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This week sees the release of big tech results but which will outperform? Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global gives us his views on this. He also tells what sectors to consider as Australia gradually reopens their borders.

Anyone can have a big idea. But how do those big ideas come to fruition and grow? Director of the TED Fellows program Shoham Arad walks us through several speakers who turned a spark into a movement.

This week, 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 songs by some of the most successful pop superstars of all time.

Contrasting 3-2 wins for Manchester United & Liverpool in the Champions League this midweek. Man City & Chelsea ease to comfortable wins whilst Patson Daka introduces himself and Leicester City in the Europa League. Includes a comprehensive preview of EPL Gameweek 9 including the Top 4 clash between Brighton & Man City and the Old Enemy Derby between Man Utd & Liverpool.

Industries Unite wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Yaakob and the National Security Council (NSC), urging the government to resume operations of pubs and nightclubs in states under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan. We discuss how the entertainment sector has been affected by the prolonged closure caused by Covid-19, and what steps can be taken by these establishments to adhere to the required SOPs.

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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is looking to revamp its Code of Content for media and advertising. We look into this by first discussing what the code is meant to achieve. Then, what role does the media play in empowering people with disabilities? Finally, where does sponsored content enter the picture? (next line) The Content Forum is welcoming public feedback on the code. To weigh in, head over to this site.

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A video clip that went viral recently shows an actor alongside four other media personalities joking and laughing about rape. This renewed heated conversations about why it's wrong to make light of sexual violence. We discuss what needs to be done to denormalise these situations.

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In December 2019, polio was detected in Malaysia for the first time in 27 years. In September 2021, the country declared the polio outbreak to be over. To commemorate World Polio Day on 24 September, consultant paediatricians Dr Selva Kumar Sivapunniam and Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin join us to share how the outbreak started in Sabah, how it was stamped out amid the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons need to be learnt to ensure the highly infectious childhood disease doesn’t return.

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Ida Thien is the Co-Founder of Closing The Gap, a programme to empower bright, deserving students to overcome the odds and enter ambitious universities. Ida has been an education activist for quite some time, working for Teach For Malaysia at one point and is now also the Deputy CEO of Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman, which powers Closing The Gap. She joins us today to discuss her programme.

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It was World Sight Day on the 14th of October, a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment. In a similar vein, The 2018 short film "In The Dark" followed the daily lives, hopes and dreams of the visually-impaired, who live and work amongst the hustle and bustle of Brickfields, KL. The film is being re-released for this week's Weekend Watch with FreedomFilmFest and we find out more about the film and the different themes it tackles from the co-directors of the piece, Low Watan and Low Choon Chyuan.

Image credit: In The Dark film.