125 episodes

A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah (Saturday Paper's The Gadfly, The Chaser Report).
News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
Get bonus content on Patreon
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News Weakly Sami Shah

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A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah (Saturday Paper's The Gadfly, The Chaser Report).
News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    News Weakly Issue 112

    News Weakly Issue 112

    News Weakly – 27th April, 2024
    A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
    Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah.
    TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
    Comedian destroys baby!
    Also, Australia's X!
    All that and more, on News Weakly!
    News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
    Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
    Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. Sami previously co-hosted the ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast program with Jacinta Parsons and presented RN Saturday Extra. He produced and hosted multiple documentary series on ABC RN’s Earshot on race, free speech, and religion. Sami’s autobiography, I, Migrant, was nominated for various national literary awards. He's also written an urban-fantasy novel Boy of Fire and Earth, and a non-fiction exploration of religion, The Islamic Republic of Australia. His full-cast audio drama The Missed is available exclusively on Audible and has won multiple awards.
    Sami is a lecturer in journalism at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism, and is the Ambassador-at-Large for PEN Melbourne.
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    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 21 min
    News Weakly Issue 111

    News Weakly Issue 111

    News Weakly – 13th April, 2024
    A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
    Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah.
    TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
    The juice runs out!
    Also, Biden mumbles something!
    All that and more, on News Weakly!
    News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
    Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
    Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. Sami previously co-hosted the ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast program with Jacinta Parsons and presented RN Saturday Extra. He produced and hosted multiple documentary series on ABC RN’s Earshot on race, free speech, and religion. Sami’s autobiography, I, Migrant, was nominated for various national literary awards. He's also written an urban-fantasy novel Boy of Fire and Earth, and a non-fiction exploration of religion, The Islamic Republic of Australia. His full-cast audio drama The Missed is available exclusively on Audible and has won multiple awards.
    Sami is a lecturer in journalism at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism, and is the Ambassador-at-Large for PEN Melbourne.
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 13 min
    News Weakly Issue 110

    News Weakly Issue 110

    News Weakly – 06th April, 2024
    A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
    Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah.
    TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
    When one person says its raining and another says it isn’t a journalist’s job is to buy them both bags of cocaine and prostitutes to get an exclusive!
    Also, Australia elects new Queen!
    Plus, Who Aids the Aid Workers!
    All that and more, on News Weakly!
    News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
    Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 19 min
    News Weakly Issue 109

    News Weakly Issue 109

    News Weakly – 30th March, 2024
    A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
    Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah.
    TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
    I’m shipping up to Baltimore!
    Also,Can’t get Splendour out of my head!
    All that and more, on News Weakly!
    News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
    Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 15 min
    A Quick Caveat

    A Quick Caveat

    Just a quick content apology for episode 108.
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    • 1 min
    News Weakly Issue 108

    News Weakly Issue 108

    News Weakly – 23rd March, 2024
    A weekly round-up of the top news stories in Australia, and around the world; punched in the head until they make sense.
    Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah.
    TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
    Is Kate a clone?
    Also, is Kevin nasty?
    All that and more, on News Weakly!
    News Weakly is an ad-free listener supported podcast.
    Just go to patreon.com/samishah to support the podcast!
    Get bonus content on Patreon
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    • 14 min

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