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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
18-Dec-24 Market Watch
(7:00 AM)
Remain Bullish On Gold
Michele Schneider, Chief Strategist, Market Gauge
22-Oct-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Does Budget 2025 Address the Needs of the Working Class?
Arveent Kathirchelvan, Central Committee Member, Parti Sosialis Malaysia
17-Oct-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Should Budget 2025 Address the Needs of the Marhaen
Adrian Pereira, North-South Initiative | J. Solomon, National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) | Alex Ong, Migrant Care
27-Aug-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
What's Causing the Rise of Religious Fundamentalism?
Dr Taimur Rahman, Author, The Class Structure of Pakistan
08-Aug-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Do the Poor Remain Poor Because They Are Lazy?
Peter Beattie, Political Economist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
25-Jul-24 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Reflections on James C. Scott’s Views of Resistance, Capital and the State
Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science, University of Albany | Ooi Kok Hin, Political Sociologist
24-May-24 A Bit Of Culture
(9:00 PM)
The Hubris of the 90s
Kam Raslan | Julian Yap | Hafiz Noor Shams
29-Apr-24 Today I Learned
(2:00 PM)
Why Do We Celebrate Labour Day?
Audi Ali, Labour Rights Activist
07-Dec-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Can the Progressive Wage Model Solve Malaysia’s Low-Income Problem?
Kevin Zhang, Senior Research Officer, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
17-Oct-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Does Budget 2024 Address the Needs of the Working Class?
Alex Ong, Labour Rights Activist & Malaysian Coordinator of Migrant Care
17-Aug-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Class Solidarity Can Heal Racial/Religious Polarisation
Assistant Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist and Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
21-Jun-23 Cruise Control
(8:00 PM)
Affordable Mobility & Dealership Closures
Daniel Fernandez, Managing Editor, dsf.my
02-May-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Parti Sosialis Malaysia: 25 Years of Class Struggle
S. Arutchelvan, Deputy Chairperson, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
20-Apr-23 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
What Should (Or Shouldn’t) Lecturers Do To Get Their Students To Class
Dr Vilashini Somiah, Senior Lecturer , Gender Studies Programme, Universiti Malaya
06-Apr-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Public Housing Development: We Need a Change in Philosophy!
Badrul Hisham Ismail, Co-Author, From Public Housing to Public Homes (ThinkCity)
23-Mar-23 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How to Avoid the Culture War Trap: Lessons from USA on What NOT to Do
Peter Beattie, Political Psychologist and Political Economist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
 
 




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Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

Market Watch

Kingsley Jones of Jevons Global: Dovish or hawkish? Over or underweight? Bull or Bear? We speak to local and foreign analysts to find out how the different asset classes and markets react to the latest news, results and even geopolitical events.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

A recap of global and local headlines in today's papers and portals.

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Thilan Wickramasinghe of Maybank Investment Bank: The Singapore equity market has been the sleeper hit of Asean, starting on a wobbly note but now the best performing market in the region, up 16% on a year to date basis. Thilan Wickramasinghe, Head of Research, Singapore and Regional Head of Financials, Maybank Investment Bank tells us the reasons for this and will the rally still have legs in 2025.

7:45 AM

Top Story

Lucas Myers of Wilson Center's Indo-Pacific Program: The crisis in Myanmar has been ongoing for over three years, and a fresh escalation of fighting between the junta and opposition groups is drawing attention back to the largely forgotten crisis. What can Malaysia as ASEAN Chair do to make progress towards a ceasefire? We discuss the situation in Myanmar with Lucas Myers of the Wilson Centre.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Best of the Breakfast Grille - Foreign Policy: 2024 was the year geopolitical fault lines became even more pronounced between the US, China and Russia amid the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza. How are Malaysia and other countries navigating the currents? We revisit conversations on foreign policy issues that dominated the year.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Oh Ei Sun of Pacific Research Centre: An anti-corruption rally organised by Suara Mahasiswa is expected to draw at least 10,000 participants, as Sabah grapples with a corruption scandal involving Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and several state assembly members. Besides encountering calls for cancellation and other hurdles, the gathering is also set to face a counter rally in support of Hajiji. We’ll be speaking with Dr Oh Ei Sun, Principal Adviser at Pacific Research Centre to unpack the political ramifications of these developments in Sabah.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) We look into local and international news that matters to the public — highlighting the issue or event that sparks the most conversations and debates.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) An update on local and international capital markets, including a look at how Bursa Malaysia begins the trading day. We speak with local and foreign analysts to find out how different asset classes and markets react to the latest news, results, and geopolitical events.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) An update on local and international capital markets, including a look at how Bursa Malaysia begins the trading day. We speak with local and foreign analysts to find out how different asset classes and markets react to the latest news, results, and geopolitical events.

9:35 AM

Pressing Matters

BBC - The Inquiry: The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is perhaps best known around the globe for its unconventional measure of national development: Gross National Happiness. It assesses the country’s overall wellbeing on the basis of sustainable and equitable socio-economic development; environmental conservation; as well as preservation and promotion of culture. But the Bhutanese are now finding that their approach to balancing economic growth with the well-being of their citizens, is proving difficult to sustain in light of mounting economic problems. So can Bhutan retain its happiness?

10:05 AM

Open For Business

(REPEAT) Dione Song, CEO, Love, Bonito

11:05 AM

P&L

(REPEAT) Kevin Brockland, Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures | Ng Sai Kit, Managing Partner, Artem Ventures

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

(REPEAT) Balqais Yusoff, Head of Policy and Strategy Department, The Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille

(Repeat)

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

3:30 PM

Earth Matters

Macaranga Wrap-up

4:05 PM

Health & Living

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

(REPEAT)

6:00 PM

Today I Learned

(REPEAT) Do Video Games Cause Brain Rot?; Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist & Jon, 60-year-old gamer

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

8:00 PM

GGWP

9:00 PM

Wavelength