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The History of Taiwan - Formosa Files

The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

Taiwan's Top-Rated History Podcast
Stories from the History of Formosa (Taiwan)


The Formosa Files Taiwan History Podcast is sponsored by
The FRANK CHEN FOUNDATION
(陳啟川先生文教基金會)
www.frank-chen.org.tw

HOSTS:
John Ross (author, co-founder of publisher Camphor Press)

Eryk Michael Smith (writer, broadcaster, journalist)

Both Ross and Smith have lived in Taiwan for well over 20 years and call the island home.

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The History of Taiwan - Formosa Files

Formosa Files - Weekly Tales from the Wonderful History of Taiwan 

Recent Episodes

Nov. 19, 2024

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH32-差點滅絕的臺灣梅花鹿—復育(太)成功的特有種

你知道嗎?臺灣的梅花鹿其實野外的族群已經滅絕。現在在墾丁看到的梅花鹿,都是後來復育的成果。然而臺灣還遺留有非常多以「鹿」命名的地方,間接展現臺灣過去應該是一個遍地鹿群的地方。究竟臺灣是怎麼從鹿群的天堂,變得需要復育梅花鹿呢?復育的成果又如何呢?這集 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast 就由兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊,臺灣梅花鹿的一些故事。
Nov. 14, 2024

S4-E31 - Concubines, Wives, and Women - a peek into the personal lives of early Dutch settlers - With Professor Ann Heylen

400 Years: Dutch Formosa - part two: Roughly 80% of Dutch (or other European) men settling in Taiwan as part of the Dutch East India Company's (VOC) presence on Taiwan married Indigenous Taiwanese women! Learn more abo…
Nov. 12, 2024

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH31-來自臺灣的賑災先鋒—慈濟基金會的故事

在國內外發生重大災害的時候,總是會有一群人出現在災區,發放物資或為災民及救災人員準備餐點。臺灣人或許對他們並不陌生:臺灣佛教慈濟基金會,或是以前的慈濟功德會。雖然難免有若干爭議,但不可否認的,走出國際的慈濟已經成為臺灣歷史上非常重要的一個組織。這集 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast 就由兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊,慈濟基金會的一些故事。
Nov. 7, 2024

S4-E30 - The “First” Chinese Person to Visit Taiwan - Chen Di 陳第 (1603)

400 Years: Dutch Formosa - part one: Of course, Chen Di was not actually the first person from China to visit Taiwan. What makes him special is that he wrote an account of what he saw here in 1603, and that account is t…
Nov. 5, 2024

FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH30-荷蘭引進的臺灣物產—荷蘭人引入臺灣的動植物

荷蘭人來臺雖然只有短短的三十幾年,但為臺灣帶來深遠的影響。其中之一就是把原產南亞、東南亞的許多物種引入臺灣試驗養殖或種植。當然荷蘭人的嘗試並非完全成功,也不一定為臺灣帶來正面的影響,但的確有非常多的物種就此被「馴化」,成為臺灣的物產。這集 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast 就由兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊,日常生活中意想不到的,由荷蘭人引入臺灣的一些物種。
Oct. 31, 2024

S4-E29 - Two Odd and Forgotten Books

Need a break from typhoons (Taiwan)? Need to escape the non-stop election-related noise (USA)? Or maybe you simply would like to hear John and Eryk babble about a couple of strange out-of-print books with a Taiwan connection…