NEWS WEAKLY 169 – 14th July, 2025 This week on News Weakly, an editorial edition that's a dramatic reading of a new short story I've written. It's about how what happens after AI takes over. Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For more: http://thesamishah.com Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram Sound design: 'AI-Generated Ambient Music Experience: Journey Through Sci-Fi Worlds' by PintoCreation SciFI AI Video This podcast is written, ...
Jul 14, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 169
NEWS WEAKLY168 – 11th July, 2025 This week on News Weakly, I talk to satirist and tall guy Mark Humphries SUPPORT THE SHOW Keep News Weakly independent! Support Sami at: patreon.com/samishah Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For more: http://thesamishah.com Theme music "Historic Anticipation" by Paul Mottram This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 10, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 168
SUPPORT THE SHOW Keep News Weakly independent! Support Sami at: patreon.com/samishah Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For more: http://thesamishah.com Theme music "Historic Anticipation" by Paul Mottram This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 167
NEWS WEAKLY166 – 5th July, 2025 This week on News Weakly, the punk gets the headlines while the IDF gets the body count. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK VYLAN’CE AND SILENCE LOSE MY LUGGAGE, NOT MY DATA FAST, FURIOUS & FROM FAR AWAY PRADA PUTS ITS FOOT IN IT QUOTE OF THE WEEK "We’ve reached a point where words cause more headlines than war crimes." SUPPORT THE SHOW Keep News Weakly independent! Support Sami at: patreon.com/samishah Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and...
Jul 04, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 166
NEWS WEAKLY 165 – 28th JUNE, 2025 Hi, did you know you can support News Weakly by giving it a 5-star rating and review in the Podcast app? You can also join my Patreon, where you’ll find the ad-free version of every episode along with the entire script formatted as a newsletter—plus you get short stories and updates on upcoming shows! So support free-range, cruelty-free news satire over at patreon.com/samishah . TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK If a bunker buster drops on Fordow and no one can confirm it...
Jun 27, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 165
NEWS WEAKLY 164 – 21st JUNE 2025 Hi, did you know you can support News Weakly by giving it a 5-star rating and review in the Podcast app? You can also join my Patreon, where you’ll find the ad-free version of every episode along with the entire script formatted as a newsletter—plus you get short stories and updates on upcoming shows! So support free-range, cruelty-free news satire over at patreon.com/samishah . TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Destruction in Tel Aviv! Tehran! Preston? Also, the Mad Basta...
Jun 20, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 164
NEWS WEAKLY 163 – 14th June, 2025 This week on News Weakly, it’s bombs, bullets, and broadcast farewells as Israel goes full Mission: Impossible in Tehran, Donald Trump liberates LA from the tyranny of democracy, and Australian TV finally kills the panel show—freeing up at least 40 vaguely progressive journalists to start Substacks. Top Stories of the Week: Everything is fine in the Middle East! Israel totally didn’t just bomb another country! Why are you even worried? Also, America invades LA! ...
Jun 13, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 163
NEWS WEAKLY 162 – 5th June, 2025 This week on News Weakly, an editorial edition that's more of a dramatic reading of a short story I've written. It's about how a utopia slides into dystopia with the best of intentions. Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For more: http://thesamishah.com Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram Sound design: 'Creation' by Dana HaDani & 'Winterlight' by Brianna Tam This podcast is written, hosted, and pr...
Jun 05, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 162
NEWS WEAKLY 161 – 31st May, 2025 This week on News Weakly, Tony Abbott emerges from the political crypt, COVID returns for its remix tour, and Gaza and Sudan redefine “humanitarian aid” into a phrase meaning “good luck, you’re on your own.” All that, plus Sussan Ley's factional juggling act and a Rick Astley variant you can’t get out of your lungs. Top Stories of the Week: FRONT BENCH PRESS! NEW VARIANT, OLD COVID! FAMINE, FLOUR & FRIENDLY FIRE! Quote of the Week: “Tony Abbott wants to fix t...
May 30, 2025•11 min•Season 1Ep. 161
NEWS WEAKLY 160 – 24th May, 2025 This week on News Weakly , we dive into a whirlwind of political betrayal, retirement robberies, literary cancellations, and Oval Office psychodramas—with more twists than a Barnaby Joyce comeback tour. Top Stories of the Week: ARE LIBS AND NATS ON THE NEXT SEASON OF MAFS? TAXING MODELS MODEL TAXES! TRUMP FINDS A GENOCIDE HE CAN ACKNOWLEDGE! Quote of the Week: “Michael McCormack says he’s ‘ambitious for’ David Littleproud—the same way Brutus was ambitious for Cae...
May 23, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 160
NEWS WEAKLY 159 – EDITORIAL EDITION A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines… weakly. Title: The Hypernormalisation of Journalistic Jingoism Summary: A few weeks ago, India and Pakistan were one bad decision away from nuclear war. But you wouldn’t know that from the news coverage. You’d think Karachi had been flattened, Pakistani generals were surrendering en masse, and Indian fighter jets had laser-blasted their way to the gates of Islamabad—if you watched Indian TV news, that is. Spo...
May 22, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 159
NEWS WEAKLY 158 – 17th May, 2025 A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines... weakly. Top Stories of the Week Liberals and Greens crowd the glass cliff! Donald Trump goes shopping for Gulf influence and possibly a jet! Instagram’s algorithm recommends children to predators! Quote of the Week “Women aren’t being given opportunities for leadership—they’re being forced into disaster babysitting.” Support the Show Like your news satire free-range, cruelty-free, and ad-free? Join the News We...
May 16, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 158
NEWS WEAKLY 157 – 10th May, 2025 A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines... weakly. Top Stories of the Week India and Pakistan compete in new drone-catching sport! A collection of post-election misconceptions! A Woke Pope! Quote of the Week “NewsCorp is the herpes of media empires: just because you can’t see it right now doesn’t mean it’s not about to flare up again.” Support the Show Like your news satire free-range, cruelty-free, and ad-free? Join the News Weakly Patreon at patreon....
May 09, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 157
NEWS WEAKLY – 156 (5th May, 2025): Post-Election Dissection and Erection Every week, Sami Shah (ABC, The Gadfly)—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—copies the news stories off of a website then pretends like he wrote them himself, then starts a debate about who actually does own the news, while claiming he didn't copy, just takes inspiration very very literally. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Peter Dutton gives orgasms! The Greens are green with envy! Who polls the pollsters! QUOTE...
May 05, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—copies the news stories off of a website then pretends like he wrote them himself, then starts a debate about who actually does own the news, while claiming he didn't copy, just take inspiration very very literally. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Election Shenanigans! Also, India and Pakistan rattle sabres! And, Canada votes, no one cares! QUOTE OF THE WEEK “It’s American culture without the calories and c...
May 02, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 155
NEWS WEAKLY – EPISODE 154 “Consistency of Hypocrisy” – 19 April, 2025 TOP OPINION OF THE WEEK: Guantanamo never closed, the rules-based order never applied, and now the cruelty once exported is finally coming home. Also: Australians detained and deported from the US despite valid visas Transgender travellers profiled and imprisoned in Villawood Peter Dutton wants to cancel your citizenship And Trump’s latest plan? Outsourcing US citizens to El Salvadoran prisons! From offshore detention to ICE r...
Apr 18, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—pick the news up off the floor, holds it up to the light, stares at it closely, inspects it carefully, then decides the 3-second rule still applies and pop it into his mouth. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK TRUMP’S ART OF THE NEW TARIFF! DEBATE CLUBBED! DEATH ZONE DIPLOMACY! QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Wall Street shat itself. But I invest in 90s comics, so I’m recession-proof and emotionally bankrupt.”— Sami Shah o...
Apr 11, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—put the ew in news. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Riffing Tariffs! Monsters in Mandalay! Le Love and Le Law is Blind! QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Fairness is for nerds and this school runs on vibes and vengeance.” — On Trump’s lunchroom approach to global trade policy. 💸 SUPPORT THE SHOW Join the Patreon at patreon.com/samishah Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster. For ...
Apr 05, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—cuts the breaks on the news cycle and watches it pedal into traffic. TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Budget Bribes Australians for Cheap! Salmon Fishing in The Tassie! Pro-Palestine Protests Rock Gaza—Against Hamas! Meta’s Literary Heist! Support the Show! Ad-free episodes & discounts ➡️ Patreon.com/SamiShah Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram This podcast is written, hosted, and produce...
Mar 28, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 151
🎉 NEWS WEAKLY 150 – 22nd March 2025 🎉 It’s the big 150th episode of News Weakly—and we’re celebrating with the usual mix of headlines, satire, and one possibly horny space capsule. 🧨 Top Stories of the Week Dutton’s Referendumb! The Ceasefire That Couldn’t Cease Fire SpaceX or Space Sex? 🧠 Quote of the Week “Dutton isn’t trying to be America’s Trump. Trump is America’s Dutton.” 💥 Support the Show! Join the Patreon at patreon.com/samishah for bonus content and the warm feeling of morally sup...
Mar 21, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—breaks down the biggest stories with just enough sarcasm to keep us from screaming into the void. 🎟 Live Show Alert! Tickets for the News Weakly 150th episode live show are on sale now! March 21st, 6:30pm, at Comedy Republic, Melbourne. Get them at ComedyRepublic.com.au , or join Patreon for a discount: Patreon.com/SamiShah . 🗞 This Week on News Weakly: An editorial rant about free speech, comic b...
Mar 17, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—breaks down the biggest stories with just enough sarcasm to keep us from screaming into the void. 🎟 Live Show Alert! Tickets for the News Weakly 150th episode live show are on sale now! March 21st, 6:30pm, at Comedy Republic, Melbourne. Get them at ComedyRepublic.com.au , or join Patreon for a discount: Patreon.com/SamiShah . 🗞 This Week on News Weakly: Terror Plot or Marlboro Smuggling Ruse? – Th...
Mar 14, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—breaks down the biggest stories with just enough sarcasm to keep us from screaming into the void. 🎟 Live Show Alert! Tickets for the News Weakly 150th episode live show are on sale now! March 21st, 6:30pm, at Comedy Republic, Melbourne. Get them at ComedyRepublic.com.au , or join Patreon for a discount: Patreon.com/SamiShah . This Week: 🔹 Australia’s new anti-terrorism strategy: Hope that Barry is...
Mar 07, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Every week, Sami Shah ( ABC, The Gadfly )—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—breaks down the biggest stories with just enough sarcasm to keep us from screaming into the void. 🎟 Live Show Alert! Tickets for the News Weakly 150th episode live show are on sale now! March 21st, 6:30pm, at Comedy Republic, Melbourne . Get them at ComedyRepublic.com.au , or join Patreon for a discount: Patreon.com/SamiShah . This Week: Australia finally lets Qatar Airways expand its flights—but o...
Feb 28, 2025•13 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Every week, Sami Shah (ABC, The Gadfly)—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—breaks down the biggest stories with just enough sarcasm to keep us from screaming into the void. 🎟 Tickets for the 150th episode live show are on sale now! March 21st, 6:30pm, at Comedy Republic in Melbourne. Get them at comedyrepublic.com.au , or join Patreon for a discount: patreon.com/samishah . This Week: Jewish and Muslim communities are fighting over whose discrimination is worse , instead of ...
Feb 21, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 145
NEWS WEAKLY – 144 (8th February, 2025) 🎟 Tickets to the News Weakly 150th Episode Live Show are ON SALE NOW! 🎟 📅 Date: March 21st, 6:30pm 📍 Venue: Comedy Republic, Melbourne 🎟 Tickets: comedyrepublic.com.au 💸 Patreon members get a special discount code and the joy of keeping News Weakly ad-free at patreon.com/samishah . TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK 🚨 Do as Trump says but don’t do as Trump do be do! All that, and more, on NEWS WEAKLY! QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "We’ve had to say that Israel isn’t an ap...
Feb 07, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 144
NEWS WEAKLY – 1st February, 2025 🎟 Tickets to the News Weakly 150th Episode Live Show are now available! 🎟 The show is on March 21st at 6:30pm at Comedy Republic, Melbourne. 🎟 Grab your tickets at comedyrepublic.com.au 🎟 Patreon members get a discount code and the warm glow of knowing they keep News Weakly ad-free and listener-supported! Sign up at patreon.com/samishah . TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK 🚨 Nothing good ever happens in a caravan! 🚨 Trump wants Hamas to have more babies! 🚨 You can’t ...
Jan 31, 2025•17 min•Season 1Ep. 143
News Weakly – Episode 142 – 24th January 2025 TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was MAGA! Also, the government solves antisemitism! All that, and more, on News Weakly! Summary: This week, News Weakly plunges into the biblical chaos of Trump’s inauguration as he resurrects 1500 January 6th rioters and brings an unholy mix of executive orders to life, from TikTok bans to climate carnage. Meanwhile, antisemitic incidents in Australia rise, with an investigation unc...
Jan 23, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 142
News Weakly Episode 141 – 18th January, 2025 Join Sami Shah as he punches the news in the headlines weakly! This episode dives into the latest on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations and Peter Dutton's "Back on Track" campaign strategy. Top Stories of the Week Ceasing to Cease Fire Hamas and Netanyahu might be edging closer to an agreement that could stop the bloodshed – at least temporarily. But is this deal about hostages and humanity, or just egos and political survival? Back Off Track Peter Dutto...
Jan 17, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 141
News Weakly – Episode Notes – 11th January, 2025 This Week’s Punchlines in the Headlines: Trump goes full Risk with a bizarre annexation plan, LA faces literal hellfire while Steve Guttenberg makes a surprising cameo, Zuckerberg taps out on fact-checking but not on his MMA delusions, and Justin Trudeau says "au revoir" to the Canadian Dream. Top Stories of the Week: Trump’s Anschluss Ambitions: Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration antics take a surreal turn as he announces plans to annex Greenland, t...
Jan 10, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 140
