Best Taiwan Current Affairs Podcasts (2025)

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EZ News 05/15/25 5:26

2h ago5:26

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 6-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 21,777 on turnover of $9.4-billion N-T. The market made solid gains on Wednesday, adding more than 450-points on the back of continuing upwards momentum for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - which near…

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Autism, empathy and psychopaths 28:52

2h ago28:52

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Autistic people have been thought to all lack empathy by both science and society for decades. But after receiving an extremely low empathy score as part of a recent autism assessment, science journalist Sue Nelson decided to confront these damaging stereotypes and question the experts who work in this area. Sue’s investigation reveals latest resea…

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Why Trump’s Middle East tour is about money, not peace 15:10

3h ago15:10

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Donald Trump has recently secured a luxury 747 jet from Qatar and billions of dollars in investment deals from Saudi Arabia. But as the US president continues his tour of the Middle East, there’s been no talk of a plan for peace in Gaza. Today, Hussein Ibish from the Arab Gulf States Institute on Trump’s tour and why he won’t be meeting the Israeli…

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Explainer 467: Why does Qatar want to gift Trump a jet? 8:08

13h ago8:08

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President Trump is currently fielding accusations of corruption after being offered a $400m (€356m) jet by the Qatari royal family. While the US grapples with the ethics, we explain what’s in it for Qatar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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EZ News 2025/05/14 5:02

23h ago5:02

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🎭 2025 臺北兒童藝術節登場啦！ 6/28～8/2 大人小孩都能一起開啟「兒童模式」，展開一場城市裡的藝術大冒險 ✨ 從偶戲、音樂會、互動展覽到共融工作坊，節目百百種，總有一款你的菜！想靜靜欣賞？還是想動手體驗？不管選哪一種，都能玩出自己的藝術旅程 🎶🎨 🔍 點這裡看節目資訊 👉 https://sofm.pse.is/7kstul 今年夏天，就帶著好奇和笑聲，一起展開這趟找回童心的藝術小旅行吧～ -- 早餐是補充蛋白質的黃金期，吃錯食物小心可能吃進精緻澱粉、加工品、油脂、熱量…等隱形負擔早餐補充蛋白質，首選統一陽光，嚴選非基改黃豆、植物性大豆蛋白、零膽固醇，營養少負擔！ https://sofm.pse.is/7kstus -- ✨宏匯廣場歡慶璀璨女王節✨ 💎 4/17-5/11全…

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BBC Trending: Are we dating the same person? 18:02

2h ago18:02

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At the start of 2025, a chat appeared on the encrypted messaging app Telegram. It was named Are We Dating The Same Girl? At first only a few hundred people joined. Soon that was thousands, and its content went from details of young women’s dating history, to revenge porn - sexually explicit videos and images. BBC Trending traces the Telegram group’…

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The nuclear problem facing Sussan Ley 15:17

5h ago15:17

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The new Liberal leader Sussan Ley has promised a fresh approach after the party’s disastrous result in the federal election. But will the first female leader of the party really be able to bring it back from the brink and build a policy offering that’s attractive to voters? Today, host of ABC TVs 7.30 Sarah Ferguson on the future of the Coalition’s…

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EZ News 05/13/25 5:50

2d ago5:50

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 344-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 21,474 on turnover of 12.1-billion N-T. The market closed higher on Monday as investor sentiment improved after the U-S said trade talks with China yielded "substantial progress." Buying focused on the be…

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Assignment: Syria - return to ruins 27:31

13h ago27:31

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Thirteen million Syrians - half the population - left their homes during their country's 13-year civil war. Seven million were internally displaced. Six million fled abroad. Bringing them home is perhaps the biggest challenge facing Syria's new rulers. But many can’t return, because their homes are in ruins, and jobs and essential services are lack…

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The nuclear risk in the India-Pakistan conflict 15:09

22h ago15:09

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When tensions flared between India and Pakistan last week the world held its breath because both nations have nuclear weapons. While a ceasefire has been agreed, it hasn’t stopped the clashes in the disputed Kashmir region. Today, Aparna Pande from the Hudson Institute in Washington DC explains the long running conflict and what could come next. Fe…

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Naomi Fink Helps Make Sense of the NT Dollar's Gyrations 14:08

3d ago14:08

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Under normal circumstances, many of us don't think too much about the value of the NT Dollar -- unless we're traveling that is. But that changed at the beginning of May when the value of our currency made a sudden, sharp climb against the US Dollar. Chief Global Strategist for Nikko Asset Management Naomi Fink looks at the impact of that event on T…

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EZ News 05/12/25 6:21

3d ago6:21

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 81-points this morning from Friday's close, at 20,996 on turnover of 4.6-billion N-T. The market gained ground last Friday as it moved closer the challenging at 21,000-point mark. The rise after after the U-S Federal Reserve left its main interest rate un…

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In the Studio: Luke Black 26:29

1d ago26:29

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Luke Black is a Serbian singer-songwriter who represented his country at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, the world’s largest live music event, with an audience of over 160 million. Performing his song Samo Mi Se Spava, his set and choreography, with its special effect giant robot, were inspired by the video games he loves. Now based in London,…

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How Bunnings crushed its competitors 15:22

2d ago15:22

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What really lies behind Bunnings’ promise of lowest prices? The hardware superstore has carefully built a reputation for being part of the local community with its famous sausage sizzles and friendly advertising. But a Four Corners investigation has found that the haven for DIY enthusiasts has grown to dominate the market, squeezing suppliers and c…

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Women warriors 49:31

4d ago49:31

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n the last few decades western militaries have been training more women for combat than ever, yet female recruitment and retention is stalling. But with warfare changing, new technologies and new threats, women soldiers are a vital resource. Victoria Hollingsworth talks with different women around the world, some on the frontline and others about t…

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The Fifth Floor: The Russian grandma who went to jail 24:41

3d ago24:41

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Natalya Filonova is a former kindergarten teacher, a mother, a grandmother. But she’s also an activist and in 2022 she was arrested during a demonstration against the war in Ukraine. Nina Nazarova from BBC Russian has been trying to find out what happened to her. Plus, how a homeless bumblebee brought a community together, with Joao Fellet from BBC…

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The Trump factor 33:53

5d ago33:53

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To what extent can the centre-left’s landslide victories in Australia and Canada be attributed to Trump? And will the opposite be true in upcoming elections in Eastern Europe? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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BBC OS Conversations: Inside Gaza 23:07

5d ago23:07

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After 19 months of war, Israel says it is preparing to expand its military campaign in Gaza. The aim is to defeat and dismantle Hamas, regarded as a terrorist organisation by many countries and bring home the remaining 59 hostages. They have been held in captivity since Hamas gunmen attacked Israel on 7 October, 2023. There have been several strike…

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EZ News 05/09/25 6:03

6d ago6:03

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 147-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 20,691 on turnover of $4.8-billion N-T. Shares in Taiwan saw earlier gains erased to close little changed Thursday as contract chipmaker TSMC suffered last-ditch selling amid lingering concerns over the p…

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Currency appreciation and VE Day commemoration 53:11

6d ago53:11

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We talk the NT's sudden rise against the US dollar, the government marking Victory in Europe Day for first time and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOnBy ICRT

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Heart and Soul: Praying for healing? 26:30

6d ago26:30

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Throughout his life as a theologian, Christian minister and cosmologist, Prof David Wilkinson has been asking - what does God do when I pray? The question became acutely personal after his wife, Alison, developed first ME and then crippling rheumatoid arthritis. As everyone prayed for her recovery, but no healing appeared to come for many years, th…

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The surprise pick of an American pope 18:01

5d ago18:01

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A new pope has been elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The moment was marked by white smoke billowing from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV from Chicago, who worked for years in Peru, has appeared on the balcony above St Peter’s Square to greet the thousands of faithful. Today, Andrew West, host of the ABC’s R…

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Why Trump’s at war with Harvard University

5d ago

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It’s an almighty fight. In one corner is Donald Trump and the other Harvard, one of the oldest institutions in America. The US president wants to defund the university, attacking it for alleged anti-Semitism on campus. But Harvard’s retaliating, making it among the few major institutions in the US willing to take Trump on. Today, Geoff Kabaservice …

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What are rare earths and why does everyone want them? 28:02

7d ago28:02

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President Trump has signed a minerals deal with Ukraine, which will give the US access to some of Ukraine’s natural resources. The US president also said he’d like to take over Greenland and even Canada. Why? Well one reason may well be the rare earths and critical minerals found there. Critical minerals are vital for almost every industry from the…

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53. Who is Jimmy Lai: Mark L. Clifford (Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, CFHK) 51:11

7d ago51:11

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Jimmy Lai, the 77-year-old media tycoon of British citizenship, has been detained for over five years, mostly in isolation. He is one of over 1,500 political prisoners in Hong Kong. Today's interview contains a clip of a conversation between Jimmy Lai and Natan Sharansky from November 20, 2020, one month before Lai’s arrest. Sharansky is a former S…

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EZ News 05/08/25 5:52

7d ago5:52

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 13-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 20,559 on turnover of 1.8-billion N-T. The market closed slightly higher on Wednesday despite market sentiment turning cautious ahead of the outcome of the U-S Federal Reserve's two-day policymaking meetin…

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Educating Nigeria 26:28

7d ago26:28

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Every Nigerian child has the constitutional right to free and compulsory primary education, and free secondary education, yet there remains a huge gap between that law and the reality. One in every five of the world’s out-of-school children lives in Nigeria. In a nation with one of the world’s youngest populations, this lack of access to education …

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Explainer 466: What actually happens during a papal conclave (as far as we know)? 7:29

8d ago7:29

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As the eligible cardinals assemble at the Vatican, Andrew Mueller explains the expected and unexpected goings on during a papal conclave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Monocle

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Why there’s no motive in the mushroom murder trial 15:13

6d ago15:13

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Ian Wilkinson was the sole surviving guest of a deadly beef wellington lunch and now he’s had the chance to tell his story in court. He has given evidence in the trial of Erin Patterson who’s accused of attempting to murder him and of murdering his wife and another couple. The jury has also heard that before the lunch Erin Patterson told friends sh…

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EZ News 05/07/25 5:44

8d ago5:44

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 52-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 20,575 on turnover of 5.7-billion N-T. The market closed slightly lower on Tuesday as investors remained concerned over possible American tariffs on semiconductor imports. The main board rallied early in t…

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BBC Trending: The TikTokers inside an election fire-storm 22:05

8d ago22:05

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In the days before the presidential elections, influencers watched comments and content pour across TikTok in support of obscure far-right independent candidate Calin Georgescu. Georgescu’s victory was annulled and he has been banned from running in May's elections. Influencers at the heart of the story explain how it happened and demand answers.…

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Annabel Crabb on Dutton’s women debacle

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The votes are still being counted but when the new parliament is formed there will be more female MPs than ever before. But fewer than 10 will be on the Coalition benches. Labor continues to get more women elected and put them into senior roles. Polling suggests Peter Dutton also had a major problem attracting votes from women during the campaign. …

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Conclave: How will the next Pope be chosen? 19:56

9d ago19:56

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How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the Vatican.By BBC World Service

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EZ News 05/06/25 6:13

9d ago6:13

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened down 179-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 20,353 on turnover of 3.7-billion N-T. The market closed sharply lower on Monday with export-oriented tech stocks in focus as the New Taiwan dollar continued its rapid appreciation (上漲) against the U-S …

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Assignment: Russia's Church in Texas 27:28

9d ago27:28

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Not that long ago many church-going Americans saw Russia as a godless place, an “evil empire” in the words of Ronald Reagan. But in President Trump’s second term, US-Russia relations have been turned on their head. The White House sided with the Kremlin at the United Nations, voting against a resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This…

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Will Trump ruin Labor’s economic plan? 15:18

10d ago15:18

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We were told time and again cost of living was the biggest issue for voters at the election. So, now Labor has secured a thumping victory, what’s it going to do to make things easier? There are some extra tax cuts to come and price increases are slowing, raising hopes of happier economic times. Today, Ian Verrender, the ABC’s chief business corresp…

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EZ News 05/05/25 5:44

10d ago5:44

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Good afternoon, I'm _____ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 51-points this morning from Friday's close, at 20,839 on turnover of 6.8-billion N-T. The market closed up more than 500 points on Friday, led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, after strong earnings from two major U-S tech giants overnight eased conc…

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In the Studio: Bishwajit Goswami 26:30

10d ago26:30

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In Dhaka, Bangladesh, artist Bishwajit Goswami creates a powerful new installation that captures the spirit of his homeland’s rivers, lifelines darkened by pollution, yet still full of energy, beauty, and memory. Reporter Sahar Zand follows Bishwajit as he prepares for a major international exhibition in Paris. From his artist-led rooftop community…

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