News Weakly

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 WEEKTRUMP’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 on the Trump tariff falloutSUPPORT THE SHOWLove News Weakly? Keep it funded by joining the 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.

Every week, Sami Shah (ABC, The Gadfly)—comedian, journalist, and award-winning writer of words—put the ew in news.TOP STORIES OF THE WEEKRiffing 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 SHOWJoin the Patreon at 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.

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 WEEKBudget 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/SamiShahTheme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.

🎉 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 WeekDutton’s Referendumb!The Ceasefire That Couldn’t Cease FireSpaceX 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 superior support.🎟️ Also: The 150th episode was recorded LIVE at Comedy Republic in Melbourne! If you were there, you’re part of history. If not, you’re part of regret.Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.For more: http://thesamishah.com🎵 Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul MottramThis podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.

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 book legal defence, Neil Gaiman, and the right to blasphemy.🎧 Support the Show!Ad-free episodes & discounts ➡️ Patreon.com/SamiShah🎟 Live show tickets ➡️ ComedyRepublic.com.auThanks for listening! See you next week!

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? – The Sydney "terror" caravan was actually a bikie gang ploy, but Peter Dutton won’t let that stop him from stoking paranoia.Victoria’s Bail Laws: Tough, Then Soft, Then Tough Again! – Because why fix the justice system when you can just keep reacting to headlines?Trump’s Tariffs Hit Australia! – Albanese had a lot to say about a viral wombat video but not much about the US making our steel and aluminium exports 25% more expensive.Syria: The War After the War – The new government promised peace, but instead, they’re carrying out sectarian massacres. So… progress?Justice for Some, Not for All – Duterte gets arrested for war crimes, but Netanyahu remains untouchable. Because international law is just vibes now.🎧 Support the Show!Ad-free episodes & discounts ➡️ Patreon.com/SamiShah🎟 Live show tickets ➡️ ComedyRepublic.com.auThanks for listening! See you next week!

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 on your flight!🔹 Israel-Hamas peace talks continue! Just kidding!🔹 Trump is America’s Hydra Cap, and Ukraine is realizing they’re in a Marvel villain origin story.Quote of the Week:"You don’t think, you act." – Barry, Legend of Avalon Airport.🎧 Support the Show!Join Patreon.com/SamiShah for the ad-free version!🎟 Live show tickets: ComedyRepublic.com.auThanks for listening! See you next week!

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 uniting against the actual racists. Who wins?Trump called Zelensky a "dictator" and blamed him for Russia invading Ukraine. Meanwhile, Putin’s celebrating and Europe’s losing its mind. But Trump’s too busy demanding Ukraine’s rare minerals to care.QUOTE OF THE WEEK"Trump will blame Pearl Harbor for antagonising the Japanese pilots by floating there so provocatively."🎧 SUPPORT THE SHOW!Help keep News Weakly ad-free and independent! Sign up at Patreon.com/SamiShah.🎟 Live show tickets: ComedyRepublic.com.auThanks for listening! See you next week!