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Life Stories With ICRT

Hosts from International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) interview a variety of people from diverse backgrounds about their lives in Taiwan.

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Bilingual journalists telling Taiwan's stories
How does Taiwan tell its own stories through the lens of a collective of international journalists living on the island? For the first episode of "TaiwanPlus x ICRT", our host Joey
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Taiwanese American hustlin' in the music industry in Taiwan
What is it like being a multi-cultural singer-songwriter in Taiwan? Is Taiwan's music industry friendly to bilingual artists? This week, Joey Chou chats with fellow ICRT DJ and Tai
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How Taiwanese musicians power through the pandemic
How has the professional music scene in Taiwan grown amid the pandemic? In this week's episode, our host Trevor Tortomasi speaks with Jim Geddes, a freelance musician and the found
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Producing Taiwan's international sound in music
How much is Taiwan's music industry influenced by international artists and producers? This week, Joey Chou chats with music producer Skot Suyama, a major contributor in shaping th
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Bringing English Short Plays to a Mandarin Speaking Community
Does Taiwan have a place to watch theater productions in English? Indeed it does! ICRT's Trevor Tortomasi speaks with Liam Fanning, the organizer of "Taipei Shorts," a series of sh
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Artist of the Caribbean: Tale of Two Tropical Islands
Are black panthers from the Caribbeans? Most definitely no. But that was the name affectionately given to an English-teacher-turned professional singer from St. Lucia when he took
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Translating Culture: A Bridge Between Taiwan and India
How difficult is it to translate between languages in real time? Very difficult indeed! That's why Priya Lalwani-Purswaney, also known as 李眉君, has such a unique perspective on the
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What Do Tacos, Drag Queens and Wrestling have in Common?
Is there an idea too crazy to be given a breath of life? For event organizer, MC and performer, Brandon Thompson, the answer is "never". This week, Joey speaks with the 15-year exp