Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases in the US, US indexes charted a stellar run, rising almost 5% across the board. We speak to Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, to get his take on the seemingly contradictory performance, as well as his thoughts on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s recent statement.

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.

03:36 - What’s your chosen method to de-stress?

10:18 - What advertisements have you been persuaded by?

16:21 - News headlines of the day.

Craig, Keeshaanan & Nicolas join Ross to lookback at Sunday'e Carabao Cup final between Man City and Aston Villa. How good are Pep's City boys compared to the great Liverpool, Man United & Arsenal sides? Also, Liverpool are defeated by Watford. Surely it was just a blip? Spurs lost to Wolves at home whilst Everton & MAn United share the points. Includes Winners & Losers and a midweek preview.

With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavours from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia.

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Zee Avi - Siboh Kitak Nangis
Ayushita - Sehabis Hujan
Rafika Duri & Ireng Maulana - Tersiksa Lagi
Hyukoh - Help

NJWA - Togok
OJ LAW - Burning Out
Rhxanders - questioning answers / answering questions
Noh Salleh - Mahu Kemana

The Pinholes - How Much Is Too Much
Phum Viphurit - Hello Anxiety
Iqbal M - Kalau Tewas Nanti Parah
Bayangan - Kuala Lumpur

Why do histories repeat themselves? For independent researcher Ong Kar Jin, repetition does not so much describe a historical process as a pattern of thinking where your average person tries to make meaning out of the past when faced with an uncertain future.

With the new change in government, some quarters are calling for the return of the GST. We consider how businesses would react to this, and how the tax would impact bread and butter issues among the rakyat.

As the dust settles in Malaysia Terbaru, what's next for both sides of the political divide? We talk to two prominent figures from UMNO and PKR to understand some of the priorities for the new government and opposition in the near future.

One of the few things that triggered what we know now as Perikatan Nasional was the exit of Bersatu from Pakatan Harapan. Should Parliament introduce anti-hopping laws to curb party hopping for the peace of the nation? We talk to constitutional lawyer New Sin Yew about his thoughts on what the constitution recognizes, and what can be done to address the issue of party hopping.

We look at the movement of stocks that have been linked to key players on either side of the political divide.

As two MPs are tested for COVID-19, we talk to Subang Jaya MP Wong Chen on his self imposed quarantine, how he makes remote working productive, and his views on last week's political debacle.