Evening Edition

When the great soul of Abraham Lincoln finally took flight at 7:22 on the morning of 15th of April 1865, his War Secretary, Edwin M. Stanton, who had sat by his bedside throughout the night, his heart full of grief, quietly arose and said: “Now he belongs to the ages.” 150 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by John Wilk...

Early childhood education is an integral part of every child's growth and in Malaysia there are a variety of pre-schools that offer different learning experiences. We spoke to 2 pre-schools about their  alternative approaches and how the uptake has been in the country.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Stuart Cavens, Kam Raslan & Gogulan Dorairajoo discuss the weekend's football which included a 4-2 win for United in the Manchester derby, hard fought wins for Chelsea & Arsenal and a thumping 4-1 win by Crystal Palace at Sunderland. Also, the Championship, Winners & Losers, Liverpool v Newcastle, Ligue 1, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga & UEFA Champions League...

The Kuala Lumpur International PhotoAwards celebrates and promotes the very best in portrait photography. We spoke to the folks involved in the project about the awards and how massive photography has become in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Sam Postlethwaite lookback at Crystal Palace's win over Man City on Monday, Aston Villa' 3-3 draw with QPR on Tues and Liverpool's FAC replay win over Blackburn. There is also a chat with Her Excellency, Vicki Treadell, British High Commisioner to Malaysia about #FOOTBALLisGREAT and Dez Corkhill (Astro Arena) about the MSL and full weekend pre...

The ASEAN People's Forum 2015 is the largest annual conference of civil society in the region, attracting over a thousand participants each year. In celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, we spoke to them about human rights violations and regressive politics as ASEAN moves closer to regional economic integration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ellen Pao, the interim CEO of Reddit, has decided to eliminate money talk from the company's hiring process. Her reason? Women often can't win salary talks, and she's seen countless times how women struggle with salary negotiations. We opened our lines to hear what your listeners has to say about it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Umapagan Ampikaipakan geeks out about math and cartoons with bestselling author Simon Singh. They delve deep into his latest book, The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets, and talk about all of the hidden math contained within the lives of everyone’s favourite four-fingered family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of magazine watch we spoke to the editor of Expatriate Lifestyle and Esquire Malaysia about their April 2015 feature stories; Captains of the Industry and The Strength issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Ray Jennings & Sam Postlethwaite lookback at the midweek friendlies which saw a 1-1 draw between Italy & England, Holland beat Spain & Portugal lose to Cape Verde Islands. The chaps also preview the final run in to 5 of Europe's top domestic leagues PLUS Fantasy Football & Treatment Table and 3 Big Shouts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

We spoke to Alison Waters about the evolution of the Oxford Dictionary and the importance for young graduates to equip themselves with the right command of the English language.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Primary school headteachers in the UK have warned parents who allow their children to play video games such as Call Of Duty and Grand Theft Auto that they will be reported to police and social services for neglect. The concerned group says that levels of violence and sexual content of these games were in line with local authority policy and concerns. Do you think these violent games have affe...

Since its launch in 2008, Airbnb has served over twenty-five million guests from all around the world and the company is valued at thirteen billion dollars as of 2014. We spoke to Airbnb, SE-Asia & India MD; Mr Jia Jih Chai to understand the company's business model and the rise of the 'sharing economy'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Talkback we asked: Have you changed your purchase habits to brace for the impending GST? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof and guests Craig Morraies, Kam Raslan & Matt Bellotti discuss the weekend's Euro qualifiers which saw England beat Lithuania 4-0 with Harry Kane taking 78 secs to score on his debut. Also, great wins for Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. There's also a chat with Dez Corkhill (Astro Arena) about the Asian Cup U23 qualifiers PLUS midweek previews. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

1st April 2015 marks the implementation of GST in Malaysia. Malaysians are either scared, angry or confused about what impact this new tax will have on their monthly budget. We spoke to the experts to find out about the implementation of GST in Malaysia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Sam Postlethwaite & Gogulan Dorairajoo discuss the midweek international friendlies which saw Australia draw 2-2 with Germany, France lose 3-1 at home to Brazil & Niclas Bendtner scoring a hattrick as Denmark beat USA 3-2. Also a chat with Dez Corhill (Astro Arena) about Malaysia losin 6-0 to Oman. Plus Euro 2016 qualifier previews involving England, Ire...

We spoke to actor, director and stand-up comedian Harith Iskander about his rise in the world of entertainment. We explore the challenges of being funny within the constraints censorship and how it has all coincided with the growth of stand-up comedy in Malaysia and the region.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

RHCP is synonymous to energetic live shows and for infusing a variety of distinct styles into their sound. In this edition of CCRR we followed the punk and psychedelic rock journey of one of LA's most outrages rock bands.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to Dr Thomas Holtz, Vertebrate Paleontologist at the University of Maryland about dinosaurs. We covered everything from dinosaur fossil discoveries to dinosaurs in movies! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ross Yusof & guests Stuart Cavens, Craig Morraies & Sam Postlethwaite relive the weekend's big games including Manchester United's 2-1 win against Liverpool at Anfield. They also dicuss Chelsea & Arsenal working hard to get 3 points whilst it looks bleak for the bottom 3, QPR, Leicester & Burnley. Also, El Clasico, Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga & the weekend's Winners & Lose...

Ross Yusof is joined by Her Excellency Vicki Treadell, British High Commisioner to Malaysia as well as Bob Holmes, Matt Bellotti & Stuart Cavens and they discuss the England squad, the Champions League and the QF draw. Also preview of the weekend's BPL including Liverpool v Manchester United and Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga and El Clasico in La Liga. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Ireland's Ambassador to Malaysia joined us to speak about the recently-celebrated St. Patrick's Day, and how Ireland is doing economically with its projection of becoming an economy expected to top the EU growth charts this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to the director of "Remembering MH370"; a documentary film which looks at how the family members of those onboard MH370 have coped with their loss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In March 2015, it was reported that it isn't a crime to cane children in a 'light manner'. The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development says there are no plans to criminalise the caning of children as long as the act does not leave any physical or mental trauma. How does one define 'light caning'? And how do we know 'light caning' won't leave any mental trauma? We opened our lines to th...