{"podcast":{"title":"Strait Forward","slug":"strait-forward-7247611","podcast_index_feed_id":7247611,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/_OPbaGO7","website_url":"https://strait-forward.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c1d5476c-8cb9-47c4-b717-5aeec4144685/27cb3928-ebd1-4b5c-8c5a-45ec0eb53fa9/3000x3000/strait_forward.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP","episode_count":36,"summary":"Strait Forward is a podcast series from the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), where Channing Lee takes a deep-dive into Taiwan, the island at the forefront of technological innovation and the global fight for democracy. Hear Taiwanese experts discuss geopolitics, technology, and culture.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T22:21:27.139754+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strait-forward-7247611"},"episode":{"title":"A Ghost Nation’s Struggle for Survival","slug":"a-ghost-nation-s-struggle-for-survival","published_at":"2026-03-31T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strait-forward-7247611/a-ghost-nation-s-struggle-for-survival","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strait-forward-7247611","url":"https://strait-forward.simplecast.com/episodes/a-ghost-nations-struggle-for-survival-_W_tojSv","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/373c28e2-36eb-4099-a957-82cb2df2ee52/39ae4125-98ec-4f49-aad0-9d642501eaad/episodes/audio/group/ecb36dec-a92e-4969-b33b-1035cc4956da/group-item/54f1b536-67a0-49e9-a6a8-df93dd2b75cf/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=_OPbaGO7","summary":"In this episode of Strait Forward, host Channing Lee is joined by Taipei-based freelance journalist Chris Horton to discuss his new book, Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival. With over two decades of experience reporting for major news outlets from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Horton offers an \"outsider-on-the-inside\" perspective on the island’s history and how Taiwan has evolved from a geopolitical afterthought to an indispensable global player that still struggles for formal recognition.","meta_description":"In this episode of Strait Forward, host Channing Lee is joined by Taipei-based freelance journalist Chris Horton to discuss his new book, Ghost Nation: Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3531,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/strait-forward-7247611/episodes/a-ghost-nation-s-struggle-for-survival/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/strait-forward-7247611/a-ghost-nation-s-struggle-for-survival.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}