Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 12.09.2019 Episode 24
Exciting times, the video has some new graphics and a new look! Our new website Report.tw is up, and being updated daily with politics and foreign affairs news on Taiwan that we’ve curated for you, plus original Quick Takes by Donovan, more content from Michael and more coming. Plus, we’re now at a new podcast […]
Video: Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 12.02.2019 Episode 23
Be sure to check out our new site, Report.tw! It is integrated with the show, allowing you to see what we’re following and commenting on in the news, with the articles that will allow you to go deeper into the topics we discuss. This week, hosts Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) tackle […]
Interview with Scott Ellinger
While Scott was visiting I did an interview with him, structured on ICRT”s Taiwan Talk–but did it on video in case they didn’t want to use it. They didn’t, too much Hong Kong stuff, but it’s an interesting interview. Scott has been studying in Hong Kong for the better part of the last year, and […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 11.11.2019 Episode 21
Hosts Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) and Michael Turton (麥哲恩) cover a lot of ground in this episode. KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu chose his VP candidate, word came out about his previously having purchased an expensive Taipei apartment and he claims that the DPP is preparing “five nuclear bombs” to drop on him in the […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 11.04.2019 Pilot 20
Hosts Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) are joined in studio by Taiwan long-timer, ex-US military officer, ex-AIT among many other talents, skills and background, Scott Ellinger (陳鶯). The show kicks off with James Soong and the PFP, goes into the LY race, and then lots of amazing insights from Scott on Taiwan’s […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 10.21.2019 Pilot 19
Hosts Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) are back after a three week hiatus, with a surprisingly short show considering the amount to talk about. Starting off this time with some takeaways from a speech given by Dr. Shelley Rigger on Taiwan-US relations. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je’s new Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) aims […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 09.23.2019 Pilot 18
Hosts Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) and Michael Turton (麥哲恩) explore a series of theories as to why Foxconn founder Terry Gou decided not to follow through and run as an independent, and come up with lots of theories–but while many could have been the truth, none feel completely correct. Ex-VP Annette Lu and seven others […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 09.09.2019 Pilot 16
Other than a couple of seconds of noise in the beginning, Donovan’s mic slightly quieter and some minor lighting issues, this one came out the best yet! Hosts Michael Turton (麥哲恩) and Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) get into the big Han Kuo-yu rally, Ma Ying-jeou getting dissed by the crowd, Hung Hsiu-chu’s comments, Han’s new […]
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 09,02.2019 Pilot 15
NOTE: From tonight going forward we will be recording on Monday evenings, not Sunday like before. Ugh, every time a new technical problem. This time everything but one mic worked great. Michael Turton (麥哲恩) sounds great, Courtney Donovan Smith (石東文) sounds far away. Lots going on, a lot of ground covered!
Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT) 台灣時事 08.25.2019 Pilot 14
