Sunflower’s Protests to Politics / 從街頭運動到政治革新 (KP23)
We talk to the two public faces of the Sunflower Movement, Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) and Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷), on this central question: how do you go from protester to political leader?
Yunlin Farmville (KP22)
We speak to Wolf Wu, a candidate for County Council in Yunlin, one of the poorest farming counties in Taiwan. We ask about agriculture, tourism, investments from China, and what’s good to eat there.
The Third Son (KP21)
The Third Son tells the story of a boy who grew up in between the Japanese colonial period, and the early years of Chinese Nationalist rule in Taiwan. We talk to the author Julie Wu…
Migrating to Taiwan (KP20)
Migrations in Taiwan are not just historical facts, but an ongoing reality. What policies should Taiwan’s government pursue? We talk to Professor Ji-Ping Lin, of Taiwan’s Academia Sinica, to answer questions about professionals, laborers, and immigrants.
Tongues of Heaven (KP19)
We talk to filmmaker Anita Chang about her film Tongues of Heaven, which explores the stories of four young women in Taiwan and Hawaii in search of their native languages, which are facing extinction.
Upside Down Idealism (KP18)
Because Taiwan’s society is so pragmatic, it sometimes worry so much on what is available, and forget to see what is possible. And in a time like this when there isn’t much more available, Mr. Candle reminds us to focus instead on what is possible.