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The Recording Academy has announced a major alteration to the Grammy Awards which includes abolishing the controversial "secret" nomination review committees. This didn’t come as a surprise after receiving backlash from various artists on the legitimacy of its nominating process. Former Director-General of FINAS Datuk Kamil Othman joins us to discuss the viability of the decision and the future of the award show.

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Apple has confirmed the addition of lossless and spatial audio for all Apple Music subscribers at no added cost. With Apple introducing this support on their platform, it is said that a lot more companies will follow suit. However, in what ways this upgrade will benefit listeners and music producers? Kulterpop’s Matt Armitage join us on the show to break it down.

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On this week's show, we have Huen Su San, the founder of COOKHOUSE, a company dedicated to creating shared kitchen spaces around the Klang Valley. With the rise of co-working spaces, you might call COOKHOUSE the f&b equivalent of it. A co-cooking space, if you will. They cater to both budding food entrepreneurs and established f&b brands looking to expand their operations. COOKHOUSE might just be an exciting glimpse into the future of the food industry!

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In the news this week, we discuss Stellantis - the new automotive corporation formed by Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Peugeot-Citroen (PSA). Now with over 14 car manufacturers under their umbrella, we discuss the future of their brands - and most importantly, the beloved Italian brand, Alfa Romeo. In Part 2, we discuss the new RM110k cheaper, localized Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG, and the stunning new Genesis G70 Shooting Brake.

Meanwhile, our review takes a look at the newest version of the humble Land Rover Discovery. The 'Disco' is typically known for its squared-off shape, sturdy build and go-anywhere attitude, but the new one seems a bit too glitzy for our liking, despite being more capable than ever before. We find out what the new fancy suit is all about.

The first season of Love, Death + Robots was an explicitly entertaining cocktail of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy short films, specially handpicked by David Fincher and Tim Miller. Obviously, we couldn't wait to binge on more! In this episode, we review the highly anticipated second season of Love, Death + Robots and discuss our favorite shorts, while trying to decide if this sequel-season delivers as much mindfudgery as its predecessor.

Amid a re-emergence of claims that donations have not been reaching intended benificieries and comments made by a PAS member stating that donors should not question where their donations go in regard to Palestine, Malaysians online are stressing that transparency is important when it comes to donations. We explore the importance of NGOs being held accountable in order to increase public trust.

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A lot of news has been arising surrounding our vaccines as our National Immunisation Programme continues and the second AstraZeneca registration is set to begin. We firstly look at the reports on queue jumping, amid larger concerns about how fast - or slow - the national vaccine rollout has been. Then, we speak about the states procuring their own vaccines, and what the AstraZeneca rollout tells us about the larger national programme

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New online platform called Warungku was launched last month, to help local traders and small businesses continue surviving through online transactions. Dhanya tells us more.

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Two organisations are calling for the public to give their input for a People's Manifesto, an initiative for people to voice out their aspirations to the government. We hear from one of the intiative's organizers to get an understanding of what the manifesto aims to achieve.

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Imagine a computer being able to diagnose cancer better than a team of doctors. That was the promise of artificial intelligence – that it would render human intelligence obsolete one day. But is this more hype than reality? We speak to Prof Ng Kwan Hoong, Medical Physicist and Professor, Department of Biomedical Imaging, University of Malaya, and Dr Evelyn Ho, Consultant Clinical Radiologist, to separate the aspirational aspects of AI from the practical, when it comes to improving imaging and diagnosis of diseases.

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