Anne and Fil in the studio as they chat about the return of rubber ducks to Taiwan, an student's creative idea of posting her dad's picture on betel nut stands and cherry blossom trees being lit up at night!
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In today's episode of Hear in Taiwan, Amber, Fil, and Ching-en chat about the possibility of snow in Taiwan in the coming days, predictions of what's to come in the Year of the Dragon, and how Taiwan's passport ranks in the world.
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Michelle's back once again with Fil and Amber to talk about a Texas Hold 'Em gambling ring, our thoughts on Taiwan's ongoing death penalty debate, and COVID19 tests at the airport!
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Michelle hosts the last episode of Hear in Taiwan of 2023 with Fil and Amber weighing in on the blooming Taiwanese coffee industry, a fight that broke out at a late-night eats joint, and an apprehended forgery ring. Happy New Year everyone!
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Michelle hosts this week's Hear in Taiwan joined by Filip Leskovsky and Chris Gorin! The conversation moves from the green benefits of a huge partnership, a recent study of Taiwanese college students, to naturalization numbers and improvements!
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Join Mary Anne and Fil as they talk about the New Year's fireworks at the iconic skyscraper, great services provided by the MRT and suggested YouBike insurance.
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On today's episode, Amber and Fil talk about a dispute in a salon resulting in a lawsuit, the dangers of the ocean, and the dangers of hiking without being prepared.
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Join Mary Anne, Fil and Ching-en as they talk about their music interests, a happy ending in an incident with hikers and a memorial for a Taiwanese feminist activist.
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Taipei Thanksgiving feast options, accelerating decline in certified teachers, NTU plans to recruit 50-60 foreign students a year for semiconductor program
Join Fil, Michelle, and Ching-en as they talk about teaching professions, food-related holidays, and semiconductor opportunities.
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Join Amber and Fil as they talk about some things that you should avoid on this winter solstice, Tainan being on the National Geographic list of 30 must-see places, and 25% increased immigration to Taiwan.
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2023-11-04
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Join Fil, Mary Anne, and Ching-en on today's Hear In Taiwan, where they talk about monkeys stealing food, Halloween costumes and their good fortune, and Taiwan's most popular names.
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Join hosts Amber, Ching-en, and Fil as they discuss protesters wielding Nazi flags on a Taipei street, the declining coral in Xiao Liuqui's waters, and Lai Ching-te's planned attendance at the Pride parade.
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Join Fil, Mary Anne, and Amber on today's Hear In Taiwan as they discuss implementing smart bus stops, information about Ed Sheeran's upcoming concert, and newly added hotline language support.
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Join Amber, Fil and Ching-en as they discuss potential punishments for graffiti in Taiwan, stamp collection to participate in a raffle and spy-like series of events with the floating barrier.
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Join Fil, Mary Anne, and Ching-en as they talk about environmentally related subjects in today's Hear in Taiwan.
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2023-10-15
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Cloud Gate shares AI-inspired project ‘Wave,’ Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Scott performs in Kaohsiung, EVA Air makes top ten global ranking
Join Fil and Jess as they chat about Cloud Gate showing AI-inspired project ‘Wave,’ Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Scott performing in Kaohsiung, EVA Air being ranked one of the top airlines in the world, and more!
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KMT absent at National Day celebration, Woman nearly dies after becoming stuck in freezer and Ferry runs aground in Penhu
Join Mary Anne, Fil and Amber as they sit down to chat about the Kuomintang (KMT) party declining to attend the National Day celebration, a woman nearly dying from being stuck in a freezer and a ferry boat running aground in Penhu
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Michelle, Fil, and Mary Anne are in the studio chatting about a failed lawsuit over an eel bone injury, recent statistics about work hours, and a Halloween event at MRT Zhongshan station!
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Join Amber and Fil as they discuss the top tourist spots in Taipei, help the owner find his lost capybaras, and how the Criminal Investigation Bureau seizes 10kg of Amphetamines disguised as milk powder.
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