Taiwan Talk

Tim Berge, Hope Ngo

Booking Overview

A Taiwan-focused public-affairs and human-interest interview show featuring politicians, diplomats, business leaders, scholars, authors, journalists, and cultural experts connected to Taiwan. Agencies could credibly pitch senior executives, policy and international-development specialists, academics, authors, journalists, diplomats, and subject-matter experts with a strong Taiwan or regional angle; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 642

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 75.8k subscribers

Instagram: 29.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

socialmedia@icrt.com.tw

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Host

Tim Berge - ICRT radio host and journalist covering Taiwan-related public affairs, business, international relations, and human-interest stories.

Hope Ngo - ICRT radio host presenting interviews and feature stories about Taiwan’s history, society, culture, and people.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Senior diplomats and government or international-development officials, business leaders in Taiwan-related industries, established academics, published authors and journalists, and recognized experts on Taiwanese society, culture, or international affairs.

Required Achievements:

Senior diplomatic or executive leadership, Academic or research expertise, Published books or established journalism careers, Leadership in international development or cross-border initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Peifen Hsieh - Taiwan’s International Development Model, Projects In Paraguay And Eswatini, Local Involvement, And Community Resilience.

Weiwei Tseng - Taiwan’s Wind-power Sector, Renewable-energy Development, Permitting, Land Use, And The Net-zero Transition.

Bin Fu - Taiwan’s Renewable-energy Transition, Solar Power, Permitting, Land-use Challenges, And Energy Storage.

TC Brown - Taiwan In The Late 1960s, Military-era Experiences, Cultural Change, And The Personal Meaning Of Returning To Taiwan Decades Later.

Kenton X. Chance - Taiwan’s International Participation, Diplomatic And Economic Ties With Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, And People-to-people Relations.

Recent Topics

Society, Taiwan, International Relations, Entrepreneurship, Taiwanese Culture

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Taiwan Talk

TaiwanICDF: Building Resilience Through Partnership for 30 Years

September 21, 2026

As the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) marks its 30th anniversary, Deputy Secretary General Peifen Hsieh joins Taiwan Talk to discuss Taiwan's distinctive approach to international development. She shares firsthand stories from projects in Paraguay and Eswatini, explains why local involvement and buy-in is essential, and looks at how TaiwanICDF is helping communities build resilience for the future. Hosted this week by Tim Berge. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan's Net-Zero Race: Can Renewables Catch Up?

September 14, 2026

Taiwan aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, but how close is it to meeting its renewable-energy goals? Taiwan Talk host Tim Berge speaks with** Bin Fu, Taiwan Country Manager at Lightsource bp**, and *Weiwei Tseng, Chairperson of wpd Taiwan*, about the state of solar and wind power, the permitting and land-use challenges facing developers, the role of energy storage, and what Taiwan must do now to keep its energy transition moving. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Made in Taiwan: An American Airman's Homecoming

September 07, 2026

Made in Taiwan: TC Brown Returns After Five Decades Episode description TC Brown arrived in Taiwan in 1968 as an 18-year-old US Air Force military policeman who knew almost nothing about the country. The four years he spent here during the Vietnam War era would change his life. More than five decades later, Brown returned to discover a country transformed. In this episode of Taiwan Talk, the veteran journalist and author of "Made in Taiwan" recalls the Taiwan he first encountered, reflects...

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