The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
Hosted by John and Eryk · John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith
4.9from 221 ratings
- 374
- Episodes
- 54
- Transcribed
- 221
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
Formosa Files is the world's biggest and highest-rated Taiwan history podcast. We use an engaging storytelling format and are non-chronological, meaning every week is a new adventure - and, you can just find a topic that interests you and check out that episode...skip stuff that isn't your thing. The hosts are John Ross, an author and publisher of works on Taiwan and China, and Eryk Michael Smith, a journalist for local and global media outlets. Both Ross and Smith have lived in Taiwan for over two decades and call the island home. Email: formosafiles@gmail.com
- Publisher
- John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith
- Category
- history
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 3 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
54 of 374 episodes have a transcript.
3 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Taiwan at the Asian Games – and the World Games Triumph of 2009 Asian Games – Snack 10
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cheng Feng-hsi: A Boat in the Vast Ocean –S6-E29
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tyrel Eskelson’s Taiwan 22: Travels in Paradox – S6-E28
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Taiwan at the Asian Games – and the World Games Triumph of 2009 Asian Games – Snack 10
Published 3 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Taipei hosted the first Asian Championship competition, let me see here, 1956, and then also hosted the second World Championship in 1977. Wow, you're a closet fan of soft tennis. Yes, especially after I looked it up. And Taiwan is a soft tennis powerhouse. Yeah. This is all new to me. Soft tennis became a full metal sport at the Asian Games in 1994. So this 2026 gold is not like some freak result in an obscure new event. Taiwan has, you might say, a serious soft tennis tradition. Yes. And at these 2026 World Games, Taiwan has also won medals in some of the sports we traditionally do well in. Weightlifting, badminton, table tennis. […]
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- Tyrel Eskelson
- Ray Hecht
- Bryce C Barros
- Scott Crawford
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 85 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 136 ratings
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- 96
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- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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John and Eryk host the show. Published by John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith.
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