Punching Upwards

Fabian A. Scherschel
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The podcast that digs at the nitty-gritty facts behind the week's loudest headlines and discovers stories legacy media neglected to cover. From a veteran reporter and investigative journalist; new episodes every Sunday. punchingupwards.substack.com

  1. 4d ago

    PU 52: The Cape Town Stadium Flyover

    When two airliners overfly a packed rugby stadium at less than 15 metres over the roof, is that really cool or is it a near disaster that should be condemned instead of celebrated? Punching Upwards, Episode 52 for 6 September 2026 Topics: Aviation 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! Sources * “Madness”: Planes just metres from hitting rugby stadium, 9 News, 30 August 2026 * Was This INSANE Stadium Flyover TOO Low!?, Captains Speaking, 3 September 2026 * Instagram video of the flyover filmed from the stadium roof, DeKosky, 30 August 2026 * SACAA Statement on the Airlink Flypast at the DHL Cape Town Stadium, SA Civil Aviation Authority, 2 September 2026 * South African Airways Flight 295, Wikipedia, undated * Comair Flight 206, Wikipedia, undated * Airlink’s low flypast over Rugby match in Cape Town, Flightradar24 Blog, 2 September 2026 * South Africa aviation regulator probes low jet flypast over Cape Town stadium, ABC News, 2 September 2026 * Airline cancels plans for repeat of South Africa vs New Zealand flyover stunt as investigation launched, The Independent, 4 September 2026 * Weather grounds Airlink’s FNB flyby for Boks-All Blacks FNB Stadium clash, 3 September 2026 * NBC Nightly News for 30 August, NBC, 31 August 2026 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Aug 30

    PU 51: Why Did the CIA Director Fly to Moscow?

    The War in Ukraine is escalating and both the US and Russia are increasingly talking about the use of nuclear weapons. Did DCIA John Ratcliffe fly to Moscow to address nuclear tensions? Punching Upwards, Episode 51 for 30 August 2026 Topics: Politics, War in Ukraine 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! See Also * PU 17: Vlad vs. Vlad * PU 7: Von der Leyen’s Paper Maps * PU 4: Drones over Denmark Sources * CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow for meetings, sources say, ABC News, 25 August 2026 * Here’s why the CIA director traveled to Russia, CBS News, 27 August 2026 * Why Russia is expanding its war against Ukraine beyond the front lines, Deutsche Welle, 25 August 2026 * Why Ukraine is Ramping Up Its Aerial War Against Russia, The Wall Street Journal, 18 August 2026 * CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes unannounced visit to Moscow to meet with Russian officials, CNN, 26 August 2026 * CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran, CNN, 28 August 2026 * CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian intel counterparts on secretive visit to Moscow, Kremlin says, CBS News, 26 August 2026 * Pentagon weighs nuclear options amid China, Russia threats, The Washington Times, 18 August 2026 * Pentagon draws up new nuclear weapons strategy for war with Russia and China, The Telegraph, 5 August 2026 * Pentagon wants “expanding options” for nuclear weapons, officials say, Breaking Defense, 7 August 2026 * Tweet by Marjorie Taylor Greene, X, 16 August 2026 * The Pentagon Revealed Its Nuclear War Strategy and It’s Terrifying, Vice, 21 June 2019 * Joint Publication 3-72: Nuclear Operations, US Department of War, 11 June 2019 * The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin, The New York Times, 25 February 2024 * The Partnership: The Secret History of the War in Ukraine, The New York Times, 29 March 2025 * CIA taught Ukraine how to target Putin’s Achilles heel, The Telegraph, 31 December 2025 * General “Buck” Turgidson (George C. Scott) argues for a nuclear first strike in Dr. Strangelove The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Aug 23

    PU 50: Ignore Our Stupid New Law, Says the EU

    The new EU packaging regulation PPWR is destroying small businesses. The EU only noticed when hundreds of them took to social media to say they suspend shipping to EU countries. Punching Upwards, Episode 50 for 23 August 2026 Topics: Politics, Economics 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! Sources * Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Packaging and Packaging Waste — PPWR, The European Union, 19 December 2024 * Reel from Saulforged, Instagram, 8 August 2026 * Reel from Shane Holland, Instagram, 11 August 2026 * Reel from Sister of Claudia, Instagram, 7 August 2025 * Die EU hat uns gefi--t! Kein Versand außerhalb Deutschlands mehr! PPWR sei Dank!, Johnny’s World, 13 August 2026 * EU waste packaging rules: Why small businesses are worried, Deutsche Welle, 12 August 2026 * EU’s new packaging regime locks small publishers out of single market, EUobserver, 13 August 2026 * EU packaging law forces sellers to register in up to 27 countries, PPC Land, 11 August 2026 * Why Many Retailers Suddenly Stop Shipping Abroad in the EU, Techbook, 13 August 2026 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Aug 16

    PU 49: The Ceuta Invasion

    A Spanish city being overrun by tens of thousands of immigrants showed fatal weaknesses in the EU’s border protection. Now the establishment is trying to gaslight its citizens to ignore it. Punching Upwards, Episode 49 for 16 August 2026 Topics: Politics / Immigration 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! Sources * Ceuta: Migrant crossings and European reaction (research briefing), UK Parliament House of Commons Library, 13 August 2026 * The truth behind the Ceuta migrant crisis, Channel 4, 4 August 2026 * Thousands of migrants try to enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, The BBC, 31 July 2026 * Migrants storm Spanish border – what’s happening in Ceuta and why, The BBC, 31 July 2026 * JRE MMA Show #99 with Francis Ngannou, The Joe Rogan Experience, 9 February 2021 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  5. Aug 9

    PU 48: Fauci Takes the Fifth

    Anthony Fauci, who led the West’s pandemic response, refused to testify to Congress about his role in the creation of SARS-CoV-2 and mistakes that were made in combating it. This is a huge scandal. Punching Upwards, Episode 48 for 9 August 2026 Topics: Politics / The Pandemic 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! See Also * PU 12: No Such Thing as Free Speech in Germany Sources * Sen. Josh Hawley Grills Dr. Anthony Fauci: “Nothing says honesty like taking the Fifth!”, C-SPAN, 29 July 2026 * Legal expert explains Senate panel vote to hold Fauci in contempt, CNN, 6 August 2026 * “Accountability”: US ends funding for gain-of-function research, Fox News, 30 July 2026 * “Can you show me one study” RFK interview on CNN gets heated talking about COVID, 11 Alive, 3 August 2026 * RFK Jr. vs. Dana Bash on CNN “State of the Union”, Tweet by Greg Price, 2 August 2026 * Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory (14 June 2021), CBS, 15 June 2021 * Fauci takes the Fifth more than 100 times — and Republicans look to contempt charge, CNN, 29 July 2026 * Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions at GOP-led Covid hearing, calls Rand Paul “unhinged”, NBC News, 29 July 2026 * Fauci faces real legal “danger” despite Biden pardon, legal expert warns, Fox News, 30 July 2026 * Senate Panel Says It Has Obtained Copy of Fauci’s Covid-Era Phone, The Wall Street Journal, 5 August 2026 * The Fauci Legend Will Not Die!, Racket News, 31 July 2026 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Aug 2

    PU 47: The Berlin Pride Attack

    A thorough analysis of the historical reasons for the cultural and political climate in Germany that led to the recent attack on the Pride parade in Berlin. Punching Upwards, Episode 47 for 2 August 2026 Topics: Politics / Immigration 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! See Also * PU 3: An Ethical Approach to the War in Gaza Sources * History’s Most Preventable Terror Attack?, Racket News, 27 July 2026 * More disturbing details emerge on suspect in Berlin Pride attack, CBS News, 27 July 2026 * Activist at Berlin Pride memorial disappointed attacker wasn’t a “white Christian”, News24, 30 July 2026 * Questions mount after deadly Berlin Pride attack. Here’s what to know, The Associated Press, 27 July 2026 * Eine Überwachung, die nichts gebracht hat, Junge Freiheit, 28 July 2026 * Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung: Anschlag im Umfeld des Christopher Street Day (press release), Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin (Berlin Attorney General’s Office), 26 July 2026 * Even Before Attack, Berlin’s Gay Community Felt “More and More Unsafe”, The New York Times, 27 July 2026 * Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation, The BBC, 26 July 2026 * Police shoot dead Berlin Pride van and knife rampage suspect, officials say, The Guardian, 26 July 2026 * „Ich habe ihm nicht erlaubt, einen langen Bart zu tragen“, Der Spiegel, 27 July 2026 * Thomas Mücke sollte Abdul Ballout „deradikalisieren“ — doch sein Verein macht Islam-Propaganda und zeigt Mädchen mit Kopftuch und Waffen, NiUS, 28 July 2026 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Jul 26

    PU 46: The Rebellion Against Flock Cameras

    What are these Flock cameras that have popped up all over the US in the last few years? How did they get everywhere? And why are people cutting them down? Punching Upwards, Episode 46 for 26 July 2026 Topics: Technology / Privacy 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! See Also * PU 45: The Iran Peace Deal is Over Sources * In Memory of John C. Dvorak, No Agenda News, 22 July 2026 * “A Company That Trades Privacy for Profit”: ACLU on Flock’s Growing Nationwide Surveillance Network, Democracy Now!, 21 July 2026 * More flock cameras cut down in Houston amid privacy concerns, ABC13 Houston, 11 July 2026 * Flock CEO Apologizes For Calling Activists “Terrorists”, Forbes, 21 July 2026 * He Hacked Flock Cameras. What He Found Was Worse Than Expected, Business Reform, 17 July 2026 * Whistleblower Reveals the Largest Mass Surveillance Operation in History and the Coming Slave State, The Tucker Carlson Show, 16 July 2026 * “Get it the ‘FLOCK’ out”: Students rise up against AI-powered license plate readers, MS NOW, 19 July 2026 * “Mass surveillance”: Community questions use of Flock cameras in Fresno, CBS 47, 21 July 2026 * Privacy, Fourth Amendment concerns heat up as Flock cameras become more prominent, FOX 19, 11 July 2026 * Why some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers, NPR, 19 February 2026 * deflock.org * Autobahn shooter had road rage, Deutsche Welle, 25 June 2013 * Wie das BKA den Sniper überführte, Stern, 1 July 2013 * Autotransporter-Fall: Bundeskriminalamt rastert 3.800.000 Auto-Kennzeichen und 600.000 Mobilfunk-Daten, Netzpolitik.org, 26 September 2013 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Jul 19

    PU 45: The Iran Peace Deal is Over

    Why did the memorandum of understanding and the ceasefire in the conflict between the United States and Iran fail? And why and how is the war escalating again? Punching Upwards, Episode 45 for 19 July 2026 Topics: Politics / War in Iran 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS Feed Credits Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it! See Also * PU 41: The Iran Peace Deal * PU 36: Dire Straits of Hormuz * PU 35: The Horror of Computerised War * PU 30: Aviation and the War in Iran * PU 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb Trap Sources * US-Iran ceasefire is “over”, US President Donald Trump says, BBC News, 8 July 2026 * Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes, BBC News, 16 July 2026 * 13 US troops injured in Iran war this week, LiveNow from FOX, 18 July 2026 * The Joe Rogan Experience #2526 – J.D. Vance, 15 July 2026 * Crash: K2 Cargo B734 over Arabian Sea on Jul 7th 2026, navigation problems, then lost 35000 feet and impacted sea, The Aviation Herald, 7 July 2026 * K2 Airways Cargo 737 crashes into Arabian Sea, Flightradar 24, 8 July 2026 * Breaking News! Airplane Disappears Outside Pakistan, Mentour Pilot, 8 July 2026 * Aircraft Accident Investigation Report: Boeing 737-4Q8, PK-KKW, Makassar Strait, Sulawesi, 1 January 2007, National Transportation Safety Committee, Ministry of Transportation, Republic of Indonesia, 2008 * Investigation Report on the Accident to Ethiopian 409 – Boeing 737-800, Registration ET-ANB at Beirut, Lebanon on 25th January 2010, Ministry of Public Works & Transport, Republic of Lebanon, 17 January 2012 The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe

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The podcast that digs at the nitty-gritty facts behind the week's loudest headlines and discovers stories legacy media neglected to cover. From a veteran reporter and investigative journalist; new episodes every Sunday. punchingupwards.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Fabian A. Scherschel
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Fabian A. Scherschel
  • Show Website
    Punching Upwards

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