Evening Edition

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - encourage you not to watch this pretentious self-serious attempt at schlocky sci-fi.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - are very unhappy with the Malaysian censorship board and their decision to cut this movie to ribbons.

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This evening, we’re going to be talking about youth and politics. So, in recent years, we’ve seen a huge uptick in interest, in the role that young people play in politics. Political parties here are making big efforts to engage with the youth through forums like TN50. But it would appear, that young Malaysians, may not be as empowered or as savvy as their counterparts in the developed world. A recent survey concluded that over half of young Malaysians are undecided about who they want to vote for in the upcoming elections. So on Talkback today, we're asking you, are Malaysian youth politically savvy? Our lines will be open.

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This week, on (Untitled), Ezra and Uma listen to Tom Petty's 1979 breakout, produced by Jimmy Iovine and recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios, the juggernaut album that would push the Gainesville rockers out of the swamp and into the next level.

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For years, it's been firmly established that sex in advertising sells. It doesn't matter what product it is- as long as there is a nearly nude woman attached, the chances of attracting those eyes and clicks are high. But in 2017, does sex in advertising remain a timeless formula or is it nothing more than a tired cliche? We find out with consumer psychologist Dr. Cathrine Jansson-Boyd.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - take a big fat dump on the cinematic atrocity that is Overdrive.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally, Jason Leong, and Christine Wong - swoon over Daenerys Targaryen's and Jon Snow's meet cute in the latest episode of Game of Thrones.

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She was destined for a high-flying career in the corporate world but Alina chose to teach instead. And she chose to teach underprivileged children from low income communities - the kids who always get left behind. Her aim? That one day children will be inventors, not users; innovators not consumers. We catch up with the gutsy girl on her vision of how we can better connect with our kids in the classroom.

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The first series of the Auditor-General's report 2016 has been published. According to the report, there's been an overall improvement in financial management among all federal ministries and statutory bodies. However, the report also shows that misuse of funds and inefficiencies continue to happen. We speak with Cynthia Gabriel, Founding Director of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4), about what's needed to make the A-G report really count.

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Women are still underrepresented in the global tech workforce, and thus there are few female role models that can inspire girls to take up a career in STEM fields. Rekha Pai Kamath, who set foot in Silicon Valley in 1993, is one such role model. She takes us through her journey in the tech industry.

We also speak with two young app developers who are the Malaysian semifinalists of the Technovation Challenge 2017, a global competition that helps girls learn skills to become tech entrepreneurs and leaders. Ellysha and Adinda talk to us about the creation process of their CityZen app.

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