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Grant Bowers, senior vice president, and portfolio manager with Franklin Templeton dissects the performance of US equities to date and his outlook on which sectors will continue to perform and outperforming for the rest of 2021.

As China looks like it may continue tightening regulatory scrutiny on its homegrown tech giants, how can investors weigh that risk against any potential reward? We ask Tim Mulholland, President of TJM Limited, Chicago for his thoughts, as well as for insight into whether the US tech tsunami is as unstoppable as it seems.

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The show that aims to expand and showcase the boundaries & limitations of jazz music from the old classics to futuristic compositions from all over the world. Nu-jazz, afro beat, acid jazz, hard bop, free jazz - we cover them all!
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01:15 - Kamasi Washington - Sun Kissed Child

09:02 - August Greene - Optimistic

14:47 - Kiefer - when there’s love around

20:04 - Till Bronner & Bob James - Sunset Vale

26:58 - 30/70 - Tastes Like Freedom (Radio Edit)

29:47 - Camille Munn - Eighteen

34:14 - Igmar Thomas, Marc Cary - Trane Thang / Pinocchio

42:29 - Abase - Agangatolu

When Awad first started Skate Tua, his main goal was to reunite his old friends and family with skateboarding, an activity that they love but have left a long time ago, as they grew older. What started out as something playful soon turned pretty serious as it gained traction among like-minded individuals from the same demographic, as they found refuge in Skate Tua’s more accessible group. Awad joins us to share his observations of how the scene has changed and evolved throughout the years.

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Chuck a bunch of people together in a confined space, whether a remote island, a hyper-surveilled house, or a mansion vying for love. Add some abrasive personalities, a large incentive, and dramatic twists and turns, and watch the sparks fly! That was a tried and true recipe for reality television for a long time. But in the decades since Big Brother, reality TV has also come to encompass the Kardashians, and all the shows that came after. In this Supercut, we talk about the appeal of reality TV in all its false glory.

With vaccinations ramping up, a full-time return to the office seems imminent. We look at what employers need to do to prepare for this, by first discussing the government's new ventilation guidelines. Then, we discuss whether organisations can make vaccinations mandatory. Finally, we discuss how companies will adapt to new work trends in the long run.

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Have you ever wondered why sometimes when you bump into strangers, you feel like you’ve seen their face before? Or maybe you’ve noticed that you’re better at remembering people’s faces than a friend of yours? We discuss these on our monthly Brain Waves segment, as we look at a recent study that found new memory cells linking face perception to our long-term memory, what scientists say is very close to a “grandmother neuron”. And as always to shed more light on this is neurogeneticist Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar.

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The 14th General Elections was a historic occasion. After governing the country for more than 60 years, the ruling Barisan Nasional government was voted out by the people of Malaysia. For many Malaysians, this was meant to be the start of the country moving in a completely different direction. But much of PH’s tenure was plagued by infighting between Mahathir and Anwar Ibrahim. And fast forward to today, and it seems like our political scene is dominated by the same old faces engaged in decades long petty, elite political battles. 

Question is, how did we end up here? And did we actually change anything after GE-14?

Dr Sharifah Munirah Alatas joins us to discuss.

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This is episode 2 of Taylor'sphere: Education Redefined, a podcast series where we speak with voices from Taylor's University about Taylor'sphere: a uniquely curated education ecosystem within Taylor's University that helps future proof its graduates by nurturing their three intelligences: Intellect, Practical Wisdom and Craft.

In our previous episode, Prof Dr Pradeep Nair focused on Taylor’s University as a whole, their modern approach to education via Taylor’sphere, and how it helps create well-rounded and employable graduates. Following on from that, Janaronson Nagarajah, Director of Student Development for the Centre for Future Learning at Taylor’s University, speaks to Christine Wong about the pillar of Practical Wisdom and how Taylor’s University equips students with important life skills for a successful future.

The international organisation World Vision is helping more than 100 million people through its various development, humanitarian and emergency relief programmes. They are dedicated to working with children and families to overcome extreme poverty and injustice through their various programmes, and continue to do so during this pandemic. We catch up with World Vision Malaysia CEO Daniel Boey, about how the organisation is weathering this pandemic, and how they are working on innovative programmes including the "Chosen" programme, where a child chooses their sponsor, instead of the other way around.