Flowers & Vulvas: Why Open Conversations About Sex & Our Bodies Are Important
Recently, YADIM Muslim Women's Council (MAYA) called out Feminine hygiene brand, Libresse, for misusing an image of a woman's “private part” on an ad design for its sanitary products. She said that th...
21 Sep 202132min
The Ideologies of Political Parties in East Malaysia
Political parties in Malaysia can be very confusing. Last week, we took a look at the parties in the Peninsula and unpacked their history and ideology. But what about our neighbours in the East? What ...
14 Sep 202139min
The Ideologies of Political Parties in West Malaysia
Political parties in Malaysia can be very confusing. We have a lot of them, from UMNO to PAS to PKR to DAP to newer ones like AMANAH and Bersatu and newborns like MUDA and Pejuang. But what do we know...
7 Sep 202141min
Making Sense of Malaysia’s Economy
We often hear things like “our economy is really bad” or “our economy is improving” but what even is Malaysia’s economy? How does it work? Do we lean to the left or right? How did we go from being the...
24 Aug 202141min
Making Sense of Malaysia’s Economy
We often hear things like “our economy is really bad” or “our economy is improving” but what even is Malaysia’s economy? How does it work? Do we lean to the left or right? How did we go from being the...
24 Aug 202141min
Why Does Absolute Power Corrupt Absolutely?
There’s a saying that goes “absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Which means having power corrupts people, or lessens their morality, and the more power someone has, the more corrupted they will becom...
17 Aug 202144min
How Language Shapes Thought
Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf once hypothesized that language influences thought rather than the reverse. The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis claims that people from different cultures think differently ...
3 Aug 202136min
How Harry Potter Shaped Culture
We’re all familiar with the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter. The books, films and world that author J.K. Rowling built became a global phenomenon. So in light of the 10th anniversary of Harry Potter and t...
27 Jul 202140min
