This week we have an in-depth look at the Australian news coverage of the Joe Biden inauguration and how it may wind up impacting American democracy more than you think. We also have a quick look at Google’s PR campaign against the government’s news media code, the Dutch government resignation and the U.S. vaccine rollout. Then joining us to talk twitching and sans pantsing is award winning comedian Tom Walker, co-host of the podcast bigsofttitty.png. Watch Tom Walker on Twitch here: https://www...
Jan 25, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In the mono: With Scott Morrison on holidays, Nationals leader Michael McCormack became acting Prime Minister for a week, and he wound up acting like a fool: attacking black lives matter protestors and job seekers while also standing up for his misinformation posting backbenchers in the name of free speech. And joining us for a chat during Presidential Inauguration week is Planet America’s Chas Licciardello. What will be Trump’s positive legacy? What is Biden going to face during the next four y...
Jan 18, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 53
We’re back for 2021 and still talking about the damn pandemic! In this ep we look at the Brisbane lockdown, the Victoria lockout and Sydney’s infected bottle shop. Also Albo’s car crash and ScoMo’s tone deaf New Years message. Hey and joining me for a chat about the year ahead is comedian (and my old boss) Tom Ballard. Check out Tom’s podcast Like I’m A Six Year old here: http://tomballard.com.au/podcast/ Follow Tom on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TomCBallard Like Tom on Facebook here: http...
Jan 10, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 52
From Brexit to Black Lives Matter. From Coronavirus to COVID-19 to... well... more Coronavirus stuff, we look back at the year and all the funniest and wackiest news clips we enjoyed, and some of the Australian political hypocrisy you may have forgotten about. ALSO SOME NEWS: We're joining Aussie indie comedy podcast distributors Sans Pants Radio and doing weekly episodes starting January 11! Keep listening on here or check out https://www.sanspantsradio.com/ for more info on them. Watch this ep...
Dec 22, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In honour of our 50th episode we’ve cobbled together a very special episode of our favourite bits from past episodes, covering everything from the 2019 Australian federal election through to the COVID 19 pandemic and Scott Morrison’s Black Lives Matters protest reactions. Includes highlights from guest hosts Mark Humphries and Michael Chamberlin. RUNDOWN: 01:50 - Bill Shorten’s deft performance in the federal election debates (from episode 12, April 30 2019 and episode 14 May 6 2019) 05:02 Mr Sc...
Nov 29, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 50
It’s US election time and even though Joe Biden is on track to win, Donald Trump appears to have picked up at least an extra 7 million votes compared to 2016. Why did this happen and what does the left have to learn from now eternal Trumpism? Also we look at Australia’s top US election commentary from Karl Stefanovic, Alan Jones, Joe Hockey and Malcolm Turnbull. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/-bE5frBXfm0 News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics co...
Nov 07, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Jobs, tax cuts, record deficits, zombie businesses, irresponsible lending, axing kids TV shows, blow cushioning - the 2020 budget really has something to confuse and annoy everyone! We break down the big night and look at all the ideologically driven policies designed to turn Australia into a nation of nothing but tradies and landlords. Also: an update on paid pandemic leave! Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/inWIUZcwfN4 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.co...
Oct 06, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Australia’s COVID-19 political blame game continues, with thousands of Aussies stranded overseas left to fend for themselves while back home the embattled aged care minister Richard Colbeck keeps walking out of questioning. Also we put the spin on some recent news to make it good-er! Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/mNc7RgsuJD4 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy po...
Sep 06, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Scott Morrison introduces paid pandemic leave, except it doesn’t apply to anyone useful, already existed and achieves nothing. Also: Australia closes its state borders, masks become mandatory and Karl Stefanovic attempts the clunkiest coronavirus-related segue of all time (hint: it involves the Muppets!) Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/dSsVXPrvPq0 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news a...
Aug 07, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 46
While Victoria faces a horrible virus second wave and New South Wales plays whack-a-mole with outbreaks, the Morrison government gives us a mini-budget full of massive cutbacks in the middle of a recession. Can austerity, tax cuts AND tax rises help get Australia out of recession? Also Stefan Pazur stops by to plug his new spin-off podcast ARTS FIGHTERS. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/0imwBrka2rs News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Australian news and politics comedy mon...
Jul 24, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 45
As Melbourne enters a second lockdown, Sky News looks to somehow blame both capitalism and Black Lives Matters protestors. Then we look at the biggest news story from the NSW South Coast recently: The Eden-Monaro by-election! Follow the non-stop fun as Labor’s Kristy McBain and my old neighbour Fiona Kotvojs battle it out after fending off almost-challenges from both NSW’s transport-hating transport minister Andrew Constance and raw onion loving former PM Tony Abbott. Who will win? Watch this ep...
Jul 09, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Australia is in its first recession in almost 30 years and the governments solution is for boomers to renovate their kitchens. Meanwhile in America, the widespread protests against the killing of George Floyd have lead Donald Trump to push the country towards civil war, with his police literally hitting out at Australian news media in the process. Good thing we live in Australia, says Scott Morrison. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/YRZLBCYF_b0 We're now on PodHero - listen t...
Jun 07, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Life is returning to normal in post-coronavirus lockdown Australia as the government miscounts Jobkeeper and finds $60 billion behind the back of the couch. But not for you! Also the too-good-to-be-true unemployment numbers, the upcoming China trade war and Labor jumps on the anti-immigration bus. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/fT_UNZq_wzk Remember to help fund these charities feeding the hungry in Australia: http://www.foodbank.org.au/ http://Ozharvest.org http://mealsonwh...
May 24, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In our new “Behind the Wacky Clips” segment we take some recent feedback onboard and then present the pilot for a more commercially appealing news comedy podcast co-hosted by Stefan Pazur. Watch this episode (without the intro) here: https://youtu.be/4hjPuErH1dw News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan. Listen to past episodes at: http://www.newsfighters.com Follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/Newsfigh...
May 10, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This week we look at the glitch-filled inquiry into the Ruby Princess plague ship which just left out shores, more radio sport news when there’s no sport and Malcolm Turnbull is back to be a plague on our airwaves with his new memoir. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/Ev9k1DTJrj8 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters News Fighters is a “wacky clips” based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan...
Apr 27, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 40
We take an in-depth look at the past couple of weeks of Australia’s extraordinary response to the coronavirus pandemic: from the “non ideological” yet xenophobic economic legislation to the confusing messaging surrounding school closures and the over-enthusiastic police response when enforcing social distancing. Also the state premiers have hypocritical Easter Bunny exemptions! Seriously also please help feed Australia’s hungry left behind in this pandemic by donating to these charities: Foodban...
Apr 19, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Welcome to the Socialist Commonwealth of Australia as Comrade Scott Morrison’s supposedly free-market Liberals nationalise everything they can get their hands on to help get Australia through the COVID19 Coronavirus pandemic. What could be next? Also in our continuing farewell to civil liberties, NSW makes sitting outside illegal - but we figure out a loophole so we can enjoy a coffee in the sun. For now! And finally we check in with all the latest sporting results with our new sports reporter S...
Apr 02, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 38
As hundreds of thousands of Australians join the dole queue, Prime Minister Scott Morrison urges everyone to stay at home to avoid getting the coronavirus… but you know, also keep going to work to keep the economy moving! Also our former Aussie Prime Ministers claim credit for doing nothing, pop star Robbie Williams goes karaoke-crazy and electronics retailer Gerry Harvey urges us to keep shopping! Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/CwUf7svXfHg Subscribe to our Youtube Channel:...
Mar 26, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 37
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has sent the world in lockdown and the economy into free-fall so News Fighters has tapped into our national strategic reserve of wacky clips to bring sense and brevity to this global crisis, while also poking fun at the celebrities who can and cannot deal right now. Also Trump vs Obama on pandemics - you won’t be reassured! Please wash your hands and remain indoors! Watch this episode with clips on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/8NULC-sMhV8 News Fighters is a “w...
Mar 19, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 36
As the worlds economy crashes foreshadowing a massive worldwide recession and the COVID-19 coronavirus is declared a global pandemic, Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg launch an Australian stimulus package which leaves a lot to be desired. COMEDY GOLD! Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/ThhTFhsfzpk Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/newsfighters News Fighters is a “wacky clips”-based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser...
Mar 13, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 35
We look at Australia’s latest response to the coronavirus outbreak: panic buying, increased back-patting and even a potential recession! Also: Labor’s Jim Chalmers suggests we look beyond GDP to which Liberal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says “No thanks, hippie!” And: Michael Chamberlin looks at the bizarre online conspiracy theories surrounding nine-year-old Aussie bullying victim Quaden Bayles, because you can always trust what you read on the internet. Watch this episode on Youtube here: https:/...
Mar 03, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 34
It’s another new daily pilot episode hosted by Bec Melrose. The Coronavirus COVID-19 is sweeping the world… so why won’t the World Health Organisation officially call it a pandemic? Why is it only saying it has “potential” like every report card I had in high school?! Also: Bernie Sanders swept the Nevada Caucus and is on his way to perhaps winning the Democratic nomination and maybe even beating Trump. How is he doing it? We interview Dylan James, a Kiwi academic who volunteered for Bernie in I...
Feb 25, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 33
We’re back with a new daily pilot hosted by Tonightly headwriter Michael Chamberlin! Today: we look at Albo launching the new Labor climate policy… which seems awfully familiar. While Barnaby Joyce and Joel Fitzgibbon brawl in the hallways of Parliament House, Malcolm Turnbull can’t help but live-tweet the coming climate apocalypse. Also after triggering the LGBTQI community with an offensive slur-ridden ad, the ANZ apologises with a new ad that celebrates it’s pride… for slurs. This episode hos...
Feb 24, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Yesterday I stopped by 2SER Breakfast with Tim Brunero to give a quick news update on the latest Australian political upheaval surrounding Barnaby Joyce’s attempted spill and the Greens leadership transition, as well as the Iowa caucus app crash and the Australian Open’s controversial decision to give Margaret Court a lifetime achievement trophy. News Fighters is a wacky clips-based Aussie news comedy podcast, created and hosted by ex-Tonightly/Chaser editor Dylan Behan. Listen to past episodes ...
Feb 05, 2020•7 min
Yo yo yo! It’s summer music festival season so we look at huge Aussie hip hop drill group ONEFOUR, and the NSW Police shutting down their debut national tour, pressuring them into changing their lyrics and even trying to get their music taken down off the internet. Will taking the anti-authoritarianism out of Aussie hip-hop turn us into Russia or China? Or should ONEFOUR just pretend to be old white men so they get left alone? Also ScoMo raps! Watch the full ep on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/...
Jan 19, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In the first part of our final episode of 2019 we look at Prime Minister Scott Morrison spending the bushfire season drinking cocktails in Hawaii while Australian burns in a massive bushfire emergency. Then we look back at all the hilarious wacky clips and gaffes in politics and dumb Aussie news in 2019*. From baby Yoda to Barnaby’s meltdowns to bushfire smoke to Hong Kong democracy protests to Greta Thunberg’s climate strike and ScoMo’s White House state dinner, look back on the year and weep… ...
Dec 23, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 30
The year is almost over but not without one more election episode of News Fighters, this time from the U.K. (sorry Bougainvilleans!) Is this election about Brexit, the NHS or is it just one long argument over whether numbers are a left wing conspiracy? We look at all the hilarious and headache inducing gaffes from the campaign so far and then dial in author and the producer/presenter of Russell Brand’s Trews Reports, John Rogers to give us some actual election insight and analysis. To see the ga...
Dec 04, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 29
While a bushfire crisis and catastrophic drought engulfs the country, Australia's politicians think it’s the perfect time to start blaming each other and triggering their opponents. We also look at Barnaby Joyce’s failed magnetism, Rupert Murdoch’s climate denier denial, Alan Jones’ cow obsession and why Scott Morrison should send thoughts and prayers to himself! Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/31qgSPRNivg Created and hosted by Dylan Behan, News Fighters aims to shove the en...
Nov 22, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 28
It’s our double-double length look at the unpredictable 2019 Canadian election. We examine all the political parties’ bad 90’s-rock style theme songs, why Justin Trudeau can’t escape the brown face incident, Andrew Scheer’s weird pants-based catchphrases, the multicultural racism of Quebec and how Australia could provide an answer to Canada’s political uncertainty. Also expect Rush and Bryan Adams jokes. Watch this episode on Youtube (with clips) https://youtu.be/4YxE_5RGyl0 Created by Dylan Beh...
Oct 12, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 27
If you loved our pilot week here’s a bonus episode of hilarious outtakes! Quick get em while they’re still topical-ish! Featuring Jake Stone, Chris Taylor and Stefan Pazur (aka Dr Que) with writing by Dave Bloustien. Created by Dylan Behan, News Fighters aims to shove the entire 24/7 Aussie news cycle into your ear-holes in around ten minutes. Check out our website at http://www.newsfighters.com Follow us on twitter @newsfighterspod Email us podcast@newsfighters.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: ht...
Oct 01, 2019•12 min
