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One of the EVP's major legislation pushed through the European Union is the Digital Markets Act, which came into effect on November 1st. The Act aims to promote fairness and to ensure transparency and accountability of online platforms by regulating the business conduct of digital gatekeepers. Today's episode features Margrethe Vestager, the Executive VP of the European Commission and the Commissioner for Competition.

Zibby Allen who plays Sheridan in the Netflix series, Virgin River.  Her character battles through sexual abuse and miscarriage. The last episodes of Season 4 left viewers with yet another cliffhanger, with Don showing up uninvited, and Brie ending that scene with a strong comeback saying, "Lawyer up", planning to press charges against him. Today's episode features Hollywood actress Zibby Allen - Allen teased about the upcoming Virgin River season 5. 

Starting her acting career with Christmas Caper, Calis has made herself a distinguished actress both in TV and film. She is best known for her roles in films and TV series such as ABC’s The Good Doctor, CW’s Supernatural and Sami Raimi’s feature film The Possession, which Calis said was a “pivotal moment” in her career. Recently joining her list of accomplishments is the NBC medical ensemble drama Nurses, where she portrayed series lead, Ashley Collins. Today's episode features Hollywood actress Natasha Calis. 

In 1997, Hong Kong’s democracy was promised an independent leadership for the next 50 years. In 2019, a bill was on the verge of approval whereby Hong Kong criminal suspects would be extradited to China for further imprisonment. Pro-democratic leader, Joshua Wong became one of the most prominent youth leaders to lead national movements such as the Umbrella Movement, all while bringing forth issues of irresponsible leadership and lack of election transparency. [This was recorded in the last quarter of 2020 and was published on February 19, 2021]

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As an actor who stands out for her eloquent, unmistakable personality. With all the beauty, elegance, and charm that she displays as an actor on screen, she remains warm and truthful. Her role as La'an Noonien-Singh in the new Star Trek TV series franchise, Strange New Worlds,  it mirrors familiarity with her childhood. Today's episode features Next Big Thing's covergirl, Christina Chong.

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Hollywood actor Bill Kelly has appeared in over 50 TV and film projects including fan favourites like Hillbilly Elegy, True Detective, The Wonder Years on ABC, and Bloodline. Bill's latest project Where the Crawdads Sing is currently in theatres. 

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.

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.

Today's episode features actor, husband, father and a champion for mental health, Dan Payne aka Payback, talks about his latest movie role in 'Corrective Measures' with Bruce Willis and Michael Rooker. In honour of the month of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Dan who is also a proponent of mental health wellness courageously shares his story and his journey with Depression, which is both powerful and inspirational.