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  • Episode #59: 5th May 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Community Broadcasting Program identified for abolition within National Commission of Audit Report recommendations [CBAA]
    Virgin Mobile outage leaves customers without phone service [The Age]
    Thousands of people have phone and internet cut [The Age]
    Optus Now Supports Direct Billing For Google Play [Gizmodo Australia]
    Brazil passes an Internet 'Bill of Rights' [San Jose Mercury News]
    Snapchat adds Video Calls and Instant Messaging [9to5Mac]
    Samsung ordered to pay Apple $128.9 million over infringed patents [The Age]
    Wild Rumor of Apple EarPods with Biometric Sensors Has Roots in Apple's Research [Mac Rumors]
    OS X 10.10 emphasis planned for WWDC, iOS 8 features pushed to iOS 8.1, new Apple TV still in the works [9to5Mac]
    Bob Hoskins dies of pneumonia aged 71 [BBC News]
    Is Back to the Future returning to Universal Studios Hollywood? [Theme Park Insider]
    Craig Ferguson Quits Late Late Show, Says Plan Was in Place Before Letterman Announced Exit [Yahoo TV]
    A guide to Craig Ferguson's weirdest traditions you'll never see on late-night TV again after this year [The Washington Post]
    Review: Jonah From Tonga and the genius of Chris Lilley [SMH]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    Dolly Parton - "9 to 5" [iTunes]
    Robin Thicke - "When I Get You Alone" [iTunes]
    Nancy Sinatra - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" [iTunes]
    ...
    2 hr 6 min
  • Episode #58: 28th April 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Daniel Olivares talks producing a great radio show, and then making it a sweet Podcast - SATT003 [Social Audio Think Tank]
    Would you pay a random person to taxi you around? I did and this is what happened [SMH]
    NSW Transport Minister sends mixed messages over legitimacy of Uber 'ride-sharing' service [The Age]
    Uber 'ride-sharing' service under investigation as public warned off app [The Age]
    NYPD's Twitter photo contest backfires with images of aggressive police force [The Verge]
    Qantas makes hash of tweet campaign [SMH]
    Is THIS the Loch Ness Monster? Apple's Maps satellite image may have found Nessie [Daily Mail]
    That Fishy Image On Apple Maps Is Not The Loch Ness Monster [Forbes]
    Apple posts $10.2B in profit on $45.6B in revenue, announces stock split [The Verge]
    Tim Cook says Apple is 'closer than it's ever been' to new product category [The Verge]
    Apple's letting anyone help test its next OS X update [The Verge]
    Confirmed: Flash Gordon movie reboot back on the cards [Den of Geek]
    Roald Dahl's "The BFG": The Movie Is Coming [Pedestrian TV]
    Hulu works to block VPN access, looks to keep international viewers out [TechHive]
    Here's Everyone Who Won A TV Week Asher Keddie Logie Award Last Night [Pedestrian TV]
    The Logies need a makeover [SMH]
    2 hr 2 min
  • Episode #57: 21st April 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    3D-printed cast concept uses ultrasound to heal broken bones [The Verge]
    Texts from Star Trek: The Next Generation [Tumblr]
    Free Uber Rides Coming To Brisbane In Limited Testing Phase [Reckoner]
    TPG fined $400,000 for cutting off triple-zero access [iTWire]
    No, Commonwealth Bank is not running OpenSSL [TechGeek]
    Facebook Launching Mobile Ad Network At F8 Conference [Re/code]
    Facebook adds feature for finding nearby friends [SMH]
    Dutch teen arrested over 'joke' bomb tweet threat to American Airlines [Daily Mail]
    To those tweeting terrorist threats to airlines: what the f*** is wrong with you? [TechGeek]
    US Airways Tweets Pic of Woman With Toy Airplane in Her Vagina [NSFW] [Jezebel]
    Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, Boxer Found Wrongly Convicted, Dies at 76 [The New York Times]
    'Mrs. Doubtfire' Sequel in the Works With Robin Williams, Chris Columbus Returning [The Wrap]
    Everything is a Remix Part 2 [YouTube]
    2014 Summer Movie Round Up by Red Letter Media [YouTube]
    Mi9 boss takes aim at rivals over online catch-up strategy [mUmBRELLA]
    'Orange Is the New Black' Season 2 Trailer Is Next-Level Crazy [Yahoo TV]
    Simon Taylor - Funny (2014) | Simon Taylor [Bandcamp]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    Divinyls - "I Touch Myself" [iTunes]
    Daddy Coo...
    2 hr 12 min
  • Episode #56: 14th April 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
    Show Notes:
    The Science Of Doctor Who [YouTube]
    The Science of Doctor Who [RiAus]
    Sexy Sax Man Careless Whisper Prank feat. Sergio Flores [YouTube]
    On track and online: Free Wi-Fi for train commuters [3AW]
    Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Wishful Thinking, Jen Brister [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Rock God, Joel Creasey [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Double Happiness, Bart Freebairn [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Here's Looking At Me, Beau Stegmann [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    NBN Co downgrades FTTP rollout [ITNews]
    NBN Co turfs CTO, CFO, head of commercial [Delimiter]
    What is the Heartbleed Bug? [Vox]
    Heartbleed Explanation [xkcd]
    Change Your Passwords For These 15 Heartbleed-Vulnerable Sites ASAP [Cult of Mac]
    Heartbleed should motivate you to get a password manager [The Age]
    Anyone Can Buy Google Glass April 15 [Performance PSU]
    Everything to know about iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 [9to5Mac]
    Sue Townsend, creator of hapless and much-loved Adrian Mole, dies aged 68 [The Guardian]
    RIP The Ultimate Warrior [Pedestrian TV]
    Triple J launches Double J station, with Myf Warhurst at the helm [The Age]
    Stephen Colbert to Replace David Letterman on 'Late Show' [Variety]
    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #55: 7th April 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
    Show Notes:
    April Fools' Day prank: parents sent SMS saying school closed [The Age]
    Dob in your tweeting mate at work? So much for free speech [The Guardian]
    Remove 'offensive remark' or else: Immigration Dept [SBS News]
    Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    We ♥ Comedy, Victoria Healy presents [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Let's Write A Book, Simon Keck [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    The Completely Improvised Musical, Impromptunes [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Wishful Thinking, Jen Brister [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    eBay Now Allows Virtual Currency Sales [TechCrunch]
    Microsoft to restore Start menu to Windows [Computerworld]
    Microsoft scam man is sentenced in 'landmark' case [BBC News]
    Microsoft unveils Cortana, its answer to Siri and Google Now [Engadget]
    Mozilla CEO resigns after opposition to gay marriage drew fire [The Age]
    Apple Updates iWork for OS X, iOS and iCloud [Mashable]
    Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference starts on June 2nd [The Verge]
    Apple Is Increasing App Store Prices In Australia [Gizmodo Australia]
    Apple Emails Reveal Concerns Over Samsung's Success, 'Holy War' With Google [Mashable]
    Apple Acknowledges Consumers Want Larger and Cheaper Phones [Mac Rumors]
    Mickey Rooney Dead at 93 [Variety]
    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #54: 31st March 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
    Show Notes:
    Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Variety Show, Fancy Boy [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Gillian Cosgriff [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Double Happiness, Bart Freebairn [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Fresh, Khaled Khalafalla [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Facebook buying Oculus VR for $2 billion [The Verge]
    'Minecraft' creator cancels Oculus Rift version following Facebook acquisition [The Verge]
    Japan to send phone alerts for incoming missile strikes [The Verge]
    eBay passwords revealed as username+123456 [ITNews]
    Twitterrific Goes Freemium [MacStories]
    Apple Quietly Sells Its 500 Millionth iPhone [Mac Rumors]
    Apple working on bringing racial diversity to emoji icons [LA Times]
    Dynasty star Kate O'Mara dies at 74 in Sussex, England [SMH]
    Creator of TV's 'Batman' Lorenzo Semple Jr. Dies at 91 [Variety]
    Warner Bros., DC Comics Celebrate Batman's 75th Anniversary [Variety]
    This is the first trailer for the new 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' [The Verge]
    Terminator: Genesis and sequels to be shot back to back in 9 months [Metro News]
    Schwarzenegger Reveals New Terminator Secrets And Why His Cyborg Ages [io9]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    2 hr 2 min
  • Episode #53: 24th March 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Simon Taylor.
    Show Notes:
    JetHead's Blog [Airline Pilot Blog]
    Funny, Simon Taylor [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    You've Changed, Amos Gill [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Wolf Creek The Musical [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Best of the Edinburgh Fest [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!, Adrienne Truscott [Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014]
    Myer stops taking cheques in favour of faster payment options [The Age]
    Malcolm Turnbull Wants You To Move House To Get Better Internet [Gizmodo Australia]
    Telstra, not Turnbull, at fault in Twitfight [The Register]
    iiNet's Michael Malone quits after 21 years [The Age]
    ALDI Mobile Slashes $35 Plan Data Allowance To 1GB [Lifehacker Australia]
    UK operator Three will limit data tethering to 2GB for new customers, even if the plan is 'unlimited' [The Next Web]
    Legislation abolishing roaming charges goes through European parliament [The Guardian]
    Fred Phelps, founder of anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, dies at 84 [The Age]
    Lorde's Fans Staged A Really Nice Counter-Westboro Baptist Church Protest [Pedestrian TV]
    Apple launches cheaper 8GB iPhone 5C, but not in the US [The Verge]
    Apple's iPhone 5c 'failure flop' outsold Blackberry, Windows Phone and every Android flagship in Q4 [AppleInsider]
    Office for iPad to be revealed on...
    2 hr
  • Episode #52: 17th March 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Melbourne public transport: Tram, train, bus users stranded with unusable data [The Age]
    NBN Co plans retaliation for TPG fibre project [ZDNet]
    Google: Australian Piracy Is An Availability And Pricing Problem [Gizmodo Australia]
    Drone 'used to carry drugs near prison' [BBC News]
    World Wide Web turns 25 years old [The Age]
    Neil Young Launching PonoMusic Via Kickstarter [Pitchfork]
    Apple releases iOS 7.1 with reboot fix, UI tweaks, and CarPlay [The Verge]
    Apple building support for driving 4K displays at 'Retina' resolution, 60Hz output from 2013 MacBook Pros [9to5Mac]
    BBC Releases 30th Anniversary Edition Of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Text Adventure Game. You Have Died (And Gone To Gaming Heaven) [TechCrunch]
    Romanian Man Commits Suicide and Kills His 4-Year-Old after Falling for Police Ransomware [HOTforSecurity]
    Wesley Warren, the Man With the 132-pound Scrotum, Dead at 49 [Gawker]
    Hal Douglas, Movie Trailer Voice Over Master, Dead at 89 [Variety]
    Stooges drummer Scott Asheton has died, aged 64 [FasterLouder]
    Betty White dead 2014 : Actress killed by celebrity death hoax [Mediamass]
    FreeviewPlus is dead if it's locked-down [The Age]
    Foxtel's Presto Streaming Movie Service Launches Today [Reckoner]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - "Together In Electri...
    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #51: 10th March 2014
    Phil Edwards and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Public Transport Victoria finally releases timetable data to the public [TechGeek]
    Is Telstra's 'New Phone Feeling' Meant To Be A Sort Of Creeping Sense Of Dread? [Reckoner]
    News Corp Australia dumps Exchange for Gmail [Delimiter]
    This Australian Startup Will Let You Rent A Friend For Up To $60 An Hour [Business Insider]
    Coles reveals customers' data is shared with third parties overseas [SMH]
    Aldi gets wrist slap over 'unlimited' plans [ZDNet]
    Bitcoin exchange boss, Autumn Radtke, found dead of suspected suicide in Singapore [News.com.au]
    Another Bitcoin heist adds to cybercurrency woes [ITWire]
    The Satoshi Paradox [Reuters]
    Who cares who created Bitcoin? [Techly]
    MetroTwit's Windows apps are no longer available to download, Twitter API limitations to blame [The Next Web]
    1 in 10 Americans thinks HTML is an STD, study finds [The Age]
    Mozilla is investigating why Dell UK is charging £16.25 to install Firefox, says no such deal exists with anyone [The Next Web]
    Getty Images frees up pic database [TechEye]
    "Witch hunt"? Turnbull opens Labor NBN policy review [Delimiter]
    CarPlay development characterized as easy, but Apple planning 'slow and steady' rollout [AppleInsider]
    Backlash over Apple tax strategy [AFR]
    Windows XP Shows a Slight Growth before it Outdates [ProductUSP]
    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #50: 3rd March 2014
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Telcos gouging on SMS by up to 90,000%, says consumer group [The Age]
    Melbourne IT snares NetRegistry in $50.4m deal [AFR]
    Bitcoin giant Mt Gox files for bankruptcy after possible $US500m lost to hacking [The Age]
    @N Has Been Restored to Its Rightful Owner [The Next Web]
    Ten smartphones that caught our eye at Mobile World Congress [TechHive]
    Samsung hopes its Galaxy S5 is the picture of health [Greenbot]
    Meet Samsung's new smartwatch family: the Gear 2, Neo and Fit [Engadget]
    Meet YotaPhone, the dual-screen smartphone finally coming to the U.S. [TechHive]
    Apple fixes glaring SSL vulnerability with OS X 10.9.2, adds FaceTime Audio and iMessage blocking [The Next Web]
    Tim Cook Angrily Rejects Political Proposal Asking for Profits-First Policies [Mac Rumors]
    Apple TV Business Generated $1 Billion in 2013, Cook Says 'Difficult to Call It a Hobby' [Mac Rumors]
    Apple's 'iOS in the car' said to be launching next week with cars from Ferrari, others [The Verge]
    Ghostbusters actor Harold Ramis dead at 69 [The Age]
    'Ghostbusters III' Moving Forward Despite Harold Ramis' Death [Rolling Stone]
    Minecraft movie in the works at Warner Bros [Den of Geek]
    Oscars winners 2014: the full list [The Telegraph]
    Ellen earns the most retweets ever for her Oscars selfie [The Verge]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    2 hr 1 min

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Geeks Interrupted is a weekly 2-hour tech show broadcasting live from the studios of 94.1FM 3WBC in Box Hill near Melbourne, Australia. Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Mark Macdowell discuss the latest…