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It was Thanksgiving in 1965, when an 18-year-old rising folk singer named Arlo Davy Guthrie drove up from Queens, N.Y., to Great Barrington to visit a friend named Alice Brock. While he was there, he did Alice and her husband, Ray, a favor. He took out their garbage. It would change his life.

This week, on (Untitled), Ezra and Uma take a look at what is arguably the greatest protest song of all time: Alice's Restaurant.

It was a clash of the titans. William Randolph Hearst - the lord and ruler of the American press. And Orson Welles - the Hollywood wonder boy who set out to dethrone him. It was a fight from which neither man ever fully recovered. Widely considered to be the greatest American movie ever made, Citizen Kane was a brutal portrait of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. When Hearst learned of Welles' film, he set out to protect his reputation by shutting the film down.

This month, on Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah Dunia, Umapagan Ampikaipakan and author Harlan Lebo sort through the facts and fictions of the battle over Citizen Kane.

In conjunction with World Asthma Day, which is observed on May 3rd this year, we find out the process of establishing Asthma Malaysia, a non-profit with the aim of educating and empowering individuals with asthma. 

We’re in for a treat. A semi-finalist at the 2010 Thelonious Monk Competition, Ashton Moore is in town and is stopping by to talk to us at BFM. This Detroit-native has just launched his debut album, ‘Downtown’ in which he “pays homage to jazz tradition with innovative versions of standards” and also anticipates the future.

MyPAA recently launched a website for the performing arts community. ARTERI underscores the organization’s objectives to address gaps in the current ecosystem, and lead towards increasing funding and developmental opportunities, nurturing skills and talent growth to contribute to the social, creative and economic sustainability of the sector. How will a website do all of these?

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

Voicebox takes a look at the power and pervasiveness of the human voice in shaping our everyday world. Hosted by Ezra Zaid, Voicebox examines the impact of this uniquely human instrument and the role it plays in making and breaking the bonds between us.

Everything from speed dialling, scheduling meetings and searching for directions — Siri was the revolutionary digital voice-activated personal assistant of the iPhone. We spoke to Susan Bennett, the original voice of Siri.

 As part of World Press Freedom Day, we take a look at how the relationship between the public and the press in Malaysia. In light of recent events, how has that changed in Malaysia? We talk about press freedom, media movement, and the kind of support the public needs to give the press.

The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council is spearheading the Health Ministry’s vision of making Malaysia a hub for medical tourism. With increasing growth in this sector comes the need for better understanding about the specifics of healthcare travel, which is why the MHTC is organising their first medical tourism conference, Insight 2016. Here to tell us more about the event was Sherene Azli, CEO of MHTC.

Think you're ready for that promotion? Great. Not quite sure how to get there? Not to worry. Lace up and get ready to make that climb to the corner office with Shankar Santhiram of EQTD Consulting.