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Date Programmes Podcast Title  
03-Jul-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How ‘Invisible People’ Gives Voice to the Forgotten
Jean Ho, Director , Invisible People
01-Jul-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Building Progressive Malaysia From Within the System
Iskandar Fareez , Vice-Chief, DAPSY Malaysia
26-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Why the SST Expansion Misses the Real Target: The Ultra-Rich
Gandipan Nantha Gopalan, Central Committee Member, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
24-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How Colonialism, Labour, and Hinduism Became Entangled in Malaya’s Rail Network
Vineeta Sinha, Author, Temple Tracks
19-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
25 Years of Resistance: Sevan Doraisamy Reflects on Human Rights in Malaysia
Sevan Doraisamy, Human Rights Activist
17-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Sabah For Sabahans: Understanding MA63, Project IC and Federal-State Tensions
Ariff Adi Putera Anwar, Research Associate, Institute for Development Studies
12-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Why Trump's Immigration Raids Are Becoming a Flashpoint in America
Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
10-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
What Can We Learn From Kerala About Eradicating Poverty?
Atul Chandra , Researcher, Tricontinental Research (India)
05-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Water, Power, and Labour: A Conversation with Charles Santiago
Charles Santiago, Former Chairman, SPAN
03-Jun-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Does Selangor Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund? 
Geoffrey Williams, Economist
29-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Is Fascism on the Rise? (Part 2)
Dr Frederik Holst, Associate Professor, Albukhary International University (AIU)
27-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Is Fascism on the Rise? (Part 1)
Dr Frederik Holst, Associate Professor, Albukhary International University (AIU)
22-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
What to Do About Racism in the Rental Market?
Jason Wee, Co-Founder, Architects of Diversity
20-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
IMF Urges People to Work Till 70: Yay or Nay?
Professor Peter Beattie, Political Economist & Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
15-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
Malaysia’s Continuous Battle With Corruption
Raymon Ram, President, Transparency International Malaysia
13-May-25 Beyond The Ballot Box
(3:00 PM)
How the Military Junta in Myanmar is Oppressing Workers
Dong Tolentino, Asia Pacific Regional Representative, The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI)
 
 




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6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

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

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist, Dietze Wealth Management Group 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

Dan Ives on what is powering the tech sector in 2H 2025

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Bunn Nagara, Perak Academy, discusses outcomes from the BRICS Summit.

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Director of IDEAS and Tan Sri Nazir Razak, Chairman of ASEAN-BAC Malaysia, discuss what ASEAN needs to do to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2045.

8:30 AM

The Breakfast Grille (extended)

Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Director of IDEAS and Tan Sri Nazir Razak, Chairman of ASEAN-BAC Malaysia, discuss what ASEAN needs to do to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2045.

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Wong Chen, MP for Subang, talks about nine PKR MPs pushing the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged judicial interference and restore trust in the system.

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

(REPEAT) David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist, Dietze Wealth Management Group tells us where international markets are heading.

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

Dan Ives on what is powering the tech sector in 2H 2025.

9:35 AM

People, Planet, Profit

Datuk N. K Tong, nuclear energy advocate, discusses advancing nuclear power to support Malaysia’s net zero goals.

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Yanesly Widjaja and Julie Lee, Directors of Summer Academy, talk about its Dutch-inspired secondary school, with happiness as the foundation for lifelong learning.

11:00 AM

Marketing Mojo

Kiron Kesav, Chief Strategy Officer at PHD APAC, OMG Malaysia On how Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) influence consumer trust, green marketing, and the rise of authenticity in sustainable fashion branding.

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Gary Bowerman, Co-Founder of High-Yield Tourism On whether Malaysia is truly ready to welcome digital nomads — from visa frameworks and co-working culture to long-term opportunities for investment, tourism, and the future of work.

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Tan Sri Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Director of IDEAS and Tan Sri Nazir Razak, Chairman of ASEAN-BAC Malaysia, discuss what ASEAN needs to do to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2045.

2:05 PM

Discovery Hour

3:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

We speak to Dr Peter Selzak about what being the descendant of holocaust survivors taught him about how to view the Zionist project of the State of Israel, how antisemitism is being weaponised by the right-wing and more.

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Only 5 out of 32 medical schools mandate palliative care as part of the training for our future doctors, while none of our nursing schools mandate it at all. We find out why this is a problem to be fixed.

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Talkback Tuesday

8:00 PM

BBC World Service

The Food Chain team unpacks some of the wackiest ideas behind food we see in video games.