Evening Edition

Bob, Roshan & Keeshaanan join Ross to discuss the appointments of Alan Pardew and Sam Alllardyce by West Brom & Everton respectively. Are they the right guys for those jobs? Also a preview of the EPL weekend including Arsenal v Man Utd, Watford v Spurs, Brighton v Liverpool. Includes Treatment Table and 3 Big Shouts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - begin their crazy attempt to watch 25 Christmas movies in 25 days. First up, the instant cult classic, Home Alone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - can barely contain their excitement over the first teaser trailer to the new Avengers movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - are absolutely delighted by this incredibly English sequel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - can't stop gushing about Kenneth Branagh's magnificent mustache. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - check out yet another anime about teen angst and time travel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently, the recruitment firm Robert Walters predicted that there will be an increase in salary next year across many key sectors, such as finance and IT. They said that the business environment in Malaysia is “expected to thrive” in 2018, and that salary increase can go up to 20-25%. But is that necessarily good news for us? On Talkback today, we're asking you, will money solve all o...

Here's an album that was recorded when Elvis Presley was just 25, fresh off a two-year military stint, and musically fit to burst. Elvis Is Back! might be the King's greatest non-compilation LP: wildly varied material, revelatory singing, impeccable stereo sound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in October 1987, the crackdown which became known as Ops Lalang led to the detention of 106 individuals under the Internal Security Act, including politicians, social activists, intellectuals, and religious leaders. It also led to the five-month shutdown of The Star, Sin Chew Jit Poh and Watan. Thirty years since Ops Lalang, we take a look back at how the incident shaped the Malaysian public...

Why You So Liddat is a show that explores the mind, our behaviour, and why we are the way we are. We make all sorts of choices everyday - the clothes we wear, the food we eat, what we choose to buy...but how do we make those decisions? Professor Benjamin has the answers and he talks to us about whether we're in control of all our choices and if we can be overloaded by too many choices. See omnystu...

Cannibalism- an act so unthinkable, we assume it only happens in desperately life threatening scenarios or as gruesome acts of evil insanity. However Bill Schutt, author of Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History, fleshes out the role that cannibalism has had in evolution and human history. Was it ever normal to eat another human being? What do humans taste like? Is it still happening today? We a...

Stuart, Craig & Pravin discuss Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Chelsea. Surprise team selections from both managers and an entertaining draw. A fair result? What about West Brom's draw against Spurs? Would Alan Pardew have won it for the Baggies? Huddersfield, Brighton & Burnley all played well at the weekend but all suffered defeats. What about Roy's revolution at the Palace? Includes Winners &...

In the aftermath of the floods in Penang and northern Peninsular, we take a look back at what happened and lessons that we might learn. We speak with Syerleena Abdul Rashid, councillor for the Penang Island City Council; Meenakshi Raman, Chairman of the Tanjung Bungah Residents Association; as well as Dato' Prof. Dr. Azizan Abu Samah, Professor in Meteorology at the University of Malaya. See omnys...

If you can still recall Darwin's finches from your science lessons in school, seeing them in real life will be a surreal experience. You can catch them at the Treasures of the Natural World exhibition that is currently ongoing at the ArtScience Museum in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The exhibition showcases over 200 specimens from the Natural History Museum in London. Highlights include...

Home-grown TerryandtheCuz Productions are slated to air their upcoming show Thicker Than Water at the prestigious Public Theatre in New York City in May 2018. The Public has won 54 Tony Awards and 5 Pulitzer Prizes from productions staged at its theatre like Hair (1967), A Chorus Line (1975) and the recently highly-acclaimed Hamilton. Thicker Than Water stars Gavin Yap and Douglas Lim and the Even...

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - are absolutely terrified by what it must be like inside the mind of Jim Carrey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few weeks ago, the MOH revealed that over 100,000 of those in Form 4 were facing mental health issues. In the nationwide survey, the biggest contributors of stress for this teenage demographic group were personal or family problems. Adding to that is the stress that comes with sitting for their SPM examination the following year. Together with clinical psychologist Paul Jambunathan in the house,...

Why You So Liddat is a show that explores the mind, our behaviour, and why we are the way we are. We know we need to sleep but at the moment, science isn't 100% sure on the reasons why we need to sleep. One school of thought suggests we sleep to conserve energy. Another looked at it from an evolutionary standpoint - to avoid the predators we couldn't see at night. Professor Richard Horner explored...

Malaysia and many other countries still approach drug addiction from a criminal justice perspective, where punishment is used as a deterrent. But many experts including Dr. Adeeba have said that this approach has failed and that it's time we consider the model that Portugal uses. Drugs were decriminalised back in 2001 and they used a more health-centred approach to address drug addiction. Dr. Adee...

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - pay a visit to the land of the dead - this time, as imagined by the supremely talented folks over at Pixar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nic, Pravin & Gogulan join Ross to talk about Arsenal's big win at the North London derby. What about the power shift in North London? Also, big wins for Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea. Plus Paul Pogba's return for Man Utd. How crucial is he to their title challenge? West Brom have sacked Tony Pulis. Who didn't see that coming? Includes Winners & Losers of the weekend and a preview of the...

Ultra low-cost, low-cost, legacy...all these terms to describe what airlines are but what do they mean? Ron Bishop explains it to us and what it takes to operate an airline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Health Ministry recently said that removing sugar subsidies hasn't reduced the amount of sugar Malaysians consume. In response, they're considering introducing the sugar tax here. We speak to Goo Chui Hoong to talk about why the subsidies failed, whether a sugar tax would work in Malaysia, and whether we should consider charging a fat tax as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - wonder if George Clooney can, in fact, make a Coen Brothers movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the National Economic Council will be discussing ways to deal with the recent fuel price hikes, including the possibility of reintroducing fuel subsidies. We speak with Firdaos Rosli, Director of Economics, Trade, and Regional Integration at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia (ISIS Malay...