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Another week, another episode of A Bit of Culture. This post-Labour Day episode features regular guests Na’a Murad and Matt Armitage as they join Kam to explore Malaysian science fiction, the future of social media, and the enduring appeal of board games. Na’a opens the show by hypothetically projecting what a strong Malaysian science fiction will be based or anchored on, and this gets both Kam and Matt speculating wildly. Kam then looks to the future to ponder what social media is going to look like then. Matt closes the show by talking about board games and how they’ve managed to successfully endure and survive, despite competitions and distractions from a lot of other things these days. Tune in to hear how they tackle all these topics!
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Sometimes, A Bit of Culture starts the show with a topic that’s pretty deep, and that’s how this episode begins - with Kam sharing his dislike for the word “civilisation” and what it entails. It gets our regular guest, Dhanya Nair and debutant Sudais Ferhard thinking, reflecting and even coming up with a counter argument. Then, they move on to talking about dating app etiquette, inspired by Dhanya and Sudais’ personal experience on these platforms and their ways of going about it. Are the apps still relevant, or have people moved away from them? In the second part of the show, they talk about fashion, with debutant Sudais sharing his love for styles that are timeless.
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…that’s the question of the week, as Kam Raslan and his guests, Julian Yap and Vernon Adrian Emuang, unpack our obsession with travelling and whether it truly broadens our horizons, as claimed by many. From there, they then move on to talking about swearing, without dropping any foul words along the way, surprisingly. In the second part of the show, Vernon speaks about identity and diasporas, reflecting on his own identity and community. It’s another fun episode that you don’t want to miss!
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Zan Azlee and Matt Armitage return to A Bit of Culture and one of them might get in trouble with a lot of people as they discuss mass media’s appeal to the lowest common denominator. But prior to that, Kam kicks off the show by talking about optimism vs pessimism, forcing everyone to look in the mirror to assess their own personalities. From there, they move on to talking about brain implants and whether it’s something we should embrace as and when it becomes an option for all of us. It’s another exciting episode of A Bit of Culture that promises to entertain you!
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It’s a slightly unique A Bit of Culture episode this time around, as we only have two topics, instead of the usual three. BFMers, past and present, join Kam Raslan to talk about things that matter to them. Firstly, former BFM News Producer Sheryll Paul ponders about third spaces and whether we have enough of them here in the country. What are third spaces? Tune in to find out! Afterwards, current BFMer, Julian Yap talks about relying on algorithms to feed you information, vs making the effort to search for them. It’s another episode that you don’t want to miss!
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Miriam Margolyes, the actor who played Professor Pomona Sprout in the Harry Potter films recently courted controversy after telling adult Harry Potter fans that they should “grow up” and “get over it”. This riled up our regular guest, Dhanya Nair, a Potterhead herself, and she decided to talk about it on the show. Afterwards, Kam revisits the topic of whether Malaysians read books, this time getting the perspective of ABOC debutant and owner of Lit Books, Fong Min Hun. In the second part of the show, Min Hun shares his thoughts on TV and film adaptations of books, making references to the recently released Dune movie. Tune in to another exciting episode of A Bit of Culture.
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