The many lives of Taiwan

PJ Vogt· Host0:00

Hello. Before we start this week, a quick announcement. Next month, June 16th in Brooklyn, I'm gonna be part of a night of readings. It's part of this reading series called Friends with Words, hosted by writer and director Susannah Fogel. Uh, the theme of the night is writers reading risky work that they feel scared to read on stage. I will be there alongside This American Life's Ira Glass, Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones, fiction writer Kristen Roupenian. It is a stacked lineup. There's even more people. I think it's gonna be a special night. The venue is Roulette in Brooklyn, June 16th. Tickets are 25 bucks. There will be a link in our show notes. One night only. Okay. Here's this week's episode after these ads. [instrumental music] This episode of Search Engine is brought to you in part by NPR's Planet Money. Curious about the economic forces shaping your daily life? The Planet Money podcast from NPR makes sense of the economy in ways you'll actually understand and enjoy. I recently listened to an episode breaking down how Russia's economy has managed to keep going despite years of sanctions, and what made it click for me wasn't just the data, it was the people and systems behind it. The way they told the story made something that felt super complex suddenly feel clear, even kind of fascinating. That's the magic of Planet Money. Every episode starts with a simple question and builds into something bigger, whether it's about the job market, the stock market, or just why things cost what they do at the grocery store. It's not dry or overly technical. It's human. It's surprising. And yeah, it's actually entertaining.