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The Missed
A crime-noir mystery about a missing girl, a Pakistani refugee family and a Western Australian town turning fear into accusation.
Created and written by Sami Shah, who also co-directed the series.
- Best Fiction Podcast · Australian Podcast Awards · 2023
- Audio — Fiction · AWGIE Award · 2024
On the microphones now.
Weekly news satire · 2021–presentNews Weakly
Creator · writer · host · producerA fast, fiercely argued weekly breakdown of politics, global affairs and media absurdity—plus occasional documentary editions.
New every Saturday · independent and listener-supported
University of Melbourne podcast · OngoingEar to Asia
HostConversations with researchers and specialists about the societies, politics and cultures reshaping contemporary Asia.
Produced by the Asia InstituteThe audio archive.
Five-part ABC RN documentary · 2016–17The Islamic Republic of Australia
Writer · presenterReporting from inside the arguments over Islam in Australia: belief, blasphemy, radicalisation, gender and belonging.
Later adapted into the bookListen ↗
Five-part ABC RN documentary · 2019Shutup
Writer · presenterAn investigation into who gets to speak, who gets punished, and why free-speech absolutism becomes less absolute under pressure.
ABC RN EarshotListen ↗
ABC RN documentary · 2021Let’s Talk About Race
Writer · presenterA reported series about the language, evasions and lived realities shaping how Australia talks about race.
ABC RN EarshotListen ↗Two-part BBC Radio 4 series · 2015A Beginner’s Guide to Pakistan
Writer · performerPakistan’s political history, national myths and family arguments compressed into two programmes of stand-up and documentary storytelling.
Produced by Ed Morrish · with Anita AnandListen ↗
ABC comedy podcast · 2016Laughing Dead
Creator · hostComedians return to the gigs that died hardest and excavate what humiliation can teach about performance.
Guests included Alexei Sayle, Claire Hooper and Luke McGregorListen ↗
ABC comedy podcast · 2018Troll Play
Co-hostAlice Fraser, Cal Wilson and Sami turn the manure of online trolling into flowers of comedy.
Twenty-one episodesListen ↗Independent media podcast · 2021–22Murdocracy
Co-host with Cam WilsonA weekly audit of the power, coverage and strange internal weather of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
Twenty-five episodesListen ↗Independent podcast · ArchiveSami Says
Creator · hostThe earlier independent conversation and commentary show—an archive from before every project became a production company.
Earlier podcast archiveListen ↗The public feed stays public.
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