Evening Edition

For best results, stand close to a distracted friend as you swat away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Malaysia due for an overhaul of reforms in their policies? NGO G25 thinks so with their Reforms for a Progressive Malaysia public forum this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the IPSOS Global @dvisor survey, 13% polled across 28 countries believe that aliens will visit Earth in 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shop owners have seen a rise in demand of these computing machines in recent weeks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Le Guin’s works, which dealt with themes of gender, race and the environment, influenced subsequent literary giants including Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma welcomes to the show, Oscar-nominated director Guillermo Del Toro, for a conversation about his latest masterpiece. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you opt to stay on the mainland or on an island? Penangites prefer the latter, and that’s making property price skyrocket. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fed up with seeing a sea of telephones, Jack White, along with other artists, are calling for fans to stop filming, and start listening when at concerts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists have successfully cloned two monkeys for the first time. The cute baby monkeys harbour the creepy yet intriguing idea that humans could be next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a decision much-awaited by the market, Bank Negara announces an increase in the OPR by 25 basis points to 3.25%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Camels were disqualified from a camel beauty pageant for receiving botox injections to achieve sexier pouts. Yup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - can't remember if they've actually seen the second Maze Runner movie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uma and Ezra spin Chicago V, one of Chicago’s most critically acclaimed albums. Having already successfully pioneered the jazz-rock genre, the band looked to further polish their sound with elements of soul and funk. For many fans of Chicago, this was the band at the peak of their powers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - are enthralled by this dramatic retelling of a time when the gender wars were fought on America's tennis courts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysians upset with our (lack of) options this GE14 are planning to ‘conteng’ their ballot paper or abstain entirely from voting to show their disdain. Smart move or silly? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook has invented a new unit of time, called the “flick”. It’s 1/705,600,000 of a second. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Malaysia plans to regulate the short-term rental market, Airbnb wants to be part of that conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google researchers in Silicon Valley found the answer to why the internet is clogging up in India - the country’s love for “Good Morning!” text greetings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were some snubs, there were some surprises, but this year promises to be the most diverse Oscars yet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - are pretty chuffed that almost all of their Disco theories have been proven accurate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - aren't entirely sure if Jaume Balagueró's latest effort is supposed to be petrifying or just perplexing. 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. This week, we speak to Brock Bastian, author of "The Other Side of Happiness - Embracing A More Fearless Approach to Living" on the downsides to overvaluing happiness and the benefits of (some) pain in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The debate goes on, on whether teachers should participate in politics, or stay true to their tasks within the classroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Ganja’s supporters claim that he has cured over 800 people of different sicknesses, using weed. We talk to a medical doctor about what she thinks of medical marijuana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We explore what we might gain or lose by shaving off the wee party hours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.