A special pilot episode of the NEWS FIGHTERS DAILY NEWS WRAP for 21 June, 2025 which I made in 4 hours and 10 minutes. We look at the Iran-Israel conflict, John Pesutto getting a bailiout, Double Bay crime and the unreliable age verification tech behind the upcoming teen social media ban. News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor & producer Dylan Behan (currently on hiatus). Listen to episodes in your podcast app at http://podfoll...
Jun 21, 2025•6 min•Season 1Ep. 128
News Fighters is back from hiatus with a one-off recap of the 2025 Australian Federal Election campaign policies from the two major parties. It’s do-nothing Anthony Albanese versus the uncosted Peter Dutton. Who will win on May 3? Not the Australian people by the looks of it! Watch this episode on Youtube at youtube.com/newsfighters News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor & producer Dylan Behan (currently on hiatus). Listen to e...
Apr 27, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Dylan gives News Fighters listeners an exclusive look at his brand new musical project, an album of complete nonsense music he made purely for his own personal enjoyment. "Pizza for me, doctor?" by The Traveltens out now! BANDCAMP: https://traveltens.bandcamp.com/ APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/au/album/pizza-for-me-doctor/1792184799 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/0wJ43FGoO0SNe7MfRvavQd?si=Th_g-AEIRNusV9tRQJpI_g It will make you fall in love with music all over again! Hosted on Ac...
Jan 25, 2025•32 min
Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back for an annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an indepth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s endless cash splashing (mostly on his own house) this year has marked an an ever increasing enshittifcation of Australian politics. Also Stefan Pazur does his annual wrap of sport and entertainment. News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from T...
Dec 22, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 126
After 5 years and 125 episodes News Fighters is going on indefinite hiatus while I work on other projects. But in the meantime I thought I’d re-release some classic episodes to the podcast feed to recap some of our better, least topical moments which hold up to this day. An incredibly huge thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, guested, hosted and written with us, especially regular contributors Stefan Pazur and Bec Melrose, and Dan Ilic at A Rational Fear. Watch this episode on Youtube: ...
Jan 21, 2024•14 min
After 5 years and 125 episodes News Fighters is going on indefinite hiatus while I work on other projects. But in the meantime I thought I’d re-release some classic episodes to the podcast feed to recap some of our better, least topical moments which hold up to this day. An incredibly huge thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, guested, hosted and written with us, especially regular contributors Stefan Pazur and Bec Melrose, and Dan Ilic at A Rational Fear. Watch this episode on Youtube: ...
Jan 15, 2024•14 min
After 5 years and 125 episodes News Fighters is going on indefinite hiatus while I work on other projects. But in the meantime I thought I’d re-release some classic episodes to the podcast feed to recap some of our better, least topical moments which hold up to this day. An incredibly huge thank you to everyone who's listened, shared, guested, hosted and written with us, especially regular contributors Stefan Pazur and Bec Melrose, and Dan Ilic at A Rational Fear. Watch this episode on Youtube h...
Jan 11, 2024•18 min
For the final episode of News Fighters’ Classic Summer Replay series I revisit one of my favourite episodes, my January 2020 look at NSW Police’s Strike Force Raptor and their unrelenting pursuit of Aussie drill hip hop group OneFour. Also has a brand new intro! Looking for new episodes? We’re now over on the A Rational Fear podcast feed at arationalfear.com or at Apple: apple.co/3VOx4Lj Spotify: spoti.fi/3QemUCo Google Podcasts: bit.ly/3VRov29 Chip into support the show at http://www.patreon.co...
Jan 25, 2023•18 min
For this week’s classic replay episode we revisit one of the biggest news stories from 2022: the September death of Her Majesty The Queen and all the endless surreal and bombastic media coverage surrounding the pageantry and history. Watch the original episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/XCWV7vHDd0I News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor Dylan Behan. To find new monthly episodes on the A Rational Fear podcast feed, subscribe ...
Jan 19, 2023•39 min
For this week’s classic summer episode I replay the Federal Election Night Recap show originally released on May 22, 2022 that recaps why Scott Morrison lost and what we can expect from new PM Anthony Albanese. Then I replay my election interview with Tom Greenwell, co-author of the book "Gonski: How Australia Failed Its Schools" about how our politicians keep failing our education system. Order the book here: https://unsw.press/books/waiting-for-gonski/ News Fighters is a comedic look at Austra...
Jan 12, 2023•45 min
It’s official! In 2023 News Fighters is moving to the A Rational Fear podcast feed! Listen for all the info! And then I play highlights from our 2022 Patreon Bonus Episodes, including a look at Rishi Sunak, the first billionaire British PM* (*in Australian Dollars). News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor Dylan Behan. To find new monthly episodes on the A Rational Fear podcast feed, subscribe at arationalfear.com or on your podcasti...
Jan 05, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 120
It’s my fourth annual year in review wrap where I look back on the big Aussie news stories of the year: the floods, the rain, the weather emergencies, the lettuce prices, it’s all here! Also I look back on the May Federal Election, the invasion of Ukraine, China’s Covid Zero uprisings and the Iran protests. Expect hilarious wacky clips and a whole lot of “wait, was that this year?” Also our sports and showbiz reporter Stefan Pazur stops by to look back on the year on the screen and on the pitch....
Dec 15, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 119
In the first of our eps looking back on 2022, RAW Comedy Winner Bec Melrose stops by to reminisce about some of the most memorable and funny news stories of 2022: the Queen, the election, ScoMo’s secret ministries, covid, chess cheating, lions on the loose, Midnight Oil’s farewell tour and shortages galore. Follow Bec Melrose on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/becmelrose/ News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Be...
Dec 01, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 118
I look at the diplomatic praise being heaped on Australian Prime Minister Albanese for successfully having a meeting with Chinese President Xi at the G20 and also not being called a liar by French President Macron. Then I take a deep dive into the Victorian State Election where two seemingly left wing socialist candidates are vying to lead the state: Dictator Dan Andrews and Matthew “Lobster with a Mobster” Guy. We analyse their crazy public transport and electricity nationalisation polices and ...
Nov 17, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 117
This fortnight I look at the biggest news story of the year: THE LIONS ON THE LOOSE! Also with inflation and interest rates rising here in Australia, it’s time to call out everyone who is profiting from the war in Ukraine and why they’ll never stop! Also my guest is comedian Tom Ballard author of the book “I Millennial, one snowflake’s screed against boomers, billionaires and everything else”. We also talk about housing affordability, class struggle and his new Greens podcast Serious Danger. Fol...
Nov 04, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Happy Budget Night! Jim Chalmers has delivered his first budget, and it definitely feels a lot gloomier and less shouty than the coalition budgets of recent years. With energy prices and grocery costs rising, we take an indepth look at Labor’s cost of living measures which will help new parents and ahhh… errr… that’s about it to be honest. Enjoy! News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan. Support us and get early, ad...
Oct 25, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 115
We look back on the turbulent Prime Ministership of Britain’s Liz Truss from 2022 to 2022. From the stumbles and lowlights to the near economic catastrophes, this is a PM for the history books (or at least the pub trivia nights). Also who’s next and when is the next British election? News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan. Support us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfighters ...
Oct 22, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 114
After a couple of delays we finally evaluate Anthony Albanese’s first 100 days in office (give or take 37). We look back on Albo 747’s countless overseas trips, his celebrity encounters, policy sellouts and his complete abandonment of insecure workers over COVID 19 sick pay. Here's the gofundme to buy us a new hard drive: https://www.gofundme.com/f/news-fighters-needs-a-hard-drive News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan ...
Oct 07, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Well what a whirlwind fortnight for the British royal family. I look back at how the news of the Queen’s death rolled out across the world and at local reactions from former Australian Prime Ministers to bewildered people on the street. I also look at the proclamation of our new head of state, King Charles III (a man that none of us voted for) and why some Aussies might actually like him. Please support us to keep the show going and get, ad-free & bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsf...
Sep 22, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 112
We take an indepth look at the election of new UK PM Liz Truss and why she's basically the UK's equivalent of Scott Morrison. Then I interview Sydney Morning Herald NSW State Politics Editor Alexandra Smith about her new book The Secret, all about the downfall of the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Order The Secret here: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761260742/ News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan. Support...
Sep 08, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 111
We’re back with an all new episode which has an indepth look at FORMER Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent car crash press conference where he tried to deny his way out of admitting he seized other minister’s portfolios at the height of the pandemic, but only for emergency use and only because it was in the national interest. Also we are looking for SPONSORS and new patrons. You can get ad-free episodes for just $6/month! But we also want to find 3 sponsors to pay us $300/month (with shoutout...
Aug 25, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 110
An announcement on what I see as the future path for News Fighters. And replay our most popular Youtube episode from 2021 where we took a comprehensive look at every single stuff up and confusing backflip NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian did at the beginning of the winter Delta outbreak (originally from Ep 76, July 30 2021). Watch the original episode on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e9Gvq9hqA4 PLEASE join our patreon! We need three major sponsors to donate $300/month to keep the ...
Aug 11, 2022•33 min
I'm on break but I thought it was a good time to replay an extended version of my segment from last year on Russian President Vladimir Putin's bombastic call in TV show, in which he actually foreshadowed his invasion of Ukraine. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/WfKS7G5TPYY News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan. Buy me a fee-free coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfighter Free email newsletter: http:...
Jul 28, 2022•20 min
Originally released the day Boris Johnson became British PM in 2019, we replay a very prophetic episode previewing the narcisstic lying sh*tshow that would characterise his leadership as well as his potential future ambition. I'm on break at the moment but to be the first to find out when we're coming back sign up to our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfighters Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfighters Free email newsletter: http://newsfighters.com Watch episodes on Youtube:...
Jul 14, 2022•15 min
In June 2019 when Anthony Albanese became opposition leader I made a segment introducing him and making some incorrect predictions about his chances of becoming Prime Miniser. Well boy was I wrong but I hope you enjoy it! News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan. Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfighters Support us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfighters Free...
Jun 30, 2022•11 min
This week we relive the late night drama of the 2022 Australian Federal Election Debates. Which one was your favourite? Learn more about the famous Egyptian Squash player Mahmoud el Karim here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Karim Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfighters Support us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfighters Free email newsletter: http://newsfighters.com Watch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters F...
Jun 16, 2022•42 min
To celebrate the 100th episode of my indulgent wacky clips news comedy podcast I’ve cobbled together a non-stop funny romp through some of the biggest news stories since the show started in February 2019. From the Black Summer bushfires through to the covid lockdowns, the vaccine strollout and our Omicron summer, expect to laugh, cry and want to move to New Zealand! Also we have some of the best showbiz and culture highlights from Stefan and some big celebrities send in their congratulations! Th...
Jun 02, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 100
I look back at all the drama and fun from Election Night 2022: the shocks, the tech stuff ups, the confusion, the passive aggressive concession speeches, the blame games, the mind games and the denying of reality. Also what the results mean for Aussie conservativism going forward. Thanks for listening this election campaign, News Fighters is going on hiatus. Please fill out my anonymous listener survey to help me work out the future of the show: https://forms.gle/W2yWD19cj4qC68H96 News Fighters ...
May 22, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 109
It’s the final week of the campaign! Peter Dutton discusses on water matters! Both parties forget the “affordability” part of housing affordability. ScoMo launches his “I can change” policy. And I do a full recap of Leigh Sales final ever interview (hopefully) with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Watch the ScoMo Had A Go video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVMq9dHuv2Q News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan....
May 17, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 108
In another instalment of our "Book Club (don't sue me Oprah)" series I interview Tom Greenwell, co-author of the book "Gonski: How Australia Failed Its Schools" about how our politicians keep failing our education system in regards to funding. Support us and get early release, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfighters Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfighters The News Fighters podcast is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy fro...
May 14, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 107
