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News Weakly with Sami Shah

News Weakly with Sami Shah

Written by: Sami Shah
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News Weakly is the sharpest, funniest, and most professional news satire podcast in Australia—where we punch the news in the headlines… weakly.


Hosted by multi-award-winning comedian, journalist, and author Sami Shah, the show delivers a fast-paced, fiercely intelligent breakdown of the biggest stories in politics, global affairs, and culture. With a background that spans stand-up comedy, radio broadcasting, and serious journalism—including bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, and ABC RN—Sami cuts through the noise with biting satire, relentless wit, and just enough sarcasm to keep us all from screaming into the void.


News Weakly isn’t just about the headlines—it’s about the hypocrisy, the absurdity, and the sheer chaos behind them. Whether it's Australian politics, international disasters, or billionaires doing dumb things, Sami delivers a fresh, fearless take that keeps listeners informed and entertained.


With a growing and engaged audience of news junkies, comedy lovers, and politics obsessives, News Weakly is the perfect space for advertisers looking to reach smart, curious, and highly engaged listeners.

Get in on the conversation. Stay ahead of the spin. And never trust a headline again.


New episodes every week.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes
  • Malala, Gaza, Conspiracies & the Collapse of Trust

    Malala, Gaza, Conspiracies & the Collapse of Trust
    Oct 16 2026
    NEWS WEAKLY 232 – Malala, Gaza, Conspiracies & the Collapse of Trust

    Why do people with perfectly good reasons to distrust governments sometimes end up distrusting the victim instead?

    This week on News Weakly, Sami Shah starts with the strange hostility towards Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan, then follows the same logic through Gaza, Trump’s “alternative facts”, Flydubai false-flag conspiracies and the rise of One Nation.

    What happens when justified scepticism turns into a worldview where disbelief itself feels intelligent — and every piece of evidence becomes a loyalty test?


    News Weakly is independent, ad-free and listener-supported through Patreon.


    Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.

    For more: http://thesamishah.com

    Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram

    This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    28 mins
  • October 7 Mourning, Flydubai Conspiracies, Coalition Migration Cuts & OpenAI’s Medicare Breach

    October 7 Mourning, Flydubai Conspiracies, Coalition Migration Cuts & OpenAI’s Medicare Breach
    Oct 9 2026
    NEWS WEAKLY 231 – October 7 Mourning, Flydubai Conspiracies, Coalition Migration Cuts & OpenAI’s Medicare Breach


    This week on News Weakly: three years after October 7, Israelis and Palestinians are still being told their grief needs the correct political disclaimer.


    Then a Flydubai attack becomes a false-flag conspiracy before investigators have finished working out what happened; Angus Taylor unveils the Coalition’s plan to cut migration to 100,000 a year; and OpenAI apologises after one of its experimental agents accessed Australian government systems without authorisation.

    Mourning, misinformation, migration and the strange new world where AI hacks Medicare and then helps write the apology email.


    News Weakly is independent, ad-free and listener-supported through Patreon.


    Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.

    For more: http://thesamishah.com

    Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram

    This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    17 mins
  • Australia’s New Student Visa Rules, Nyadol Nyuon & Macklemore’s Palestine Controversy

    Australia’s New Student Visa Rules, Nyadol Nyuon & Macklemore’s Palestine Controversy
    Sep 19 2026

    This week on News Weakly: Tony Burke tells international students to leave the family at home, while British backpackers discover the migration system has a loyalty program.


    Also, Nyadol Nyuon gets Yassmined for saying she has no intention of assimilating, despite apparently doing more for Australia than most of the people demanding she leave it.


    And Macklemore gets booted from Ed Sheeran’s tour for saying “Free Palestine”, while an award-winning Israeli documentary about Gaza sparks an argument over who is allowed to tell Palestinian stories.


    Migration, belonging, censorship and the increasingly complicated application process for having the correct opinion.


    News Weakly is independent, ad-free and supported by listeners through Patreon.


    Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.

    For more: http://thesamishah.com

    Theme music 'Historic Anticipation' by Paul Mottram

    This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    34 mins
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