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The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week, and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed.... more
FAQs about What's the Focus:How many episodes does What's the Focus have?The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.
December 28, 2023WTF: 2023 Winners And LosersThe Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In the last episode of 2023, we highlight some of the winners and losers of the year: the banking sector meltdowns, China’s property crisis, the abolishment of the death penalty, and Michelle Yeoh.Image(s) credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more21minPlay
December 21, 2023WTF: No Legal Ownership Rights For AI YetThe Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In this episode, we discuss whether AI can patent their creations; the story of an Hermes heir and his gardener; the Economist Country of the Year; and the continuing debates over the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail and the Dual Language Programme (DLP).Image credit: Shuttertock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more22minPlay
December 14, 2023WTF: Who Gets To Be Prime Minister?The Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In this episode, we discuss what we're watching on Netflix, the furor over free speech in US universities, and the politics of who gets to be Prime Minister of Malaysia.Image credit: Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia Official WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more21minPlay
December 07, 2023WTF: Rizz Is Oxford's Word Of The YearThe Morning Run crew condenses the top conversations from the week and keeps you clued in on the stories you might have missed. In this episode, we discuss developments in the US presidential race; the importance of language to identity; and whether "rizz" deserves to be the word of the year.Image credit: corp.oup.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more20minPlay
November 30, 2023WTF: The Legacy Of Henry Kissinger And Charlie MungerOn our platter this morning is the happy story of 41 Indian miners who were rescued, Elon Musk’s potty mouth, the passing of men who clearly left their mark, Kissinger & Munger and finally the passing of the anti-smoking bill in Malaysia.Image credit: Wikipedia CommonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more20minPlay
November 23, 2023WTF: Open AI Saga Has Deep Global RepercussionsOn WTF - What’s the Focus, we recap the top stories of the week as well as other news tidbits you may have missed. In the mix today includes the OpenAI saga, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, a proposal from PAS to resolve the issue of unmarried women, and the latest from the Auditor-General’s report.Image credit: EPA-EFESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more19minPlay
November 16, 2023WTF: How Not To Retire GracefullyIn WTF - or What’s the Focus - our weekly round-up show of the top stories this week and other news tidbits you may have missed, we ask why some politicians never retire, loneliness as a global health crisis and the reluctance to believe in science.Image credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more19minPlay
November 09, 2023WTF: 2024 Is Going To Be A Year Of ElectionsIn WTF, our weekly wrap up show of all the news or tidbits you might have missed, we feature the Indonesian Presidential Elections, the end of the Actors' strike and do you decide where to eat based on a critics list?Image credit: EPA-EFESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more20minPlay
November 02, 2023WTF: Will Capital Controls Work This Time Around?In What’s the Focus, we unpack the latest news on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, candy addiction, taking on data from Halloween candy spend and whether implementing capital controls will be effective?Image credit: EPA-EFESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more19minPlay
October 26, 2023WTF: Who Is Mike Johnson And Strike StrategyIn What's the Focus, we dwell into the Republican's finally landing on a US House Speaker, for now. We also discuss the latest developments of the auto workers strikes taking place in the US and whether the recent Ford-union agreement could break the coordinated strikes taking place in the industry.Image credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....more21minPlay
FAQs about What's the Focus:How many episodes does What's the Focus have?The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.