Featuring the co-founder and Executive Producer of multi-award-winning musical theatre Pan Productions, Alizakri Alias 🤩 First started his theatre involvement in university, Alizakri then, has appeared in 'M the Opera' (2006) staged at Istana Budaya, klpac's ‘Ismail, The Last Days' (2008) as Tun Razak, PAN’s maiden production 'Always in Wonderland?', ‘Cabaret’, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, ‘The Producers’ Roger Debris, ‘Into The Woods’, ‘That’s Entertainment!’ and many more.

In the first episode of Season 2, Joe & Faridah chats with an icon whose name is synonymous with Malaysian Music and is widely acknowledged to be the driving force behind the Jazz Scene in Malaysia. Even before graduating Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in 1982, he had already made a name for himself as a pianist. He was the prime mover behind Malaysia’s first Jazz Rock concert in 1978, which brought about a tremendous interest in Jazz, planting the seeds for the way Jazz is loved in Malaysia.

Episode 2 features Professor Dr. Mohd Anis Md Nor who speaks about the importance of arts education for young artistes and arts practitioners. For many years, he was a Professor of Ethnochoreology and Ethnomusicology at University of Malaya where he earned his B.A. Honors. He earned his M.A. (Dance Ethnology) from the University of Hawaii and PhD (Southeast Asia Studies and Musicology) from the University of Michigan. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at Sunway University.

Episode 3 features the driving force behind Kakiseni, someone who has played and continues to play a vital role in Malaysian performing arts and women empowerment. Low Ngai Yuen started off as the host of award-winning TV programme 3R before becoming a DJ cum producer on WOWfm. She has gone on to produce, direct and create some of the top rated TV programmes in the country. Ngai Yuen is now a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist and a proud mother of four.

In Episode 4, Joe and Faridah talk to a multifaceted artist who works for both, stage and on-screen creations. Featuring Khairi Anwar, a law graduate from UiTM to an award-winning writer, director, actor and producer mainly with his theatre company, Anomalist Production, founded in 2014.

Episode 5 is about one of Malaysia's contemporary dance pioneers, Marion D’Cruz who began dancing at the age of 6 and started choreographing at the age of 16. Having graduated with a BA in Performing Arts and an MA in Dance from Universiti Sains Malaysia, she has studied traditional, modern, and contemporary dance in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, London, and New York.

In this episode Faridah, she talks to one of Malaysia's greatest tabla master, player and teacher, Prakash Kandasamy.

Brainchild of Joe Hasham OAM, Talking About is our all-new documentary series that revolves around casual chats with arts makers that offer a rare glimpse into how a production is brought to life.

Peter is one of the most accomplished, and versatile artiste - performing operas, lieder recitals, orchestral concerts, and musical theatres

Brainchild of Joe Hasham OAM, Talking About is our all-new documentary series that revolves around casual chats with arts makers that offer a rare glimpse into how a production is brought to life.

In this episode, Joe & Faridah talk with an award-winning choral conductor, singer, adjudicator and clinician Chi Hoe, a graduate of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK, Chi Hoe was named one of Birmingham’s ‘New Generation Artists’ in 2008, winning major conducting prizes at College and the Principal’s Prize for ‘outstanding contribution to the musical life at the institution. He was Resident Chorus Master at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire from 2009-2012. Chi Hoe was the first Asian conductor to win a prestigious fellowship to work with the London Symphony Chorus in 2010 which launched his conducting career in the UK. A singer of noted versatility and winner of the 2015 Cameronian Arts Award for Best Vocal Performance of the year, Chi Hoe is in demand as a singer in opera, concert, recital and for consort work throughout Malaysia and abroad. Currently, he sits at the Artistic Director of Young Choral Academy, Artistic Director of the Penang Philharmonic Chorus, Principal Artist and Resident Chorus Master of Kuala Lumpur City Opera in Malaysia. This episode is supported by Cultural Economy Development Agency (CENDANA).