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News Noir

25 Episodes

23 minutes | Nov 25, 2020
Talk Roulette #1
We have decided to take a break from weekly news review (all news these days are about COVID and US elections anyway... boring!), so today we just sit near the fake fireplace with a glass of cheap wine and chat about everything and nothing and all sorts of nonsense. In this episode, "nonsense" includes:   - Humanity Becoming Sexier   - Unexpected Positive Effect of Oil Industry   - Biden vs Thatcher Death Fight   - New Russian Order   - Dimitri's Sex Life
33 minutes | Nov 9, 2020
#23 - Putin's Mic Drop, China's Geo-engineering, Heavy Metal Making You Grow Taller
In this episode, we have hand-picked the following headlines from the past week to chat sh*t about:  // China seizes more territory from Nepal with troops constructing buildings over the border  // Teenagers with poor diets up to 20cm shorter, global study finds  // Russian MPs consider lifetime immunity for former presidents
39 minutes | Nov 3, 2020
#22 - Kiwi Legalise Euthanasia, Aussie Women Strip-searched, Amazon is New Slavery +more
Yet again, we distilled all world events that happened last week into the hilarious review of the most fascinating headlines:  //  New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia in referendum  // Australia seeks Qatar response after female passengers strip-searched  // Amazon launches in Sweden with wrong flag and rude translations  // Philippines local police chief killed by fighting cockerel
37 minutes | Oct 27, 2020
#21 - UK Kids Have Changed, Crayfish Saves Us From Zombies, Charity Means Sacrifice +more
This week - as always - in our trademark (allegedly) hilarious style, we are discussing most urgent and highly important news of the week without being distracted by irrelevant stuff like global pandemic and US election. In this episode:  // Escaped cloned female mutant crayfish take over Belgian cemetery  // UK govt investigates after pupils raise questions about balding asylum-seeker who claims to be 15 but ‘LOOKS ABOUT 40’  // Jews make up the lowest share of Europe's population for 1,000 years as France sees surge in emigration due to anti-Semitism  // Poland abortion ruling: Police use pepper spray against protesters
37 minutes | Oct 22, 2020
#20 - Finland Bans D**k Pics, UK Needs More Prisoners, Your Nudes Are Available Online
Last week saw some fascinating news that we are glad to dissect for you in Episode 20:  // London Bridge attack: Steven Gallant up for early release after confronting knifeman  // Finland will jail men who send unsolicited 'd**k pics'  // Fake naked photos of thousands of women shared online
41 minutes | Oct 14, 2020
#19 - Librarians Make Millions, All Celebrities Are Pro-Trump, Child Labour Is The Future
In Episode 19, we cover the following headlines that caught our attention this week:  // A former Austin Library employee is accused of stealing $1.3M in printer toner  // Muslim Imam Arrested in Huge Child Pornography Bust  // 'Kid Influencers' Classed As Child Labour Under New French Law
47 minutes | Oct 6, 2020
#18 - NASA Presents Space Toilet, Swedes Are Bad At Being Bad, Julian Assange Is James Bond +more
In Episode 18, we discuss the following hilarious events that happened over the last week:  // Nasa Wallops launch: Astronauts to test new $23m toilet at space station  // Swedish Police: New Gang Culture Emerged from Second-Generation Migrants  // Auschwitz director offers to serve time in place of 13-year-old Nigerian sentenced to 10 years for blasphemy  //  Latest twist in Assange saga like a Bond plot 
28 minutes | Sep 29, 2020
#17 - Australians Abuse Brits, Russian Politics Is Still The Best Sitcom, Prison Term For TripAdvisor Review +more
In this episode, we discuss some outrageously hilarious world news. Headlines are:  // Tory MP Says He Will Not Take Unconscious Bias Training; Trump ‘Exactly Right’ to Ban ‘Indoctrination’  // Investigation launched into Australian backpacker visas  // Australia asks Google to remove images from top of sacred site Uluru  // ‘I have absolutely no clue’ Head of rural settlement in Russia’s Kostroma Region loses election to the dummy candidate he selected  // American faces two years in prison for posting unflattering TripAdvisor review of Thailand island resort
41 minutes | Sep 23, 2020
#16 - COVID Is Harsh On Criminals, Tesla Is The Best Getaway Car, Avoid Ukrainian Hospitals +more
In Episode 16, we discuss the following news of the week:  // Double-amputee's wife is asked to take her husband's severed legs away from Ukrainian hospital in a sack  // Puppy prices soar during coronavirus lockdown  // Man charged after Canadian police find him asleep at wheel of self-driving car  // Billionaire Chuck Feeney achieves goal of giving away his fortune
44 minutes | Sep 15, 2020
#15 - How to Date A Feminist, Aussies Are Bad At Flirting, Gender Reveal In Poor Taste +more
In Episode 15, we discuss:  // French Feminist Hates Men But Loves Her Boyfriend  // Astralian Optometrist Destroys Her Career Not Her Pussy  // Gender Reveal Party In United Arab Emirates Is Designed For Just One Gender  // British Couple's World Tour Includes Estonia And No Other Countries 
47 minutes | Sep 1, 2020
#14 - Amazon Tells You How To Live, Israel Is Almost OK, Dude Removes Ears For Fun +more
In Episode 14, we discuss:  // Amazon's New Fitness Tracker Will Make You Fit And Submissive   // While Israel Sends Airplane to UAE...  // ...Palestine Sends Air Baloons To Israel  // Don't Get Pregnant In Zimbabwe If You Want Education  // German Dude Cuts His Ears Off And It Is Not Even His Biggest Problem
37 minutes | Aug 27, 2020
#13 - Russian Woman Resurrected, Germany Can't Break Bad Habits, British School Teaches Jihad and more
In Episode 13, we discuss more fascinating news from the globe:  // Ukraine's ex-PM is diagnosed with COVID and Russia celebrates  // 81-year-old Russian Woman Came Back From The Dead  // Little Kids In New Zealand Do Cocaine (Or Play Lego)  // Islamic School In The UK Offers Extra Lessons On How To Fight Infidels  // Germany Is Back To Experimenting On Large Groups Of People  // American Archbishop Sells Bleach As A COVID (HIV, Cancer, Autism) Cure
33 minutes | Aug 18, 2020
#12 - New Interpretation Of The Matrix, NASA Apes Elon Musk, Saudi Newbie Killers and Ellen DeGeneres' Demise
In Episode 12 we discuss:  // The Matrix Is A Transgender-themed Movie, Authors Reveal  // NASA Gives Heavenly Body The Same Names As Elon Musk Gives To His Kids  // Deadly Saudi Overseas Hit Squad Can't Even Pass Canadian Passport Check  // Ellen DeGeneres And Her Wife Prefer Romance Over Diversified Financial Planning  
35 minutes | Aug 11, 2020
#11 - Old People Ruin The World, Britons Occupy Germany (Or Vice Versa), Madonna vs Zuckerberg and more
In Episode 11, we discuss:  // One Old Person Destroys Brazil Rainforest While Other Old People Destroy The Rest Of The World  // Britons Queue For German Passports (And For Reparations) // Being On A Death Row In Pakistan Is Not Big Enough Punishment For Blasphemy // Madonna Says Rich People Have COVID-19 Cure But How Can She Know? 
31 minutes | Jul 30, 2020
#10 - Michelle Obama's Podcast (Sucks), Mexican Cartels Are Badass, Germany's Hunt For Nazis and more
In Episode 10 we discuss:  // Michelle Obama's New Podcast is Inferior To Ours  // Meixican Cartel Shows Who Is Actually In Charge  // Russian Cinemas Will Only Screen Light-Hearted Movies Because Life In Russia Is Already Hard  // Aaron Rogers And Danica Patrick Split Up (Who Cares, Seriously?)   // Germany Keeps Clinging On The Past By Prosecuting 97 Years Old Nazi 
34 minutes | Jul 21, 2020
#9 - Free Saudi Woman, Startup Founder Job Is Deadly, Trump Invents Eternal Life and more
In Episode 9 we discuss:  // Cadbury chocolate bars will shrink but old price remains  // Renowned US judge is only alive thanks to Trump  // Azerbaijan and Armenia are real countries and they will destroy you  // Saudi Arabia grants freedom to women, to one at a time  // Tech entrepreneur is massacred in New York  // Canadians want to build a wall with the US (kind of)  // Story in which British right winger is not the only insane person 
37 minutes | Jul 15, 2020
#8 - Bollywood Stars Have COVID Too, China More Progressive Than US, Maddie McCann's Body Found (We Think) and more
In Episode 8 we discuss:  // Bollywood Stars Have COVID Too (Are They Also Human?!)  // English Tourist Kills In Spain But Won't Go To Prison  // Transgender Rights In China Stronger Than In The US  // Madeleine McCann Starred In "The Ring" Movie  // Don't Hunt A Norwegian Hunter
41 minutes | Jul 6, 2020
#7 - Dog Meat Banned In India, Don't Microwave Your Books, Organ Donation Is Racist and more
Apologies for this episode's sound quality. Blame Boris Johnson (or Donald Trump, or whoever your enemy is, it is their fault).  In Episode 7, we discuss:  // Sale of dog meat is banned in one of India's states  // Americans microwave their books to kill corona virus  // You are more likely to receive organ if you are white  // North Korea finally follows our advice and uses coronavirus as an excuse to punish certain people
46 minutes | Jul 1, 2020
#6 - Pensioner Evicts Own Daughter, Dixie Chicks Become Chicks, Degree In Ninja Studies and more
In Episode 6:  // Australian pensioner evicts his own daughter  // Country band Dixie Chicks drops "Dixie" from their name  // North Korea sends cigarette butts to South Korea  // Corona is becoming a widely used baby girl name  // First ever university degree in ninja studies in Japan
3 minutes | Jun 26, 2020
News Noir - Trailer
Now that we are on Episode 5, isn't it time for a proper trailer. News Noir is a weekly dark comedic review of international news. Listen to 2 minutes 55 seconds trailer and decide whether you want to subscribe (if not, check your taste receptors).
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