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MalaysiaKini recently published an article called "Our Muhibbah Story" where they included various tales of diverse friendships. So we thought we'd discuss this notion of growing up in our cultural hotpot, and the connections we make beyond creed and colour.

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An article in The Guardian brought up the human compulsion to review, from five-star systems to 10-point ratings and how each number holds an intrinsic weight that that just makes sense. Certainly, reviews play a big role in where we choose to eat, what movies to watch and which hotels to stay at on our trips. So we opened up the question to listeners, on whether they rely on reviews, and if they leave reviews themselves.

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The results of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exams are out today, and this got us thinking about the notion of exams and what it means to do well in them. While SPM may be a pivotal moment for students, they are but just one way of measuring success and intelligence. So we ask our listeners what they were like in schools when it comes to exams, and dissect the ways in which we approach and gauge different kinds of intelligence.

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The concept of activism burnout received spotlight recently, in an op-ed piece written by Bersih's executive director, Ooi Kok Hin, so we thought we would have a discussion on why the people who are fighting to make the country a better place, struggle in the process. So first, we play some clips of Kok Hin's interview with Dashran Yohan from The Bigger Picture. Then, we hear from activist on the ground about their own experience with burnout and how they deal with it. Then, a psychologist shares their insight.

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Bumble’s founder Whitney Wolfe Herd recently spoken about the future of online dating, hinting at how digital AI-powered personas would be the one setting up our dates. Basically, we'll have AI to do the job of filtering out our dates. So this got us wondering about the modern dating landscape, and so we open up the floor for our listeners to chip in their own experiences.

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Building off a nerdy discussion we had about apostrophes, we decided to ask listeners to rate their own standard of English, and whether they prefer speaking proper English, or if they're comfortable throwing all the rules of grammar out the window.Image Credit: pathdoc, Shutterstock
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