Evening Edition

We've always been told that pink is for girls and blue is for boys- but when was this decided and by whom? Jo Paoletti, a professor of American Studies and author of the book, Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls from the Boys in America, shares the colourful tale of how these two shades first became gendered, the implications it's had, and the changing attitudes that may or may not suggest it's less desirable for a girl to love the colour pink.

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Bob, Vijhay & Keeshaanan discuss Real Madrid's Super Cup win over Man United. The gulf in class, Real's midfield and United's Plan B when they are chasing a game. The guys also look at Man Utd's summer signings and look at West Ham, their opponents on Sunday. Can the Hammers cause an upset?

There's a full preview of the opening weekend. An update of who's injured in the Treatment Table and 3 enormous calls in 3 Big Shouts.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - take a look at the teaser trailer for Ready Player One and ponder if Steven Spielberg really is the best person to adapt Ernest Cline's best-selling novel.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - freak out at the next installment in... argh... dolls... evil... creepy... demon dolls!

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - take a look at the trailer for Comedian Hari Kondabolu's feature-length documentary in which he confronts his long standing “nemesis” Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - finally get to watch Asghar Farhadi's award-winning masterpiece on the big screen.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - boogie the night away with Zardu Hasselfrau and the Sneeples.

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The Kuala Lumpur City Draft Plan 2020 was launched in May 2008, and initially slated to be gazetted in 2009. Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said in February that the plan cannot be gazetted because land prices have risen significantly since the initial draft plan. We speak with TPr. Hj Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar, President of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, as well as planning law expert Derek Fernandez, about what happens when development continues without a gazetted city plan.

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Yesterday, Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said that starting early next year, students across the country will be allowed to bring certain electronic gadgets to class. However, he also said that mobile phones would not be allowed, as students were to concentrate on studying and not chatting with their friends. Today, on Talkback, we're going to be discussing the role of electronic devices in schools. Should mobile phones be allowed in schools? Our lines will be open.

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This week on (Untitled), Uma and Ezra take a listen to Sufjan Stevens' fifth studio album, Illinois, the musician's greatest commercial and critical success to date. The album is features references to places, events, and people in Illinois, complete with heart-wrenching melodies and complex orchestral arrangements. It was named the best-reviewed album of 2005 by review aggregator Metacritic.

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