Evening Edition

In recent years, one of the main focuses of the Ministry of Education has been introducing technology in schools. But past moves or suggestions have not necessarily been successful or met with welcome. Most recently, the ministry has said that it's mulling over whether or not to allow the use of electronic gadgets in classrooms. Unsurprisingly, this has prompted both support and objection for various reasons. But today we hear from another perspective - an NGO that runs programmes teaching English and IT skills as a solution to poverty. Our guest is Raj Ridvan Singh, founder, and CEO of SOLS 24/7.

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In recent decades, the private military industry has grown rapidly. Private military companies provide armed combat and security services. Governments, corporations, prominent individuals and even humanitarian organisations have turned to these companies to hire private military contractors, also known as PMCs. Ezra Zaid speaks with Dr. Sean McFate, professor of strategy at the National Defence University and Georgetown University, about the ethical questions in the industry. He is also the author of the novel Deep Black (to be released in August), that he wrote with his personal experience working in private military companies.

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Yesterday, we highlighted a story about how the former MaGIC CEO, Cheryl Yeoh, was sexually assaulted by a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and CEO of 500 Startups, Dave McClure, 3 years ago. Sexual harassment at the workplace is a continuing problem. And depending on the circumstances, consent, for some people, can be confusing. So today on Talkback, we’d like to you to share your stories and concerns with us on the topic - have you ever experienced sexual harassment at the workplace? Do you understand what constitutes sexual harassment? Our lines will be open.

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Alongside artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel quickly became one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s. In their final studio album, ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’, the folk-rock duo took on a more creative approach, combining rock, gospel, and other genres. This week on Untitled, Uma and Ezra rediscover the major hit album which features tracks like ‘The Boxer’, ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’, and ‘Cecilia’.

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Peter Slezak is Jewish. He also happens to be a campaigner of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Because of his work, he's been called anti-Semitic and a self-hating Jew. He joins the show to tell us about his work, his life, and the Jewish community's role in the Palestine-Israel conflict.

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It's curious that the fairy tales we know today, are evolutions of folk tales that sound less like bedtime stories and more like dark fantasies of sex and violence. So this week, we head back to the 19th century, when fairy tales were at their most macabre, to look at these original versions and the men who collected them.

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Many charities work like this: they get donations in cash and then they use that money to buy goods like food and clothes to be given away to those in need. But what if the money was just given to those people instead? What happens then? That's the work that NGO GiveDirectly does. We speak to Piali, GiveDirectly's Chief Operating Officer on how their work has changed lives so far.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - are excited to experience - once again and without reservation - a genuinely great Spider-Man movie.

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There are many problems that still plague higher education, from its cost, whether it’s worth it, to the problem of it not preparing graduates enough for the workforce. So how do we solve them? Umapagan Ampikaipakan presents these problems to two folks from Minerva in an attempt generate solutions. He speaks to Ben Nelson, founder of the Minerva Schools, and Kenn Ross, its Asia Managing Director.

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The episode where Uma - and special guests Iain McNally and Bahir Yeusuff - pass judgement on the first trailer for the 2017 reboot of Jumanji.

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