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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 hit songs of the 1980s.

Your steady stream of groove-based Neo-soul, House, RnB & Hip-Hop jams for your listening pleasure – accompanied by chilled out beats that have been double-boiled in jazz chords, soulful vocals and rare grooves.
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Clara Moreno - Ela Vai Pro Mar

Poppy Ajudha - Weakness

Nova Estacao - Sabrina Malheiros

Athletic Progression - Cloudy Day (feat. Minna)

Jorja Smith - Gone

Jhené Aiko - Tryna Smoke

Anomalie/Chromeo - Bend The Rules (Mndsgn Remix)

Yazmin Lacey - 90 Degrees

Charlotte dos santos -  Watching You

Jamila Woods - EARTHA

J.Robb - poppin (rising sun soon) 

IDK (Ft. Denzel Curry) - Once Upon A Time (Freestyle)

Dreamcast & Sasac - Leo

Mr Twin Sister - Expressions

Lauren Faith, Nia Archives & p-rallel - Blue Denim Jeans (Nia Archives Remix)

PinkPantheress - Break it off

Nia Archives - Headz GoneWest

PinkPantheress - Notice I Cried

KALLITECHNIS - running prod. by Evil Needle 

Textasy - Kreggo feat. MC Textasy - Sittin' n Tippin'  

Robert Glasper Experiment - Let It Ride (feat. Norah Jones) 

Toro Y Moi - Who I Am 

Isola - Said It Again 

Peter Manos, Kindness -You Dont Know Me (Reimagined)

Mildlife - The Gloves Don’t Bite

Ed Longo & Applied Arts Enssemble - Love On The Line 

Dan Kye - Rainbow Road

This episode of A Bit of Culture welcomes back writer Dr. Ann Lee and singer-songwriter Azmyl Yunor to the fold. The trio begins by discussing the different aspects of the Halal ecosystem, particularly in the suburban town of Bandar Baru Bangi. From products that contradict the perimeter of what’s considered “permissible” to questionable advertising plastered all over town, Bangi seems to have it all. Then, Kam brings the conversation back to the 80s, reflecting on his late discovery of the Swedish pop group ABBA and expressing that the group’s existence is more than just a contribution to pop culture. Lastly, Ann speaks on an initiative titled MY Art Memory Project by Five Arts Centre Malaysia, a digital project that aims to preserve archival documents and historically significant voices that are made accessible to the public.

Would the European Super League work? Do the 12 clubs need to be punished? Can this situation be avoided in future? Putting the ESL to bed and previewing the upcoming weekend's action including Arsenal v Everton, Liverpool v Newcastle, Leeds v Man Utd and the Carabao Cup Final between Man City and Tottenham.

A new directive from the Education Ministry was issued on Wednesday, following the hiking number of Covid-19 cases in educational institutions. This directive dictates that any schools reporting even one case of Covid-19 will be closed down for two days. We spoke to Janice Choong to find out how schools have been coping with these recent developments.

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While the world deals with COVID-19, we've also seen a "pandemic" of fake news and misinformation. So on today's show, we look at why media literacy is important to combat this. First, we look at the role of educators in teaching media literacy. Then, we talk about how seniors can empower themselves against fake news. Finally, we look at how media organisations can regain the trust they seem to be losing from the audiences.

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Lab-grown meat is available for delivery for the first time ever in the world. In conjunction with Earth Day, Singapore’s Foodpanda has partnered up with California-based startup Eat Just to offer its cultured meat products for a limited time.

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The pandemic has undeniably affected our mental health in a span of a year, leaving us feeling various emotions. An article published by The New York Times described that the dominant feeling we’re likely to experience in 2021 is ‘languishing’ or lacking motivation. We explore the meaning of this state and how we can overcome it.

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Fragmented cancer care - where patients have to go to different institutions for  different aspects of cancer care - can significantly impact patients both from a financial and medical perspective. If the process is streamlined, what would that look like and how much would that benefit patients? We speak to consultant urologist Dr George Lee, and Phoebe Ho, CEO of Integrated Oncology Centres to discuss if cancer care is fragmented in Malaysia, how it can be improved, and what we can learn from other healthcare systems in the region

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On this episode of Good Things, we chat with two youth activists and advocates who started the movement to lower the voting age in Malaysia from 21 to 18, Qyira Yusri and Tharma Pillai, Co-Founders of Youth Advocacy group, UNDI 18. This week, both of them were chosen by Forbes for its  annual “30 Under 30 Asia” list. They were listed under the ‘Social Impact’ section for their efforts in promoting youth representation in politics as a social enterprise, as well as their highly lauded Parlimen Digital initiative. We talk to them about their journey, their inspirations and why we need to lower the voting age from 21-18 immediately.

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