News Weakly Sami Shah

News Weakly – 25th May, 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
Between a rock and a fog place!
Also, Sunak’s premature election!
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.
Theme music "Historic Anticipation" by Paul Mottram
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News Weakly – 18th May, 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
Australians discover they can be bought for $300!
Also, Australia blows the whistle on whistle blowing
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.
Theme music "Historic Anticipation" by Paul Mottram
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News Weakly – 11th May, 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
Cumberland City Councillor admits to finding children’s book sexual!
Also, America has to return the bombs it got as a gift for Israel!
And,there’s always Khartoum for more genocide!
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.

News Weakly – 4th May, 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
Albanese Prime Minister-splains to women!
And, the defamation in Hanson’s nation!
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.

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.
Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.