Aug 23, 202611 min
On the fifth anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, we're replaying our segment from the time looking at how it chaotically unfolded and asking if 20 years of war was worth it. First released August 20...
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News Fighters
Hosted by Dylan Behan · comedy · EN
About this Podcast:
News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy producer/editor Dylan Behan. Listen to episodes in your podcast app at http://podfollow.com/newsfighters Buy me a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfighters Watch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfighters Follow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/ Follow on Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@newsfighterspod" rel="noopener nore
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What is News Fighters about?
News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy producer/editor Dylan Behan. Listen to episodes in your podcast app at Buy me a coffee: Watch on Youtube: Follow News Fighters on Instagram: Follow on Threads: <a href=" rel="noopener nore
Who hosts News Fighters?
News Fighters is hosted by Dylan Behan. The show has published 149 episodes to date.
What has News Fighters covered recently?
Recent episodes include "5 years on from the fall of Afghanistan (repeat from 2021)" (23 August 2026, 11 minutes), "Shirt Happens: 2025 Year in Review" (25 December 2025, 24 minutes), and "The Chaser Report: Dylan on state leaders' killing season" (21 November 2025, 21 minutes).
How often does News Fighters publish?
News Fighters publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 149 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on News Fighters?
Booking probability for News Fighters is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. News Fighters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. News Fighters's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dylan Behan hosts News Fighters, a comedy podcast with 149 episodes published.
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Episode #130
Shirt Happens: 2025 Year in Review
Dec 25, 202524 minS1News Fighters is back with our annual wrap of everything absurd and predictable in Australian news, politics, and media. From stinky flowers to manufactured shirt controversies, from mushroom murders to Momdani and fake...
- Nov 21, 202521 min
News Fighters is still on hiatus but this week Dylan guest co-hosted an episode of The Chaser Report with Charles Firth and they looked back on a tumultuous knifing season for state opposition party leaders and the...
Episode #129
DAILY NEWS WRAP: 12 July 2025
Jul 12, 20255 minS1Welcome to another pilot episode of the News Fighters Daily News Wrap where I recap the TV news bulletins so you don't have to buy a TV. Today: Trump's Aussie promotion, Australia's ICE-like immigration raid & the...
Episode #128
DAILY NEWS WRAP: 21 June 2025
Jun 21, 20256 minS1A special pilot episode of the NEWS FIGHTERS DAILY NEWS WRAP for 21 June, 2025 which I made in 4 hours and 10 minutes. We look at the Iran-Israel conflict, John Pesutto getting a bailiout, Double Bay crime and the...
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Episode #127
We're back with an election campaign recap!
Apr 27, 202512 minS1News Fighters is back from hiatus with a one-off recap of the 2025 Australian Federal Election campaign policies from the two major parties. It’s do-nothing Anthony Albanese versus the uncosted Peter Dutton. Who will...
Jan 25, 202532 minDylan gives News Fighters listeners an exclusive look at his brand new musical project, an album of complete nonsense music he made purely for his own personal enjoyment. "Pizza for me, doctor?" by The Traveltens out...
- Dec 22, 202423 minS1
Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back for an annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an indepth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s...
- Jan 21, 202414 min
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...
- Jan 15, 202414 min
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...
- Jan 11, 202418 min
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...
Jan 25, 202318 minFor 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...
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Best of News Fighters: R.I.P The Queen (from 2022)
Jan 19, 202339 minFor 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...
- Jan 12, 202345 min
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...
- Jan 5, 202331 minS1
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...
Episode #119
2022 Year in Review: What a deluge!
Dec 15, 202226 minS1It’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...
- Dec 1, 202229 minS1
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...
- Nov 17, 202225 minS1
I look at the diplomatic praise being heaped on Australian Prime Minister Albanese for successfully having a meeting with Chinese President Xi at the G20 and also not being called a liar by French President Macron. Then...
Episode #116
The War in Ukraine is Great (for Business) & guest Tom Ballard on his new book, I Millennial.
Nov 4, 202239 minS1This fortnight I look at the biggest news story of the year: THE LIONS ON THE LOOSE! Also with inflation and interest rates rising here in Australia, it’s time to call out everyone who is profiting from the war in...
- Oct 25, 202220 minS1
Happy Budget Night! Jim Chalmers has delivered his first budget, and it definitely feels a lot gloomier and less shouty than the coalition budgets of recent years. With energy prices and grocery costs rising, we take an...
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