The MRT3 Circle Line will have 31 stations, with 40km of elevated tracks and 11km of underground tunnels that stretch into a circular alignment along the perimeter of Kuala Lumpur. But with a cost of close to 40 billion ringgit, is this what Malaysia truly needs? Hamdan Abdul Majeed from Think City, and Aziff Azuddin from Citymapper shares their thoughts. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Should the government compel developers to control prices to make homes more affordable? Are compliance costs a large part of the high costs of houses and what can we do about this? Michael Kong, President of Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector of Malaysia (PEPS Malaysia) shares his thoughts. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

US President Joe Biden amped up rhetoric over the weekend appearing to call for Russian President Vladimir Putin's ouster. Although US officials have tried to walk back on these comments, has this damaged diplomatic efforts for a resolution? We discuss the latest geopolitical dynamics on the Ukraine war, including China's positioning on the issue as well as Russia's military strategy with political and security expert Alexy Muraviev of Curtin University. Image credit: EPA-EFE

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.

“Should we bring back dinosaurs?” That’s the question Matt Armitage poses to his fellow guest, Sim Wie Boon and the host of A Bit of Culture, Kam Raslan, leading to a very interesting conversation between the three. But before that, Sim kicks off this episode by looking at our fascination and sense of admiration for scammers, despite their dodgy position in the eyes of the society. Sandwiched between Sim’s and Matt’s topics is Kam sharing his experience watching World War 3 unfolding from Malaysia.

A tweet about our reliance on cars in Malaysia has gone viral. We dive into Twitter for the reactions.

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A green group has come out to condemn the government's decision to allow retention ponds to be developed into residential areas. After the recent floods, this move also raised concerns on the safety of the developments. We discuss the need for balance between development, climate preparedness and livability.

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Thinzar Shunlei Yi is a fearless human rights activist based in Yangon, Myanmar. She was the first woman coordinator of the National Youth Congress (NYC) and a two-term president of Yangon Youth Network. She’s also one of the Obama Foundation’s inaugural selected #ObamaLeaders for Asia-Pacific. But once upon a time, her life was much different. Shunlei was born into a Junta family. In fact, her father was a captain in the military Junta. So, what changed?

Sustainable investing is now the new criteria investors think about before investing. Why does it matter? How does it impact investors and businesses in the long run? We speak to Rachel Lau, Managing Partner from RHL to understand how investors consider ESG before funding businesses and start-ups with venture capital.

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Mattsplained celebrates its 200th episode with a look back at our tech obsessions past, present and future.