Lee Ju Ye, Economist at Maybank Kim Eng, gives a 101 on Singapore's monetary policy and how the regulators use currency instead of interest rates to cushion a slowdown. She also weighs in on how the island's GDP will look in 4th quarter of 2019 despite external headwinds.

A number of new initiatives were proposed under Budget 2020, including an expansion of the Bantuan Sara Hidup programme and details of a new fuel subsidy. For a dive into this, we speak to Calvin Cheng about the long-term effect of subsidies, and how we wean ourselves off them. 

According to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA warns that trade talks between China and US are just "holding action" with no real resolution in sight although some concessions were made. Meanwhile UK remains in a flux with on-going Brexit talks although the pound and economy remain in relative good shape and will in fact do well if a deal can be hammered with the EU.

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.

02:17 - Is sending work emails after hours a workplace harassment?

08:20 - Should SUVs be banned from cities?

14:48 - Are race politics here to stay?

20:41 - Headlines of the day

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. Bihzhu joins us on the show for a chat about the inspiration behind her latest single called "Nowness". 

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Jugo Djarot - Busana
Mondo Gascaro - Dian Asmara (ft. Rien Djamain)
August Wahh & crwn - Blue Dreams
Jess Connelly - hooked / good lover
Bihzhu Interview
Bihzhu - Nowness
ケン田村 - 踊りなよ
Sunset Rollercoaster - Villa
Dizkopolis - Speak (ft. Raena)
Videotapemusic - Hong Kong Night View
Slowly - The Rightway (ft. Courtney John)

Craig, Keeshaanan & Sam lookback at England's 2-1 defeat against Czech Republic in Prague and point out where England went wrong and also preview the Bulgaria match. Plus, Italy under Roberto Mancini. Are they one of the favourites for Euro 2020? Denmark & Kasper Schmeichel, Norway holding the Spanish, Ronaldo & Portugal and a look at the new Netherlands under Ronald Koeman.

The measure of democracy is not always defined by a process of consensus-building. The majority is not always right. Helping us understand the rights of migrants and refugees in this light, and her process of learning how to care is Elise Arya Chen, programme officer at Tenaganita.

The gang revisit Vince Gilligan's beloved crime TV series BREAKING BAD in Netflix's follow-up, EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE, chronicling the actions of Jesse Pinkman immediately after the fallout of the series finale. The team also look at several TV series that have spawned their own film adaptations.

If you need a Breaking Bad Refresher before you watch El Camino, check out GamesRadar's recap here.

We take a look at the efforts in Budget 2020 to address the needs of people with disabilities.

We take a closer look at what Budget 2020 means for lower income groups, and whether or not it signals the government's pivot towards its Shared Prosperity Vision 2030.