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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
05-Dec-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
Underemployment, Not Unemployment is Malaysia's Problem
Wan Amirah Wan Usamah, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute (KRI)
18-Sep-25 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
AI And Malaysia’s Workforce : Are We Ready?
Matthew Dornan, Senior Economist, World Bank | Calvin Cheng, Director, Economics Programme Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
11-Sep-25 Morning Brief
(8:45 AM)
Entertainment Industry Welcomes Gig Workers Bill
Dato’ Freddie Fernandez, President, The Malaysian Artistes’ Association (Karyawan)
10-Sep-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
EPF, The Challenge of Rebuilding The Savings Of Malaysian
Dr. Paul Anthony,, Senior Lecturer II, Faculty of Business & Law, Taylor’s University
28-Aug-25 Tech Talk
(11:00 AM)
Hackathons and the Future of Youth Employment
Alex Liew, Chairman, PIKOM | TK Choo, Director Community & Corporate Partnerships, Kabel
26-Aug-25 Morning Brief
(8:30 AM)
Moves To Safeguard Rights Of Gig Economy Workers
Calvin Cheng, Director of the Economics, Trade, and Regional Integration division, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
22-Aug-25 Tech Talk
(11:00 AM)
MSP335. AI Ate My Intern: The Talent Search For Empathy
Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop
12-Aug-25 Enterprise Explores
(12:00 PM)
Should We Let Students Leave School Earlier?
Jagdish Singh Malhi, Director of Student Recruitment & Marketing, University of Nottingham Malaysia | Chan Soon Seng, CEO, Teach For Malaysia
08-Aug-25 Enterprise Explores
(12:00 PM)
Malaysia’s Ageing Nation: Is a Higher Retirement Age Inevitable?
Sam Baxendale, Co-Founder & CEO, Kinetik Hiring
31-Jul-25 Ringgit & Sense
(9:30 AM)
Can You Survive By Only Doing Gig Work?
Chee Minh, Freelance Photographer
31-Jul-25 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
Women Hold Up Half Of The Sky But Are They Work Opportunities?
Shakira Teh Sharifuddin, Senior Economist, Social Protection and Labor, World Bank
25-Jul-25 Morning Brief
(7:45 AM)
(Unplanned) Public Holidays' Impact On Productivity 
Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, Advisor, Malaysian Employers' Federation (MEF)
23-Jul-25 The Breakfast Grille
(8:00 AM)
MOSTI Has Its Work Cut Out To Ramp Up R&D Investments
Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia
25-Jun-25 Enterprise Explores
(12:00 PM)
Stamp Duty Showdown: What LHDN's Enforcement Means for You
Shafudin bin Yacob, Director, RPGT and STAMP Operation Department,Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDN) | Soh Lian Seng, Partner & Head of Tax, KPMG in Malaysia
23-Jun-25 Top 5 At 5
(5:00 PM)
Top 5 at 5: Did Sabah's Youth Go Too Far?
Ariff Adi Putera Anwar, Research Associate, Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)
11-Jun-25 The Workplace
(11:00 AM)
Is Employee Engagement Broken—Or Just Evolving?
Camelia Loh, Founder & CEO, Kabel
 
 




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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

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence 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

William Pesek, columnist with Nikkei Asia, discusses implications of a possible snap general election in Japan.

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Adib Zalkapli of Viewfinder Global Affairs weighs in on UMNO’s general assembly and its implications for the party’s future.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Andy Davison, Founder and CEO of The Expat Group Media, discusses the implications of Malaysia’s higher minimum salary requirements for expatriate employment passes on expats and companies.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

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

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) Aidan YAO, Senior Investment Strategist, Asia, Amundi, shares his outlook for global markets as they kick off 2026 with record highs.

9:35 AM

Ringgit & Sense

Kevin Neoh, licensed financial planner at VKA Wealth Planners, discusses on sticking to personal finance resolutions in the new year.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

11:00 AM

Tech Talk

Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist, Acting Head of Digital Health Unit, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. In this episode of Tech Talk, we explore how 5G, AI, and mixed reality are reshaping the future of healthcare delivery. Following a world first multi country live surgery conducted by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre and CelcomDigi, we look at how holomedicine is enabling real time surgical mentoring, immersive medical training, and cross border collaboration. Kugan Thirunavakasaru, Chief Innovation Officer at CelcomDigi, and Professor Dr Adina Abdullah, Family Medicine Specialist and Acting Head of the Digital Health Unit at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, share how ultra low latency 5G and holographic visualisation are moving from pilot projects into real clinical environments. We discuss what this means for access to specialist care, surgical education, and Malaysia’s ambitions as a regional healthcare a

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

APAC in 2026: Resilience Amidst a Slowing China. Fitch Ratings’ Thomas Rookmaaker unpacks why Asia maintains a neutral outlook despite China’s projected slowdown to 4.1% and why Thailand remains the region's sole "Negative" outlier.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Chan Soon Seng, Chief Executive Officer of Teach for Malaysia, and Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, Chairman, Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE), share their take on the education reforms for Malaysia primary schools.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

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

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach For All about her passion for education, how Teach For All fills in the gaps in education inequality and what Malaysia can do better.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Can babies really hear their mom’s voice in the womb? Why are some people tone-deaf? We explore some hearing trivia and learn more about hearing loss.

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

Talkback Thursday