CHIEW Poh Shin (周宝芯, 周寶芯) is a senior lecturer in the Department of Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. She earned her Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD from Nanjing Normal University, specialising in Chinese language and linguistics. Her primary research interests include phonetics and phonology, language variation, and language acquisition. Currently, she focuses on sociophonetics and prosodic studies, particularly in the varieties of Chinese like Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She has a deep passion for human speech and wants to explore how speech sounds connect with cognition, society, and culture. Beyond academic research, she enjoys science communication work, sharing the fascinating world of linguistics with the public. Here is her first experience on a podcast.

Nurhamizah Hashim obtained her Bachelor's degree in Malay Literature and a Master's degree in Malay Studies from the University of Malaya (UM) in 2006 and 2008 respectively. Briefly served as Assistant Language Planning Officer at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur before pursuing and obtained her Ph.D in Literature Modern Malay (Children's and Adolescent Literature) at the Academy of Malay Studies, Universiti Malaya (UM) in 2015. Throughout years of studies as well as in the field of academic and research, areas of interests are mostly related with Children's literature, Youth adult Literature, Literary Criticism, Drama Literature, Management and Marketing of Literature, Teaching Malay Literature.

Senior Lecturer at Universiti Malaya with extensive experience and a documented history of working in the education management business; skilled in Internal Audit, Risk Management, Governance, Analytical Skills, Lecturing, and Research. Background also includes a history of working in the education management sector. Professional in the field of education who holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Malaya with a concentration in Internal Audit and Corporate Governance. In addition to this, I am currently serving as Associate Editor for the Asian Journal of Accounitng Perspectives (AJAP) and as the Coordinator for the Internal Audit Education Provider (IAEP) at Universiti Malaya. I am an associate member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia and associate member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan.