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We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

3:23 - Are activist investors finally bringing change to the oil & gas industry?

8:51 - Should start-ups aim to be camels rather than unicorns?

15:47 - International headlines

21:28 - Local headlines

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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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Tommy Guerrero - Up From The Dust
Patrice Rushen - Stepping Stones
fox capture plan - Blue Planet
Poppy Ajudha - Watermelon Man
JD73’s ElecTrio - The Tribe
Son of the James, DJ Harrison - Love's in Need of Love Today (Instrumental)
JK Group - Nutha One
Alfa Mist - Teki
Lonnie Smith - It’s Changed

The Sungai Buloh Leprosarium, founded by the British colonial government in 1930 was once home to over 2,000 residents. Despite the recent developments that have taken place in Sungai Buloh - the valley still holds a significant historical value throughout generations. This raises the question, how has it evolved over the years? Elizabeth Cardosa joins us to shed light on the history of the establishment and the reality for residents in the past.

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If there’s one genre that refuses to stay dead, it’s the zombie flick. For all that it’s about reanimated corpses, zombies have been reimagined on screen across genres - everything from horror to romance to comedy. For this week’s Supercut, we dissect the zombie film and talk about the unique pleasures of watching flesh-eating creatures on screen.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is calling for medical professionals to volunteer in helping the country to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. We speak with MERCY Malaysia about why it is important to volunteer during this time.

If you are a medical professional and would like to volunteer, you can apply through this link or email [email protected].

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Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has been removed from his post as Prasarana chairperson, following his recent remarks when addressing the LRT collision this week. We explore the impact of political appointments, and discuss the checks and balances that currently exist and what needs to change. And finally, we explore what our expectations from leaders and politicians are when they communicate with the people.

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Several people faced technical hurdles when trying to book a slot in the third round of AstraZeneca opt-in registrations yesterday. We hear from an applicant about her experience in helping to book vaccine slots for five of her relatives.

BFM earlier today also explored the technical issues surrounding the third round of AstraZeneca earlier with Dr Lau Cher Han and Inbaraj Suppiah.

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There has been a lot of talk about variants of concern when it comes to COVID-19, especially with the surge of cases in India being linked to the B.1.617 variant. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Health has reported a number of cases due to several variants of concern. With an equally alarming rise in cases here, we find out what kind of bad news these variants signal for our pandemic, from Assoc Prof Dr Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Universiti Malaya.

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In March, it was reported that six Dr Seuss books will cease publication because of racist themes in them. What should parents do when children come across inappropriate themes or stereotypes in books, movies or games? Should we shield children from such content, or should we talk to them about it? We find out from consultant developmental paediatrician Dr Rajini Sarvananthan and Li-Hsian Choo, a parent.

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For the longest time, DAP has been labelled, by some, as a pro-Chinese, evil party. But are things changing with a new wave of younger representatives in the party? On this episode, DAP Youth Chief Howard Lee joins us to discuss social democracy and the Future of DAP.

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