Hacking. We’ve seen it a thousand times on popular television series and movies. It’s been ingrained in our minds - the hooded figure hunched over a computer in a dark room or a spectacled geek sitting in a hidden van typing away on a laptop. Stacey is a white hat hacker (also known as an ethical hacker) whose job is to test security systems for big corporations and protect them from criminal hackers. She sheds light on the myths of hacking and how different it is from what we see on the big screens.

From our early years, colour becomes part of our lives. It has practical bearing on our personal relationships, it influences the home environment, offices, hospitals and everything we eat, drink and touch. But do colours heal? We speak to Evelyn Leong, who uses colour therapy to treat physical, mental or emotional problems by balancing energy.

This week, Careers Unusual takes a twist. We went out for a street interview to find out what Malaysians secretly wish are their full time jobs. And perhaps, a little pause and ponder upon the unusual in our ordinary routine.

Action! Drama! Betrayal! Elimination! These might be some of the words you think of when it comes to reality television. Ever wondered what it’s like behind the scenes of these reality shows? Iskander and Feisal Azizuddin are the names behind Feisk Productions. Literally. They created an online reality series, Kampung Quest that took off in 2014. Three years later, they have produced four seasons of Kampung Quest and launched their own platform, OhSnapTV. We speak to them on their experience of running a reality show and the challenges they face to put all that hustle and emotion onto the screens.

It’s a yearly affair for anime and manga comics fans to gather at various cosplay conventions around Malaysia, celebrating their favourite characters in Japanese pop culture. Cosplay is the art of bringing fictional characters to life through costumery and pageantry. Venus Lim, owner of Costurera Haberdashery helps make that happen. Venus is an avid lover of period costumes and is a veteran cosplayer who started her business to create costumes. We find out what it means to be a costumer as well as what the cosplay culture is like in Malaysia.

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Colonel Chris Hadfield spent decades in astronaut training and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. Hadfield flown two space shuttle missions, served as commander of the International Space Station and made history as the first Canadian to float in space. Chris is a space oddity for becoming the most social media savvy astronaut ever, faithfully documenting life while he sails overhead. He also became a youtube sensation for singing in space! Put your belt on, the adventure of Careers Unusual today is rocketing to a space odyssey.

It’s a great big jungle out there. Are you ever curious about life beyond civilization? Perhaps you’ve seen the colourful streaks on the majestic gila monster or maybe heard the hiss of a rattlesnake on television. Join us as we take you behind the scenes on what it’s like to be a wildlife show host. We speak to Coyote Peterson to hear about his adventures on his show, Brave Wilderness and step into his shoes as we walk the trails with his tales on wildlife.

Light is the brush, darkness is the canvas. Hannu Huhtamo is a visual artist and a photographer that is not afraid of the dark, but finds a potential magic in it. In fact, he creates a world in the low light with just a little torch, some skills and imagination. Hannu join us in Careers Unusual to share the experience on being a light graffiti artist.

Beating the morning jam and clocking out at the end of each day can get repetitive and mundane. What if you could climb mountains, see the sun rise and set beyond the horizon or even ski down a snowcap while still keeping your job? Remote Year is a program where digital nomads all around the world come together to experience travel and working. We speak to Rosa Langhammer from CoderDojo, a digital nomad who travels while setting up coding initiatives in schools all around the world.

Jimmy Diresta makes stuff for a living. He owns a Youtube channel dedicated to DIY construction, where audience takes a ticket to his workshop, and catch Jimmy’s captivating and creative works. A graduate of The School of Visual Arts in New York, Jimmy hosted 3 different shows revolving around his skill and passion for construction. On his channel, Jimmy has made many interesting things such as a dagger made from an old file, and his most popular video, a guitar made from an AK 47, along with providing tips and tricks for people doing DIY at home.