Next Big Thing

Conversation with Hollywood actress Alondra Delgado who plays Vanessa Montes in CW TV Series, All American, opens up to Perushka about the strength of her cultural background, her journey as an actress and what to look out for in the upcoming season of All American. 

How to Listen & Win: Listen to the quiz question asked, and send your answer to [email protected] \ Promotion Ended June 6. 

'QD: Audacity to Rise Above' is a 3-Part Series celebrating women in science with unique journeys. Dr. Dorien Herremans directs the Game Lab at SUTD. Dr. Herremans researches machine learning and music for automatic music generation, data music classification and novel applications in the intersections of machine learning. Dr. Herremans shares her journey and the reason behind her audacity to rise above.

'QD: Audacity to Rise Above' is a 3-Part Series celebrating women in science with unique journeys. Dr. Lynette Cheah leads the sustainable urban mobility research at SUTD, which develops data driven models and tools to reduce the environmental impacts of passengers and urban freight transports. Dr. Cheah shares her journey and the reason behind her audacity to rise above. 

'QD: Audacity to Rise Above' is a 3-Part Series celebrating women in science with unique journeys. Dr. Nimanthi Jayathilaka is a professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. Her areas of expertise are biomarkers of disease severity, infectious disease markers, edible oils and nutrition, antioxidants and bioavailability. Dr. Jayathilaka shares her journey and the reason behind her audacity to rise above.

Oil Promises, the DW documentary that uncovered the promises made to local residents in Ghana [West Africa] in the hope to exchange labour for financial gains in return to build the economy in the region. In this case, labour was exchanged for blood. Is this another tale of foreign Big Oil repeating the 20th century old tale of imperialism? Or is this a story of Profit Over People? Or all of the above? In this episode, Ebele Okoye, narrator/digital illustrator behind the documentary, answers questions + concerns. How does Big Oil keep getting away with murder?

Ayanda Charlie, BBC Africa journalist uncovers the message behind her documentary, Unmasking The Pyramid Kings, as well as what could be done to prevent pyramid schemes from impacting low-class citizens in impoverished countries. In this episode, questions and concerns are raised if the so called pyramid kings are saviours, or scammers? 

The effects of illegal sand mining have taken place in countries such as India, Singapore and Indonesia, have caused a drastic disappearance of sand on beaches. Researcher and sand activist Kiran Periera is hopeful that sand preservation can still be accomplished. Perushka Gopalkista speaks to Kiran Periera. 

[Continuing Episode]... Professor Veena Dubal, a Professor of Law at the University of California - Hastings, who currently studies the impacts of a technology-driven Gig Economy towards working-class people, discusses new workers’ laws in the U.S., the impact of the monopolization of major technology companies as well as what the future holds for the gig economy.

Professor Veena Dubal, a Professor of Law at the University of California - Hastings, who currently studies the impacts of a technology-driven Gig Economy towards working-class people, discusses new workers’ laws in the U.S., the impact of the monopolization of major technology companies as well as what the future holds for the gig economy.

[Continuing Episode]... "If you look at a city like London, you see almost 50 percent with really no wealth whatsoever," said Rowland Atkinson, the chair in Inclusive Societies at the University of Sheffield and author of Alpha City. Laura Nelson speaks with Rowland Atkinson.