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Daily Cuts - #Blockout2024: Why we expect so much from celebrities

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Celebrities like Taylor Swift and Michelle Yeoh have been facing digital backlash over their silence about the war in Gaza. But why do we expect celebrities to use their platforms for social and political causes? Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Kokil Jaidka, Assistant Professor in Computational Communication at the National University of Singapore and Principal Investigator at the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community to find out more on Asia First.

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Daily Cuts - The Woke Salaryman

Melanie Oliveiro spotlights a new book written about the culture of Personal Finance 101 - especially among the youth. Titled ‘The Woke Salaryman: Crash Course on Capitalism & Money’ and written by local personal finance bloggers, He Ruiming and Wei Choon Goh. The book is also filled with visuals that will help ease the reader when learning about the world of money. The authors will also explain how ‘The Woke Salaryman’ combines principles of personal finance, economics, sociology, and psychology to guide people on how to build on their financial know-how.

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Daily Cuts - Secondary: The Musical

Melanie Oliveiro discovers a new local production Secondary: The Musical which portrays the challenges and triumphs faced by teachers and students in modern day Singapore. Billed as a powerful and original musical, Secondary is directed by Huzir Sulaiman and the songs/melodies are composed by playwright-composer and Checkpoint Theatre associate artist weish. Both will discuss the inspiration behind the musical, the issues addressed that are unique to Singapore and working with the cast.

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Daily Cuts - Mad Roaster

How can your next breakfast benefit refugees? Work It's Cheryl Goh and Susan Ng speak with Mad Roaster founder Madeline Chan, and her father James Chan who now runs the business. To find out how she came up with the idea.

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Daily Cuts - Is Singapore an unloveable city?

Is Singapore hard to love and easy to forget? Work It's Cheryl Goh and Susan Ng speak with Architect Adrian Lai from Meta Architecture and the Festival Director of Singapore Archifest 2024. To find out if rapid changes to our urban environment make Singapore an unloveable city.

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Daily Cuts - Monday Reset: Don't skip your health check-ups!

If you’ve been putting off your health screening, or you’re unaware of how often you should go, or don’t know which types of screenings to go for, then listen to this conversation! Andrea Heng and Joel Chua delve deeper into how often we should do health checkups with Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor Phua Ling Yaw, Family Physician, Parkway Shenton.

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