{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond the Mekong","slug":"beyond-the-mekong-6696571","podcast_index_feed_id":6696571,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10bd9d1d4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thediplomat.com/category/beyond-the-mekong","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44837917/317b98b9118c305a.jpg","author":"The Diplomat","episode_count":130,"summary":"Delve into Southeast Asian geopolitics with The Diplomat's Luke Hunt and guests who know the region and the issues.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-mekong-6696571"},"episode":{"title":"Southeast Asia: The Economic Outlook for 2026","slug":"southeast-asia-the-economic-outlook-for-2026","published_at":"2026-02-03T16:58:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-mekong-6696571/southeast-asia-the-economic-outlook-for-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-mekong-6696571","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-diplomat-mekong/episodes/Southeast-Asia-The-Economic-Outlook-for-2026-e3eja70","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10bd9d1d4/podcast/play/114976416/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-3%2F1ffd7f30-8a50-6836-c30b-c2e9f11a712a.mp3","summary":"Marcus Tantau is a Senior Associate at Templeton Research, where he leads the firm’s Southeast Asia practice from Singapore. He specializes in corporate investigations and strategic intelligence and advises financial institutions on how to navigate complex risks. He spoke with The Diplomat’s Luke Hunt on a broad range of topics, including the election of To Lam as Vietnam’s president and Communist Party chief, and how regional leaders are faring, among them Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim, Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto. and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines.","meta_description":"Marcus Tantau is a Senior Associate at Templeton Research, where he leads the firm’s Southeast Asia practice from Singapore. He specializes in corporate i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1566,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-mekong-6696571/episodes/southeast-asia-the-economic-outlook-for-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-mekong-6696571/southeast-asia-the-economic-outlook-for-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}