Evening Edition

Malaysian youths don't seem too interested to join the agriculture industry. According to deputy Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, only 15% of FOA, the Farmers Organisation Authority, are aged below 40 years old. The FOA aims to raise youth participation to 30% by 2020. We speak with David Mak, founder of Kebun Kaki Bukit, as well as Yahqappu Adaikkalam, founder of The Lord's Garden, about why agriculture is exciting, and what it takes to build a career in the field.

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Why You So Liddat is a show that explores the mind, our behaviour, and why we are the way we are. James Fallon has looked at the brains of psychopaths for over 20 years. He studies what makes their brains so different from ours. In 2005, the neuroscientist made a shocking discovery. He looked at his own brain scan and found out that he had the brain of a psychopath. James Fallon tells us more about that story, what defines psychopathy, and how his family dealt with the news. James also wrote about this in a book titled The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain.

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An estimated 400,000 people across Japan have barely left their homes for months, years or decades. We talk about the hikikomori phenomenon with Dr. Alan Teo, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health & Science University, and Researcher & Core Investigator at VA Portland Healthcare System; as well as Yuichi Hattori, a psychologist at the Sayama Psychological Institute.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - debate whether Wyclef would still be popular in the 23rd century.

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The recent spate of book bans by the Home Ministry brings us back to the question, does book censorship still make sense in the world today? Umapagan Ampikaipakan explores this question with Zaharom Nain, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Nottingham Malaysia campus. Then Uma speaks with Julia Eichelberger, Professor of Southern Literature at College of Charleston, about To Kill A Mockingbird, the American classic that's repeatedly found itself challenged or placed on banned books lists.

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As industries transform, it's a given that the nature of our jobs will change as well. What are the best ways to brace ourselves for this change? Ng Yeen Seen, CEO of the CREATE, the Center for Research, Advisory and Technology, talks about adopting new perspectives for employers and employees to better handle the shifting job market.

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Bob, Keeshaanan & Shankar lookback at the midweek Carabao Cup last 16 which saw a massive win for Slaven Bilic's West Ham over Spurs. Also, the QF draw and a chat about England U17 @ FIFA World Cup in India. They are through to Saturday's final against Spain. Of course, there is a full preview of the EPL weekend including Man Utd v Spurs, the viewing party at D'Legends, TTDI, Treatment Table & 3 Big Shouts.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - ask whether Star Trek: Discovery is a neoconservative betrayal of 90s Trek, they discuss what went wrong withThe Snowman, they pay tribute to the late Robert Guillaume, and recommend that you stop whatever you're doing and go watch Moana (again!).

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - watch Stranger Things 2 and ask whether or not The Duffer Brothers have indeed made a worthy sequel to their pop culture juggernaut. (Spoiler: They have!)

*This podcast contains a clearly marked spoiler segment at the end of the episode. You have been warned.

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Just a couple of days ago, the MOH put out a call to all healthcare practitioners, requesting for them to make more of an effort to talk to patients and their families. It's a reminder for healthcare practitioners to be more empathetic...but there’s also the situation where doctors see their roles as more functional... prioritizing the physical, rather than the emotional. So today, what we’d like to do is get a general feel of what Malaysian doctors are like. What’s more common an experience for you? Grumpy and gruff? Or kind and patient? On Talkback Today, call in and share your experiences with us.

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