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We speak to Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, as to what the stakes are for this much anticipated meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping who will be having their first face to face meeting since Biden became the President of the US on the sidelines of the Group 20 summit in Bali.

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Markets have reacted positively to the lower inflation print in October. But is this sustainable given its just one data point and inflation is still a far cry from the Fed's target of 2%. Does this also mean that the USD has peaked and investors should also be looking at other Asian currencies? For answers, we speak to Clifford Bennett, Chief Economist, ACY Securities.

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Patrick Teoh takes you on another foot-stomping, hand-clapping ride down memory lane as he blows dust off his vinyl collection to bring you a selection of hits from the 60s to 80s.

Join Daryl Ong & Othniel Ting 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 celebrate the 20th anniversary of Justin Timberlake's solo debut album, Justified.

A Bit of Culture returns with a vengeance and the topic that’s occupying Kam’s mind is Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and how that will change the landscape of that platform. Helping him to understand more about it are Matt Armitage and Bihzhu Foo. But before they discuss that topic, Bihzhu touches on the return of live events after the pandemic and how things are getting more vibrant again. Matt then shares the fond memories that he has of going to the cinema and how he can’t really capture that feeling anymore these days. Tune in to hear their thoughts on these topics.

England has announced their final squad to the World Cup! James Madison, Callum Wilson and Conor Gallagher are the surprise names that will be boarding the plane to Qatar. Our pundits respond to Gareth Southgate's picks, and also react to the midweek Carabao Cup ties. They also look ahead to this weekend's EPL matches, a week before the World Cup. All these, and more, on Just For Kicks.

We continue our side-by-side comparison of the manifestos, by taking a closer look at what each coalition has to offer when it comes to the environment. First, we hear about the actual pledges, and how they differ from one another. And then later - what environmental priorities should the next government be focused on?

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Fahmi Reza's Kelas Demokrasi forum was shut down by UKM yesterday, and then at UiTM Shah Alam today. We look into it.

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The rights and welfare of persons living with disabilities - often referred to as the OKU community - have long been sidelined in Malaysian politics and policies. As GE15 beckons and calls for reforms intensify ahead of the next government being formed, what are political parties and candidates offering to empower and support the OKU community without being tokenistic? What reforms are sorely needed to current policies? We find out from Datin Anit Kaur Randhawa, member of OKU Rights Matter and co-chair of Harapan OKU Law Reform Group, and Yana Karim, co-founder of BolehSpace. 

A transcript of this episode can be found here.

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