{"podcast":{"title":"Mandarin Monkey Podcast","slug":"mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","podcast_index_feed_id":476044,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f","website_url":"https://mandarinmonkey.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/show-cover.jpg","author":"Mandarin Monkey Ltd","episode_count":527,"summary":"Chinese and English Language podcast. A mixed couple (Tom & Ula) living in Taiwan, teach Chinese through the use of Chinglish (Chinese and English) on a variety of topics. Learn Chinese, study methods, Entertainment, news, life, business, hints and tricks to learning Mandarin. Hear a native speaking naturally and at natural pace but with the English translation so you can follow the context of the conversation. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:17:58.183079+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044"},"episode":{"title":"Would You Survive 48 Hours Speaking Only Chinese?","slug":"would-you-survive-48-hours-speaking-only-chinese","published_at":"2026-02-18T18:16:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/would-you-survive-48-hours-speaking-only-chinese","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044","url":"https://shows.acast.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast/episodes/would-you-survive-48-hours-speaking-only-chinese","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/671683b6c054f53907d2cb8f/e/699601ea435569254be648c4/media.mp3","summary":"Chinese New Year is here… but we’re not just talking about red envelopes and dumplings. In this episode: Who should give red envelopes (and when it stops) The weird firework pranks from childhood Why we chose not to vlog our kids And… our idea for a 48-hour Mandarin-only retreat Could you survive two full days speaking only Chinese? No English. No safety net. Just immersion. Let us know if you’d actually come. 🎧 Listen on Spotify 📩 Join our community 🧧 Happy New Year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Chinese New Year is here… but we’re not just talking about red envelopes and dumplings. In this episode: Who should give red envelopes (and when it stops)…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2936,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/episodes/would-you-survive-48-hours-speaking-only-chinese/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mandarin-monkey-podcast-476044/would-you-survive-48-hours-speaking-only-chinese.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}