Evening Edition

As we near Christmas day, we're bound to receive bad gifts. When this happens, we value the gift less than it's actually worth. For example, that T-shirt (that you're never going to wear) may cost RM50 but you think it's only worth RM20. An economist named Joel Waldfogel calls this the "deadweight loss of Christmas". To counter this inefficiency, he thinks we should start giving cash as presents....

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - check out a Santa Claus origin story as envisioned by the folks who brought you Superman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we think about going on a holiday, we think about going to a different city, a different state, or a different country. But what if you had the option of going to space as a tourist? The possibility of going to space for fun is closer than you think. Next year, US tech company SpaceX will send two space tourists on a one week trip around the moon. We speak to Dr. Patrick Collins to learn abou...

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - can't help but recite Phoebe Cates' brilliantly depressing monologue about Santa Claus and her worst Christmas ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - would like to explore more of the crazy world that Max Landis has conceived of in "Bright". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andreas Weigend, the only Chief Scientist that Amazon has ever had, gives us a more intimate look at the inner workings of a behemoth like Amazon, shares his philosophies on big data and embracing life in this post privacy era. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - revisit their favourite Shane Black caper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - hang out with the nicest bros in Hollywood as they get drunk and drugged up at the Nutcracker Ball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuart, Craig & Gogulan lookback at Man City's 4-1 win over Spurs and Kevin De Bruyne's performance. Can anyone stop City? Probably not. Closet challengers, Man Utd laboured to a 2-1 win at West Brom. Liverpool put 4 past Bournemouth at Dean Court excorcising the ghosts from last season. Also, Winners & Losers of the weekend, Everton v Swansea, Carabao Cup QF preview and Celtic. See omnyst...

New psychoactive substances (NPS) have been giving the Malaysian authorities a headache. The problem comes with legislation. It can't be banned because legally it's used for medical and industrial purposes. However, it's been misused to make new drugs that mimic the effects of traditional and synthetic drugs. So, what can the authorities do and what are they doing? Dr. Vicknasingam, Director of Ce...

The episode where Uma - and special guest Bahir Yeusuff - wonder what it's like being kidnapped by a video game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently, The Star's R.AGE team released a documentary series that looks into the student trafficking trade. Foreign students are cheated by agents, extorted for money, and end up in Malaysian colleges which aren't actually interested in education. Now, R.AGE is getting Malaysian higher education institutions to pledge to end trafficking. We speak with Elroi Yee, Senior Producer of R.AGE, about th...

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - take a look at what Christmas means to a bunch of young Jewish men coming of age during the waning weeks of 1959. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - are reminded at how funny Tim Allen once was. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - wonder if Love Actually is actually more creepy than it is romantic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Syed, Roshan & Keeshaanan join Ross to lookback at the misweek matches. A 15th consecutive win for Man City as they eased past Swansea 4-0. A hardfought win for Man Utd against Bournemouth and wins for Chelsea and Spurs whilst Liverpool and Arsenal were involved in goalless games. There is also a look forward to the weekend's EPL. Can Spurs be the team to inflict a 1st defeat of the season on...

The episode where Uma - and special guest Bahir Yeusuff - take a look at the latest Ramlee Awang Murshid adaptation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Bahir Yeusuff - want to spend Christmas getting lost in Kate Winslet's eyes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - are at odds with how they feel about the latest installment in the Star Wars universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At 18, you're eligible to pay income tax, you can drive, you can get married, and be tried in court as adult. But...you can't vote. While most countries have dropped their voting age to 18, Malaysia still lags behind and is among some 20 nations that still have a minimum voting age of 21. We speak to Tharmelinggem Pillai, who believes it's time we let 18 year-olds vote. See omnystudio.com/listener...

The episode where Uma - and special guest Bahir Yeusuff - listen to some great jazz, dance a silly dance, and rediscover the meaning of Christmas with Charlie Brown. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why You So Liddat is a show that explores the mind, our behaviour, and why we are the way we are. There are many myths that surround left-handers - that they're more creative, that they find it harder to read maps, or that they live 9 years shorter. However, research over the years has managed to separate fact from fiction. Right-hander Clare Porac has studied left-handedness extensively over the...

Positive Lives is a show about the human stories of Malaysia's HIV/AIDS journey. We speak with homemakers, caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as a young woman who doesn’t let her HIV-positive status get in the way of achieving her ambition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Bahir Yeusuff - gush over the genius of John Landis and talk about how they really can't make movies like Trading Places in 2017. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig, Kam & Vijhay discuss the Champions League Last 16 draw which happened moments before the show and also lookback at the weekend's EPL which saw Man City surge 11 points clear at the top after defeating rivals, United in the Manchester derby. It was all square in the Merseyside derby whilst Chelsea lost at West Ham and Arsenal only came away from St Mary's with a point. Includes Winners &...