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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 10th year anniversary of neo-psychedelia album Lonerism, by Australian musical project Tame Impala.

Liverpool made light work of Rangers in the Champions League, but will this be another false dawn for The Reds, or will they be able to stop the progress of high flying Arsenal in this weekend's match of the week? Join Kam Raslan and the pundits as they review the midweek matches, including KL City FC's valiant win against FC Sogdiana in the AFC Cup, and Chelsea's comfortable home victory against AC Milan, as well as look ahead to the weekend's EPL fixtures.

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Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz unveiled Budget 2023 today, which was focused on the 3Rs, responsive, responsible and reformist. We look at the highlights and unpack them with our experts.

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建筑领域一直以来都是国家经济发展的动脉，但近年受到疫情及经济放缓影响而表现惨淡。市场忧虑，突如其来的大选及水灾将拖慢公共及私人领域的工程，甚至会导致第四季的领域走势疲软。肯纳格（Kenanga）资深分析师蓝祖成，将在节目中谈谈第四季建筑领域的困境与前景。

Befrienders KL is a familiar name for many of us, especially if you’ve read news reports or articles on mental health issues, you’ll have seen Befrienders’ contact details at the bottom alongside several other helplines. Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October, we speak to Justin Victor, Chairman of Befrienders KL to find out more about the work that they do, and how we as a community can do better to support those struggling with their mental health. 

This segment talks about suicide and may be triggering for some listeners. If you need emotional support, you can call Befrienders KL 03 7627 2929 or MIASA's 24-hour helpline 1-800-820066. If you are a survivor of suicide loss, you can text AWAS at 010-2344808 for support.

Philharmonic Winds of Malaysia (PWM) was founded by a group of passionate musicians, and is a wind orchestra consisting of professional orchestral musicians, jazz soloists, freelance musicians, music educators and tertiary music students. Their repertoire includes original and transcribed wind band works that cover various types of music genres such as classical, contemporary, film and pop music. But in their latest upcoming concert, they are taking on the genre of Malaysian folk music - compositions and resources which are said to be sorely lacking for wind music bands. We find out all about this from Eric Lee, the Artistic Director and conductor of PWM, and also Alex Tsok, the concertmaster of the upcoming performance titled, "Discovering Malaysian Folk Music with PWM."

An exploration of a disquieting human condition, Opium at Closing Time takes us into the often disjointed experiences of those suffering from Alzheimer’s, and also those who care for them. The play is also described as a story of Malaysia, of pivotal history experienced on the personal scale, of the choices that were made, and the consequences we must suffer. Tarrant Kwok, who is the writer and director of the production, shares his own personal experiences of being a carer in this play. Along with cast member Alexis Wong, Tarrant joins us to discuss why the play wants to challenge the audience's perception of time, memory and the meaning of family.

国际非营利人权组织“自由之家”（Freedom House）九月初发表研究报告《2022北京的全球媒体影响力报告：独裁扩张与民主韧性》，报告显示过去三年间中国积极扩张国际媒体影响力，这份报告调查了全球30国当中，马来西亚被影响和渗透的强度是很高的，但是在抵御中国渗透的能力和韧性上相对是比较弱，所以被视为是处境“较危险”（vulnerable）的国家。

报告也指出，大马的媒体和记者长期因为中国对媒体施压而进行自我审查。 从2019年起，中国惯用的策略包括透过主流媒体大规模散播支持北京的内容、骚扰和恐吓那些报导不利中国政府新闻或意见的机构、不但如此，也向国家和地方新闻机构提供中国官方规定的内容、大量使用社交媒体假帐号、大量散播假消息、控制中国在海外侨民所接收的讯息。

Budget 2023 is set to be tabled with the theme “Strengthening Recovery, Facilitating Reforms Towards Sustainable Socio-Economic Resilience of Keluarga Malaysia”. Along this vein, we decided to take a hard look at Malaysia’s current employability rate and job market with a check in on our startup ecosystem with Derek Toh, Founder and CEO of Hiredly. 

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