The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files

John Ross and Eryk Michael Smith

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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

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Recent episodes

  • Tyrel Eskelson’s Taiwan 22: Travels in Paradox – S6-E28Sep 24, 2026 · 27 min
  • VIDEO - Ballots and Missiles: Taiwan’s First Presidential Election (1996) – S6-E27Sep 17, 2026 · 38 min
  • Ballots and Missiles: Taiwan’s First Presidential Election (1996) – S6-E27Sep 17, 2026 · 37 min
  • The History of Comic Books in Taiwan – S6-E26Sep 10, 2026 · 30 min
  • REMASTERED AUDIO: Colonial Tourism - Japanese Visit their Model Colony, While Tokyo Brings Indigenous Taiwanese to “The Motherland” to Show Off “Civilization” - S2-E35Sep 9, 2026 · 26 min
  • REMASTERED AUDIO: A Formosa Files INTERVIEW: Dr. Dafydd Fell from SOAS takes us on a Mini-Deep Dive into Taiwan's Alternative Political PartiesSep 9, 2026 · 21 min
  • VIDEO - Drones: From Toys to Weapons, with Bryce Barros – S6-E25Sep 8, 2026 · 27 min
  • Drones: From Toys to Weapons, with Bryce Barros – S6-E25Sep 8, 2026 · 24 min
  • TAIWAN IN TIME VIDEO - The Keelung Ghost FestivalSep 5, 2026 · 2 min
  • The 1652 Revolt: The Guo Huaiyi Rebellion – S6-E24Sep 3, 2026 · 28 min

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