Does your appearance impact your chances of getting hired? Some employers expect a photo on resumes, while others say it’s unnecessary. In a job market where first impressions matter, does your look give you an edge or is it all about skills? We asked our listeners how much appearance plays a role in hiring and workplace success.

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TasteAtlas has released a list of the 100 worst foods from around the world. With placings of foods like Cookie Salad from the US at 100th place and the Philippines’s Balut at 48th place, we’re reminded of the food we absolutely loathe! So we ask our listeners what the worst thing they ate was.

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A man on Facebook is offering a service for men to appear "heroic" in front of their partners. For RM100, he lets them beat him up after he pretends to disturb their partners at a public place. This got us thinking about the idea of masculinity so we delve into this with our listeners, asking them how they think about masculinity, and whether the ideas they were raised with has evolved as they grow up.

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Research by UK's High Pay Centre found that chief executives in FTSE 100 companies will have made more money by midday than the average worker in a year. So we broached this topic with our listeners and ask them: Should there be a cap on how much bosses earn? And, do you believe in pay transparency?

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18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju bagged the title of world’s youngest chess champion at the World Chess Championship in Singapore, sharing that his victory was made possible due to his parents’ sacrifices. Gukesh's father quit his job as a surgeon to accompany him to games, while his mother worked to support them financially. This got us thinking about what it means to be a parent and sacrifice for your child, so we ask our listeners: How much of a parent’s life and time should be dedicated to their child? Is your child’s potential and aspiration more important than your own?

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We kick off the first Talkback of 2025 by talking about resolutions! Some argue there is a pointlessness to new year's resolutions while others are excited by the promise of a fresh start. So we ask listeners, what are their resolutions for 2025? And, how do they plan for the year ahead?

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For the last edition of Talkback of 2024, we're looking back on this rollercoaster of a year and thinking about what stood out to us the most. Whether it be travelling, new additions to family or adopting a new healthy habit, we thought that we'd ask our listeners: What was your favourite thing to come out of this year?

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The government's campaign to control the country's sugar intake involves, among others, a call for higher sugar tax. However, experts are saying that this alone is not enough and that we should include education about nutrition through food labelling regulations. This got us thinking about the act of changing for the better, whether it involves sugar or other habits we have. Since it's the end of the year, we thought it would appropriate to ask: What's the one thing you've changed this year about yourself or your life, and how did you do it?

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South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol has finally spoken out on his failed declaration of martial law, saying that he will not step down and continue to fight till the end, regardless if he is impeached or investigated. This got us thinking about the act of admitting when one is in the wrong, so we explore this with our listeners.

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Every year, the Pantone Colour Institute decides on a Colour of The Year, based on criterias that reflect people's current moods and influential trends throughout the year. Mocha Mousse has bagged this title for the year 2025, chosen for its comforting feeling, and the way it presents 'relaxed elegance'. Social media has apparently inspired this decision as well, with self-care culture being seen as a "treat" to people. So we explore the idea of colours influencing the way we feel and behave, and ask our listeners: Do you pay attention to colours? How do different colours affect your mood?

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