On 6 November 2012, A BI54 flight from Melbourne landed in Brunei International Airport; at the controls were Sharifah Czarena Suriany Syed Hashim – the successful completion of this flight marked the final stage in the command training process for then Senior First Officer Sharifah Czarena; she became the first female airline captain in both Brunei and Southeast Asia.

One of the themes of the World Economic Forum on Asean is “mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution” together with sustainable growth and social inclusion, as well as regional integration. Bringing together leaders, politicians and captains of industry, to level up on a whole range of conversations from the necessity of human rights to the transformative power of digitisation.

We get you out of bed, to your first cup of coffee or to your first destination of your day with thought-provoking discussions on ideas, people and events shaping all our lives.

d’Arcy Lunn’s dreams and daily life are dedicated to a world without extreme poverty for everyone, everywhere. His self-initiated project and presentation, Teaspoons of Change, focuses on the personal choices, decisions and actions that have a positive impact on people and the planet. He has travelled to more than 80 countries and worked with leading aid, development and global education organisations and people. He joins us to discuss his approach of working on out-of-the-box projects to eliminate world poverty.

Does this bull run have legs or is it wounded? The repercussions for this are far and wide, impacting everyone. Listen to Kim Iskyan, Managing Director of True Wealth Publishing, speak about the world's longest bull run and where the market will go next.

The Harry Potter film series are over, at least for now. A stage production, going beyond the time frame in the books, has just started. And so has a spoof which condenses seven Harry Potter books into 70 minutes. Dan and James talk about Potted Potter, the unauthorized Harry experience, telling where they found the humor. 

Students as young as 4 years old can begin to show promise - early ability to read, unusually high vocabulary, exceptional memory - but what does it mean to be labeled a gifted child? Critics argue such an identification further entrench socio-economic disadvantages, while some parents have to contend with the paradox of gifted children who also have a learning disability. Explaining these and more is Dr. Inderbir Sandhu, who is the former vice president of the National Association of Gifted Children Malaysia (NAGCM) and has been working with individuals of high abilities for over 20 years.

The news of a doctor who saved a child whose hand was stuck in an escalator went viral recently. We catch up with Dr Dalvinder Singh, whom we last had on the show in 2010 as a nominee for the AYA Youth Awards, about the incident. More importantly, Dr Dalvinder, who is now with the Sarawak Health Department shares his views about the state's health challenges, from delivering healthcare to the interiors to dealing with soaring teenage pregnancies.

To find out more about how Dr Dalvinder Singh is using his newfound fame for good, check out HelpSomebody, a social enterprise that connects people to make a difference in the community.

The comic book is very much a part of "popular" culture. You are inundated with superhero news on a daily basis. You read in TIME Magazine that Captain America is secretly a Hydra double agent. You see in The Hollywood Reporter that Jeff Goldblum has been cast in the next Thor movie. You notice a serious article in a serious newspaper about why Civil War did better in cinemas than Batman v. Superman. But what you’re getting is something relatively sanitised. Something palatable. Something that looks and feels a little geeky but it really isn’t. It’s just made to look and feel that way.

This month, on When We Last Left Our Heroes, Umapagan Ampikaipakan - and fellow geek Marc DiPaolo - pull back the curtain, strip away the pretence, and give you an inside look at how a couple of fanboys really talk about the things they love when you're not watching... or listening.

About a year ago a little known research house called Iceberg declared that commodities trader Noble Group should be worth next to nothing because of shady accounting practices. Noble's share price today affirms that call. We explore the role of such independent research houses.