How does an outside perspective help protect the heart of Taiwanese music? In this episode, Aurelia Chuah chats with Chen Yu Neng (陳玉能) aka Lao Huang Gua (老黃瓜), founder of Singapore's FreshmusicSG - a music site on Mandopop and Sinophone music. They chat about FreshmusicSG's dedicated annual marathon of listening to over a thousand album, explore the team's decision to shift its focus from individual celebrity culture to the essential teamwork behind music production, and concluding a deep dive into the modern "Taiwanese identity" found in the stunning, genre-blending sounds of Siri Lee’s (李竺芯) award-winning album, Sui 水.

Aurelia Chuah is a student at the Department of Radio and TV at National Chengchi University (NCCU).

“Speak Up” is a podcast program by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Season 1 episodes are student work from the class, “Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts” in Spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.

Music credit: All About The Sun by Quantum Jazz and Digital Piano Technology by AudioCoffee from Free Music Archive dot org.

How does an outside perspective help protect the heart of Taiwanese music? In this episode, Aurelia Chuah chats with Chen Yu Neng (陳玉能) aka Lao Huang Gua (老黃瓜), founder of Singapore's <a href="https://freshmusic.sg/">FreshmusicSG</a> - a music site on Mandopop and Sinophone music. They chat about FreshmusicSG's dedicated annual marathon of listening to over a thousand album, explore the team's decision to shift its focus from individual celebrity culture to the essential teamwork behind music production, and concluding a deep dive into the modern "Taiwanese identity" found in the stunning, genre-blending sounds of Siri Lee&rsquo;s (李竺芯) award-winning album, Sui 水.
Aurelia Chuah is a student at the Department of Radio and TV at National Chengchi University (NCCU).
&ldquo;Speak Up&rdquo; is a podcast program by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Season 1 episodes are student work from the class, &ldquo;Podcasting: Audio Journalism &amp; Branded Podcasts&rdquo; in Spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.
Music credit: <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Quantum_Jazz/End_of_Line/04_-Quantum_Jazz-_All_About_The_Sun/">All About The Sun</a> by Quantum Jazz and <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/audiocoffee/sad-mood/digital-piano-technology/">Digital Piano Technology</a> by AudioCoffee from Free Music Archive dot org.

Episodes in this program are made by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei, Taiwan. Students here are in the undergraduate program at the Department of Radio and Television, or the graduate program at IMICS (International Master's Program in International Communication Studies).

Season 1 includes student work from the class “Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts” at NCCU in spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu. 

Thank you to the following people and centers for their support: Dean of College of Communication, Dr. Hsiu-Hui Sun (政大傳播學院院長孫秀蕙); Chair of the Department of Radio & TV, Dr. Stanley Chun-Ming Huang (廣播與電視學系主任黃俊銘); Director of IMICS, Dr. I-Huei Cheng (國際傳播英語碩士學位學程主任鄭怡卉); Voice of NCCU radio station (VNCCU, 政大之聲電台), and the Audio and Video Lab (影音實驗室).

本節目為台灣國立政治大學傳播學院之廣播與電視學系及國際傳播英語碩士學位學程學生作品。第一季為114學年度課程「Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts」（英文教學）之作品，指導老師為兼任教師吳怡慈。政大傳播學院成立於1989年，為台灣歷史最悠久、最具指標性之新聞傳播教育學府。

Episodes in this program are made by College of Communication students at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei, Taiwan. Students here are in the undergraduate program at the Department of Radio and Television, or the graduate program at IMICS (International Master's Program in International Communication Studies).
Season 1 includes student work from the class &ldquo;Podcasting: Audio Journalism &amp; Branded Podcasts&rdquo; at NCCU in spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.&nbsp;
Thank you to the following people and centers for their support: Dean of College of Communication, Dr. Hsiu-Hui Sun (政大傳播學院院長孫秀蕙); Chair of the Department of Radio &amp; TV, Dr. Stanley Chun-Ming Huang (廣播與電視學系主任黃俊銘); Director of IMICS, Dr. I-Huei Cheng (國際傳播英語碩士學位學程主任鄭怡卉); Voice of NCCU radio station (VNCCU, 政大之聲電台), and the Audio and Video Lab (影音實驗室).
本節目為台灣國立政治大學傳播學院之廣播與電視學系及國際傳播英語碩士學位學程學生作品。第一季為114學年度課程「Podcasting: Audio Journalism &amp; Branded Podcasts」（英文教學）之作品，指導老師為兼任教師吳怡慈。政大傳播學院成立於1989年，為台灣歷史最悠久、最具指標性之新聞傳播教育學府。