{"podcast":{"title":"Yah Lah But","slug":"yah-lah-but-1019349","podcast_index_feed_id":1019349,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3","website_url":"https://www.yahlahbut.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3/show-cover.jpg","author":"Ministry of Funny","episode_count":852,"summary":"A thrice weekly podcast on conversations Singaporeans are having but not saying out loud – politics, culture, identity. Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia consider every side, never quite agree, and never play it safe. Honest, informed, always worth arguing about. Subscribe so you don’t miss new episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T20:19:37.901888+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349"},"episode":{"title":"#831: Boo Junfeng - From Pink Dot to Directing NDP & Why 377A’s Repeal Is Not The End","slug":"831-boo-junfeng-from-pink-dot-founder-to-ndp-director-why-377a-s-repeal-is-not-the-end","published_at":"2026-06-22T11:37:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/831-boo-junfeng-from-pink-dot-founder-to-ndp-director-why-377a-s-repeal-is-not-the-end","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349","url":"https://shows.acast.com/yah-lah-but/episodes/831-boo-junfeng-from-pink-dot-founder-to-ndp-director-why-37","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a31164c2603763bbffb56e3/e/6a3913f9db494ef85ca827d9/media.mp3","summary":"Boo Junfeng was a founding member of Pink Dot in 2009, when attendees feared being professionally marked for just showing up. By 2016, MNC sponsors were banned overnight; 130 local SMEs replaced them. He also creative-directed SG60 NDP, shifting the theme song to the opening and expanding from 30,000 at the Padang to 200,000 at Marina Bay. 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 Pink Dot SG is on 27th June 2026 at Hong Lim Park. You can find out more about Pink Dot here: Pink Dot | Website @pinkdotsg | Instagram 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆 If you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: MediaCorp World Cup Highlights | YouTube Terence: Empire of AI by Karen Hao | Goodreads Boo Junfeng: Dear You | IMDb 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 – \"𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘁” https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (01:40) On the Sydney Film Festival Jury (03:54) Taking On SG60 as Creative Director (07:18) Expanding NDP to Marina Bay (09:16) Choosing the Star: Benjamin Kheng on the Bay (10:15) The Drone Show That Didn't Happen (12:17) Moving the Theme Song to Open the Show (13:57) Rain Contingency and Show Planning (15:11) NDP vs. Filmmaking: Cross-Pollination of Skills (18:08) Life After NDP: Juggling Projects on Adrenaline (19:34) Founding Pink Dot: How It Started (21:35) Building a Welcoming Movement for Allies (23:49) The Fear and Courage of Starting Pink Dot (28:22) Why \"Pink Dot,\" Not \"Gay Pride\" (30:48) Avoiding 377A: Strategy in the Early Years (33:23) Conservative Pushback and \"Wear White\" (38:27) The 2016 Crisis: Losing All Foreign Sponsors (42:40) Sustaining the Movement Through Burnout (46:…","meta_description":"Boo Junfeng was a founding member of Pink Dot in 2009, when attendees feared being professionally marked for just showing up. By 2016, MNC sponsors were b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5240,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yah-lah-but-1019349/episodes/831-boo-junfeng-from-pink-dot-founder-to-ndp-director-why-377a-s-repeal-is-not-the-end/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yah-lah-but-1019349/831-boo-junfeng-from-pink-dot-founder-to-ndp-director-why-377a-s-repeal-is-not-the-end.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}