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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. This week, we find out more details about the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra's MPO Patriotism series conducted by Ahmad Muriz Che Rose—a 7 video series paying tribute to iconic patriotic works and folk classics. We are also joined by CITYBOIS founder Dinho, who joins us to share what went behind the making of his latest 'XKANPERC30' release.
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00:57 - Gard Wuzgut - SPECIAL K (feat. K-Main)

04:07 - MPO Patriotism Series Interview with Ahmad Muriz Che Rose

18:16 - Lil Asian Thiccie - FANTA GRAPE

21:20 - Yung Kai - Cartier Ring

23:30 - Dinho - ON MY MIND

25:48 - Dinho Interview 1

34:17 - Dinho - COLD (feat. Ichu)

37:05 - Dinho Interview 2

47:06 - Dinho - TAKKAN PERCAYA

Join us as we react to the Playstation Showcase 2021 that happened last week, featuring the long awaited reveal of God of War: Ragnarok and Spider Man 2, alongside other surprising, and not so surprising (looking at you, Grand Theft Auto 5) announcements.

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Cristiano Ronaldo's second coming at Manchester United. Odsonne Eduard introduces himself to the Premier League. City continue to win without a number nine. Lukaku hits a couple of beauties at the Bridge and Mo Salah joins the 100 Club. A lookback at Matchweek 4 and a preview of midweek European Football.

In Rintangan, artist Haffendi Anuar shows a series of drawings conceived during the Covid-19 lockdown, where he uses the sport of bodybuilding to reflect on health and strength - specifically, the physical, mental, emotional and economic health of the individual and the state. We review the online exhibition, and discuss its use of hypermasculine imagery to depict and subvert these themes.

Everyone's A Critic is jointly presented with CENDANA. For updates on Malaysian arts and culture, visit BASKL.

Image Source: Rintangan (Resistance) by Haffendi Anuar

Today, the courts ordered the police and government to pay over RM280 thousand in damages to the family of T Benedict, a man who died in police custody in 2017. We discuss the impact of investigations and court victories pertaining to custodial deaths.

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Unprecedented levels of cooperation have been promised between the government and the opposition with the signing of the MOU today. To explore the government's aim to ensure political stability, first, we look at the proposed reforms and what impact they will have on our governance. Next, we examine the significance of the MOU and how binding it is. Finally, will the opposition now put forth their long-promised shadow cabinet?

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Parliament reconvened today for the first session with Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri as Prime Minister. Highlights include the Agong's royal address, and the inking of a confidence and supply agreement between Pakatan Harapan and the government.

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We celebrate the achievements of Puan Sri Dr Rebecca George, one of the earliest female doctors in Malaysia to qualify as a paediatrician. Dr Rebecca was instrumental in identifying and managing many public health problems that children faced in the 70s and 80s. She was involved in implementing the National Immunisation Programme, child growth monitoring, tackling the dengue epidemic among children, and pushing for more research of childhood diseases. In the lead-up to Malaysia Day, she shares her life's work with us, along with her witty observations of having been a female medical student in India, and a globe-trotting specialist in the later years.

They have a head like a horse, a tail like a monkey, possess the ability to change colour like a chameleon, and to grow weed-like appendages on their body. On top of that, they are socially monogamous, the males are the ones who give birth, and seahorse babies are called "fry"! But across the world, seahorses are in trouble, threatened by habitat loss, and sold in a massive global trade, with tens of millions of them taken from the sea each year. Scientists say this can’t go on, or seahorses will severely decline, but are existing conservation efforts enough to save them? Here in Malaysia, a researcher is looking at how cultural practices can turn the tide in favour of seahorse conservation. Joining us to discuss this are Dr. Adam Lim, the Chairperson of Save our Seahorses Malaysia, and Wong Siew Lyn, who runs environmental journalism portal Macaranga.

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On the 7th of September Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Ahmad Marzuk Shaary claimed that the government plans to draft four new syariah laws, including the Control and Restriction on the Propagation of Non-Muslim Religions Bill. This news immediately received backlash from some quarters of the Malaysians, particularly on social media. However, in response to the statement by Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, De facto Law Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that none of this has even been brought to the cabinet nor Parliament. Syariah Lawyer, Nizam Bashir joins us to discuss what the Control and Restriction on the Propagation of Non-Muslim Religions Bill is all about and whether it is constitutional.

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