About Taiwan on Air

What is Taiwan for the world and the world for Taiwan? In this podcast series, a group of Taiwan specialists based at the University of Central Lancashire, chat with book writers, artists, directors, professionals from, or with, an interest in Taiwan and explore how the ‘little’ island of Taiwan can be a starting point to (re)think the way we look at the world. Whether you already know Taiwan, you want to know more about it, or you just want to be inspired by it, this is the podcast for you!

This podcast series is hosted by Dr Ti-han Chang, Dr Lara Momesso and Dr Adina Zemanek.

NBN Episodes hosted by Taiwan on Air:

Comics Journalism in Taiwan: The Reporter File

January 13, 2024

Comics Journalism in Taiwan: The Reporter File

Sherry Lee
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

This episode’s host, Adina Zemanek, invited Sherry Lee, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO of the non-profit, independent media organization The R…

Book Chat: Eco-translation from Taiwan and Wu Ming-yi’s The Stolen Bicycle 單車失竊記, with Darryl Sterk

December 4, 2023

Eco-Translation from Taiwan and Wu Ming-yi’s "The Stolen Bicycle" 單車失竊記

Darryl Sterk
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited Dr Darryl Sterk, a Canadian eco-translator who is now based in Lingnan University in Hong Kong and dedicate…

Book Chat: Literature in the Age of the Anthropocene: An Ecocritical Study of the Taiwanese Writer Wu Ming-yi

August 13, 2023

Literature in the Age of the Anthropocene: An Ecocritical Study of the Taiwanese Writer Wu Ming-yi

Gwennaël Gaffric
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, our host, Ti-han, invited Dr Gwennaël Gaffric, a French literary translator and a specialist in Taiwanese eco-literature to talk abou…

Film Chat: Hsin-Chien Huang on VR Film in Taiwan

July 30, 2023

Film Chat: Hsin-Chien Huang on VR Film in Taiwan

Hsin-Chien Huang
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

The host was Adina Zemanek, in conversation with Hsin-Chien Huang, a new media creator with a background in art, design and digital entertainment, who…

Academic Chat: "Detention" and Other Horror Videogames: Avatars, Memory and Trauma, with Chee-Hann Wu

June 24, 2023

"Detention" and Other Horror Videogames

Chee-Hann Wu
Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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The host of this episode, Adina Zemanek, interviewed Chee-Hann Wu, who obtained her PhD in Drama and Theatre from the University of California, Irvine…

Stefano Pelaggi, "The Suspended Island: Taiwan and the Balance of the World" (LUISS UP, 2022)

June 2, 2023

The Suspended Island

Stefano Pelaggi
Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s…

Academic Chat: Reflecting on Hu Tai-li’s Indigenous Ethnographic Work in Taiwan

March 17, 2023

Reflecting on Hu Tai-li’s Indigenous Ethnographic Work in Taiwan

Scott Simon
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, our host, Niki Alsford, invites Prof Scott Simon, the Chair of Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa, to share his thoughts and …

Book Chat: "Human Glitches" (2020)

March 16, 2023

Human Glitches

Lin Hsin-hui
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, our podcast host, Ti-han Chang, invited Ms Lin Hsin-hui, a bourgeoning Taiwanese Sci-fi writer to talk about her award-winning short …

Book Chat: "Taiwan’s Green Parties. Alternative Politics in Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)

March 15, 2023

Taiwan’s Green Parties

Dafydd Fell
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Prof Dafydd Fell, Director of the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African S…

Film Chat: Vietnamese Refugee Camps in Penghu

March 14, 2023

Vietnamese Refugee Camps in Penghu

Asio Liu
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews the Taiwanese movie director Asio Liu on his most recent movie project on the Vietnamese refugee c…

Book Chat: Comics in Taiwan

March 13, 2023

Comics in Taiwan

Norbert Danysz
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

For this installment, we had the pleasure of hosting Norbert Danysz, a PhD candidate at Université Lumière Lyon 2. We chatted about recent development…

Book Chat: Queering the Anthropocene in Taiwan Sci-Fi

March 12, 2023

Queering the Anthropocene in Taiwan Sci-Fi

Chi Ta-wei
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, we have the pleasure to have Chi Ta-wei, a renowned Taiwanese writer, talk about his acclaimed LGBTQ+ novel, The Membranes. Chi revie…

Film Chat: Queer, Sci-Fi and the Family

March 11, 2023

Film Chat: Queer, Sci-Fi and the Family

Maja Korbecka
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

For this installment, we had the pleasure of hosting Maja Korbecka, a PhD candidate at Freie Universitat Berlin. We chatted about five East Asian film…

Book Chat: "Puppets, Gods and Brands. Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan" (U Hawaii Press, 2019)

March 10, 2023

Puppets, Gods and Brands

Teri Silvio
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

For this instalment, we had the pleasure of hosting Teri Silvio, who works as Research Fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology. We chatte…

Book Chat: Oceanic Writing

March 9, 2023

Book Chat: Oceanic Writing

Liao Hung-chi
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, our host, Ti-han Chang, conducted an interview chat with the ecowriter, Liao Hung-chi about his oceanic and cetacean writings. The in…

Film Chat: "Whale Island" (2020)

March 8, 2023

Whale Island

Huang Chia-chu
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this episode, our host, Ti-han Chang, conducted an interview chat with the film director, Huang Chia-chu about his making of the eco-film, Whale Is…

Book Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)

March 7, 2023

Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan

Beatrice Zani
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digi…

Book Chat: "The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory and Identity in Modern Taiwan" (Cambridge UP, 2020)

March 6, 2023

The Great Exodus from China

Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang
Hosted by Taiwan on Air

In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Dominic Meng-hsuan Yang, author of the book The Great Exodus from China: Trauma, Memory, and Id…