Bits And Peices Episodes

Show Notes Listen to the first episode of the Bookish Asia episode about Three Tribes. Listen to John chatting with Tyrel about his Taiwan 22: Travels in Paradox, published by Plum Rain Press. Eskelson travelled extensively around Taiwan, talking to people – including Eryk – and using those encounters to explore the island’s history, politics, identity and present-day predicament. The Books on Asia interview covers subjects including Taiwan’s Japanese colonial legacy, a controversial take on 228...

In this Bits & Pieces episode, John makes Eryk read some cringe-inducing lines from a guide to “the women of the Orient.” Then, they set off on one of history’s strangest adventures: the world-spanning voyage of “Half-Safe,” an amphibious jeep that drove and floated its way to Kaohsiung in 1956. Do us a favor: rate the show, leave a review on our website or Apple podcasts, and/or follow us on social media. Thanks.

If we left in all the material we discover when researching topics, our episodes would be many hours long, so we try to force ourselves not to go down too many rabbit holes. But it’s a problem: we find so many “goodies” that are too good not to share! Our solution: a “Bits and Pieces” episode every now and then. In this first one for Season Five, we’ll look again at Taiwan’s falling population, female dentists, the old custom of throwing teeth on a roof (or burying them), the surprising number of Taiwan-Russia connections, and more.