Hello and welcome back. It’s been a long while since I last updated this series with new episodes. I still teach at Shida. I still produce podcasts. I incorporate podcasting into my teaching whenever I can. Sometimes the goal is to experiment with the audio form. Other times, it is a cool way to hear oneself out. A narrative exercise.

In the spring of 2025, I designed a collective audio recording project with my undergraduate students. I had recording stations set up inside a neighborhood book rental store called Moose. Then I invited my students to use their voice to create some storytelling material for this podcast series.

I suggested 3 ideas for their recording exercise. First, they could tell their “Shida stories,” like the characters and experiences they encountered around Shida. Since the class is about popular culture in Asia, they could also share a popular culture experience involving themselves. Finally, they could introduce Moose the bookstore as they experienced it.

In this episode, you’ll hear Huang Chi-en’s voice (黃啟恩). He has another name, Yvo Wagian, reflecting the Kankanaey language and ethnic heritage of his mother’s side of family in the Philippines.

In this episode, he will tell you how he came to meet his half Taiwanese and half Pinoy identity growing up in Taipei.

🦔 Credit:

Producer/editor: Eva Tsai 蔡如音

Collaborator: Yvo Wagian 黃啟恩

Recording in Moose by Jake Huang 黃貫之

Episode artwork design: Liao Chi-han 廖紀涵

● Song Credit

[無賴] by 愛哭男孩～「人生百無聊賴，貪嗔癡愚昧。」

作詞 Lyricist／作曲 Composer：伊芙 Yvo Wagian
演唱 Vocal：伊芙 Yvo Wagian
製作人Producer：伊芙 Yvo Wagian
編曲 Arranger：愛哭男孩 CryingBoys
吉他 Guitar：伊芙 Yvo Wagian
貝斯 Bass：多比 Dobby
鼓 Drums：安安 Bowen
和聲 Chorus：伊芙 Yvo Wagian

【愛哭男孩】

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🦔 Shida Stories is an ongoing podcast series about the lives, memories, and imaginations of the diverse people who lived, worked, and played in Shida area.