Evening Edition

Tonight we had a woman who started off climbing the advertising ladder as a copywriter but soon found out that there’s better things for her and by 2015, she has her own comic strip in The Star newspaper! Her name is Sam Hepburn and we get a quick chat about all things witty.

Sam Hepburn is a 29 year old Scottish-Malaysian who spent eight years living in the advertising world before jumping ship to be a full-time comic artist. When Sam was younger, she had a knack for drawing and all things funny. Her mother bought her an hilarious advertising book and soon she was inspired to go for a career in advertising.

As she was chasing to be that famous copywriter she wanted to be, she started noticing she spent most of her time doing dull brochures and banking ads. It left Sam feeling like she’s only doing 15% of her life. She turned to doing illustrations and found it was an addictive release for her. In 2010, as she slowly transitioned from her copywriting work to more comic based.

Sam published a picture book titled NO! A Lesson In Love, which talks about positive enforcement in caring for animals.By 2013, she served as an illustrator for Even The Most Positive Person In The World Gets Cancer, an inspirational book by cancer survivor Mezwyn D’Junus. Sam’s main block of work now is her new comic strip Welcome To Agency X. A comic about three characters working for an advertising firm.

It includes characters like Percy who is a jaded designer, the cynical copywriter Sam (Hepburn’s cartoon representation of herself) and the wide-eyed intern Russell. Agency X is a collective of Sam’s inner experiences on finding a living from being creative, hilarious observations and terrible exaggeration. But sometimes Sam straddles along the lines of people who feel stuck in their day jobs and are hoping for a time they will ‘escape’. Agency X runs six days a week in The Star newspaper.

For the record, Sam scored 17!

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There seems to be a shift in content consumption these days, especially among our Gens Y and Z. TV doesn't seem to be the preferred choice of video-watching, and as a result, more and more Malaysian media companies seem to be rolling out on-demand television and movies. But do you still watch TV? How? Where do you watch TV?

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Tonight we had a woman whose without a doubt a real veteran in the Malaysian theatre world. Having a strong backing of over 30 years in experience, there’s little who can trump her on and off the stage when a production is coming along. Her name is Shanthini Venugopal and we catch up with her on her shows!

Over the years Shanthini has freelanced with almost every aspect in the theatre industry. One hand she’ll be a producer, stage manager and on the other, its prop manager and being the front of house for various (local and international) theatre companies since 1981. Shanthini’s name can be found as one of the pioneer members of The Instant Cafe Theatre since 1989 and even today, you’ll find her performing for some of their shows.

The year 2000, Shanthini started her own theatre company called The Jumping Jellybeans (JJB). The company focuses on creating productions which specializes for children. She shares her theatre training with student with learning disabilities since 2001. Their work has been recognized by the BOH Cameronian Awards for ‘Best Community Arts project’ in 2005. To this day, JJB has participated in International Children’s Theatre festivals in Iran, Singapore, India and Germany.

Shanthini’s love for teaching has brought her all over from schools to special homes. Some say, Shanthini has taught storytelling workshops to about 1500 different national schools over the course of her career. Interestingly after a long 15 year hiatus, Shanthini will be doing a solo-gig called LOOK AT ME in November 13th &14th at the Space Toccata, SS2, PJ.

For the record, Shanthini scored 16!

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Over the next few weeks of this special series on migrant labour, we will be exploring the topic from the perspective of policy and economics; taking you through the forgotten history of a landmark court case, and delving into the specific challenges faced by domestic workers. This week we explore the specific vulnerabilities of domestic workers by delving into the case of Charkini, an Indonesian domestic worker who suffered mental and physical abuse at the hands of her employers.

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Nuclear power was gaining ground as a contender in the energy markets. It’s pros being clean energy, relatively low operating costs, and the capacity to meet higher energy demands than that of alternatives like solar or wind power. Yet, public perception has taken a massive hit - with the Fukushima Daiichi incident still fresh in everyone's memory. Was the nuclear fallout really that bad? What is nuclear power anyway? And more pertinent to us, what would a nuclear programme mean for Malaysia?

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Ross Yusof & guests discuss Wales' "amazing" feat qualifying for the EUROs. Was it really that amazing?  What about Northern Ireland? England's perfect record? How does it all compare to before? Will the Dutch be able to refresh the current generation? Will the Turks beat them to the playoffs? The guys also look at Asian & South American WC2018 qualification. Is Malaysia lagging behind other Asian nations because they are NOT naturalising players?

Was Brazil & Argentina losing just a blip?

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Tonight, we had a man whose jokes were so good/offensive, he has to take down a video of his set in Singapore. He’s name is Haikal Idris; during the day, he’s a business developer and by night, he’s a stand-up comedian!

Haikal bravely strolls on the offensive line of comedy. Bringing questionable banter and hard hitting punchlines which brings up the harsh guilt in you for laughing so hard at it. Haikal was picked out for CLEO’s 50 Eligible Bachelors in 2013. He didn’t came out on top but he’s reportedly happy for not doing that ‘Suit & Tie’ jig during the finals.

Currently Haikal is the Chief Business Development Officer for ParkEasy, an app which uses the shopping mall’s network of parking sensors to help you find empty parking spaces. You can find him at any of the open mic shows whether it be PJLA, TimeOut or Comedy Kaokao.

For the record, Haikal scored 15!

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We speak to Kudsia Kahar, President of Commercial Radio Malaysia (CRM) to find out more about the current commercial radio landscape in Malaysia.

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Ross Yusof & guests Bob Holmes, Sam Postlethwaite & Alistair Edwards discuss the big news topics of the week. FIFA's ethics committee banning Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini & Jerome Valcke for 90 days, Jurgen Klopp becoming Liverpool's new manager and the chaps also look at EURO 2016 qualification. The Irish stun World Champions Germany in Dublin, N. Ireland beat Greece and confirm their place, The Scots lose out thanks to Robert Lewandowski and also the Dutch. Can they sneak through? There's a look at WC 2018 qualification for South America where the 1st round of games saw losses for Brazil & Argentina. PLUS 3 Big Shouts!

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Tonight we had a man who’s minimalist piano tones, haunting vocals and intrinsic lyrics gave him brand of sound that got wide-spread acclaim in the Malaysian music scene. His name is Ali Aiman and he’s a name you won’t forget any time soon.

Ali Aiman is a 28 year old local electronic-pop musician-producer and a part time lecturer at the International College Of Music (ICOM) in the heart of KL. Ali was born in Miri but was raised in KL. He was introduced to the piano at an early age but loathed the classes and exams related to it. Feeling like a chore instead of a tool for expression (still managed to finish grade 8). During high school, he started listening to rock music and figured the guitar was his thing. He also picked up the trumpet as he is a multi-instrumentalist.

He started studying engineering earlier but figured it wasn’t his main passion. He enrolled in ICOM as a guitar student with a strong love for metal. But soon after he changed to become a piano player majoring in jazz music when he started exploring different types of music. He continued his studies to the famous Berklee College Of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Spent a total five years there with two for studying and three working for production.

When Ali came back, he wanted an avenue to be recognized by people as his ultimate goal is to write music for others. He went to work on a few songs and in 2014, his six-track EP called Overture was released and positive reviews started to wash all over Ali. Currently, Ali is hard at work producing more tracks and if we’re lucky, his first full album should be completed soon.

For the record, Ali scored 21!

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