Bad News First

Bad News First

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Bad News First episodes

  • Bad News First; Episode 7: Gen Z, Taine, Curling, AI Bubble, 25th Amendment & Chimps

    Welcome to Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

    Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

    This week (Monday 20th April 2026):

    • Working 9-to-5 (and 6-to-10)
    • Planet of the Apes
    • Cold as Ice
    • Catch-25
    • Crouch, Bind, Set!
    • These Boots Are Made for AI

      • So, grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

      1 hr 5 min
    • Bad News First; Episode 6: Music, Space, Golf, Councils, Deals & Chocolate

      Welcome to Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

      Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

      This week (Monday 13th April 2026):

      • Smoke On The Altar
      • Artemis Poo
      • Mastering The Game
      • Wayne’s World
      • Deal Or No Deal
      • Have A Break

        • So, grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

        New episodes weekly.

        1 hr 3 min
      • Bad News First; Episode 5: Planes, Petrol, Paycheques, Pupils, Pics & Premiership

        Welcome to Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

        Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

        This week (Monday 23rd March 2026):

        • Prepare For Landing
        • Pump It Up!
        • Frozen Paycheques
        • We Don’t Need No Education
        • Unsubscribed
        • Players, Penalties & Promotions

          • So, grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

          1 hr 11 min
        • Bad News First; Episode 4: Concerts, Cricket, Charity, Confidence, Colours & Comeuppance

          Welcome to Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

          Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

          This week (Monday 16rd March 2026):

          • Face the Music
          • Howzat?!
          • High Hopes
          • Poller Coaster
          • Holi Moly
          • Rough Justice

            • So, grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

            New episodes weekly.

            1 hr 1 min
          • Bad News First; Episode 3: Iran, Managers, Air New Zealand, Americarna, TOP & Skynet

            Welcome to Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

            Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

            This week (Monday 2nd March 2026):

            • I Ran Out Of Time
            • You’re Fired!
            • Mayday! Mayday!
            • Start Your Engines!
            • You Better Get This Party Started
            • “I’ll Be Back”

              • So, grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

              New episodes weekly.

              1 hr 1 min
            • Bad News First; Episode 2: Beer, Kermit, Rugby, Winston, Celebrities & Noah

              Welcome to Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

              Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

              This week (Monday 23rd February 2026):

              • Brewed Awakening
              • Deep Depression
              • State of Confusion
              • Gremlin in the Kremlin
              • Lost in Translation
              • Permanently Cancelled

                • So, grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

                New episodes weekly.

                 

                1 hr 7 min
              • Bad News First; Episode 1: Code Brown, Benin Bronzes, Netflix & Kill, The Epstein Files & Britney

                Welcome to the very first episode of Bad News First — the podcast where we take the week’s biggest headlines, strip away the spin, and replace it with sarcasm.

                Because if you don’t laugh at the absurdity… you might understand it.

                This week (Monday 16 February 2026):

                • Wellington takes “wet and windy” a little too literally

                • North Korea brings a whole new meaning to Netflix & Chill
                • The Epstein Files remind us that the real conspiracy is accountability
                • The British Museum revisits the concept of “finders keepers”
                • The Winter Olympics confirms that age does indeed matter
                • And Britney Spears… won’t do it again

                So grab yourself a cuppa — or something stronger — and enjoy the show!

                New episodes weekly.

                52 min

              About Bad News First

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              Bad News First is a weekly news and comedy podcast where Jayden and Adam break down the biggest headlines in politics, culture, and current events - then strip away the spin and replace it with satire.