News Bites

About News Bites

ICRT News Bites gives junior high school students a tasty serving of English with local and international news from around the world! Brought to you by ICRT and the K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education, News Bites stories are written and recorded by the ICRT News Team, and uploaded on weekdays during Taiwan’s school semesters.

Publisher

ICRT

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2021

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1,051 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   TaipeiMain, NewCat

   Hello and welcome back to a brand-new episode of News Bites. Something fishy takes over Taipei Main Station, and a new wild cat makes its debut. And in today’s News Flash, a word for here and now! Click HERE (https://www.icrt.com.tw/news_lunchbox.php?s_date=2026-10-06&e_date=2026-10-06&level1_id=&search_level2_id=&level2_id=&search_level3_id=&level3_id=&lunchbox_sort=&subject=&imageField=Search&mlevel1=7&mlevel2=96&mlevel3=)for the full transcript!

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Water Buffalo & Korean Overwork

   Hi and welcome to a new episode of News Bites! In today’s episode, a hardworking animal finds a new home in Yunlin. And, families of Korean delivery workers protest overwork. Click HERE (https://www.icrt.com.tw/news_lunchbox.php?s_date=2026-10-05&e_date=2026-10-05&level1_id=&search_level2_id=&level2_id=&search_level3_id=&level3_id=&lunchbox_sort=&subject=&imageField=Search&mlevel1=7&mlevel2=96&mlevel3=)for the full transcript!

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Parent Leave & Roman City

   Hello and welcome back to a brand-new episode of News Bites! Groups in Taiwan want more time off for both new parents, and dry fields reveal clues to an ancient Roman city. And in today's News Flash, our word is: leave. Click HERE (https://www.icrt.com.tw/news_lunchbox.php?s_date=2026-10-02&e_date=2026-10-02&level1_id=&search_level2_id=&level2_id=&search_level3_id=&level3_id=&lunchbox_sort=&subject=&imageField=Search&mlevel1=7&mlevel2=96&mlevel3=)for the full transcript!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,055,228

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

92

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