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Punching Upwards

Fabian A. Scherschel

The podcast that digs at the nitty-gritty facts behind the week"s loudest headlines and discovers stories legacy media neglected to cover. From a veteran reporter and investigative journalist; new episodes every Sunday. punchingupwards.substack.com

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PU 14: Chat Control is Back

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2025/12/14

The EU still wants to read through every digital message every one of its citizens ever sends. After some pushback, the newest idea is that platforms should now do the dirty work for the police.Punching Upwards, Episode 14 for 14 December 2025Topic: Privacy / Crypto WarsCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide financial backing via

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34:39

PU 13: The Cosmic Ray That Broke the A320

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2025/12/07

How a programming mistake in an avionics software update combined with a stray neutron from outer space to take down the best-selling passenger jet in the world. And no, it wasn’t a solar flare!Punching Upwards, Episode 13 for 7 December 2025Topic: AviationCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide financial backing via Fountain.fm

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116:06

PU 12: No Such Thing as Free Speech in Germany

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2025/11/30

There is a big difference between the German freedom to have an opinion and actual freedom of speech in the American sense, as a new report on the German state’s speech crackdown clearly illuminates.Punching Upwards, Episode 12 for 30 November 2025Topic: Politics / Free SpeechCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen and Fadi Mansour for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide hefty financial backing via

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35:01

PU 11: What Happened to UPS Flight 2976?

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2025/11/23

On 4 November, an MD-11 cargo plane operated by UPS crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing fourteen people. We know that the airplane lost its left engine on take-off. But why did that happen?Punching Upwards, Episode 11 for 23 November 2025Topic: Aviation / UPS Flight 2976CreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen and Fadi Mansour for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide hefty financial backing via

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37:34

PU 10: The Great Canadian Ostrich Massacre

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2025/11/16

Canadian officials killed over 300 ostriches, a full year after they recovered from the avian flu they had suffered from. Out of pure bureaucratic spite. And the media did its best to cover it up.Punching Upwards, Episode 10 for 16 November 2025Topic: Science / H5N1CreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen and Fadi Mansour for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide hefty financial backing via Fountain.fm! Sources*

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23:56

PU 9: Your Bus is Controlled by China

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2025/11/09

Norwegian public transport authority Ruter has discovered undocumented cell modems in electric buses built by Chinese company Yutong, which enable the manufacturer to turn the buses off remotely.Punching Upwards, Episode 9 for 9 November 2025Technology / IT Security / Internet of Things / Espionage / Ruter / Yutong / Silicon Valley / Norway / ChinaCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen for being the first paying subscriber to the show! I appreciate this immensely.Thanks to Sir Galteran for

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35:10

PU 8: Robotics Slop

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2025/11/02

According to the Wall Street Journal, the 1X NEO is a $20,000 robot that does your chores. The problem is that NEO is really bad at it. And the thing actually isn’t a robot, either.Punching Upwards, Episode 8 for 2 November 2025Journalism / Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Robotics / 1X Technologies / Silicon Valley / Bernt BørnichCreditsThanks to Sir Galteran for supporting the show via Fountain.fmSources* I Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird, The Wall Street Journal, 28

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42:48

PU 7: Von der Leyen's Paper Maps

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2025/10/26

The story of how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was allegedly attacked by GPS jamming is a particularly egregious example of journalists not doing their job properly.Punching Upwards, Episode 7, for 26 October 2025EU / Bulgaria / Aviation / Journalism / War / War in Ukraine / GPS / GPS Jamming / Ursula von der LeyenCreditsThanks to Sir Galteran for supporting the show via Fountain.fm!Sources* Russia accused of sabotaging EU chief’s plane by jamming GPS, BBC News, 2

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43:43

PU 6: Chat Control Denied

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2025/10/19

EU / Germany / Privacy / Cryptography / Crypto Wars / Chat Control / Legislation / Software Vulnerabilities / Information SecurityPunching Upwards, Episode 6Düsseldorf, 19 October 2025The vote by EU member states on the proposed Chat Control legislation has been put on hold after the German government has said it will not support the current draft of the law. What is Chat Control and why would passing this law be a very bad idea? In this podcast episode, I attempt to answer those questions.Sources:*

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36:30

PU 5: The Modern Solution Case

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2025/10/12

Gemany / Information Security / Software Vulnerabilities / Hacking / Law / Legal Proceedings / Whistleblower / Modern SolutionPunching Upwards, Episode 5Düsseldorf, 12 October 2025When a programmer found a security vulnerability in e-commerce software by the German company Modern Solution and reported it to them, they didn’t thank him. They reported him to the police. His house was raided, his electronics were seized and he was thrust into a multi-year legal battle that ended with him being

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45:59

PU 4: Drones over Denmark

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2025/10/05

Drones / War / Denmark / Poland / Ukraine / Russia / EU / NATO / War in UkrainePunching Upwards, Episode 4Düsseldorf, 5 October 2025On this episode of Punching Upwards, I look at the recent drone sightings in Europe, particularly in Denmark. Everyone just assumes the Russians are involved. But nobody is asking any questions. Even if there are so very many of them: What kind of drones were these? Where did they come from? How were they controlled? Why were they not shot down? Are they even

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39:50

PU 3: An Ethical Approach to the War in Gaza

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2025/09/28

Gaza / Palestine / Israel / War / Terrorism / Riyad Mansour / Danny Dannon / Israel Defense Forces / Hamas / October 7 / War in GazaPunching Upwards, Episode 3Düsseldorf, 28 September 2025This particular episode of Punching Upwards is going to be a difficult one. I am going to talk about gruesome things. And even worse, moral dilemmas that can probably not be solved. So, brace yourselves. If you are looking for easy answers or black-and-white explanations for things, this isn’t the show for

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59:35

PU 2: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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2025/09/21

United States / Free Speech / Political Discourse / Murder / Conservatism / Social Media / Charlie KirkPunching Upwards, Episode 2Düsseldorf, 21 September 2025In the second episode of Punching Upwards, I want to talk about the assassination of Charlie Kirk that occurred last week at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah in the US.Charlie Kirk was a controversial character. He was a conservative influencer, credited by the Republicans with having won Trump the youth vote in 2024. Because of this, and

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52:32

PU 1: The Arrest of Graham Linehan

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2025/09/14

United Kingdom / Free Speech / Comedy / Feminism / Transgender Activism / Graham LinehanPunching Upwards, Episode 1Düsseldorf, 14 September 2025Punching Upwards is a show about the truth, if you will. In a Terry Pratchett sort of way. About what is really going on behind the headlines. The things legacy media is too lazy, or unwilling, to cover. This means the things you will hear here are messier and more nuanced than what you’re used to.I implore you to forget the pre-formed notions of

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