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Shulinkou Air Station – Part 2 – S5-E38
Dec. 3, 2025

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 2 – S5-E38

We continue the story of the Shulinkou Air Station and the American military in the early 1960s. We tackle Taiwan’s infamous gravel-truck killers (urban legend or fact?), get slapped by Typhoon Gloria, and have our duck-hunting excursion interrupted by the Generalissimo’s latest China invasion plan…

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Shulinkou Air Station – Part 1 of 3 (early 1960s) – S5-E37
Nov. 26, 2025

Shulinkou Air Station – Part 1 of 3 (early 1960s) – S5-E37

It was one of Taiwan’s most secretive Cold War outposts: Shulinkou Air Station (樹林口空軍情報站), a joint-service U.S. intelligence base perched on a misty plateau west of Taipei. Built in 1955, it was a hub for the interception, decryption, and analysis of enemy radio and electronic communications.In…

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Golden Taiwan Travels (1967) – S5-E29
Sept. 26, 2025

Golden Taiwan Travels (1967) – S5-E29

Travel with Eryk and John as they explore Taiwan using the 1967 edition of a long-forgotten guidebook: The Golden Guide to South & East Asia. Taiwan was then a new travel destination full of rewards for the tourist willing to get off the beaten path. Listen and learn what you can take into the coun…

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Made in Taiwan: A Naïve American’s Chaotic Journey to Manhood in an Exotic Culture During Radical Times – Formosa Files chats with Vietnam vet and author TC Brown – S5-E28
Sept. 10, 2025

Made in Taiwan: A Naïve American’s Chaotic Journey to Manhood in an E…

Bargirls, bar fights, beer, and bong hits – yes, those topics are covered, but this interview features much more than salacious tales. TC Brown, who first came here at the age of 18, served in the U.S. Air Force as a police officer – or “Sky Cop” – at the famous CCK Air Base in Taichung during the …

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