News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Best of News Fighters: Putin's phoney call-in show! (from 2021)
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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, host…
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Best of News Fighters: Boris Johnson becomes UK PM (from 2019)
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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, host…
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Best of News Fighters: Christopher Pyne fixes podcasting (from 2021)
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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, host…
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Best of News Fighters: The war on OneFour (from 2020)
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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 aration…
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Best of News Fighters: R.I.P The Queen (from 2022)
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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 Australi…
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Best of 2022: Our Election Night Recap & Waiting for Gonski co-author Tom Greenwell.
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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 poli…
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Best of 2022: Rishi Sunak, the first Billionaire UK PM*! (Also, we're moving!)
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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 f…
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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 …
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Bec Melrose on 2022: pony mayors, lion escapees, COVID cruises and Albo's DJ diplomacy.
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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:…
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Albo meets Xi and our Victorian State Election Preview!
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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 stat…
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The War in Ukraine is Great (for Business) & guest Tom Ballard on his new book, I Millennial.
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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 again…
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Jim Chalmers' Bread and Butter Budget (BYO Bread and Butter)
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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! N…
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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 pol…
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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…
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The Queen dies and "Operation: Revive The Monarchy" swings into action!
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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 …
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Here comes Liz Truss! Also: Alexandra Smith on the downfall of Gladys Berejiklian.
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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.co…
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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…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: We're coming back! (And the Delta outbreak one year on!)
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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 episod…
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Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine invasion in 2021 (extended replay episode)
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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, medi…
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What is Boris Johnson's ACTUAL future ambition? (from 2019)
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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.patreo…
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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 m…
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Election 2022 Rewind: The Decisive Debates
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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: ht…
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Episode 100 - a "best of" the worst times.
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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 mo…
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Election Night 2022: Scott Morrison runs out of miracles.
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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 …
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Election 2022: Housing unaffordability wins out & Leigh Sales vs ScoMo Round 2
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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.yout…
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