The Nasdaq jumped 3.69% last night, ending 5 days of consecutive losses. Is this a dead cat bounce, or is Big Tech back? The Morning Run dives into this with OANDA's Jeffrey Halley. He also weighs in on SPACs, cryptocurrency, and the travel and tourism sector.

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.

1:39 : Who gets to be mediocre in the workplace?

9:33 : What makes a great interview?

16:28 : International headlines

22:32 : Local headlines

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A rebirthed Kuala Lumpur City Football Club (KLCFC) is set to take the Super League by storm in this era of privatization. CEO Stanley Bernard, former city boy - who breathes and bleeds football - joins us on the show to share his vision & philosophy as a new chapter unfolds for the club. Can KLCFC be the new football kings of the Klang Valley?

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What can books and literature contribute towards raising awareness on and eventually ending violence against women? To mark International Women’s Day, we look at The Read For Pixels programme, by The Pixel Project, an online initiative that organises YouTube sessions with authors, to discuss their writing, why they support ending violence against women, and women in the media and popular culture. We find out more from The Pixel Project’s founder, Regina Yau. And then in Footnotes, we each share a woman writer we’ve recently enjoyed reading.

Sweep the leg! Finish him! Wax on, wax off. The Karate Kid is an iconic 1980s movie for good reason: teenage romance, action, bullying, a struggle to belong, a wise mentor - it has it all. We look back to the first instalment of this franchise and discuss what made it special.

According to UNICEF's report, 1,856 underage marriages were recorded in Malaysia in 2018, with cases occurring in all states and across diverse backgrounds. We speak with Sarah Norton-Staal to learn more about their findings.

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How has the pandemic and prolonged school closures affected the likelihood of children staying in school? We explore the call for the government to study the dropout rates, particularly from the perspective of gender.

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The Council of Federal Datuks of Malaysia is working to setup a new national body to register real titleholders, in a move to combat fake Datukships and its abuse. We speak to the council to learn more about the idea.

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Aegile Fernandez, a longtime human rights activist, passed away today at the age of 72 due to health complications. We pay tribute to her by looking back at what she fought for in her lifetime.

Following the news that stricter enforcement will be placed on drivers who use "tenonet" vehicle horns, we explore honking etiquette and what the culture of honking is like in Malaysia.

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