Rod and The Flack's Big News Championship

The serious and not so serious side of WEEK 11's biggest news stories go to head…but who will take out the title between Damn Slippery Stairs VS March for Women, Microsoft Teams Down VS WA Election, Big Brother China VS Water on Mars, CV Police VS Naked Ride, NSW Consent App VS Footy is Back AND Tanzanian Darwin Awards VS Horse Milk? But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 WEEK 11!

Was WEEK 10 the BIGGEST week in news for 2021? Yes…it absolutely was. But to coin a phrase from every footy commentator ever “Who takes home the chocolates?”. Was it Megan & Harry for the 2nd  week straight…the return of ‘Cancel Culture'…$1.2BILLION worth of ‘Half Price Flights' for Aussies…or was it Joe Biden's dog? Find out with Showdowns between Joe Biden's Dog VS Royals, Sam Armitage Quits VS Cam Smith Quits, Half Price Flights VS Covid Cough, Who Needs Enemies When You've Got Friends Like Kelly Slater VS Iconic Australia List, Big Foot VS Cancel Culture AND Piers Morgan Quits VS Cassette Death. But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 10!

Was it the weirdest week of MASSIVE stories that disappeared within 24 hours? We're looking at you Brisbane 2032 Olympics…that's right – that was 2021 WEEK 9! Hear how it faired against Showdowns including The Royals VS Never Gonna Give You Up, Australia's Richest You Tuber VS Gaga's Dogs, Mr Hollywood VS Myanmar Ambassador, You Snooze You Lose…Money VS Brisbane 2032, Pizza Hut Delivers Beer VS Guess Who's Back…and Then Going Away AND Space Hotel In 2025 VS Dr Multitask! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 09!

What would happen if Mark Zuckerberg FRIEND REQUESTED The FlacK? What would happen if Donald Trump was Australian? AND how could online training kill us all? BIG QUESTIONS…and all answered in 2021's WEEK 8 Showdowns between The Vaccine “Down Under Tour” VS Daft Punk Split, No Nonsense Nan VS Mullet Madness, If Donald Trump Was Australian VS Twitter Update, Chinese Mystery Flight VS Oz Open Final Wrap, The Tassie Tiger VS Facebook Is Less Fucked AND Tiger Woods VS McNZ Influencer! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 08!

Do you agree with 3 out of 4 young people surveyed who described Rod & The Flack's BIG NEWS Championship 2021 WEEK 7 as “Loose A.F.”? Perhaps explaining why Facebook never bothered to deactivate the podcast's FB page this week despite having the word “NEWS” in the actual page name. Judge for yourself with this week's Showdowns including NASA's Done It Again VS Facebook Is F#*@ed, Justin Timberlake's Long Con VS China Wine Knock Offs, Trust Issue Bears VS Bill Gates, Garbage Bag Gate VS Killer Coffee, Too Hard Basket VS $16K Sleep AND Nostradamus Simpson VS The PMO! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 07!

Remember WEEK 6 2021? No? Luckily it's all wrapped up in a neat tournament of arguably the BIGGEST NEWS stories of the week in this round of Rod & The Flack's BIG NEWS Championship! Hear Showdowns including Woollies Shock VS Aus Open Shenanigans, James Packer VS Dark Eye Makeup, Kim Jong Un VS New Consent App, What The ‘F' Is GAB? VS Superbowl 2021, Impeachment 2 Electric Boogaloo VS Kath and Kim The Sequel AND Victorian Lockdown 2 Electric Boogaloo VS Lawyer Zoom Chat! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 06!

Sorry we're late…Flack had Couples Pilates! But is that the biggest news for WEEK 4 2021? It's not. Hear what is with Showdowns including Joe Biden's O'Week VS Drunk Aussies, Rudy VS Google versus Australia, Australia Day…I Mean Invasion Day…I Mean Nothing VS Fruit Ban, Tokyo 2021 VS Boris Off Script…Again, Russian Hover Taxi VS Tom Brady AND The Block VS Australia Day Honours! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to hear who takes out BNC2021 04!

Donald Trump left the Whitehouse this week a loser…will he leave Rod & The Flack's BIG NEWS Championship for WEEK 3 2021 a winner? Showdowns include Long Weekend At Bernie's VS Work for Elon Musk, Stop The Salmon Steal VS Dinosaurs, China Doth Protest Too Much VS An Esky Saved My Life, Trump's Walk Of Shame VS Fine…Don't Bother, Big Brother Is Watching VS Who Wants A Pardon and What's Worse Than Not Pulling A Burn Out? VS Drunk Board Game! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to discover who takes out BNC2021 03!

Would you call it WEEK 2 2021 or WEEK 55 2020? Decide for yourself with Showdowns including Trump loses Twitter VS Disneyland Vacation…I mean Disneyland Vaccination, Old People Living Longer VS Dumbest Protest Ever, Boris Goes Off Script VS Teenage Mutant Covid Virus, Screen Time For Kids VS I Cheer, You Cheer, We All Cheer For Cheer Cheese, Smart Dog Collars VS What Trump Really Cares About and New Kids TV Show VS Eco Sexuals! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to discover who takes out BNC2021 02!

WEEK 51 Showdowns include Aussie Vaccine…“On your way back to the pavilion” VS Tom loses “Cruise” Control, Self Drug Bust VS Climate Conference, Russian Airline VS Nigella, Trump Is A Loser VS Packaging Mix Up, APS Bashing VS Bunnings Love, NZ Travel Bubble VS Food…so bad it's good! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to discover who takes out BNC 51!

WEEK 50 Showdowns include The Tasmania Devils VS British Vaccine, CoVIC 19 the ‘Right To Party' VS Worst Promotion Ever, China VS Free Dominos, Olympics 2024 VS Mount Everest, Patient Zero VS The Russian Vaccine, AND George Russell VS ‘W.A. introduces Covid App…so does S.A.'! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to discover who takes out BNC 50!

WEEK 49 Showdowns include The Royals VS Joe Biden's Hurt Himself Already, Playstation 5 VS China Tweets, Cher Lonely Elephant VS NRL Player Tests Positive, Insta Model VS Lewis Hamilton, Dollarmite VS The Vaccine…But There's A Catch and Shopping Scales VS The Monolith! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to discover who takes out BNC 49!

WEEK 48 Showdowns include CovAdelaide VS The Red Ripper, University Of T.V. VS Pete Evans, No Jab No Jet VS Blankety Blanks, The Dictionary VS Stop The Steal, Daytona Records VS Iron Mike Tyson and Millennials At It Again VS Stone Cold Steve Marshall! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to discover who takes out BNC 48!

WEEK 46 Showdowns include Four Seasons Landscaping VS Covid 19 UK, Trump ‘Trail Of Destruction Farewell Tour' VS T.A.B. Down, The Vaccine VS Smacking Smackdown, Everyone's Punking Trump VS DJ Clarke Gayford, Russell Coight VS Floating Cinemas and Birdseye VS #AUSPOL! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…despite it looking like the US Election is a lock, listen to find out who takes out BNC 46!

WEEK 45 Showdowns include The US Election VS QLD State Election, US Election VS YouTube, US Election VS Belarus Goes Nuclear, US Election VS Australia Post, US Election VS Hotel Quarantine Saga, US Election VS Santa, US Election VS Sean Connery and US Election VS Sex Ed! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…despite it looking like the US Election is a lock, listen to find out who takes out BNC 44!

WEEK 44 Showdowns include Release The Victorians VS Ikea, Fake Melania VS Donut Day, Santa VS Postie Getting The Mostie, Joe Biden VS Life Skills Class, Home Among The Gumtrees VS Malvern Shit Show and Donald Trump VS Grand Final Weekend! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 44!

WEEK 43 Showdowns include The Brownlow VS Schapelle versus Sunrise, The Russians VS CoVIC 19, Trump Is A Maniac VS Adam Sandler, Shooter Williamson VS NASA, Dally M VS British Bed Sheets AND Google versus the U.S. Justice Department VS The New Zealand Election! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 43!

WEEK 42 Showdowns include Inquiry Reality TV VS Daniel Ricciardo, Newman VS Twitter Watch, AFL Bubble VS Gel Blasters, Coles Goes Down VS School of Rock, NBA Finals VS McCopy Cats, and the US Presidential Campaign VS Nobel Peace Prize! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 42!

WEEK 41 Showdowns include Mike Perry VS Trump Gets Covid, West Australiatopia VS Jim's Lawyers, Doctor Sean Conley Vs ScoMo Back On The Tools, Crown Casino VS Johnson and Johnson, The White House VS CoVidiots and Schapelle Corby VS Lawyer's No. Plates! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 41!

WEEK 40 Showdowns include The Solo Man VS Trump Versus Biden, Maccas Wedding VS Tinder Creep, Dean Jones VS Space Leak, Squatter In Chief VS N.Z. Debate, Tiger King VS Assange Was Bugged and The Taxes VS CoVIC 19! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 40!

WEEK 39 Showdowns include High Vis Gunman VS Covic 19, Nervous South Wales VS Old TV versus Broadband, Farnham VS Megan and Harry, AFL VS Kids & Tik Tok Are Dumb, Tinder Scam VS Muck Up Day Kids, U.S. Covid Report VS Aldi Crossbow Guy! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 39!

WEEK 38 Showdowns include Checkpoint Melodrama VS Boomerang Flight, Kamala Harris VS Zoom Santa, Dictator Dan VS Jeff Wiggle Wakes Up, Furry Baby Yoda VS Daylight Saving Scrapped?, Trump…Idiot or Genius? VS Hoverboard Dentist, Sco Mo VS CoVic 19! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 38!

WEEK 37 Showdowns include Border Battles VS Cricket versus Channel 7, Novak Djokovic VS Adelaide leads the way…again, #SuperVillainLife VS Operation S.A. Rescue, Trump 2021 VS The Real Willy Wonka, A.F.L. VS ScoMo Is Handy and Pauline Hanson Stubby Coolers VS Freedom Protests! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 37!

WEEK 35 Showdowns include Kim Yo Jong VS Bogan Food, The Brisbane Broncos VS Schoolies, Coles VS CoVic 19, KFC VS Corona Spreaders, Anti Everythingers VS Holidays Are Cancelled and Donald Trump VS Uber Eats Overboard! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 35!

WEEK 34 Showdowns include Donald Trump VS The Aboriginal Flag, Australia's Best Pie VS The Russians, Aint No Party Like a Wuhan Party VS Ampol, Masked Singer VS Aged Care Hearing, Young Love VS The Vaccine and Barnaby Joyce VS Hangovers! But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 34!

WEEK 33 Showdowns include CoVIC-19 VS NSW Lockdown, Snooker VS Vaccines, Covid Closures VS China, Donald Trump VS VB Fragrance, Kamala Harris VS Video Games and Broncos Bubble VS Apple iPhony. But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 33!

WEEK 32 Showdowns include Coronavirus VS Nintendo, Donald Trump VS Goal Of The Year, The SUPER COACH Wayne Bennett VS Mars Rover's Birthday, Beirut VS Dumbest App Ever, CoVIDIOTS VS David Jones and Panic Buying VS AFL Gropers. But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 32!

WEEK 31 Showdowns include Tik Tok Ban VS Russian C-19 Antidote, Ellen VS Big Rooster, AFL Hub VS QLD Border Crashers, Anti Maskers VS The U.S. Open, Eve Black VS Zoom Queen, Best Break Up Ever VS Coronavirus. But there can be only one BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 31!

WEEK 30 Showdowns include Co-VIC 19 VS Cancel Culture, The Uncuttables VS WA Border Patrol, Bunnings Sausage Sizzle VS The Rename Game, Revenge Of The Nerds VS ‘Hold my Swan Lager', Donald Trump VS The Fun Police and Corona Take Away VS Mike Tyson. But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 29!

WEEK 29 Showdowns include Sir Tom VS NSW Patient Zero, Scott Morrison VS Lorna Jane, Co-VIC 19 VS Toowoomba Avocados, AFL Hub VS The Best Story Ever, Donald Trump VS Coronavirus Clothing…'or lack there of' and Most Stolen Cars in OZ VS Rename Game. But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 29!

Week 28 Showdown's include Victoria VS Kanye West, 200m World Record holder Noah Lyles VS Donald Trump, COVID Take away VS Nick Kyrgios, Coronavirus VS Buskers, Stupid AFL VS Stupid NRL, Tik Tok VS Johnny Depp. But there can be only 1 BIG NEWS Champion…listen to find out who takes out BNC 28!

This week's Showdowns include Law & Order S.V.U. (Stupid Victorians Unit) VS Tic Tok, Daniel Ricardo VS Bloody Collingwood, Public Holidays VS China, Oz Made logo VS Straight to DVD, Zoom Crashers VS Boris Johnson and Millennial Breakfasts VS Donald Trump. But there can be only one winner of the planet's most unique and compelling News Podcast…Rod & The Flack's BIG NEWS Championship!

Showdowns this week include Coronavirus VS Brisbane Mullets, Nth Korea VS Call Centres, Donald Trump VS Cards Against Humanity, Aussie Airlines VS The Revoice Game, Made in China VS Surfers, The Rename Game continued VS Segway, Prince Harry VS Sex Ed and Women's World Cup 2023 VS England! Who wll be WEEK 26's BIG NEWS Champion?

Week 25 Show Downs include the Chinese Government VS AFL's Positive Covid Test, North Korea's Kim Yo Jong VS Boris Johnson, Collingwood versus The World VS Winnie The Pooh, Elon Musk VS Coronavirus , Guy Sebastion VS Facebook, South Australia versus Australia VS John Bolton's new book, Aussie Uni Degree Overhaul VS Aussie Reverse Travel Boom AND the Rename Game VS Asthma.

WEEK 24 Showdowns include Guy Sebastian VS The NRL, The AFL VS Outer Space FM, Cold War 2 VS ‘Are You Smarter Than a 4 Year Old',  Mt Disappointment VS Cancel Culture, Melbourne Mystery at Sea VS The return of Big Brother, Inclusive Band Aids VS Donald Trump, Dave Chappelle VS Kiwi Online Safety and the Autonomous Zone VS the Cartoon Evolution!

Showdowns include Paleo Pete Evans VS World Banks, Japan VS The Australian Clint Eastwood, Rio Tinto VS Aussie sports prodigy Wil Parker, Cannabis VS Brisbane Broncos, Your Sneeze VS Sth African Bottle'Os, Terry Lamb VS Porn Star Career Change PLUS appearances by the AUSTRALIAN MADE campaign, Nick Kyrgios and the acknowledgement of the global Black Lives Matter protests.

Showdowns include Mike Tyson VS Sesame Street, Boris Johnson VS Kyle Sandilands, News Corp Papers VS NASA Space X and Bushfire Relief VS NRL...plus appearances by TRIPLE J's Requestival, Shipping Containers and The PacificAUS Initiative. PLUS an acknowledgement of the story that transcends WEEK 22's news cycle - The George Floyd U.S. Civil Rights tragedy. 

BNC Week 21's randomly generated Showdowns include: Controversial reality show 'Labor Of Love' VS Nick Kyrgios, New Zealand VS Hydroxychloroquine, Kim Jong Un VS Tinder, Family Feud VS Batwoman, Bega VS Kraft VS Peanut Paste VS The Mona Lisa, Target & Kmart VS The Chinese Government ...PLUS many more! But only one story can be crowned Week 21's BIG NEWS Champion!  

BNC Week 20's randomly generated Showdowns include F1 Ace - Daniel Ricciardo VS China, Virgin Australian VS NSW Pubs, Katy Perry VS the AFL, the great Jerry Stiller (George's dad from Sienfeld) VS Donald Trump and MORE BIG NEWS contenders!

Anything that follows the question "Hey, did you hear the BIG NEWS" is a potential candidate for the BIG NEWS Championship...a uniquely Australian look at Domestic and World News from a Down under perspective. A weekly tournament that pits BIG NEWS stories against one another. Kim Jong Un could face Warnie. The PM could face Lamington Flavoured Chips...but every story will make you think and every showdown will make ask "Could this be the BIG NEWS Champion?" Hit the SUBSCRIBE button for your weekly serve of Tournament Format News.