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Daily Cuts - Beyoncé and her legacy set to be the subject of a new university course

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Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University in 2025. The class will focus on how the multi-hyphenated artist has generated awareness and engagement in social and political ideologies. She is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course, with the recent one being Taylor Swift. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak to Jem Aswad, Executive Music Editor, Variety, to find out if the study of entertainment icons as a subject of academia is an emerging trend.

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Daily Cuts - Singapore Budget 2025 wishlist for SMEs

Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Ang Yuit, President of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) about what’s on the Budget 2025 wishlist for smaller firms in Singapore, as they face inflationary pressures and geo-political headwinds.

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Daily Cuts - Are bird strikes common hazard for planes?

Lance Alexander and Tay Soo Sien speak with Greg Waldron, Asia Managing Editor of FlightGlobal, about whether bird strikes are common hazards for commercial flights, in light of the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people.   

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Daily Cuts - Trekking through India and Nepal with travel content creator Scott Melvin

In 'Destination Anywhere', Melanie Oliveiro speaks to travel content creator and Englishman, Scott Melvin, about his adventures in India and Nepal. Melvin will also talk about the little-known places he has travelled to, and how he has grown as a person discovering different cultures and mixing with community folk. Find him @scott.theexplorer on Instagram.

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Daily Cuts - A Letter to Myself: Growing out of the comfort zone and into the Friendzone with Grace Ann Chua

Grace Ann Chua is helping people get into the Friendzone — but in a good way! The CEO and co-founder of the social enterprise was inspired by her experience of community bonding while living on campus in university. She's now working to bring some of that back into our neighbourhoods and workplaces by facilitating events where people can step out of their comfort zones and into a space of deeper connections.

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Daily Cuts - Breaking the Norm at MOGA

What sets Izakaya cocktails apart from regular ones? MOGA at Pullman hotel Hill Street will give you a taste, with a new menu, presenting a collection of 16 ‘Izakaya’ cocktails that pay homage to the culinary heritage of Japan. Work it’s Wui Lynn speaks with Gavin Teverasan, bar manager at MOGA.

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