Way of the Bomb

original broadcast: December 20, 2006

Some call it art, others call it vandalism. But whatever you think of graffiti, most likely it's all around you. In Taipei, I go on a midnight excursion with graffit artist "Ano" ...

Betel Nut Beauties

original broadcast: March 28, 2007

At 8 o’clock on a Saturday morning, most young ladies would have just taken off their high heels after a night on the town. But in the northern Taiwan city of Taoyuan, the stilettos have just slipped on ...

People's Liberation Flutist

The one thing that has remained constant for Steven Tang throughout his life has been music. From growing up during the Cultural Revolution to moving to the United States in the '80s, then returning to his hometown two decades later, the principal flutist of the Shanghai Symphony reflects back on his life ...

Needle and Ink

Most people would not consider getting a tattoo, and there are even fewer who aspire after such a profession ...

Snake Alley

original broadcast: November 30, 2006

Only when the sun sets and night begins to fall do the streets of Taiwan really come alive with its signature night markets. But there is one night market not quite like the rest, and that is Snake Alley ...

Taipei Grinds

original broadcast: November 17, 2006

Not many would consider standing on an awkward, unstable and relatively fast moving object with a high probability of falling off a hobby, or fun at the very least ...

Formosan Breaks

original broadcast: January 1, 2007

It used to be that break-dancing was only for the streets, but now a new generation of b-boys and b-girls are being trained in the studio, a number of which have popped up in Taipei ...

Microphone Maestro

original broadcast: February 16, 2007

Freestyle rapping, which can be described as ad-lib rhyming either acapella or over a beat, is an acquired skill that few have the courage to attempt ...

Canine Socials

recorded: November 2005

Away from the city, at the center of Washington Square Park, the sound of dogs barking can be heard from a distance ...

Homeless in NYC

recorded: October 2005

Harold Washington is standing in the center divide on Broadway and 110th Street. He's staring at the market across the road, guarding two plastic garbage bags full of cans ...