News Weakly

News Weakly – 1st June, 2024A 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 WEEKAmerica’s next president will be a convicted felon!And, all eyes on Instagram!  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 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News Weakly – 25th May, 2024A 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 WEEKBetween 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 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News Weakly – 18th May, 2024A 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 WEEKAustralians discover they can be bought for $300!Also, Australia blows the whistle on whistle blowingNews 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, 2024A 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 WEEKCumberland 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, 2024A 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 WEEKAlbanese 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, 2024A 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 WEEKComedian 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, 2024A 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 WEEKThe 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.

News Weakly – 06th April, 2024A 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 WEEKWhen 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.

News Weakly – 30th March, 2024A 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 WEEKI’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.

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News Weakly – 23rd March, 2024A 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 WEEKIs 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.

News Weakly – 16th March, 2024A 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 WEEKI pronounce Marchioness of Chumley!Also, TikTokNo!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.

News Weakly – 09th March, 2024A 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 WEEKKerr cops claims of racism!State of Disunion!Biden helps Gaza…no Ukraine…no Gaza…no Ukraine…but definitely not Sudan!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.

News Weakly – 02nd March, 2024A 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 WEEKEye Spy with my little eye something beginning with a Pollie!Dunkin on Dunkley!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.

News Weakly – 24th February, 2024A 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 WEEKA Swift response to asylum seekers!Also, from the Yarra to the Docklands!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.

News Weakly – 17th February, 2024Written and presented by journalist & comedian Sami Shah.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 – 10th February, 2024A 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 WEEKYour boss can’t call you at home anymore so now you can’t pretend to take a work call when you’re actually having an affair!Also, Pakistan has their next Prime Minister chosen for them!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 – 03rd February, 2024A 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 WEEKBurgers and bigots!Also, Biden his time!And, no he Khan't!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 – 06th January, 2024A 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 WEEKAustralian taxpayers now able to afford Woolies again!Also, not enough people cumming down under!And, NoMo ScoMo!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.

THE 100TH EPISODE LIVE SHOW!News Weakly – 20th January, 2024A 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).TOP STORIES OF THE WEEKABC says “diversity” a whole lot!Also, Iran no longer has problem with Israel, now has a problem with everyone else too!And Trump does Iowa!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.