Podcasts – The Thought Bubble
Podcasts – The Thought Bubble
Ben Eltham and Amber Jamieson
The Thought Bubble 12th April 2013
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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy joins other Labor ministers to “switch on” the NBN. Image: Delimiter.

Episode 11: the NBN edition. We interview futurist and technology commentator Mark Pesce to discuss Labor and the Coalition’s competing plans for a national broadband network. Ben and Amber also discuss the politics of infrastructure, in both broadband and high speed rail.

As always, you can listen to the podcast by clicking on the link below or via subscription on iTunes.

https://thoughtbubblepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/thoughtbubble12april13_mono160.mp3

Some links: 

Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull launch the Coalition’s broadband policy (courtesy of Delimiter)

Ben’s article in New Matilda on broadband policy

Mark Pesce’s book on politics in a connected world, Hyperpolitics