Evening Edition

English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer, Elvis Costello assembles a band, known as The Attractions. And with the backing of this wild, rock and roll band, they produce This Year’s model, a reflection of personal tragedies and political views with an edge. This dynamic and catchy album has drums, bass and keyboards at its core and it’s safe to say that there is no bad so...

The story of Norma Bastidas is one of triumph over tragedy. She is a woman whose resilience has allowed her to overcome the unthinkable misfortunes life has thrown her way. When she was 49, she set the world triathlon record covering an incredible 3,762 miles. Her epic journey began in Cancun, Mexico, and ended in Washington, D.C., and took her 64 days to complete. She did it as her stand against...

Houston, we do not have a problem. Well at least not while we have Malaysia's first ever astrophysicist with us. Professor Mazlan Othman is a woman of immense stature in the world of science, having worked with NASA and the United Nations. Our esteemed guest recounted her space exploration journey thus far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outside the Lines is a show about how colours inspire and affect our everyday lives. On this episode, we explore the role of colours in the eating experience. Can colours make a food taste sweet, sour or bitter? Why does blue-coloured chicken sound strange to us, but not blue jellybeans? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The organ donation rate for organ and tissue transplants in Malaysia is among the lowest in the world. We hear stories from three people who were involved in the process of organ donation... a mother who chose to donate her daughter's organs after she died from a brain tumour, a man who received a heart, and a woman who received a kidney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dez, Craig & Pravin join Ross to lookback at the weekend's EPL which saw Man Utd draw1-1 with Liverpool, a big defeat for Man City at Everton and impressive wins for Tottenham, Arsenal & Chelsea. At the bottom, Hull win a game thanks to a brace from Abel Hernandez. Includes Winners & Losers of the weekend and a look at the forthcoming MSL season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Houston, we do not have a problem. Well at least not while we have Malaysia's first ever astrophysicist with us. Professor Mazlan Othman is a woman of immense stature in the world of science, having worked with NASA and the United Nations. Our esteemed guest recounts her space exploration journey thus far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan just recently introduced laws to ban cyberstalking after a musical artist there was stabbed by a fan. Malaysia, while having laws that deal with harassment, has yet to introduce laws on stalking. We hear from blogger Cindy on her experience with being stalked and lawyer Foong Cheng Leong on what laws we presently have to deal with it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob, Vijhay & Keeshaanan join Ross to discuss FIFA's proposed 48 team World Cup. What complications could arise? Are they any benefits? We also pay tribute to Graham Taylor who passed away on Thursday, aged 72. Then, there's the EFL Cup semi final, 1st legs. Man United beat Hull 2-0 thanks to Mata & Fellaini whilst Liverpool were possibly lucky to escape with just a 1 goal defeat against S...

We have a familiar face joining us on the show tonight. Malaysian artist Altimet returns to the show to talk about his latest songs that have been making waves in the music scene here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Bahir Yeusuff and Iain McNally - have nothing but great things to say about Denis Villeneuve's science fiction masterpiece, Arrival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - shamefully admit that they kinda (maybe) liked Monster Trucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma speaks to filmmakers James Lee, Gavin Yap, and Shamaine Othman about their violent, sexy, rude, and irreverent movie - KL24: Zombies. You can watch the movie, for free, on YouTube. Just click here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkKb7F7MOBo) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talent spotting seems to be the name of the game in today's rapidly expanding industries. To get some insight into the vague world that this often seems to be we talk to the bubbly as ever Manisha Jagan, artiste manager at MTalent Asia. Hopefully she has some tips that we could all use because lets face it, who doesn't want to be a superstar? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We Malaysians have our fair share of heroes. Most recently, Mohd Faiz Subri created history by winning FIFA’s prestigious Puskas Award. But Malaysians were quick to swap their support for stick and stones by criticising Faiz's command of the English language after he delivered his acceptance speech at the award ceremony. This evening on Talkback Thursday, we're asking you, is it fair for us...

Our crocodile wrestling mate from the UK is back on the show with us to catch up on recent happenings. Comedian Nik Coppin talks to us about his not-so-secret developing show and the perils of jet lag that comes with crazy travel schedules. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On what would have been his 70th birthday, David Bowie left us prematurely one year ago to cancer. On (untitled) today, we're featuring his 5th studio album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Bowie's concept album about the fictional rock star, Ziggy Stardust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was announced that Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem passed away earlier today. As a tribute to the Chief Minister, we get different takes from numerous people on his life and legacy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His spirit never seems to break, unlike parts of his body on occasions. Daredevil and parkour enthusiast, Abudi Aslagoff seems to be reaching new heights everyday, literally. With an absolutely colossal following, we talk to him about the adrenaline rush he gets that fuels him on a daily basis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recent political developments have left commentators and analysts proclaiming that truth and facts no longer hold the importance they once had. Examples such as the Brexit phenomenon and outcome of the US Presidential Elections purportedly demonstrate that we’ve arrived at a new political climate defined by post-truth, where emotions and fear override objective facts. Oxford Dictionaries nam...

Craig, Nicolas & Gogulan join Ross to talk about the FA Cup 3rd round. Man City winning by 5 at West Ham. Is Bilic under pressure? Wayne Rooney hitting the 249 goal mark for Man Utd against Reading. Stoke and West Brom beaten at home despite fielding strong sides. Arsenal leaving it late at Preston, Spurs beatong Peterborough and Liverpool's goaless draw with Plymouth. Also, Winners & Lose...

In a slight departure from the normal format of the show, Rich is joined by comedian Kuah Jenhan to discuss some of the highlights of last week and the weekend. First up is a quick discussion about the latest independent Zombie flick ‘KL24 Zombies’, before they move on to try and understand the symbolism behind the Malaysian National Costume that Kiran Jassal will be wearing at the Mis...

The are over 400 primary and secondary mission schools throughout Malaysia, founded and managed by the teaching orders of various Christian churches. And it all began in 1852 when the De La Salle brothers and Infant Jesus sisters first set foot on Malayan soil. We look into the history of these mission schools - De La Salle ones in particular. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aina Abdul may not be much of a talker, but don't let her reserved character fool you. The singer shone on the world stage by bagging the Senior Grand Vocalists’ Champions at the 2014 World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. We find out what makes a world champion tick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob, Vijhay and Sam join Ross to talk about Chelsea's winning run stopped by Spurs. What does it mean to the rest of the challengers? Liverpool were pegged back twice at Sunderland but remain in 2nd. Arsenal showed resilience to come back from 3 down to draw at Bournemouth and Man United continue their winning run at West Ham's expense. We give you Friday's Winners & Losers, preview the FA Cup...