Mike tells Paul and Kristen about a dream he had about them, our buddy got a new job and we go totally off topic and stray into subjects we should never have addressed.

Episode Scheduling: Episodes this season will be released Wednesdays instead of Fridays. We will be taking a short break for the next two weeks and will return with special guest John T. Kramer on Wednesday, 10th February.

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This week we have a corker of a show with special guest co-host Chris Fitzpatrick from his eponymous online radio show filling in for Mike who continues his extended break.

This week we cover the Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno shuffle, what a mess. Everyone has a view on this. We learn about Chris’ show and reminisce about old times, Paul has a story about previous guest Chantelle Barry, we cover the alleged racist KFC advertisement and our regular segments return.

Also this week, we premiere our new opening theme for season five. Enjoy!

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Ben and Paul manage to tackle the big issues this week though; Why are there Babes in bikinis? Ben is disgusted and wants to know, Paul is assaulted by a crazy neighbor, Ben and Shazza meet a listener of the show, and Mike tells the guys all about his rehab stay.

Plus much more on our season premiere! Tune in next week for our 2nd show of the year, with special guest co-host Chris Fitzpatrick.

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We wrap up the year talking about Christmas gifts and Paul’s Thanksgiving celebrations, we mourn the loss of Rove and Oprah, Deloris our Receptionist returns and some of our regular segments farewell the year and we pay tribute to this season of The Ploy with a special retrospective at the end of the show!

We also have a very special chat with the real Shannon, Ben’s girlfriend who reveals details about Ben’s first kiss. Very risque stuff here.

Our very final guest of 2009 is Ken Levine, Emmy Award winning writer and director of M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons, Wings, Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker and Dharma and Greg. He speaks about his experiences working in television and his encounters with the stars of the shows.

The whole team is back on January 10th, 2010 with our 5th Season, until then have a safe Holiday!

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Plus some other extra highlights. Please enjoy our first video special! See you for our season finale next week!

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Also this week: Conservative Icon Carrie ‘Family Values’ Prejan has a sex tape but she doesn’t think it is and doesn’t like Larry King asking about it, Healthcare has come to America… almost, our sassy receptionist Deloris is here to speak her mind, Benji and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte storm out of a radio interview, The local U.S. elections have caused a storm and Saturday Night Live gives us a taste of what Fox News thinks about it and listener Greg reads his ‘Tweets of the Week’.

Plus we look into the next big male exercise equipment phenomenon, Paul makes the rounds to local Hungry Jacks restaurants asking about their Onion Rings, Ben loves loads of sexual positions, somebody is sitting on the toilet! and we have all our regular segments and more.

Enjoy the show kids, only two more left this season!

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Paul wants us all to know about the Widebay Technology Haunted House 2009, We go after Mo’Nique who we believe is a bad leader in the Black community and Paul continues his love affair with Glenn Beck. Plus the Ben & Mike Meet-Up Pictures are now online for viewing!

Our guest this week is Editor and Publisher of Media Week Magazine and co-host of ‘Media Week’ which airs Thursdays on Sky Business (Channel 602). We talk about everything that is happening in Australian media right now.

Enjoy the show, it comes with extra watermelon! Don’t forget, Potty Time!

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Paul has a very exciting story about his trip to Party City USA and how you might want to bring a bucket. The Ploy News Team keeps us to date with everything you need to know. Paul is starring in a brand new horror film, we have the exclusive preview. We go over some spooky facts and a very scary Hollywood Blitz.

Then the most unprecedented event in The Ploy history, we have a emergency situation on our hands involving Ben, Shazza and an unknown assailant. It’s engrossing listening. Listener Discretion is Advised.

Cover your ears! It’s a scary world out there folks!

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Also this week, Paul tells us all about the new spine-thrillingly scary horror flick ‘Paranormal Activity’ and gives us a review. We go over John Safran’s new show ‘Race Relations’, We get a breaking news update from The Ploy Newsroom, Why do people upload nude photos to social networking sites?, The latest ‘Captain Mike’s Overnight Express’, Ben reveals all about Windows 7 and we partake in some ‘Ben-a-roke’.

It’s a show for fans of musical comedy, it’s an all new ploy – dancing into your ears!

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A massively stuffed episode this week for you, Ben and Mike review #benandmikemeetingeelong. We recap the entire day and go over the ins and outs of the whole grand experience.

Plus Paul’s trip to Las Vegas, hear Paul’s exciting story about business cards, also this week we cover the rain situation in Los Angeles, the Letterman sex expose, Hey Hey It’s Racist, The Conservative Bible, Mike has a new overnight radio show, the latest installment of Ploy News and heaps more.

This weeks feature guest is Bec Brown, chairperson of Melbourne Community Television Consortium Ltd which oversees Channel 31 Melbourne, we review their fight for a digital license and discuss how Community Television has been pivotal in the unearthing of local talent.

Join us for yet another exciting episode of The Ploy, wont you?

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