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News Fighters

Best of 2022: Rishi Sunak, the first Billionaire UK PM*! (Also, we're moving!)

Season 1, Ep. 120

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 from TV comedy editor Dylan Behan. 


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  • Best of News Fighters: Putin's phoney call-in show! (from 2021)

    14:11|
    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, hosted and written with us, especially regular contributors Stefan Pazur and Bec Melrose, and Dan Ilic at A Rational Fear.Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/WfKS7G5TPYY?si=Kd_JNlhda0574V1FNews Fighters was a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalBuy a t-shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: podcast@newsfighters.com
  • Best of News Fighters: Boris Johnson becomes UK PM (from 2019)

    14:27|
    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, hosted and written with us, especially regular contributors Stefan Pazur and Bec Melrose, and Dan Ilic at A Rational Fear.Watch this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8FeddXOJcsNews Fighters was a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalBuy a t-shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: podcast@newsfighters.com
  • Best of News Fighters: Christopher Pyne fixes podcasting (from 2021)

    17:53|
    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, hosted and written with us, especially regular contributors Stefan Pazur and Bec Melrose, and Dan Ilic at A Rational Fear.Watch this episode on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpfERtvrgMNews Fighters was a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalBuy a t-shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: podcast@newsfighters.comKeep fighting and bye for now!
  • Best of News Fighters: The war on OneFour (from 2020)

    18:04|
    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 arationalfear.com or atApple: apple.co/3VOx4LjSpotify: spoti.fi/3QemUCoGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3VRov29Chip into support the show at http://www.patreon.com/ARationalFearBuy me a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersListen to old episodes at http://podfollow.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalHate social media? Sign up for our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: dylan@newsfighters.com
  • Best of News Fighters: R.I.P The Queen (from 2022)

    38:53|
    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/XCWV7vHDd0INews Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor Dylan Behan. To find new monthly episodes on the A Rational Fear podcast feed, subscribe at arationalfear.com or on your podcasting app of choice:Apple: apple.co/3VOx4LjSpotify: spoti.fi/3QemUCoGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3VRov29Chip into support the show at http://www.patreon.com/ARationalFearBuy me a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersListen to old episodes at http://podfollow.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalHate social media? Sign up for our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: dylan@newsfighters.com
  • Best of 2022: Our Election Night Recap & Waiting for Gonski co-author Tom Greenwell.

    45:23|
    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 politicians keep failing our education system. Order the book here: https://unsw.press/books/waiting-for-gonski/News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor Dylan Behan. REMINDER: from next month find new monthly episodes of News Fighters on the A Rational Fear podcast feed. Subscribe at arationalfear.com or on your podcasting app of choice:Apple: apple.co/3VOx4LjSpotify: spoti.fi/3QemUCoGoogle Podcasts: bit.ly/3VRov29Chip into support the show at http://www.patreon.com/ARationalFearBuy me a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersListen to old episodes at http://podfollow.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalHate social media? Sign up for our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: dylan@newsfighters.com
  • 119. 2022 Year in Review: What a deluge!

    26:06||Season 1, Ep. 119
    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 lot of “wait, was that this year?”Also our sports and showbiz reporter Stefan Pazur stops by to look back on the year on the screen and on the pitch.News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersBuy me a (fee free) coffee: https://ko-fi.com/newsfightersFree email newsletter: http://newsfighters.comWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalBuy a t-shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: podcast@newsfighters.com
  • 118. Bec Melrose on 2022: pony mayors, lion escapees, COVID cruises and Albo's DJ diplomacy.

    28:58||Season 1, Ep. 118
    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://www.instagram.com/becmelrose/News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersBuy me a (fee free) coffee: https://ko-fi.com/newsfightersFree email newsletter: http://newsfighters.comWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalBuy a t-shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: podcast@newsfighters.com