{"podcast":{"title":"DW AfricaLink","slug":"dw-africalink-200114","podcast_index_feed_id":200114,"rss_url":"https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_africalink","website_url":"https://www.dw.com/en/africalink/program-17270580?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss","image_url":"https://static.dw.com/image/74973914_7.png","author":"DW","episode_count":100,"summary":"DW AfricaLink is packed with news, politics, culture and more — every weekday. From combating health issues and freedom of expression to finances, tolerance and environmental protection, we have it covered.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T14:26:11.633282+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114"},"episode":{"title":"Nigeria's floods: Can demolishing buildings stop the destruction?","slug":"nigeria-s-floods-can-demolishing-buildings-stop-the-destruction","published_at":"2026-08-31T14:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114/nigeria-s-floods-can-demolishing-buildings-stop-the-destruction","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-s-floods-can-demolishing-buildings-stop-the-destruction/audio-78576543?maca=en-podcast_africalink-8027-xml-mrss","audio_url":"https://radiodownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/Events/podcasts/en/8027_podcast_africalink/9CDB3798-podcast-8027-78576543.mp3","summary":"Flooding is a recurring issue across Nigeria, with communities in 33 states at high risk. Poor waste disposal, blocked drains, rapid urbanization and construction on waterways are among the factors making the problem worse. After the recent flooding in Abuja, authorities have turned to demolitions — but can tearing down buildings really prevent future floods?","meta_description":"Flooding is a recurring issue across Nigeria, with communities in 33 states at high risk. Poor waste disposal, blocked drains, rapid urbanization and cons…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dw-africalink-200114/episodes/nigeria-s-floods-can-demolishing-buildings-stop-the-destruction/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-africalink-200114/nigeria-s-floods-can-demolishing-buildings-stop-the-destruction.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}