From Freddy Lim, vocalist of the metal band Chthonic and a member of parliament in Taiwan, and Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media, this is Metalhead Politics: a podcast on music, politics, and Taiwan. A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media. A Middag project. 由閃靈樂團及鬼島之音合製的「政治重金屬」節目,由搖滾立委林昶佐及鬼島之音創辦人吳怡慈 Emily 主持. WEB | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media FACEBOOK | Freddy Lim | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media TWITTER | @FreddyLim | @chthonictw | @ghostislandme | @emilyywu INSTAGR ...
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8. Lunar New Year updates from Ghost Island Media
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3:27Happy lunar new year from all of us at Ghost Island Media! At time of this new years greetings recording, we didn't know yet of the mass shooting in Monterey Park in California that took the lives of 10 people on new years eve, Saturday, January 21, 2023. Our deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with our …
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7. Words to Roger Waters / Pelosi in Taiwan / CCP Propaganda
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26:40Freddy and Emily are back for a special episode. Freddy warns about the pervasiveness of Chinese CCP propaganda (we’re talking to you, Roger Waters), and how, for those under the propaganda of the CCP, we invite you to come visit Taiwan, then you’ll understand how wrong the CCP propaganda is about a lot of things - especially Taiwan. Emily talks ab…
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6. New World Order (Season 1 Finale) / “Carved in Bloodstone”
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51:53Freddy and Emily discuss China’s global aggression and the possible new world order. Freddy warns about the rise of Chinese digital dictatorship that will eventually affect every democratic state. While China relies on fear-based diplomacy, the free world could use a more creative way to contain China, such as implementing human rights standards in…
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5. Nation Building / Napalm Death (Barney Greenway)
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51:15Featuring our interview with Barney Greenway from Napalm Death (a childhood hero of Freddy!) where we talked about metal, dissent, and standing up for what we believe in. Released on October 10 (the designated national day for the Republic of China), this month we ditch the flag and anthem that claim to stand for Taiwan. We are a nation still in fo…
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4. What Hollywood can learn from Taiwan / “One Thousand Eyes”
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53:13China’s overreaching influence in Hollywood is something that’s just become apparent. In Taiwan, however, this has been a reality for our creative industries for at least two decades. Today, Freddy and Emily lay down what Taiwan has learned from CCP censorship and the slippery slope to self-censorship. Freddy recounts being threatened by Chinese st…
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3. Transitional Justice / “Taste the Black Tears”
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56:04In this third episode, we get funky and talk about mummies, statues, and tales of horror - all legacies of Taiwan’s 38 years of martial law and White Terror under Chiang Kai-shek’s regime. But most importantly, we talk about how to move forward. This is Metalhead Politics, a show about music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by Freddy Lim of Chthoni…
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2. Systematic Oppression / “Millenia’s Faith Undone”
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48:26Episode 2 of METALHEAD POLITICS, a new show by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media. It’s been a hell of a month. Freddy and Emily open with positive updates from Taiwan (adultery is decriminalized; a pro-China populist mayor gets recalled) before diving into the topic of the day. They stand in solidarity with Black Lives Ma…
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1. Democracy (in times of crisis) / "Supreme Pain for the Tyrant"
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37:36Here it goes - the inaugural episode of METALHEAD POLITICS, a new show by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media. It’s been tough for Chthonic to get back on their world tours since their frontman got elected to parliament four years ago. But no one’s going anywhere now anyways #stayathome - so here we are. In this episode we …
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From FREDDY LIM, vocalist of Chthonic and a member of parliament in Taiwan, and EMILY Y. WU, co-founder of Ghost Island Media, this is METALHEAD POLITICS, a new podcast about music, politics, and Taiwan. First episode available on June 1. Subscribe now. Connect with us Facebook: Freddy Lim, Chthonic, Ghost Island Media Twitter: @freddylim, @chthoni…
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