BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Evening Edition  >  Popcorn Culture  >  Popcorn Culture - Throwback Tuesday: The Truman Show

Popcorn Culture - Throwback Tuesday: The Truman Show

13-Jul-21 19:30

Popcorn Culture - Throwback Tuesday: The Truman Show

What if your life wasn't your life? What if instead, everything around you, every moment, was engineered to evoke reactions, to create a story - one that was then broadcast around the world? This is the premise of Peter Weir's The Truman Show, which starred Jim Carrey in one of his first dramatic turns. 23 years on, we talk about the movie's larger impact, and what it has to say about our fascination with watching people, and reality television.

Produced by: Arvindh Yuvaraj, Lee Chwi Lynn and Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Arvindh Yuvaraj, Lee Chwi Lynn and Sharmilla Ganesan


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  Film

Tags:  Popcorn CultureTruman ShowJim CarreyPsychologicalComedyDrama





Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) OpenMinds’ Jan Wong on Malaysia’s martech momentum, AI overload, and how poor tech stacks are breaking brands mid-campaign.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A review of The Fantastic Four’s arrival in the MCU, followed by a discussion about characters that have been played by different actors.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) If you're in the market for a used, old school sports sedan, should you consider the Mitsubishi Lancer GT, or the Proton Inspira? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my shares his thoughts!

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Matt and Rich take their digital paranoia a step further, covering border controls, burner phones and authoritarian apps.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) The Malaysian Food Sovereignty Forum warns against proposed changes to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act and the Plant Seed Quality Bill, citing a lack of engagement with farmers and civil society. FKMM Coordinator Nuritri Amir Bin Muhammad joins us to explain.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We speak to Jeffrey Ross, the General Manager of Fresh Events Asia, ahead of the Redline Fitness Games, happening this weekend.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two women who are working in the field of robotics. What's life like in this industry?