{"podcast":{"title":"Plan B","slug":"plan-b-6331751","podcast_index_feed_id":6331751,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fed2bfb4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://plan-b.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42652245/f965bf4a055d9e6d.jpg","author":"News Beat","episode_count":701,"summary":"🎙️ Plan B Media — Where conversations that matter come alive. Join us on the Plan B Podcast as we break down the week’s biggest news, ask the hard questions, and spark real talk that goes beyond headlines. Follow our conversations on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and Telegram (@planb.sg) , or dive deeper at www.planb.sg . 🎥 Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@planbmediasg","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T04:18:41.170466+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751"},"episode":{"title":"#830 Sgeans flock to Japan but is Africa the new place to go?","slug":"830-sgeans-flock-to-japan-but-is-africa-the-new-place-to-go","published_at":"2025-11-28T00:13:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751/830-sgeans-flock-to-japan-but-is-africa-the-new-place-to-go","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/muhddzar6/episodes/830-Sgeans-flock-to-Japan-but-is-Africa-the-new-place-to-go-e3bj06g","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fed2bfb4/podcast/play/111820432/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-28%2F413333898-44100-2-2305964943912.mp3","summary":"Everyone’s travelling this year-end, especially to Japan, where the yen has plunged to about ¥120 for S$1. But while Singaporeans are chasing cheap flights and exchange rates, PM Wong is on the move for a different reason. His recent trip to South Africa and the announcement of Singapore’s 1st East African embassy in Ethiopia may seem unexpected but they hint at something bigger: Singapore is quietly deepening its footprint and ties across Africa. (0:33) Welcome back Darren! (07:34) Travelling during the holidays (10:57) PM Wong’s working trips (16:30) Are Africans the next generation of content creators? (19:05) Future trips","meta_description":"Everyone’s travelling this year-end, especially to Japan, where the yen has plunged to about ¥120 for S$1. But while Singaporeans are chasing cheap flight…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1359,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plan-b-6331751/episodes/830-sgeans-flock-to-japan-but-is-africa-the-new-place-to-go/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751/830-sgeans-flock-to-japan-but-is-africa-the-new-place-to-go.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}