{"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":"#851 From Quitting Law to Selling Singapore’s First Olive Oil","slug":"851-from-quitting-law-to-selling-singapore-s-first-olive-oil","published_at":"2026-05-01T01:56:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751/851-from-quitting-law-to-selling-singapore-s-first-olive-oil","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/muhddzar6/episodes/851-From-Quitting-Law-to-Selling-Singapores-First-Olive-Oil-e3inqts","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fed2bfb4/podcast/play/119318908/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-1%2F423243602-44100-2-c3c220e332363.mp3","summary":"Law is one of Singapore’s most prestigious professions, so walking away to launch a start-up is bound to turn heads, especially when it’s the country’s first olive oil brand. That’s the path Alia Ballout took, drawing on her Lebanese roots to bring her family’s olive oil to Singapore. But with her family farm affected by the Middle East conflict, rising costs and supply challenges are now part of the journey. Can the business hold up long-term, and does she have a backup plan?","meta_description":"Law is one of Singapore’s most prestigious professions, so walking away to launch a start-up is bound to turn heads, especially when it’s the country’s fi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plan-b-6331751/episodes/851-from-quitting-law-to-selling-singapore-s-first-olive-oil/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plan-b-6331751/851-from-quitting-law-to-selling-singapore-s-first-olive-oil.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}