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Following on a successful audio adaptation, Neil Gaiman's epic graphic novel series, The Sandman, finally makes its way onto our screens. But how can a story as complex and nerdy as this - with its multiple threads and characters, blending of mythology, modern life, literature and philosophy - be translated into a series? It turns out - with some style. In this episode, we discuss how we feel about The Sandman, and where it sits in the larger lineup of comic book adaptations. 

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin is calling for more money to be spent on healthcare. First, we discuss how we can get this additional funding for our healthcare system, and what the blocks have been. And then - where should this money go?

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Local Twitter is abuzz with yet another discussion about Mahsuri, and this time, on what the movie should look like. This is coming from a social media exchange between Maya Karin and Syamsul Yusoff, with both of them expressing interest to work with each other. We get into it.

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During a tabling of the amendment bill for the National Forestry Act 1984, Datuk Ali Biju, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said that while Orang Asli communities are allowed to harvest products from the forest reserves, it must only be for domestic use and not commercial purposes. We look at what happens when Orang Asli communities can’t sell produce from the forest.

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随着全球疫情趋缓，越来越多企业希望员工能够重返办公室上班。近日，苹果员工就接获通知，早前因为疫情被延迟的混合工作模式，在9月将正式重启。员工被要求每周二和周四必须回到公司办公，另外一天则由各个团队自行决定。消息传出后，其实引来不少员工的驳斥，认为远距离工作已成为新的常态，并希望在工作弹性上能够取得更多协调。

一直以来，苹果就非常重视面对面交流的会议和工作模式，特别在开发和销售产品时也有要求员工必须到场的文化。在数次推迟全面复工计划后，苹果在劳资双方与工作效率之间该如何达成折中方案？马上收听本期节目，并和我们分享你比较倾向于居家工作或是传统办公模式吧！

美国政府在上周便公布了7月的消费者物价指数CPI，和去年同期相比达到了8.5%，创下今年以来第一次出现降温的纪录。然而，如今国际油价依然处于高位，通膨是否真的已经见顶？同时，衡量美国科技股走势的纳斯达克指数也暂时挥别了熊市，距离低点其实已经反弹超过20%，这又是否为新一轮牛市的行情？iFAST投资顾问谭成暐Sherman将在节目中，来跟我们剖析一二。

The pituitary gland is called the “master gland” because it controls several other hormone glands in your body. Because of that, a pituitary tumour can cause serious health problems. So how do you know when a tumour is benign, and when it is cause for concern? We’ll find out from Dr Johan Quah, consultant neurosurgeon from Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City. 

The Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) is a collaborative research and training facility managed by the Sabah Wildlife Department and Cardiff University. Their research aims to help mitigate the loss of Asian biodiversity by understanding the effects of habitat fragmentation on the ecosystem, while encouraging in-situ conservation and engaging with NGOs, stakeholders, and policy-makers alike. From proboscis monkeys and pangolins to the seladang and sunbears, the group are involved in a range of long-term programs on an array of tropical forest species. We speak to Prof Dr Benoît Goossens, the Director of DGFC, about the group's work, including on orangutan and elephant conservation, while also discussing how preserving the remaining forests in the Kinabatangan area is key to protecting all the remaining wildlife there.

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Gotong Royong Cucuk Vaksin is an upcoming documentary short focused on vaccination mobilization efforts by migrant and refugee community leaders during the pandemic. The documentary will be released on the 19th of August, in conjunction with World Humanitarian Day. We discuss.

Risk decisioning or risk assessment has traditionally been a detail intensive task with someone sifting through information or data to make informed decisions based on the risk profiles. With AI in the picture, things become more interesting as this allows for a large amount of data to be processed with the risk profile generated for review. To get an insight into how AI can benefit the whole process, we speak to Bharath Vellore, Provenir’s General Manager for the APAC region.

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