Punching Upwards
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.
Fabian A. Scherschel
Show overview
Punching Upwards launched in 2025 and has put out 61 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 46 min and 1h 30m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 51% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 45 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 45 episodes published. Published by Fabian A. Scherschel.
From the publisher
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