Evening Edition

The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - ponder if Wes Anderson has finally out-Wes-Anderson-ed himself in the latest H&M Christmas advertisement.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Tasha Fusil - get shiny and gush a little bit about Disney's Moana.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - take a look at the brand new zombie flick, "The Girl with All the Gifts."

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At a very young age, he already found the love for design, having gone to Sungei Wang to buy materials to make his own outfits. After a brief spell in accounting, just to please his parents, he decided to stop, and take a leap into the career that he loved, and went on to study in a local fashion school. Flash forward, he has designed outfits for the Pahang and Brunei royal families, and celebrities like Lady Gaga and Estelle. This achievement earned him the title of Dato', subsequently Dato' Sri, and "King of Fashion" in Malaysia. It was an honour to sit down with him as he recounted his journey to the top.

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There’s an article in the Malay Mail about how Malaysians with Master’s degrees are finding it difficult to land solid, well-paying jobs. According to the report, high-paying jobs are scarce and with a growing number of degree holders competing for them, even a good Master’s degree doesn’t give you that edge. Statistics from various agencies are indicating that hiring growth has not caught up with the supply of both undergraduates and postgraduates.

So we’d like to ask you today, does the job situation concern you? Do you feel that you have job security?

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No, they didn't send R2-D2 to give us a message, unfortunately, but they did send Secretary Sanjiv and Committee Member (and Comedian) Keren Bala Devan to sit down with us. They did deliver a special message: They want you to come down and join them in the biggest Star Wars Convention in Malaysia, called Rogue One: Red Alert, held at The School, Jaya One on the 3rd and 4th of December, 2016. May the Force be with you in this podcast.

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Arguably one of their best albums to date, the Foo Fighters' Colour and the Shape injected just about the right melodies to make this rock record a huge hit. The band had pushed themselves hard, under the guidance of Pixies producer Gil Norton. And the result gave us super singles like 'Monkey Wrench', 'My Hero', 'Everlong' and the ballad-y 'Walking After You'. Join Ezra and Uma as they bring us through this rock piece with some golden nuggets about the album along the way.

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The recent Al-Jazeera piece on how rampant baby selling is in Malaysia left many of us angry, sad and disgusted. But there are some people out there who feel that the only reason why many childless couples resort to this is because of the convoluted adoption and citizenship process that has often left many stateless babies and children high and dry. Child rights activist Dr Hartini Zainuddin and lawyer Nizam Bashir joins us in this difficult discussion about the little-known but existing adoption and citizenship limbo.

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Hailing from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, one must wonder how she got into cosplaying in the first place. That, however, wouldn't be a problem to talk about for Yingtze, who made a name for herself in the field, since starting in 2005. Now, she has gone for guest cosplaying gigs in several countries, and she makes her own outfits! One for the geek culture lovers to savour, this.

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Mercedes AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team recently secured its third consecutive F1 World Constructors' Championship title. This win is a significant one for PETRONAS, Mercedes, and Malaysia. We speak to Arif Mahmood, Executive Vice President and CEO of PETRONAS Downstream Business, and Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport to find out the secrets behind the win and what this win means for them.

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