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The Ploy 129: NBN WTF?

The Ploy Team — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:10:00 +0000

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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The Ploy 127: Spilling Over

The Ploy Team — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:47:54 +0000

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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The Ploy 123: Butt Out

The Ploy Team — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:00:19 +0000

It’s a mothers day post show, what did the team do for their mummies? The shocking gifts will be revealed.

Catherine Deveny was fired from the newspaper ‘The Age’ for offensive comments she made on Twitter, were her comments out of line?

Victoria is further tightening anti-smoking laws but are they going too far? Paul thinks so, I sense a debate brewing.

Ben’s observations of the week is back with news about Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and Christina Aguilera and Tech with Ben focuses on the latest news about Australia’s National Broadband Network.

Plus Paul reviews the HBO film ‘You Don’t Know Jack’ about the infamous Dr. Jack Kevorkian played by Al Pacino, the film raises questions about euthanasia – should it be legal?

All that and heaps more on a shiny new episode, it’s easy as 123.

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The Ploy: Renai LeMay

The Ploy Team — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:28:05 +0000

Paul Tevis from Women Need Us anchors this episode featuring Z DNet Australia News Editor Renai LeMay who joined Mike to talk about the upcoming National Broadband Network plans – what effect will it have on your internet connection and what prices can we expect?

Plus his views on the Clean Feed proposal, the upcoming Windows release ‘Windows 7′ and we hear about the hottest tech news out of ZDNet Australia.

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The Ploy 84: Faster Connection

The Ploy Team — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:56:30 +0000

This week Ben & Mike are back, we are all over the National Broadband Network plans including a special extended interview with friend of the show Dr. Ron from Tech Talk Radio.

Also this week: The Golden Girls’ Bea Arthur has a special message for women, Kanye West is a gay fish, old names are dying off (Hello Cock?), Diddims the Cat speaks out about Broadband, Plastic Bag ban in South Australia and heaps more!

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The Ploy: Senator Scott Ludlam

The Ploy Team — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:25:04 +0000

Western Australia Greens Senator Scott Ludlam is our guest this week. We speak about the Clean Feed and the National Broadband Network. This is our final interview about the Broadband subjects, we hope you have enjoyed the series. We have some great interviews on other topics ahead.

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The Ploy: Dr. Ron

The Ploy Team — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:11:54 +0000

Dr. Ron from Tech Talk Radio a nationally syndicated radio program also available online as a podcast, is on this week to talk to Ben and Mike about the Clean Feed and the new National Broadband Network.

To learn more about the Clean Feed visit No Clean Feed and Ban this URL.

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