"I just got my degree, I have no real-world experience, and I'm competing against locals
who know the market better than I do."

Every young person, regardless of whether they graduate, faces the terrifying
transition of leaving the safe structure of school and entering the unstructured real
world. By focusing on my highly specific, messy experience in Taiwan, I am actually
creating a mirror for any fresh graduate who feels lost. The message of the podcast is
that discomfort is a metric of growth. I chose this topic to tell my peers—and remind
myself—that feeling small is just the first step to going big.

Christine Lim 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 features student work from the class, “Podcasting: Audio Journalism & Branded Podcasts” in Spring 2026. Supervising teacher is adjunct associate professor Emily Y. Wu.

Music credit: Beethoven by Gregor Quendel, Sonatensatz by Viviane Hagner and Avner Arad, and Ocean chill by Snoozy beats from Free Music Archive dot org.

"I just got my degree, I have no real-world experience, and I'm competing against locals who know the market better than I do."
Every young person, regardless of whether they graduate, faces the terrifying transition of leaving the safe structure of school and entering the unstructured real world. By focusing on my highly specific, messy experience in Taiwan, I am actually creating a mirror for any fresh graduate who feels lost. The message of the podcast is that discomfort is a metric of growth. I chose this topic to tell my peers&mdash;and remind myself&mdash;that feeling small is just the first step to going big.
Christine Lim 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 features 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/gregor-quendel/classical-music-box/beethoven-for-elise-arr-for-music-box-woo-59mp3/">Beethoven</a> by Gregor Quendel, <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Viviane_Hagner_violin_Avner_Arad_piano_1744/Selections_Fall_2011/brahms_sonatensatz/">Sonatensatz</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Viviane Hagner and Avner Arad, and <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/snoozy-beats/single/ocean-chill/">Ocean chill</a> by Snoozy beats 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。