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Episodes
- Taiwan Daily News Podcast from TheFormosan.com
Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 25, 2026
In this episode: 2 workers killed in elevator-shaft fall at New Taipei construction site; Taiwan to build rare-earth plant as TSMC seeks China-supply…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 24, 2026
In this episode: HD Renewable Energy chairman and general manager detained over Hualien solar bribery scandal; KMT Kinmen council candidate detained for cash…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 23, 2026
In this episode: Prosecutors raid pollster Wu Tzu-chia's home and office over an election-law complaint; President Lai sets 3 conditions for restarting nuclear…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 22, 2026
In this episode: Former Taitung magistrate Wu Chun-li is released on NTD 5 million bail in a graft case; Micron Taoyuan workers plan a 24-hour strike after…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 21, 2026
In this episode: 3 workers died and a 4th was critically injured in a steel-beam collapse at a TSMC plant in Kaohsiung; Puma Shen surged 17 points ahead of…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 20, 2026
In this episode: Ko Wen-je pleaded not guilty as 2 former aides reversed course in his corruption appeal; A Taiwanese woman was found dead in a Japan hotel…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 19, 2026
In this episode: Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen will chair Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's re-election campaign headquarters; Health Minister Shih Chung-liang warned…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 18, 2026
In this episode: Tainan's century-old railway went underground Friday as President Lai opened the new station, completing the first phase of an 8.23-km…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 17, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan's legislature passed a law exempting 4 million seniors from NHI premiums, shifting the full cost to the central government; KMT members…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 16, 2026
In this episode: Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an and DPP challenger Puma Shen agreed to their first televised mayoral debate on Oct 31, co-hosted by TVBS and SET…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 15, 2026
In this episode: Taipei 101 chair Chia Yung-chieh's Dior jacket sparked a Legislature dress-code row, with President Lai defending her and DPP lawmaker Lai…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 14, 2026
In this episode: An independent Kaohsiung council candidate was released on NTD 2 million bail in a vote-buying probe, while his father and brother were…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 13, 2026
In this episode: Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an and DPP challenger Puma Shen ended their first TV debate negotiation without a date, splitting over how many…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 12, 2026
In this episode: Legislative Yuan Speaker Han Kuo-yu's off-script National Day speech denouncing the ruling party as a 'fake democracy, real dictatorship'…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 11, 2026
In this episode: President Lai Ching-te unveils AI dividend of NTD 10,000 and monthly child allowance in National Day address; Thunder Tigers flyover and…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 10, 2026
In this episode: President Lai Ching-te's National Day address will focus on the economy, defense and Taiwan's global role; Lai urges quick budget passage at…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 9, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan approves an NTD 235.7 billion plan to give every citizen NTD 10,000, with first deposits as early as Jan 26; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 8, 2026
In this episode: Prosecutors indict 4 people and issue warrants for 2 Hong Kong nationals over the secret surveillance of Taipei mayoral candidate Shen…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 6, 2026
In this episode: A Chinese-American woman was arrested by the FBI for allegedly surveilling President Lai Ching-te's son in the US; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 5, 2026
In this episode: DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Bo-yang launched his campaign headquarters before 120,000 supporters; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's Facebook…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 4, 2026
In this episode: Hsieh Su-wei and Liang En-shuo won the Asian Games women's doubles gold in an all-Taiwan final, beating Chan Hao-ching and Wu Fang-hsien; A…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 7, 2026
In this episode: Workers at snack maker Kuai Kuai's Zhongli plant ended a 5-day strike after reaching a deal giving relocating employees up to 8 months'…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 3, 2026
In this episode: Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won a second straight Asian Games gold, beating China's Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women's 60kg final; Workers at the…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 2, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan opened its annual flu and COVID vaccination campaign as combined virus deaths topped 402; A 22-year-old was beaten to death by a…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — October 1, 2026
In this episode: Taipei's school lunch program faced new scrutiny after 9 more students fell ill after eating squid; Former Miss China Chang Shu-chuan knelt…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 30, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan's Legislature rejected all 27 Control Yuan nominees in a roll-call vote, leaving the constitutional watchdog vacant; A father in New…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 29, 2026
In this episode: Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an apologized after a temple's gift sugarcane was found discarded outside it, igniting a mayoral-race flashpoint; The…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 28, 2026
In this episode: A man's body went unnoticed on a New Taipei City bus for nearly 3 days before a passenger found it; A Taipei firefighter was hospitalized in…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 27, 2026
In this episode: Chiang Wan-an Faces Questions After Resume Education Entry Is Changed; Taiwan Falls 3-7 to Japan, Will Face China for Asian Games Baseball…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 26, 2026
In this episode: KMT's Fu Kun-chi Proposes NTD 20,000 Cash Handout; Cabinet Pushes Back; Elderly Woman Found Dead in Collapsed Tent at Tainan Highway Rest…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 25, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan Raises Minimum Wage to NTD 30,900 Monthly for 2027; 14-Year-Old Stabs Senior High School Student in Neck in New Taipei; 'Pommel Horse…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 24, 2026
In this episode: DPP Expels Kuo Tsai-chin Over Xuejia Slag Case; Ex-Taipei Social Worker Detained for Embezzling NTD 12 Million From Elderly Clients; Taiwan's…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 23, 2026
In this episode: Taipei Mayor Race Tightens to 1.2 Points in New Poll; Screw-Industry Tycoon Zhang Tu-huo Killed in Kaohsiung Crash; Taiwan Sweeps Iran to…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 22, 2026
In this episode: Administrative Agency Seizes Ko Wen-je's NTD 70 Million Bail; Prosecutors Break Up Taiwan-Malaysia-Thailand 'Designer Baby' Ring; Man Carrying…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 21, 2026
In this episode: Shen Bo-yang's 'Ocean Current' movement keeps reshaping the Taipei mayor race; Lai Ching-te vows full central backing for Chen Ying's Taitung…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 20, 2026
In this episode: President Lai launched a Taiwan-based world disaster management alliance; A man was held after his Thai girlfriend's body was found in a…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 19, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan's sports minister was blocked from the Asian Games village ceremony, calling it political suppression; Taiwan froze electricity prices…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 18, 2026
In this episode: Changhua County Council Speaker Hsieh Tien-lin and parents detained over vote-buying scandal; Workers' marriage leave to double to 14 days…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 17, 2026
In this episode: President Lai Ching-te takes helm as campaign chair for Liu Chien-kuo's Yunlin bid; Taiwan's judicial independence rating drops amid…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 16, 2026
In this episode: Blackie Chen, 49, hospitalized after emergency heart surgery for an acute heart attack; Taichung VGH neurosurgeons get suspended sentences for…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 15, 2026
In this episode: Shin Kong heir Lin Bo-han detained in a NTD 4.7 billion green-energy loan fraud; Matsu major general removed over a sexual harassment…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 14, 2026
In this episode: Police shoot and wound a knife-wielding man after he stabs 5 people in Tainan's Madou District; Lu Shiow-yen floats an opposition grand…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 13, 2026
In this episode: A knife-wielding man storms a Taoyuan Airport rest area and holds a Cathay Pacific intern hostage at knifepoint; A man confesses to strangling…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 12, 2026
In this episode: The estranged husband of a Taipei shooting victim is arrested as police hunt a suspected female gunman; A contractor is left critical after an…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 11, 2026
In this episode: Lai Ching-te Apologizes to Relocated Households as New Tainan Station Is Unveiled; Legislator's Aide Accused of Taking Over NTD 100 Million…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 10, 2026
In this episode: Premier Cho Says NTD 10,000 Cash Handout Could Arrive Before Lunar New Year; Property Manager Zhaoji Faces Embezzlement Scandal Topping NTD…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 9, 2026
In this episode: Driver Charged With Murder After Running Over Taichung Nurse Twice; KMT Councilor Apologizes After Yelling at ER Staff Over Daughter's Care…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 8, 2026
In this episode: Kuo Li-po's Son Offers DNA Test in Chiang Wan-an Paternity Dispute; Four More Victims Come Forward in Danshui Pharmacist Drugging Case; Taiwan…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 7, 2026
In this episode: Chiang Wan-an and Shen Bo-yang Shake Hands at Taxi Union Dinner; Danshui Pharmacist Detained Over Alleged Drugging of Student Worker; Howard…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 6, 2026
In this episode: Su Chiao-hui Opens New Taipei Campaign as Lai, Tsai Rally 20,000; Chen Hsing-yu Accuses Ex-Husband Chao Chien-ming of Pressing Sons to Sell…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 5, 2026
In this episode: Registration for Taiwan's Nov 28 nine-in-one local elections closed, with Taipei's mayoral race drawing 6 candidates and New Taipei facing a…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 4, 2026
In this episode: President Lai Ching-te announced a 4% pay raise for military personnel, civil servants and teachers starting in January; The Executive Yuan…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 3, 2026
In this episode: President Lai confirms a NTD 5,000 monthly allowance for ages 0-18 starting next year; New Taipei clinic's hepatitis C cluster prompts recall…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 2, 2026
In this episode: DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Bo-yang registered his candidacy joined by former President Tsai Ing-wen; Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an's…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — September 1, 2026
In this episode: A Nantou County firefighter drowned after his rescue boat capsized while saving rafters stranded on the Zhuoshui River; Candidate registration…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — August 31, 2026
In this episode: KMT–TPP alliance for Zhubei mayoral race collapses as Ko Wen-je demands direct talks; Ex-Financial Times reporter's claim that Hualien votes…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — August 30, 2026
In this episode: KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen to personally buy 15,000 mooncake boxes after a budget freeze hit 37 sheltered workshops; TSG Hawks cancel Hong…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — August 28, 2026
In this episode: Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed a drone procurement act, overriding the Executive Yuan with a NTD 240 billion, 6-year plan; Yayoi Kusama, the…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — August 27, 2026
In this episode: New Taipei councilor Wang Wei-yuan indicted for bribery, accused of hiding NTD 200,000 in a whiskey gift box; Carcinogen benzopyrene found in…
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Taiwan Daily News Podcast — August 26, 2026
In this episode: President Lai's trust rating climbs to 49.9% in a new poll; A patient dies of sepsis after a 12-day ER wait at NTU Hospital; African swine…