Online Dating

Dating websites – do they work? Mike, Paul and special guest-host Kristen Miller all signed up and we have the results! Are the hosts compatible? Who answered Yes to not wanting to date outside their race? Plus Kristen rates the guys on looks, watchout!

Australia finally has a Government! Ben joins us to chat about Prime Minister Julia Gillard getting the numbers to form a new Government. But how long will it last?

President Obama has finally come out swinging, saying Republicans are ‘treating him like a dog’. We have the audio and host reactions.

Paul reviews the new Jessica Alba flick “Machete” and Kristen updates us on the latest Hollywood Gossip.

Plus Australian Olympic Gold Medalist Stephanie Rice has got into hot water with homophobic slurs on Twitter, and now a sponsor has dropped her.

All that and so much more! Don’t forget to fill in our yearly survey and tell us what you think of the show!

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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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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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We answer some questions from a listener who donated to the show. Ben asks “is Earth Hour a sham?” Healthcare Debates continue and Ben’s brand new segment “BOOW: Ben’s Observations of the Week”.

All that and we reveal our new meet-up plans (#theploy2010meetup), it involves all 3 hosts in one place for an entire week! Very exciting.

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Are unemployed people just too lazy to get jobs? Tom Delay thinks so. Sarah Palin admits to taking her family to Canada for healthcare in the past – does this mean the single payer system isn’t that bad? Rahm Emanuel likes taking on Politicans nude and in the showers and will Betty White be hosting Saturday Night Live?

Plus for the first time we play the portion of last years interview with controversial former Howard Stern cast member John Melendez (‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’), which we previously removed as per his request. However for the first time – you get to hear what he didn’t want you to hear – and it is all about Howard Stern.

It’s big, its powerful and its in your face. It’s The Ploy 116.

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