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195. News Weakly 195 - The Empire Forgets to Whisper
23:46||Season 1, Ep. 195NEWS WEAKLY 195 – 10 January 2026This week on News Weakly, the empire stops pretending, the internet gets unplugged, a royal commission settles in for the long haul, and a writers’ festival demonstrates once again that its strongest literary skill is drafting a press release explaining why someone has been quietly uninvited.ALSO IN THIS EPISODE• Trump abandons subtlety entirely, floats Greenland acquisition, and introduces the Donroe Document, which sounds less like foreign policy and more like a hostile takeover clause.• Iran responds to nationwide protests by pulling the internet plug, proving once again that authoritarian crisis management always starts with “have you tried turning the country off and on again?”• A long, uncomfortable look at how free speech gets hollowed out not by ideology, but by boards, risk assessments, and the quiet terror of a bad headline.QUOTE OF THE WEEK“Trump didn’t end the international order. He ended the bedtime story version of it.”SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you enjoy long arguments disguised as comedy, consider supporting the show on Patreon: patreon.com/samishahSami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music “Historic Anticipation” by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.
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194. News Weakly 194 - Ahmed Al Ahmed teaches Journalism 101
20:37||Season 1, Ep. 194NEWS WEAKLY 194 – Media Ethics, Paper Wars, and a Currency in Freefall03 January 2026TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK• A terror hero meets Australian media ethics• Humanitarian aid fails an ideological compliance test• Iran’s economy collapses again• Australia’s regulator regulates itselfQUOTE OF THE WEEK“You don’t pay for interviews. Not in cash. Not in gifts. Definitely not in hotel suites.”SUPPORT THE SHOWNews Weakly is listener-supported and ad-light by choice.If you’d like to support the show and keep it independent, you can join the Patreon at:http://patreon.com/samishahSami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music ‘Historic Anticipation’ by Paul Mottram193. News Weakly 193 - Overwrought Analogy For Curbs On Free Speech
12:24||Season 1, Ep. 193NEWS WEAKLY 193 - 24th Dec, 2025Temporary Democracy, Permanent ConsequencesThis week on News Weakly, grief turns into legislation at speed, history offers an inconvenient warning, and Australia tests whether banning protest actually makes anyone safer.QUOTE OF THE WEEK“You don’t delete anger by banning protest. You just move it somewhere else.”SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you value sharp analysis without billionaire backing or emergency legislation energy, consider supporting the show on Patreon.👉 https://patreon.com/samishahSami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music ‘Historic Anticipation’ by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.192. News Weakly 192 - Politics Before Pain
15:50||Season 1, Ep. 192NEWS WEAKLY – 20 Dec, 2025TOP STORIES OF THE WEEKA national tragedy becomes a political talking pointAlso, why the antisemitism plan didn’t come with a time machineAll that, and more, on News Weakly.Quote of the Week“You can’t spend a decade attacking the fire brigade and then act shocked when the hose pressure isn’t what you wanted.”Support the ShowIf you value independent satire that takes the news seriously without treating it gently, you can support News Weakly on Patreon.Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music Historic Anticipation by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.191. News Weakly 191 - Conditional Condolences
16:47||Season 1, Ep. 191NEWS WEAKLY – Episode 191Conditional Condolences17th December, 2025This week on News Weakly, Sami Shah delivers a long-form editorial on the Bondi attack and the reaction that followed, focusing not on the crime itself but on the way grief gets filtered, qualified, and politically managed online.Support the showIf you value independent, listener-supported satire, you can support News Weakly on Patreon.Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music “Historic Anticipation” by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.190. News Weakly 190 - Touch Grass, File Receipts
21:58||Season 1, Ep. 190News Weakly 190 - 13th Dec, 2025Top stories of the weekTEENS UNPLUGGED, NATION UNBOTHEREDRECEIPT OF THE WEEKBEHIND BARS AND BEYOND SCRUTINYBETTING ON THE APOCALYPSEQuote of the week“Advertising people will arrive like seagulls at a chip shop.”CreditsSami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music “Historic Anticipation” by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.189. News Weakly 189 - Drowning, Donbas, and Defence Dysfunction
14:20||Season 1, Ep. 189NEWS WEAKLY 189 – 06 December, 2025TOP STORIES OF THE WEEKSOUTHEAST ASIA SINKS WHILE THE WORLD SCROLLS!ALSO, DUMBASS IN THE DONBAS!AND, THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE DEFENDS ITSELF FROM THE INDEFENSIBLE!All that and more on News Weakly!Hello and welcome to News Weakly, where we punch the news in the headlines weakly. I’m Sami Shah, a journalist and comedian who still hasn’t got his Christmas shopping sorted and is now starting to fully panic.QUOTE OF THE WEEK"Climate change is the villain, but Australian mining is the guy standing nearby holding its bag."SUPPORT THE SHOWIf you want to help keep the show going, consider joining the community on Patreon.com/samishah.CLOSING CREDITSSami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.comTheme music “Historic Anticipation” by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.