News Fighters

First up we look at the War in Ukraine, where in Russia Putin puts on a concert wearing a turtleneck while a freelance video TV editor risks it all to protest live on national TV.Also we wrap up the South Australian state election which saw charismatic Labor leader Peter Malinauskas defeat incumbent Liberal Steven Marshall, finally breaking the curse that has seen every incumbent re-elected in Australia since the pandemic began.News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.i

This week I take an in-depth look at the blame game surrounding the recent flood catastrophe that has devastated the east coast of Australia and why the Morrison government thinks it doesn’t have a role to play to keep Aussies safe when they’re drowning or burning due to climate change.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comWatch episodes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look at Vladimir Putin deciding to invade Ukraine and the reaction from the west, including Scott Morrison here in Australia who seems to think stopping people shopping at Harrods could prevent World War III somehow.News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back to recap all the stuff ups from Scott Morrison and Dominic Perrottet on Omicron that lead to this summer being a washout of rapid test shortages, empty shelves, full hospitals and an aged care sector in crisis. Comedy ensues!Also Stefan Pazur stops by and we talk about the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Oscar nominations.Follow Stefan on twitter at https://twitter.com/i_seenothingNews Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy video editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport us and get early, ad-free & bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/E

This week in my summer repeat series I thought I'd play you our last patreon bonus episode from December in the regular podcast feed to give you an idea what the bonus episodes are like and to hopefully encourage you all to sign up: patreon.com/newsfightersNews Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in our summer repeat series I'm replaying some of the funniest segments from our regular contributing reporter Stefan Pazur.Oscars and Grammy Awards recap (from ep60, March 18 2021)2019 Year in Arts and Pop Culture (from ep30, December 23 2019)Tokyo Olympics Recap (from ep77, August 7 2021)2020 Year in Arts and Pop Culture (from ep51, December 23 2020)Happy News Stories (from ep73, July 3 2021)Follow Stefan on twitter at https://twitter.com/i_seenothingNews Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on

This week to mark the first anniversary of the Joe Biden Inauguration I'm replaying two segments from the show a year ago:Dylan recaps the Joe Biden inauguration Aussie TV coverage (Ep54, January 26 2021)Chas Licciardello from Planet America Interview (Ep53, January 19, 2021)Enjoy!News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I replay a bunch of my “Week in Headlines” segments that got played on Sydney’s 2SER 107.3 FM between September and November 2021.Support Community Radio and 2SER at 2ser.comNews Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week to mark the summer holidays I'm replaying a bunch of segments following Scott Morrison's disastrous world trips, including:ScoMo meets Trump in Washington (hosted by Mark Humphries from Ep25, Sept 21 2019)ScoMo goes to the G7 Cornwall and meets the Queen (Ep 71, June 18 2021)ScoMo versus the World at the G20 and COP26 in Glasgow (Ep88, November 5 2021)Enjoy!News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.com H

In summing up 2021 we decided to look back on the cavalcade of disasters inflicted upon Australia this past year. From floods and an earthquake to the Delta outbreak, the subsequent lockdown, botched vaccine rollout and the return of Barnaby Joyce; this whole year has felt like an endless bad disaster movie. So we look back and laugh (mostly) and look ahead to what Australia’s hot Omicron summer might look like.Also our showbiz and sports correspondent Stefan Pazur stops by to sum up 2021 in movies, music, tv, podcasts and sport.Follow Stefan on twitter at https://twitter.com/i_seenothingNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow

This week on the news Germany finally has a new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, I replay my interview from the week of the German election in September with Joel Dullroy from Deutsche Welle and the podcast Radio Spättkauf. Enjoy!Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsgSVYtCz9QFollow Joel on twitter at https://twitter.com/joeldullroyFind Radio Spätkauf at https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/ or follow them on twitter at https://twitter.com/RadioSpaetkaufBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podcast@newsfighters.comSubscribe on Youtube:: http://www.youtube.com/n

This weekThe Omicron variant arrives in Australia and we rehash the same covid jokes from the last two yearsGreg Hunt and Christian Porter step down while Education Minister Alan Tudge learns to stand asideScott Morrison promises to unmask online trollsWe try to interview Barack ObamaAnd our guest is Canadian musical treasure B.A. Johnston. We talk songwriting, touring, Covid driveway shows and his tv show Ham Jam where he reviews sub sandwiches.Visit B.A.’s website here: http://www.bajohnston.ca/Visit B.A.’s website here: http://www.bajohnston.ca/Buy his music here: https://bajohnston.bandcamp.com/musicFollow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldbajohnstonFollow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/BAJohnstonNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so

This week a very special episode as TV comedy writer (Win The Week, Question Everything, Tonightly) and our regular news correspondent Bec Melrose stops by to recap the annual global apocalypse that was 2021 in all it’s hilarious glory, from the Delta outbreak to the twerking outrage, from the Suez canal blockage to ScoMo’s overseas failures.Follow Bec on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/becmelroseNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighters

This week we look at the early phony pre-election campaign which has seen Scott Morrison embrace anti-vaxxers, robots, coal and a carbon tax by another name. Meanwhile Anthony Albanese accuses Morrison of lying which he denies believing.This week the interview guests are Jackson Baly and Joel L. Zammit from Sanspants Radio, the hosts and brains behind such huge pop culture podcasts as Plumbing The Death Star, Shut Up A Second and Baseless Speculation. They’re here to talk about what pop culture got them through 2021 and what they’re looking forward to in 2022!Check out all the Sanspants podcasts at https://www.sanspantsradio.com/Follow Jackson on twitter at https://twitter.com/AlldogsaredeadFollow Joel on twitter at https://twitter.com/GoddammitZammitBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/

This week we do a deep dive into Scott Morrison’s disastrous latest world trip to the G20 and COP26 UN climate conference where he:disappointed the entire world with Australia’s backwards climate policieslost the trust of one of our most longstanding allies Francewas thrown under the bus by Joe Bidenunnecessarily irritated our biggest trading partner ChinaAnd annoyed our future head of state, Prince Charles.Our interview guest is well dressed Melbourne comedian Sami Shah host of the podcasts News Weakly and Murdocracy.Follow Sami on twitter here: https://twitter.com/samishah or check out is website at http://thesamishah.com/Listen to Sami’s latest standup comedy album ‘Cuck’ here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5hdWlNynT6rsOiWeinfLuKNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Buy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersI don’t advertise

As Scott Morrison jets off to the Glasgow COP26 Climate Change Conference, this week we take an in-depth look at his new Net Zero by 2050 plan announced this week and why it’s basically a sham. Also why does Barnaby Joyce love methane so much?And to celebrate Halloween we’re excited to announce our regular contributor Stefan Pazur has a spooky new spin-off podcast coming soon! Boo!Watch this episode on Youtube here:News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get ad-free, early release and monthly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News

This week we look at Melbourne and Sydney’s freedom days as their (hopefully) final lockdowns end. And we ask is the worst of the Covid 19 pandemic finally over in Australia?Also our interview guest is comedian Alice Fraser, host of the weekly news comedy podcast The Gargle. Check out The Gargle here: ​​https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/the-gargleCheck out Alice Fraser’s website at http://www.alicecomedyfraser.com/ or follow her on twitter at https://twitter.com/aliterativeNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get ad-free, early release and monthly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dyl

This week: In a special unscripted episode, I look at an epic week in New South Wales politics with the resignations of Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Transport Minister Andrew Constance and Deputy Premier John Barilaro, as well as the scandal-ridden rise of our new anti-lockdown Premier Dominic Perrottet, coming to power the week before lockdown ends. God help us.News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get ad-free, early release and monthly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfig

This week: a massive deep dive into why Gladys Berejiklian’s roadmap to get NSW out of Covid is actually at odds with what the rest of the well-vaccinated free world is doing in terms of vaccine passports.Also we talk German election results and Berliners voting out their landlords with Joel Dullroy from Deutsche Welle and the podcast Radio Spättkauf.Follow Joel on twitter at https://twitter.com/joeldullroyFind Radio Spätkauf at https://www.radiospaetkauf.com/ or follow them on twitter at https://twitter.com/RadioSpaetkaufNews Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get ad-free, early release and monthly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on T

This week:Melbourne hit by overhyped Earthquake!Mr ScoMo goes to Washington (again)Which means Barnaby is in charge (god help us)Canadian Election Roundup: How Trudeau won with vaccine mandates and cheap childcareAnd News correspondent Bec Melrose talks shrinking Dutchmen and crappy vaccine incentivesFollow Bec Melrose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becmelrose/News Fighters is a comedic look at the week in Australian news, media and political hypocrisy, hosted by ex-Tonightly and Chaser editor Dylan Behan.Support us and get monthly bonus episodes: http://www.patreon.com/newsfightersWe don’t advertise on Facebook so subscribe to our free newsletter: http://newsfighters.comBuy me a coffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsfightersSubscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DylabolicalFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Email: podc