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Join Fil, Hanna and Mary Anne as they talk about South Korean influencer barred from entering Taiwan for illegal work, as well as Taiwanese music festivals including Taiwan Music Festival, and why Taiwan was ranked as cheapest place to travel for Americans in 2025.

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Hosts Amanda Stephens and Michelle Chiang are back, this time with more stories from around Taiwan. While we have a bit of a dining theme this time (plate-sized cookies, and vitamin deficiencies), we also take a break to talk about traveling on Taiwan's amazing rail systems, before the wonders of solo dining.…

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Michelle Chiang and Amanda Stephens sit down for another talk about four headlines that seemingly... have little to do with each other? First up is the Taiwanese travel business KKday's upcoming Asia expansion, followed by one of Taiwan Police's largest drug bust yet. Then Amanda brings up Taipei's growing holiday celebrations, and ranking in the hearts of global citizens. (We think it should rank higher!)…

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The Rti team's travel tales

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Amanda, Joey, and Fil all sit in to talk about their (mostly) recent trips around the world. Joey shares an idyllic moment from his children's firs international trip, Fil waxes about the comfort of old friends, and Amanda shares about her driving terrors.

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It's a full house today! Mary Anne is in the studio with Fil, Amber, and Joey to chat about marijuana, Taiwan's lottery, snapping turtles, and women harassing police? Find out more in this episode's Hear in Taiwan!

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Four storm systems, a lost raccoon and public restroom awards

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Mary Anne Sioco is in the studio with Fil Leskovsky to talk about Taiwan's public restroom awards, a lost raccoon and the four storm systems around the nation (noooo....)! Tune in to the episode to find out more!

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