Evening Edition

Shankar Shanthiram is a household name in corporate training, as well as in TV and Radio, at our very own station. A very little known fact for those who just started on the #TTON bandwagon is that Shankar was one of our very first guests, and he joins us again to tell us more about his new book, and redeem himself in Smartypants! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parenting Adventures is about brutally honest discussions in the world of parenting. We talked about adoption in this episode, focusing on the relationship aspect between adoptive parents and their adopted child. Should adopted children be told the truth about their origins? How much should adoptive parents share? We hear directly from those who are familiar with the adoption process. See omnystud...

Since the discovery of child sex predator Richard Huckle, The Star's youth arm, R.AGE has been quite active in maintaining that awareness through their Predator in my Phone campaign. Now, they're upping it a notch by launching a social media campaign for Malaysians to urge MPs to discuss the issue of better laws for child sexual abuse, in particular sexual grooming. We find out more with the Senio...

Rex Navarette is a Filipino American comedian, who many have called as one of the unsung heroes in stand-up comedy, and the Godfather of Filipino stand up comedy. He joins us to talk about his 20 over years in stand up comedy, and throw in some really good impressions along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dez, Stuart & Craig join Ross to talk about Marten Stekelenberg's double penalty save against Man City. Could Lukaku's gfoal have been prevented? Also, Arsenal win their 6th PL match in a row. A baptism of fire for Swanse's Bob Bradley. Spurs needed a late equaliser from Delle Alli to avoid defeat whilst Chelsea cantered to a 3-0 win against Leicester City. Includes Winners & Losers, previ...

Worldwide, countries are introducing programmes where people who need it most are given money directly. These are called cash transfer programmes. But of course there are many concerns: do people become lazy, less hardworking, or dependent on government? We get an overview from Rema of programmes she’s studied across the globe. We also speak to Lee Heng Guie to have a look at our very own pr...

Bob, Ray & Nic join Ross to talk about Gareth Southgate as England boss. Does he deserve the job after a 2-0 win against Malta and a goalless draw against Slovenia? How big is the England v Scotland tie in November? There's a full preview of the EPL weekend including the Red Monday clash between Liverpool and Manchester United. Arsenal will surely win against Bob Bradley's Swansea, Pep Guardio...

This man here has certainly come very far from just being winners of a competition in 2005. Since their victory, they have won awards (Two Thank You For Existing Awards in VIMA), and opened for names like Lil Jon. One of the K-Town clan members and producer of their music, Roshan Jamrock joins us to tell how how it has been for him in his career in music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

The week, it's an all-singing, all-dancing episode of At the Movies, where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - celebrate the 25th anniversary of Alan Parker’s exuberant valentine to American soul music and the impoverished Dublin teen-agers who think of it as magic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These two big boys held big positions in their corporate careers, but decided to move on to something bigger, something higher than the clouds, thus creating AirUpThere Sdn. Bhd., the umbrella of 3 bodies, one of them being Sports Bandits, our highlights in this podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yesterday, Operator PLUS Malaysia Berhad confirmed that several motorists have been fined for LTJ, which stands for “long journey time” after spending too long completing trips on the highways under maintenance. So, this evening we’re asking, “Is it fair for highway operators to charge for “long journey time?” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may know her as the lady who was proposed with memes in a video that went viral in 2011, and you may know her as the mother to two adorable children, featured in one of Asia's most popular blogs, fourfeetnine.com. Four feet nine, and 200,000 monthly visitors on her blog. What else is in store for Audrey Ooi? We're about to let you find out in this podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

You might roll your eyes at the notion yet another set of hopped-up white boys mixing highly amped guitars with a rasping, exaggerated take on soul music's male bravado. But this tried-and-true approach can still produce a rockingly righteous record. This week, on (Untitled), Ezra and Uma get down with the Robinson brothers and listen to some of their cobweb-clearing boogie. See omnystudio.com/lis...

A year into her foray as a stand-up comedian, Hannan Azlan has performed at comedy shows in Singapore and Hong Kong, and has also scored a spot on Astro's first English season of Komediri. A "graduate" of the Crackhouse Comedy Club, Hannan is also a musician and an actor. This month on Finding The Funny, Ezra Zaid sits down with one of the brightest talents to look out for in the Malaysian comedy...

When she got on board for the interview, she felt really overwhelmed, but for a 19 year old with 50,000 over followers, she held herself pretty well here. She joins us to tell us more about how she got herself into becoming an illustrator, to sharing her work and experiencing an explosion in followers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parenting Adventures is about brutally honest discussions in the world of parenting. In this sixth episode, we explore the subject of infertility. How do couples recover from the grief of knowing they may never have children? Why are they not open to the option of adopting or using a donor? We find out from a fertility specialist and, we will also hear from someone who didn't take her infertility...

The prospect of upcoming elections has sent droves of eager Malaysians to registrations booths, to sign up to vote. This evening, Caroline Oh chats with SV Singam, of Tindak Malaysia and together, they explore the value of all our votes as well as the potential impact the EC’s latest re-delineation exercise may have on the country’s next general elections. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Dez, Craig & Kam join Ross in the studio to discuss Gareth Southgate's 1st game in charge of England, the boos for Wayne Rooney, Wales finding it tough in qualification. Also a look at Scotland, Ireland, Germany v Northern ireland, Holland v France PLUS a chat about Malaysia's recent 0-0 draw with Singapore and a look at the upcoming friendly against Afghanistan. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Having only started comedy for a month, he was then called up to do an audition for Komediri season 2 hosted by Harith Iskander. After Komediri, the rest was history for Nornizam Yusof. Fresh into the comedy scene, we talk to the architect on how comedy has affected his life and what he did to get into the scene. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We assume that we’ll be well taken care of as we approach our golden years, since filial piety is a trait most Malaysians ascribe to. But as cultural norms shift, so too does the attitude we have towards the ageing population. The reports are in, and senior citizen abuse is on the rise. We speak to experts in the field of ageing to find out more about this increase and our willingness to add...

Shankar, Sam & Keeshaanan join Ross in the studio to talk about the WC qualifiers where Wales were held 2-2 by Austria, Ireland won 1-0 against Georgia and Italy and Spain shared the points in a 1-1 draw. There's also a look at the Asian world Cup qualifiers, Gareth Southgate's immediate task as England manager and chats about France, Portugal & Belgium. Dez Corkhill calls in from Singapor...

The Last One Awake is a persona that Christian Palencia has finally decided to settle down with. He has gone with many names, and with his talents, a lot of places, with many stories to tell. Being the brother to Mia Palencia did not deter him from music, but got him to dwell more into music, and with his album releasing soon, he has quite a story to share. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

The episode where Uma speaks to the CEO of Ideate Media, Zainir Aminullah, about Dirk Gently, about Tombiruo: Penunggu Rimba, about the art and science of scriptwriting, and about the future of Malaysian content. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When he first came in, we didn't really understand the concept of the mask. As we sat longer with him, we realised why, and it made the gist of a great show. Dudu joins us to talk about his journey in art, and why he revolves a lot around Hayao Miyazaki's "My Neighbour Totoro" when he does his work. He shares with us his funniest stories when he was at work too, so it's not one podcast to miss! Se...

Yesterday, it was reported that the organ donation rate for organ and tissue transplants in Malaysia is among the lowest in the world. The current rate stands at 1 donor, per 1 million population, and it isn’t anywhere near enough to meet the demand. Today on Talkback, we’d like to extend that call for more organ donors, and to facilitate the discussion, we have with us Datin Dr. Lela,...