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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
02-Aug-24 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
Penang : Stepping Up Its Tourism Game
Wong Hon Wai, Penang State EXCO for Tourism & Creative Economy & Chairman Penang Global Tourism
12-Jul-24 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
George Town : Balancing Tourism With Preservation
Hamdan Abdul Majeed, Managing Director, Think City
17-Jan-23 Live & Learn
(2:00 PM)
Georgetown’s Heritage Buildings Shouldn’t Be Left as Empty Shells
Khoo Salma Nasution, Vice-President, Penang Heritage Trust
15-Jul-22 Front Row
(2:00 PM)
Cahaya XR: First Edition
Kabilan Murali Dharan, Creative Producer
27-Jun-22 Earth Matters
(3:30 PM)
Macaranga Wrap-up: June 2022
Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder, Macaranga
09-Nov-21 By The Book
(8:00 PM)
By the Book: George Town Literary Festival 2021
Pauline Fan, festival director
07-Jul-20 The 6AM Stretch
(6:07 AM)
Festivals of The Future
14-Feb-20 Evening Edition
(6:30 PM)
NGOs Oppose 'Disneyfication' Of Penang
Khoo Salma Nasution, Writer, Publisher & Committee Member of the Penang Forum
19-Nov-19 By The Book
(8:00 PM)
By the Book: Book Club November 2019 - Celestial Bodies
Sumitra Selvaraj, The Bigger Picture
05-Nov-19 By The Book
(8:00 PM)
By the Book: Georgetown Literary Festival 2019 - Forewords Afterwords
25-Oct-19 A Bit Of Culture
(9:00 PM)
Devised Marvel Movies in The City
Kam Raslan | Faiq Syazwan | Sim Wie Boon
04-Jul-19 Evening Edition
(6:30 PM)
Are Murals a Bane or Boon for Penang?
Elizabeth Cardosa, President, Badan Warisan Malaysia
24-May-19 Evening Edition
(5:00 PM)
Tourism Drives Out Local Residents
Khoo Salma Nasution, Penang Forum
09-Aug-18 Evening Edition
(6:00 PM)
Promote What?
Thilaga Sulathireh, Co-Founder, Justice for Sisters | Syahredzan Johan, Civil Liberties Lawyer
13-Mar-18 The 6AM Stretch
(6:00 AM)
Losing Sleep Over Work
The Morning Run Crew
12-Mar-18 Evening Edition
(6:40 PM)
Georgetown’s UNESCO World Heritage Status: Blessing or a Curse?
Khoo Salma Nasution, Heritage advocate and councillor in the Penang Island City Council (MBPP)
 
 




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Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

Thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping our lives.

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global tells us where international markets are heading.

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

We recap global and local headlines from today's papers and portals.

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Sim Moh Siong, Commodity Strategist, OCBC Bank gives us an outlook on oil prices.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

John Zogby, Founder of Zogby Strategies,discusses the rising tensions between the US, Denmark, and Greenland over the island’s strategic role in the Arctic.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Fozia Amanulla, CEO of Boost Bank Berhad, talks about what makes the digital bank stands out among its peers.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Goh Cia Yee, Criminal Lawyer, weighs in on whether Deferred Prosecution Agreements are a step forward or a loophole for major corruption cases.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

(REPEAT) We dive into the local and international news that matters to you.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) We take a look at the FBM KLCI as well as regional capital markets.

9:35 AM

What's The Focus

We wrap up the week’s biggest conversations to keep you in the know.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Sean Tan, CEO & Co-Founder and Jesmine Tan, COO & Co-Founder, Applecrumby. Two years ago, Applecrumby was navigating its transition from a long bootstrapped journey into its next growth phase. Today, the company is expanding beyond baby care into kids skincare, scaling its retail presence, and rethinking what sustainable growth looks like for a consumer brand built on trust. Co-founders Sean Tan and Jesmine Tan join us to break down what has changed since our last conversation in 2024, how their revenue mix and operations have evolved, the commercial logic behind their move into kids skincare, the economics of selling across online and physical retail, and how they are balancing scale with profitability as they plan for 2026 and beyond.

11:00 AM

Mattsplained

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Fozia Amanulla, CEO of Boost Bank Berhad, talks about what makes the digital bank stands out among its peers.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

An eclectic selection of BBC shows, curated with variety in mind.

3:05 PM

Front Row

Encounter: Anime 2.0 brings iconic anime music to life with a full symphony orchestra. Producer Alvin Ong and conductor Justin Lai tell us what audiences can expect.

3:25 PM

Front Row

God’s Waiting Room is a tender look at ageing and connection. Writer-director Joe Hasham and actor Faridah Merican discuss storytelling, partnership, and creativity later in life.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

We’ve been fighting an uphill battle against super gonorrhoea, a drug-resistant infection, but we finally have new antibiotics that could work against this infection. Tune in to find out why this matters.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

A countdown of the 5 biggest stories of the day, to catch you up on all you need to know!

6:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

We review Train Dreams and The Voice of Hind Rajab.

7:00 PM

Just For Kicks

8:00 PM

Bar None

9:00 PM

The Selector