Rachel Maddow and Ben May

We rewind to last week to find out what was that noise Mike made randomly during the show? Then its onto Larry King who looks like he is returning to his roots on the radio when he leaves CNN later this year. We have managed to obtain the exclusive audition tape from Larry. You won’t believe how much he is shaking his format up!

We revisit some of Paul’s previous dates and how he has now set up a dating profile and has had some hot comments, but who are they from? Paul also reviews Angelina Jolie’s new flick ‘Salt’ on Popcorn Paul’s Extra Buttery Movie Reviews.

We chat about the Westboro Baptist Church yet again and how when protesting recently they were questioned by a very inquisitive Brick Stone. We have the audio for you.

Plus are Women getting in on the gay porn scene? Just like Men have long enjoyed Lesbian videos, its now increasingly common that Women are watching all-male videos. We ask why?

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Tony Abbott casts his vote

The Election is over but we have no winner! In this fast-tracked™ episode of The Ploy we look at the results so far, and discuss how a Hung Parliament works and what to expect from it and whoever forms Government.

We cover whether or not Kevin Rudd is responsible for Labors decline, The backlash against Labor in West Sydney never eventuated as first though, why not? The Greens were the only real winners of the election, picking up the seat of Melbourne (VIC) and seats in the Senate, was Mike solely responsible?

Plus for those not interested in politics, we have Paul’s brand new movie review segment ‘Popcorn Paul’s Extra Buttery Movie Reviews’. This week its the new Stallone flick “The Expendables“.

Ben tells us about Facebook Places, the new service to take on 4Square. Paul is into the new show ‘Whale Wars‘, and asks should the Japanese Whalers face potentially violent protests for breaking International Laws?

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Please note, this episode was recorded on Sunday, 22 August 2010 in the early evening hours AEST. Details are correct at time of recording but may have since changed.

The site of a planned Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan

The Australian Federal Election is now just days away and Prime Minister Julia Gillard has raised Broadband as an Election issue promising a $43 Billion National Broadband Network (about half of which will not be funded with tax payer dollars). Which has began rolling out and already has users in Tasmania. She promises speeds of up to 1000mb/s, but why are some people against this?

There are plans to build a Islamic Cultural Center featuring a Mosque among other amenities, in Lower Manhattan near Ground Zero, the site of the attacks on New York City in 2001. Some people are outraged over this, despite an existing mosque already in the area. Is this an example insensitivity or an unfair equation between Terrorism and Islam?

Paul counts down the Top 5 songs of the week once again while special guest co-host Kristen Miller tells us why she got kicked out of a club.

What are the worst places to be a 4square Mayor? Will the California Proposition 8 fight over Same-Sex marriage reach the supreme court? Plus Ben tells us about this years Hervey Bay Seafood Festival.

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Ben & Mike in Melbourne

We’re back from our mid-year break and fresh from the latest meet-up in Melbourne with Ben and Mike. We’ll update you on all the goings on during the meet-up and what Paul got up to on his summer break as well.

We call regular contributor Tim Cooke who also attended the Melbourne meet-up and get his views on the 2 days of fun and excitement. Plus special guest co-host and Ploy contributor Kristen Miller joins us to chat about the news.

The Australian Elections are well and truly underway, with just under 2 weeks to go, we will chat about why the Family First party is facing some serious heat after a candidate went on an ugly anti-gay rant on Twitter. Yet remains endorsed by the party.

The much maligned Internet Filter in Australia also looks like it is on deaths door with both The Greens and The Liberals saying they will vote against it, so does this mean its finally dead?

Plus are girls really hitting puberty earlier than ever? We’ll cover this strange phenomenon.

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Kevin Rudd & Julia Gillard

The Ploy breaks from our mid-year hiatus to bring you this special on the Australian Political Turmoil that saw Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ousted to make way for Deputy Julia Gillard, now Australia’s first female Prime Minister.

Ben and Mike discuss these extraordinary set of circumstances and give their view of the events of the last week. Paul Tevis also chimes in from Los Angeles with his international view on the event.

The whole team return in early August with regular weekly episodes, where we will be covering the upcoming Australian Elections and U.S. mid-terms. Until then keep up to date on our Twitter and Facebook accounts.

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See you all back here with episodes through November, starting August 4.

Gulf Oil Spill

Paul chimes in on this weeks news live from his Summer Vacation in the Bahamas as we tackle The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf. Who is to blame and why is it taking so long to fix?

Tech with Ben covers the new iPhone 4, what are the hot new features on the latest update, and should we all run out to line up at the Apple Store? The latest pricing is out for The National Broadband Network roll out in Tasmania, will it be worth the price when it rolls out nationally across Australia?

Hollywood Blitz looks at the Sandra Bullock and Scarlett Johansson kiss at the MTV Awards last weekend. Is this a desperate attempt from Bullock to move on from her split with Jesse James? Paul thinks so.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s polls have taken a nosedive at we approach a Federal Election, what is he doing wrong? How can he fix it and will we really face Tony Abbott as Prime Minister?

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Gary Coleman

Ben is fresh back from his trip to Sydney this week for CeBit, he will give us the juicy details on one of Australia’s top Tech conferences, but its not all geek fun this week as we tackle the tough question “Is Justin Bieber a good kisser?”. He seems to think so, we will debate.

Sad news, Gary Coleman died. Best known for playing Arnold Jackson for eight magnificent seasons of “Diff’rent Strokes”, we will reminiscence about the actor.

Paul tackles Lady GaGa’s “Paparazzi” in a brand new segment ‘Autotuned’. Ben got his hands on a iPad and is giving us a full review, but one of the hosts thinks they are useless. Hear the fireworks go off on this important subject.

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Now the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum
What might be right for you, may not be right for some
A man is born, he’s a man of means
Then along come two, they got nothin’ but their jeans
But they got Diff’rent Strokes
It takes Diff’rent Strokes
It takes Diff’rent Strokes to move the world

Everybody’s got a special kinda story
Everybody finds a way to shine
It don’t matter that you got not a lot- so what?
They’ll have theirs, you’ll have yours and I’ll have mine
And together we’ll be fine,
Cause it takes Diff’rent Strokes to move the world, yes it does
It takes Diff’rent Strokes to move the world!

Has Akermanis put his foot in it?

Should the media be allowed to out closeted politicians? Seven News in Sydney did to Labor MP David Campbell, and are now facing a backlash, the team debate whether its crossing the line. Jason Akermanis a AFL Football player wrote a controversial newspaper article saying closeted AFL players should remain in the closet, what sort of message is that sending and does his article have any merit?

Kristen Miller joins the boys this week to dish the dirt on Hollywood, updating us on the legal issues facing Lindsay Lohan at present and how she may avoid prison. Australian Customs wants to know if you are carrying porn, is this a good safety measure or another Nanny State policy in Australia?

Plus we play a brand new game “Picka-Porn” and find out about ‘Porn for the Blind’.

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Betty White on Saturday Night Live

Mike, Paul and Kristen Miller are on mic this week to update you on their big week, someone went to get medical procedures, someone went on a date and someone got drunk. Plus Ben joins us via phone to update us on what he is up to and where he is and give us some observations of the week.

However its the news of the week that counts and if anyone is burning up television at the moment, its 88 year old Betty White whose amazing career has spanned every decade since 1950. She recently hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ and made a splash, the team review the appearance.

The Ploy News makes a triumphant return with a brand new anchor, The 2010 Meet-Up has changed dramatically and Paul has the updates. The Billboard Top 5 has some fresh tracks and we review the 2010 U.S. Fall Television season, are any of your favourite shows canceled?

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