Craig, Keeshaanan & Nicolas join Ross to discuss UEFA's ban imposed on Man City. What does it mean? Will Pep still be there next season? Also, a look at the weekend's EPL which saw Liverpool open up a 25 point lead at the top and wins for Spurs & Arsenal. Includes preview of Chelsea v Man Utd and the midweek UCL & UEL>

With our eyes set on unearthing the freshest flavours from unexpected places, we widen our scope with hand-picked musical gems from all across Asia. Ashwin Gobinath from Nadir Studios joins us this week to share all about running a studio in Malaysia. 

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Peter Cat Recording Co. - Soulless Friends
Vira Talisa - Primavera
Ermy Kullit - seuntai kata
The Milky Way -  白い波 

Four Leaf Clover - Clouds
Nadir Studios Interview  
Nadir - Nafas

Mamakiss - ดาวเคราะห์แคระ
TAJ - The Astral Journey

Malaysian Chinese literature is undergoing a new renaissance. Postdoctoral fellow at the Australia National University, Show Ying Xin, joins us this week to discuss the recent global attention that Mahua literature has been receiving.

The Munich Security Conference focused its theme this year on "westlessness", where attendees considered if the world is “becoming less Western” and how this would reshape global security.

A study has found that as a result of the sugar tax in the UK, soft drink manufacturers have lowered the sugar levels in their drinks. We look at whether the sugar tax in Malaysia has produced a similar outcome.

An article on The Malaysian Insight notes that the number of students opting for STEM subjects in schools has declined by 6,000 students per year since 2012, as opposed to the increasing number of students opting for the arts in the SPM syllabus.

An impressive streak of results by Britain's athletics star Jemma Reekie has raised speculations that her Nike prototype shoes are giving her an edge.

An article on Vox looks at how dating apps are mining users' data. We look at what measures people should be taking to protect their personal data, as online privacy becomes increasingly elusive.

When we talk about obesity, we often look at its prevalence among adults, but are we doing enough to address it during childhood? On today’s show, we discuss the consequences of childhood obesity, as well as how we can better manage and prevent obesity among children. We will also look at the psychology of childhood obesity, from the perspective of changing unhealthy eating habits.

The UN Conference of Parties (COP) 25 which was held last year in Madrid, Spain, was deemed as a failure by many. Both activists and experts who attended observed that there has never been a bigger disconnect between “what the science requires and negotiations delivered in terms of meaningful action.” What went wrong? Kingsley Goh and Tan Cai May, who represented the Malaysian Youth Delegation at COP25 in Spain, joins us to share their experiences and takeaways from the Conference, and to outline the key outcomes and failures of COP25.