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Join Othniel Ting & Daryl Ong as they delve into an album of our chosen artist of the week, running you through the stories & history of the album track by track. This week, we're paying tribute to the late Christine McVie by going through Fleetwood Mac's best selling 11th studio album, Rumours.

It’s all things advertising in this episode of A Bit of Culture featuring advertising veteran, Vernon Adrian Emuang and comedian-come-creative-director, Kuah Jenhan. Jenhan gets the ball rolling by wondering what’s the difference between creatives and suits in an agency. Vernon then tackles the notorious notion that the world of advertising is highly stressful, highly toxic, but highly paid, which leads to another interesting exchange among them. In the second part of the show, Kam looks at how emotions can be manipulated so fast in advertisements.

Cabinet members have finally been announced by Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. To get some first impressions, we spoke to Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate from the University of Nottingham, Malaysia.

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Despite stumbling against Costa Rica, Japan proved that their win against Germany in the first round was not a fluke, as they beat another European giant, Spain, to qualify top of the supposed "Group of Death". Morocco also defied the odds in Group F, at the expense of Belgium, who again failed to get their Golden Generation going. The pundits review the final matches in the group stages and look ahead to the round of 16. All these, and more, on Just For Kicks!

A new name for the government is said to be in the works, and that follows in the footsteps of governments with their own names and branding prior (think 1Malaysia, Keluarga Malaysia, Kerajaan Prihatin). But considering the strange bedfellows that make up this administration, what kind of name can encompass their direction and goals? And does branding even matter to us, the people?

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An ageing population means more of us are familiar with dementia, and it’s easy to understand dementia from a clinical perspective, in that it leads to impaired cognitive and physical abilities in that individual. But what would it mean to look at dementia through a disability lens? How does that also help us better understand and support care partners for people with dementia? In conjunction with International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December), we speak to Sharifah Tahir, a care partner and a dementia advocate for her perspective on this.

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「白纸革命」也被成为「白纸活动」，这一场悼念乌鲁木齐、贵州、上海等地被极端封控害死的民众，示威游行延烧数日，怒吼“解封”、“习近平下台”，在经过几天这项活动在中国各地获得人们热烈的响应之后，终于迫使广州、北京、乌鲁木齐等市府放宽清零防疫规定，带动中国与香港股市大涨。

The Autism Cafe Project (ACP) established in 2016 with the prime objective to empower youth with autism and train them to be independent. In this episode, we speak to ACP’s founder, Adli Yahya on the inspiration behind this cafe and how it has evolved over the years. 

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经历了国行升息、大选冲击等，KLCI在11月封关的时候，达到了将近2%的涨幅，虽然有不少上市公司都陆续公布了他们第三季的财报表现，但到底在这个季度，哪些领域表现亮眼?马六甲证券研究主管刘礼誉将在节目中，跟我们回顾马股第三季财报表现。

Syarifah Nadhirah's ‘Measure of Seeds’ is  a mini showcase featuring a five-part etching  series, a sewn installation, and a collection of curiosities. It's described as an ecological pursuit to understand the ephemerality and transformation of our fragile landscape, attempting to recollect the geographical history of plantations in Malaya, whilst exploring the idea of plant migration across continents. We find out more about this body of works and the themes it explores from the artist herself, and also from Zikri Rahman, the curator of the exhibition.

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