• S5-E10 – Taiwan in the “Teens” (1911-1919)
    Apr 24 2025

    This early part of the twentieth century was filled with revolutions and wars (including the First World War). Formosa, however, was a relatively stable Japanese colony. But not entirely stable. We’ll tell you about Chinese revolutionary Luó Fúxīng (羅福星), who was executed in Taiwan for trying to rid this island of the Japanese. And we’ve got some good info on the often-overlooked Tapani Incident – the largest Han Chinese (with Indigenous allies) revolt against Japan… and it happened two decades into Japanese rule!


    Find links, pics and more at formosafiles.com

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    28 mins
  • FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH54-永和勵行中學殺人事件—臺灣1962年兩大連續殺人案(2)
    Apr 23 2025

    1962年,在當時的臺北縣永和鎮發生了一件轟動全臺的連續殺人案。一位(被)退休的老師持槍進入勵行中學,造成七死三傷的慘案。然而這件案件最引人注目的,卻反而是兇手的身分以及他在案發後的詭異行徑。這集的 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast,就讓兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊這起喧騰一時的殺人事件。


    主持人簡介:

    Eryk Michael Smith-ICRT南臺灣特派員,長期從事記者採編工作、聲音編輯,也會客串DJ。現居高雄,在臺灣已經居住了接近30年,認為臺灣是自己的家。

    Eric Hsu(徐葆權)-彰化北斗人,從大學南漂高雄以來,人生的大部分時間都在高雄渡過。關心臺灣文史與地方文化發展,尤其是自己的兩個家鄉:北斗與高雄。

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    19 mins
  • S5-E9 – Magistrate Mass Murder and Gangsters in Government
    Apr 17 2025

    After the “execution-style” murder of Taoyuan Magistrate Liu Pang-yu and half a dozen others at Liu’s official residence in November 1996 by assassins deemed connected to the underworld, Taiwan’s authorities began getting serious about trying to rid its ranks of those with ties to organized crime – but it’s no easy task. A report from that same year found that at least a third of elected officials were part of a system termed “Black Gold,” or put simply: gangsters in government.


    Links, pics and more at formosafiles.com

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    30 mins
  • FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH53-更寮腳營區殺人事件—臺灣1962年兩大連續殺人案(1)
    Apr 16 2025

    過去的臺灣,似乎並不是一個非常平靜的地方。在1960年代,對外有持續發生小規模衝突的共產中國,對內則有軍隊紀律、匪諜滲透、省籍情節等問題。雖然實施了戒嚴,但社會的治安依然不甚穩定。而在1962年,民國51年,就發生了兩件駭人聽聞的連續殺人案。這集的 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast,就讓兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊當年其中一件發生在軍營,罕為人知的殺人事件。


    主持人簡介:

    Eryk Michael Smith-ICRT南臺灣特派員,長期從事記者採編工作、聲音編輯,也會客串DJ。現居高雄,在臺灣已經居住了接近30年,認為臺灣是自己的家。

    Eric Hsu(徐葆權)-彰化北斗人,從大學南漂高雄以來,人生的大部分時間都在高雄渡過。關心臺灣文史與地方文化發展,尤其是自己的兩個家鄉:北斗與高雄。

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    17 mins
  • S5-E8 - Taiwan’s Stock Market Bubble – And the Crash of 1990
    Apr 10 2025

    Shortly after the Lunar New Year of 1990, the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the Taiex) hit a peak of almost 12,500. Eight months later it had fallen to a low of about 2,500 – an 80% collapse, and one of the worst stock market crashes of all time! In this week’s Taiwan history Formosa Files episode, we’re looking at the “Great Stock Market Bubble” of the late 1980s, when too many people had a lot more money than sense. Taiwan’s financial sector in the late 1980s was so crazy that the Republic of China (Taiwan) got a nickname: “the Republic of Casino”.


    Links, pics and much more at formosafiles.com

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    28 mins
  • FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH52-臺灣戰後至今的人口問題—節育與「催生」政策
    Apr 9 2025

    臺灣在戰後很快的成為「復興基地」,接收了百萬播遷來臺的中國軍民,但仍需儲備「反攻大陸」所需的兵力;再加上農業社會需要大量人力,政府於是鼓勵生育,臺灣人口也隨之快速增加。然而在八十年後的今日,臺灣的生育率卻是世界倒數,人口也開始節節下降。這集的 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast,就讓兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊,臺灣人口的故事與挑戰。


    主持人簡介:

    Eryk Michael Smith-ICRT南臺灣特派員,長期從事記者採編工作、聲音編輯,也會客串DJ。現居高雄,在臺灣已經居住了接近30年,認為臺灣是自己的家。

    Eric Hsu(徐葆權)-彰化北斗人,從大學南漂高雄以來,人生的大部分時間都在高雄渡過。關心臺灣文史與地方文化發展,尤其是自己的兩個家鄉:北斗與高雄。

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    20 mins
  • S5 - Mini Episode – Communist Parties in Taiwan (and a re-run on the gruesome tale behind Tomb Sweeping Festival 清明節)
    Apr 4 2025

    Taiwan is enjoying a four-day break for Qing Ming Jie, usually called Tomb Sweeping Festival (or Day) in English. Formosa Files is taking a bit of a break as well, but Eryk thought you might be interested in a short history of communist parties in Taiwan, so he recorded a mini episode on that topic. After seeing red, stay with the episode for a re-release of the (or at least one of the) origin story of the Tomb Sweeping Festival - an edit from (Not So) "Happy Holidays - S2-E28."

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    19 mins
  • FORMOSA FILES IN CHINESE! CH51-不名譽的「榮譽白人」—SA295號空難與臺斐關係
    Apr 2 2025

    臺灣自從1971年退出聯合國以來,在國際上逐漸面臨被孤立的困境。無獨有偶的,此時在非洲也有另一個被國際孤立的國家:南非。雖然非常具有爭議性,但兩個國家確實攜手合作了很長的一段時間,臺灣人當時在南非甚至還被授與「榮譽白人」,直到曼德拉上台後轉與中國建交為止。而就在兩國關係還相當密切的1987年,在印度洋上發生了一起空難,卻引發外界無限的陰謀論遐想。這集的 Formosa Files 中文版 Podcast,就讓兩位主持人來跟大家聊聊,「榮譽白人」與這起空難的故事。

    主持人簡介:

    Eryk Michael Smith-ICRT南臺灣特派員,長期從事記者採編工作、聲音編輯,也會客串DJ。現居高雄,在臺灣已經居住了接近30年,認為臺灣是自己的家。

    Eric Hsu(徐葆權)-彰化北斗人,從大學南漂高雄以來,人生的大部分時間都在高雄渡過。關心臺灣文史與地方文化發展,尤其是自己的兩個家鄉:北斗與高雄。

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    17 mins
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