Society's thirst for a more sustainable way of living has contributed to the popularity of veganism, but what about other more niche diets and lifestyles, such as raw food diets? We caught up with a proponent of raw food lifestyle, Raw Chef Yin after her last appearance on the show in 2016 to see whether raw food diets have received the same exposure and take up rate as veganism, as well as the new things that she has learned from fellow chefs and practitioners of raw food diet.

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Our resident heritage conservation expert, Elizabeth Cardosa joins us in this monthly special to talk about Malaysia’s iconic and regal museum, Muzium Negara. But before that, she also shed some light on the old Selangor Museum, built on the spot where Muzium Negara is currently located, and whether the development surrounding Muzium Negara affected the museum's accessibility and visibility.

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As a veteran cartoonist, Ahmad Hilmy Abdullah or Mie took the opportunity to fill the free time he had during the pandemic by documenting how it all went down. The result is a collection of humorous sketches compiled in a book called Pandemie. Mie joins us on the show to share what it was like to sketch and observe society from the comfort of his own home.

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We look back at some of the conversations that we had on the show in the first half of the year. This episode includes snippets from our chat with the representative from Kwai Chai Hong to hear how they’ve coped with the pandemic, founder of MinNature Malaysia, a museum that showcases Malaysia in tiny sizes, a photographer who converted an ambulance to be his mobile darkroom, and a collective that archives Wawasan 2020 materials and analyses them.

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In this episode of I Love KL, we explore the theoretical concepts of semiotics and structuralism in architectural design. How important are these concepts for architects and designers when it comes to designing buildings and spaces? How will this help them convey certain messages or ideas to the end users? We explore.

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Independent urban mobility researcher, Aziff Azuddin had a chance to check out the new MRT Putrajaya line before it was officially launched, and we spoke to him to hear his thoughts on this new line and some of the things that he observed at the stations.

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Independent urban mobility researcher, Aziff Azuddin had a chance to check out the new MRT Putrajaya line before it was officially launched, and we spoke to him to hear his thoughts on this new line and some of the things that he observed at the stations.

KL Sketch Nation is a collective that promotes urban sketching as an accessible entry point to the art scene. We speak to its founder, Ahmad Hakym Ahmad Helmy about how he juggles between his love for urban sketching and his academic ambition, his plans to continue promoting the activity to more urbanites during this endemic phase, as well as his personal thoughts on the city and why he was so inspired by it.

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Is Kuala Lumpur a city that’s well known for its creative spaces? Elizabeth Cardosa joins us on the show to look at the creative offerings that we have and our relationship with these spaces, and whether we can engage with them more often.

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In this episode, we look at placemaking, a concept that’s gaining more popularity in urban design. Placemaking prioritises input from all stakeholders, especially occupants and daily end users, to make spaces more liveable in a sustainable and more wholesome way. President of Pereka Bandar, Shuhana Shamsuddin joins us on the show to elaborate more.

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