Talkie Walkie: Recent Episodes

Talkie Walkie

Talkie Walkie is a lifestyle podcast hosted by three Taiwanese girls working in London.

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[Episode 20]

Why should we talk about sex? Sex is a normal topic and we shouldn’t be soooo shy about it. Taiwanese society is conservative where sex is an absolute no no topic anomg most of the families and even school education. But we, four Taiwanese millennial girls, have our own opinion about this topic. Wanna find it out? Click play ▶️ and join our discussions now.

00:15 Introduction 01:36 Introduction to our special guest - Hannah 02:25 Sex education in school 07:37 Sex education elsewhere (peers, online, and family) ?! 12:53 Opinions towards modern relationship types - Open relationships 17:03 Opinions towards modern relationship types - Friends with benefits (FOB) 21:51 Opinions towards modern relationship types - One night stands (ONS) 22:48 Opinions towards modern relationship types - One night stands (turned wrong - drunk rape) 26:40 Wrap up

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Do you know or believe that blood type 🅰️🅱️🅾️ affects your personality? In many countries, people believe that personalities are based on star signs ✡️ in the sense that they check a potential partner’s star sign to see their compatibility level. In Taiwan, some consider blood types to have a direct relationship to one's personality, too. In this episode, we invited a special guest so we have all four different types to talk about. Are you curious about the pros 😃 and cons 🤔 of personality for each blood type? Click play ▶️ and join our discussion now.

00:15 Introduction

02:12 Blood Type 🅰️

07:43 Blood Type 🅱️

14:39 Blood Type 🅾️

20:10 Blood Type 🆎

25:23 Wrap up

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Have you ever wanted to work in Taiwan 🇹🇼 ? Are you already working in Taiwan❓ Before you start, you must know the Taiwanese stereotypical job choices and working culture. Not only these, we also talked about the finances 💰. For example, can you believe that it is possible to get a 100% bonus if you are in a wonderful company and work hard 💪?! Sounds interesting? Click start and join this episode with us now.

00:15 Introduction

Stereotypical job choices

00:45 Doctor

02:22 Lawyer

03:17 Teacher

04:25 Construction worker

05:36 Paparazzi

06:45 Police

Opinions about jobs

07:40 Definition of bad jobs

08:23 Sharon's dream job when little

Working holidays

10:30 Taiwanese on working holidays in the UK and other countries

12:57 Westerners on working holidays in Taiwan

Workplace culture

13:00 Workplace politics

15:05 Workplace hierarchy

16:15 Workplace socials

Financial difference

17:45 Overtime & overtime payment

18:50 Bonus structure

22:57 Tax

26:15 Wrap up

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Do you prefer flats or houses? Though accommodation preference can be quite different from person to person, are there differences between Taiwanese and British in general? Speaking about accommodation 🏠, how can you forget quarantine 😷 under such a unique time. Have you had a quarantine 😷 experience? The rules and restrictions are so different between the UK and Taiwan. In this episode, we will share our quarantine experience in both countries. Click this episode and find out more!

00:15 Introduction

01:00 Jane's quarantine experiences 😷

05:10 Sharon's quarantine experiences 😷

13:30 Judie's living preference 🏠

17:45 Jane's living preference 🏠

19:22 Sharon's living preference 🏠

21:37 Judie's worst flatmate experiences 👭🏻

23:17 Sharon's worst flatmate experiences 👭🏻

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Do you miss traveling? I do! Do you want to travel to Taiwan? I do! Just simply click play and you can experience the air balloon festival in Taitung and the sunrise in Alishan. What are you waiting for? Let’s find out what’s the best part of Taiwan.

00:15 Introduction &

00:50 Jane's trip in Taiwan

01:50 Jane's favourite place in Taiwan - 阿里山 Alishan (Ali Mountain)

06:12 Judie's favourite place in Taiwan - 台南 Tainan

10:45 Sharon's favourite place in Taiwan - 九份 Jioufen

14:09 Judie's favourite place in Taiwan - 台東 Taitung

16:25 Jane's favourite place in Taiwan - 南投 Nantou

20:20 Preferred way of travelling

27:18 Tips / Recommendation for travelling in Taiwan

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When was the last time you sang a song? Do you miss karaoke 🎶? Taiwanese music artists have influenced not only Asia but the world 🌏. Some of them held world tours and attended international festivals several times. Join us to sing classic songs that were sung by Taiwanese singers 🎤, songwriters ✍🏻 and bands/groups 👯‍♂️👯‍♀. Comment below to let us know who do you like the most and why.

00:15 Introduction

00:57 Singers

🎤 Jolin

🎤 Jam Hsiao

04:22 Songwriters

✍🏻 Lala

✍🏻 Jay Chou

✍🏻 Leehom Wang

17:25 Bands/Groups

👯‍♂️ Mayday

👯‍♀ SHE

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[Episode 14]

Do you know you would be fined 💸 almost £200 for eating on the MRT in Taiwan?

Transportation is the must know before you travel to Taiwan. Our transportation is so diverse and interesting. If you think MRT, trains or buses are too general, we would like to introduce you to the ferry ⛴ and cable car 🚡. Wanna know where they are? Join us and find out more now!

00:15 Introduction

01:10 Our most used transport in Taipei, MRT

03:06 DIfferences between MRT in Taiwan and underground in London

05:20 Food ban on MRT

06:54 How about Kaohsiung? Driving a car, riding a scooter, tram, and ferry!

09:09 Alternative kinds of transport in Taipei - ferry and cable car

11:28 Best thing about Taichung public transportation? free bus ride within 10km!

12:45 How about non-public transport? Ubike & scooters

17:19 Taiwan High-Speed Rail (HSR) & 26 Airports

20:06 Public transport announcements

22:07 Just landed in Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)? Taoyuan Airport Line brings you to Taoyuan HSR station and Taipei main station

#lifestyle #podcast #girls #millennials #taiwan #uk #london #taiwanese #youngprofessional #culturalexchange

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[Episode 13]

Were you a TV 📺 kid? Or have you been a movie 🎬 lover?

Join us on another time travel 🕛🕘🕕🕒 trip, and this time we are checking out Taiwanese drama, shows and movies back in the days.

The journey begins with Taiwanese soap 🧼 drama, also known as “the eight o’clock show”.

Second stop 🚏 is the must-watch thought-provoking idol drama 📺.

If you don’t watch drama, don’t worry. We’ve also got variety shows 🎤 in the third stop 🚏.

Finally, we chatted through three well-known Taiwanese directors 🎬 and their work.

Let us know which one you like the most. We hope you have enjoyed the trip with us and we look forward to seeing you again 🛬!

00:00 Intro

01:20 Taiwanese Soap Drama

🧼 Taiwanese Tornado 台灣龍捲風

🧼 Unforgettable Memories 意難忘

🧼 Life of Night Market 夜市人生

🧼 Maiden Family 娘家

04:40 Mandarin Drama

📺 The Hospital 白色巨塔

📺 Dangerous Mind 危險心靈

📺 Black and White 痞子英雄

📺 In Time with You 我可能不會愛你

📺 The world between us 我們與惡的距離

📺 The Queen With No Marriage 拜犬女王

📺 The Fierce Wife 犀利人妻

10:25 Variety Shows

🎤 Kangsi Coming 康熙來了

🎤 University 大學生了沒

🎤 One Million Star 星光大道

🎤 Jungle Voice 聲林之王

🎤 Dancing Diamond 52 菱格世代

🎤 The Rappers 大嘻哈時代

16:08 Directors & Movies

🎬 Ang Lee 李安

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍
Lust, Caution 色戒
Life of Pi 少年Pi的奇幻旅程
Brokeback Mountain 斷背山

🎬 Te-Seng Ｗei 魏德聖

Seediq Bale 賽德克巴萊
52Hz, I Love You 52赫茲我愛你
Cape No. 7 海角七號

🎬 Giddens Ko 九把刀

You Are the Apple of My Eye 那些年我們一起追的女孩
Cafe. Waiting. Love 等一個人咖啡

🎬 Zone Pro Site 總鋪師

28:30 Conclusion

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Whether you're a casual or corporate dresser, you can’t miss out on our new episode - Taiwanese Teen FashioTrend 💃🏻. Ever wonder what hairstyles and fashion styles were popular back in the days? Is Taiwanese fashion styles different from westerners? Check this episode and find out more about Taiwanese fashion trends 💃🏻!

00:00 Introduction & #mask trend 😷

Hair 💇🏻‍♀️💇🏻‍♂️

02:33 female hairstyle - Mei-Mei-Tou 妹妹頭

03:37 male hairstyle - Mushroom Head 蘑菇頭 & Comma Head 逗號頭

05:28 female hairstyle - Air Fringe 空氣瀏海

06:52 Sharon's recent haircut

Clothing 👖👗

08:25 Shout out to all the cowboys & cowgirls! (Denim trend)

09:00 Let's go back to the good old days! (Pleated Skirts & School Uniform)

14:52 How about the lengths of the bottoms? (Mini, Midi or Maxi)

Makeup💄

17:55 Makeup for males

19:07 Our 3 essential makeup tools

20:03 What? Tattooed makeup?

22:00 Makeup trend for females in Taiwan

22:56 Coloured contact lenses

Don't seems to picture the hair styles? Check it out on our Facebook page. We will be releasing a fact check post on different types of fringes that are popular in Taiwan!

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In Taiwan, instead of "how are you doing?", we use "have you eaten?", which demonstrates how important food is in our culture. In this episode, we will introduce Taiwanese dishes that are likely to be unusual for non-Asians, Taiwanese street food, and more sophisticated Taiwanese dine-in cuisines. DM us on Instagram or Facebook @tvvalkie and let us know what’s your favorite one!

Sharon's Menu

01:05 Apparently guys' favourite (?!): Snake Soup 🐍

03:30 Sharon's (sort of) unpopular opinion: Stinky Tofu 🆘

06:55 Truth or dare: Chicken Claws (aka. Adidas) 🐔

Jane's Menu

10:38 Jane's introduction

10:54 Jane's favourite: Bubble Tea🥤

13:39 Asian Burger (and the parsley debate): Bao 🍔

15:20 Time to upgrade from KFC (or chicken cottage): Taiwanese Fried Chicken (aka. TFC) 🍗

16:12 Childhood breakfast: Scallion Pancakes 🥞

Judie's Menu

20:38 Judie's introduction

21:09 Convenient meal: Beef stewed noodles 🍜

22:05 Taiwanese restaurant (in London) essential: Braised Pork Rice 🍚

23:58 Pride of Taiwanese: XiaoLongBao (aka. Steamed Dumplings 🥟)

25:25 Summer desserts: Shredded Ice 🧊

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:“ New season is coming 🥳, Over”

:” Woo what’s this season about?, Over”

:” We will talk about 🔟 things you don’t know about Taiwan 🇹🇼, Over”

:” That’s absolutely amazing! When will you release the first episode?”

:'' The first episode will be going live on THIS Wednesday, the 24th of March 🗓! And we will release new episodes every two weeks. Don’t forget to check us out!”

We are now on 9️⃣ platforms including, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Anchor, SoundOn, Overcast, Breaker, Pocket Cast and Radio Public. Remember to subscribe to the platforms!

Happy belated Valentines Day 💕. For those who have partners, hope you were able to celebrate it like Sharon did! For the singles like Jane and Judie, it’s okay - you can still celebrate Galentine’s Day with Talkie Walkie’s new episode!

00:00 Introduction 🎙

01:20 Marriage Age Pressure ⚠️

05:49 Horoscopes on Tinder ♉️ ♐️ ♏️

09:18 Relationship Attitudes & Types 💫

18:56 Dating Culture Difference💥

This is our last episode of the season. BUT! We are preparing our brand new season 2️⃣, and we will see you soon! Talkie Walkie, Over.

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Happy 牛 (/niú/) Year! This episode is about Ox 🐮. jkjk, it’s about the lunar new year 🧨 in Taiwan and in the UK. See the timestamp below and let us know what your favourite part of lunar new year is!

00:00 Introduction 🎙 01:12 Taiwansee Tradition 🏮 17:33 Festive Preferences 🧧 23:41 Lunar New Year in the UK 🍲

Our next episode will be our last episode of the season. It will still be festivals related, and it’s about … [drumrolls 🥁]... VALENTINES DAY! Stay tuned for next week’s episode!

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Let’s turn things more spiritual 🧘🏻‍♀️! Core is important, both physically and mentally, so we are now talking about the mental core, the superwoman's superpower 🦸🏻‍♀️! This episode is based on the three values mentioned in Marxismus. Have a listen and see whether you agree!

00:00 Introduction 🎙

01:20 Philosophy about Life 🌟

10:48 Views of the world 🗺

22:25 Personal Views 👑

Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram (@tvvalkie) and on the podcast platform! 💕

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Here’s our Inner DIsneyland 🏰 Episode where we talk about what we enjoy in terms of hobbies, entertainment, and activities. Given this can be both solo and group, we have tried to differentiate them and turned out that we don’t even agree with one another!

00:00 Introduction 🎙

01:04 Our Obsessions: Group / Solo 👯‍♀️↔️🧍🏻‍♀️

10:35 Popular Hobbies in Taiwan 🇹🇼

12:20 Different Views 👀 on the Same Activities 💃🏻

21:24 Lockdown 🔒 Special: Entertainment 🤹🏻

Listen in and let us know what you agree with! 💕 The next episode will be about the SUPERWOMEN 🦸‍♀️!

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Coming back from talking about talking 🗣, we are now talking about us and our lives! This episode is about our careers, from studying as international students to working as young professionals! We have also talked about various bits by bits! Listen in and let us know what you would like to hear next 💁🏻‍♀️!

00:00 - Introduction 🎙

01:14 - Current Roles 👩🏻‍💻 vs. Childhood Dreams 👧🏻

13:12 - Structural Differences in Education 🎓

16:33 - Cultural Differences in Education 📚

22:40 - Lessons Learnt 👩🏻‍🎓

Stay tuned and the next episode will be about Inner Disneylands 🏰!

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To finish off the communication series, we talked about some useful chat topics, which could be cultural specific or generic around the world 🌍. We also included our experiences in this episode! Let us know if the ideas are helpful or if you would like to share your own stories with us 🤩!

00:00 Introduction 🎙 01:10 Jane's favourite topics: Technologies 🤖 & Weather ☀️ 07:48 Sharon's favourite topic: Food 🥘 11:58 Judie's favourite topic: Movies 🎥 & Horoscopes 🌟 18:30 Sharon's favourite topic: Travel 🧳

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With the end of the festive season, we decided to discuss more about communication. In this episode, we talked about advantages 👍🏻 and disadvantages 👎🏻 of being bilingual (Mandarin and English), our experiences in different conversational behaviours in both the UK and Taiwan🇬🇧🔁🇹🇼, as well as our very distinctive accents 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻.

00:00 - Introduction

03:20 - Advantages 👍🏻 and disadvantages 👎🏻 of being bilingual

09:38 - Conversational behaviour - UK 🇬🇧

17:30 - Conversational behaviour - Taiwan 🇹🇼

19:00 - Accents evolution 🇹🇼🇸🇬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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✌🏻 more days until 2021, and Happy New Year 🎉 in advance! In this episode, we talked about major events in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ (including but not limited to COVID-19 😉), our self reflections of the year, and touched on a little bit about 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ in terms of our new year resolutions.

00:00 - Introduction 🎙

02:39 - 2020 Major Events 💥

10:54 - 2020 Personal Accomplishments 🏆, Regrets 🆖, and Unforgettable 🤩

18:48 - 2021 New Year Resolution 💪🏻

20:51 - 2021 Expectation for the year 💭

26:48 - Cutscene 🎆

We hope you enjoy the short summary of the year. Don’t forget to subscribe and share with your friends! 💁🏻‍♀️

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In this episode, we talked about our impressions of Christmas in the UK and how Christmas is like in Taiwan 🎄. We then shared our personal stories about Christmas celebrations 🎉 and the exciting gift exchange we did after the second lockdown finished 🎁🔁!

00:00 Announcement & Introduction 📣

02:45 Christmas in the UK 🇬🇧

08:00 Christmas in Taiwan 🇹🇼

10:34 Pre-Tier-4 Expectation for Christmas 2020 🏘

12:12 Celebration in the UK as Taiwanese 🥂🥳🎁

14:24 Our Ideal/Most-Wanted Christmas Gifts 💝

17:05 Gift Exchange 🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻

Despite the severe pandemic 🦠 situation in the world, we hope everyone can still have a safe & lovely Christmas with your loved ones 💕, even if it means doing your celebration virtually 😉!

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This episode we talked about languages, focusing on Taiwanese Mandarin, Dialects in Taiwan, and English. 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

00:15 - #FoodWithTalkieWalkie Challenge 🥘 & Talkie Walkie Check 🎙

04:18 - Languages & Dialects in Taiwan 🗣🇹🇼

11:28 - Our Fav/Recommended/Most Used Mandarin & Taiwanese Phrases 💬

18:45 - Challenges to Learn Mandarin 📚

23:10 - The Most Awkward Moment When We Learnt English 🙈🔠

26:02 - Talkie Walkie Over 🎙 💁🏻‍♀️

Remember to tag @tvvalkie and include #FoodWithTalkieWalkie on instagram when you share what you eat throughout the day!

NOTE📝: we have experienced some technical issues whilst recording 💿 which causes some time shift/delays in conversations 🗯, and we are trying our best 💪🏻 to improve in the future episodes 🙌🏻.

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The aim of the podcast is to introduce the cultural exchange between the UK and Taiwan via us sharing our life experience in the UK and compared against our understanding of Taiwanese culture. 🎙 This episode introduces the hosts as well as how the podcast was formed. 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

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Talkie Walkie is a lifestyle podcast hosted by three Taiwanese girls working in London. 💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

📣 Announcement 📣 From 23rd December 2020 onwards, we will release a new episode every week instead of fortnightly. 🙌🏻

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