Evening Edition

The Ministry of Higher Education is mulling the decision for university students to temporarily defer their studies via a gap year to pursue other positive activities. Its Minister, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said in a quote: "We do not want to produce graduates who do not know much after coming out of universities,". On Talkback Thursday today, we're asking: Should varsity students consider taking a gap year? Our lines will be open.

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Alfred Loh has a quirky and enthusiastic personality on and off air. He graduated with a diploma in communications in the early days and caught the acting bug ever since graduating. Listen back to the conversation as we talked all about the hard work that happens behind the scenes of acting be it on and off stage or screen.

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This week on (untitled), Ezra and Uma take a look at Guns N Roses' Appetite for Destruction, the debut GnR album that garnered massive commercial success, and is one of the best-selling records of all times.

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In a career that includes being a member of Guns N’ Roses, on stage with Nancy Sinatra as well as a college professor, Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal is completely unique in the world of rock & roll. Ezra Zaid caught up with him after a guitar clinic and shared his thoughts on the economics of music, being recommended by guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and his current band, Art of Anarchy.

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Love, life and everything in between is show that is essentially just about that. Take it as a curious guide into the world of relationships. In this episode, we explore the ultimate heart breaker in relationships - rejection.

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One of the things the United States government has been actively pursuing in is engaging with the youth of the world. As part of fostering mutual understanding among teachers, schools and communities, the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs have an exchange programme called the Fulbright Distinguished Award in teaching Program. We speak to our guests about how the programme works, its success and how exchange programmes like this actually work for better understanding and healthier relationships between countries.

On The Evening Edition, Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to some of these young people who’ve travelled across the world to come teach English in Malaysia - he asks them about their role as cultural ambassadors, he asks them what part these soft power initiatives play in improving America's image in the world.

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Francis Wolf considers himself as everybody’s surrogate friend, also that’s the name of his 2nd solo album, The Surrogate Friend! This man has been in the Malaysian music industry since the good ol’ days in the 90’s with his old band Spunky Funggy but he has now entered the independent scene. Give his album a go, you won’t regret it! Listen Here

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The episode where Uma welcome special guest Harold Monfils to talk about his epic feature documentary that tells the dark gripping real life story of British conflict photographer, Jason P. Howe, and his adventures on the frontline of four wars in Colombia, Iraq, Lebanon, and Afghanistan.

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The episode where Uma - and special guest Iain McNally - review Star Trek Beyond, the latest instalment in JJ Abrams' recently rebooted Star Trek universe.

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