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I share “Untold Herstory,” the first Taiwanese film that explores the experiences of female political prisoners jailed in the concentration camp on Green Island during the White Terror period of the 1950s. 聊電影《流麻溝十五號》，台灣第一部描述白色恐怖女性政治犯的歷史電影。
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分享《九槍》這部探討移工議題的紀錄片。Sharing a Taiwanese documentary I recently watched, “And Miles to Go Before I Sleep,” which uses an incident as a way to discuss the plight of migrant workers in Taiwan.
Following their conversation on what they love about Taiwan, Abby and 日新 discuss what they find unpleasant about the country. 繼上集和日新聊了我們喜歡台灣的原因，這集來討論我們不喜歡台灣的什麼。
Abby and 日新 talk about what they love about Taiwan. Abby和日新聊聊他們喜歡台灣的什麼——分別以在地台灣人和台灣新住民（美國人）的角度。
In part two about Taiwan’s tragic journey to democracy, I continue to talk about the Formosa Incident(1979), Dr. Chen Wen-chen Incident(1981), and Nylon Cheng’s self-immolation for freedom of speech(1989). 接續上集討論台灣悲傷的歷史，這集繼續來談談台灣迎向民主之前的一些悲慘事件：解嚴前的美麗島事件、陳文成事件、鄭南榕為爭取百分之百言論自由而自焚。
In part two about optimism and pessimism, Olga and Abby continue to discuss how to be more optimistic, and what it really means to love and accept yourself.
接續上一集，Olga 和 Abby 聊到太悲觀的時候要如何變得比較樂觀，還深入的探討：大家都說愛自己，不過到底什麼叫做「愛自己」？到底要怎麼做？（純屬個人經驗分享）
Olga and Abby talk about whether they see themselves as more of an optimist or a pessimist, and what optimists and pessimists do when it comes to careers and relationships.
Olga和Abby聊聊：認為自己是樂觀還是悲觀的人？在職涯方面、感情方面，樂觀和悲觀的人會有什麼不同？
小伊 talks to Abby about his experience with job hunting in Taiwan. They also discuss what their ideal job would be, ridiculous job interviews they’ve had, and problems with Taiwan’s job market. A lot of this episode is just Abby ranting (about the job market) lol 小伊和Abby聊聊他們找工作的經驗、誇張的面試問題、台灣求職環境的問題。不小心變成抱怨職場大會 xD
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Olga talks to Abby about her experience with learning Swing dance in Taipei. They also discuss the dance scene in Taiwan. Olga分享了她學Swing（搖擺舞）的經驗。
Rob talks about how Taiwan has changed since moving here in 1993. He also talks about the cultural differences between Taiwan and the UK and how Taiwan has influenced him. 訪問Rob的下集：Rob和我們分享他從1993年來台，這三十年來台灣歷經的各種變化。還聊到和英國的文化差異、來台後自己受到的影響。
PS, This interview was recorded in a cafe so the audio quality isn’t as good as usual 🙏
PS, 這集訪問是在外面錄的，所以音質沒那麼好，很在意音質的朋友可以先聽聽看別集～
