Our guests of the week, Matt Armitage and Azmyl Yunor return from their respective sojourns to join Kam Raslan on another exciting episode of A Bit of Culture. Azmyl reflects on his recent music tours and how spiritual they are for him, prompting curious questions from Kam and Matt. Then it’s Matt’s turn to reflect on his trip back home and the observation that he made when he was there - the supermarket culture between Malaysia and the United Kingdom is different. But will that change soon enough? Lastly, Kam talks about one of his favourite topics - music! Specifically focusing on whether people can appreciate classical music without knowing its historical context and other aspects.

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We return to the studio again, this time around with BFM News Producer Dhanya Nair and advertising guru, Vernon Adrian Emuang joining Kam on the show. Right off the bat, they open the chat by talking about the recent controversy involving comedian Jocelyn Chia. From there, they move on to Kam’s topic - projects that they embarked on during the MCO. Later in the show, Dhanya shares the movies that helped shape her and gets Kam and Vernon to share theirs. Tune in to find out they navigate these topics!

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Another week, another exciting episode of A Bit of Culture, this time featuring Ong Kar Jin and Zan Azlee! Kar Jin starts the show with his take on the Fair Use & Copyright debate that happened recently involving Prince and Andy Warhol. The folks chime in before moving on to yet another take on the topic of the year so far, ChatGPT. Zan shares his very interesting perspective on it before ranting about how much he dislikes the recent live action remakes of Disney’s classic animated films. Tune in to hear these thought-provoking conversations, as well as their recommendations for you!

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It has finally happened! A Bit of Culture has managed to bring its host, Kam, with writer Na’a Murad and BFM producer Michael Gong together in the studio for the very first time since the pandemic. The long awaited in-person reunion kicks off with the trio discussing the revenge trope in movies and how they’re a bit overused by Hollywood. They then move on to Mikey’s topic on transhumanism and whether they want to live forever, albeit in “virtual” versions of themselves. In the second part of the show, Na’a declares that the superhero fatigue has finally arrived and gets the folks talking about why that’s the case.

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BFM’s culture vulture, Kam Raslan returns to the studio, and joining him in this episode are documentary filmmaker, Ahmad Yazid, and BFM’s Dhanya Nair. Yazid kicks off the show by talking about HBO’s Succession and its portrayal of how the media control the narrative. Kam then talks about TikTok Food and how Malaysian dishes can survive in this medium, as Kam thinks that Malaysian (and Asian) food and dishes are not “attractive” enough (his words). In the second part of the show, Dhanya talks about how young people around her are beginning to consider not having children, for various reasons, prompting a slightly thoughtful and ponderous discussion among them.

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It’s a hip episode of A Bit of Culture when Morning Run producer Sim Wie Boon and movie buff Julian Yap get together to chill with Kam Raslan. Julian opens the show by talking about Tumblr’s uniqueness as a social media site, and its potential return to popular culture as people consider an alternative to Twitter. Sim then continues the conversation with his topic - quiet luxury, a fashion trend for the top 1%. In the second part of the show, Kam talks about collectibles and things the gang would like to collect if they have infinite wealth.

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A Bit of Culture returns after a short break, with Na’a Murad and Vernon Adrian Emuang joining Kam Raslan on another exciting episode full of wonderful conversations. Kam starts the show by looking at how cultural products can be marketed differently, using Rolling Stones’ success despite having to compete with The Beatles as an example. Na’a then picks up the baton by talking about a very trendy topic these days - AI. He asks the group what kind of AI they would like to see next, while sharing what he personally would like to see soon. In the second part of the show, Vernon talks about the importance of creating a safe psychological space, especially in the creative field.

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It’s time for another debut on A Bit of Culture, this time featuring playwright, writer and translator, Adriana Nordin Manan. In her first appearance on the show, she will be talking about translations and the nuances that she observed throughout her experiences translating various old documents. But before that, Kam starts the show by pondering about AI and how it has already affected our lives at the moment, despite still being in its infancy. After that, our other guest, Ong Kar Jin, speaks about technocracy, and whether it’s good or bad. Tune in to hear their thoughts and banter on these topics!

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What do you get when you put an academic, who’s also a musician, a futurist and a culture vulture together in a show? A Bit of Culture, of course! Our lovely host, Kam Raslan gets the ball rolling with a topic on passions that turned out to be completely secret. What is this passion of his that’s not known to many, until now? Tune in to find out. After that, the academic-cum-musician Azmyl Yunor talks about putting subtitles on music videos, and whether that’s a good thing. Last but not least, futurist Matt Armitage shares his thoughts on the age-old physical vs digital debate and asks the team whether there are things in their lives that they still prefer to be in the physical format, over digital.

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Are we in the age of Trough TV? What’s a Trough TV, anyway? That’s what A Bit of Culture will be discussing in this episode, alongside the ethics involved in making documentaries, as well as slangs and whether that will hinder our comprehension. Joining Kam Raslan to discuss these three varied topics are Julian Yap and Ahmad Yazid, and together they reflect on whether TV has changed after its so-called golden age, what kind of ethics and considerations that documentary filmmakers take into account while dealing with their subjects, as well as slangs and whether speaking with one, as well as without proper vocabularies, will make you less comprehensible to others. Tune in to hear their take on these topics!

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