Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy
Welcome to Unnatural Selection, a weekly comedy podcast where the news cycle gets the highly unserious treatment it deserves. Every week, hosts Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen, and Tom Heath attempt to make sense of the biggest stories in Australian and US politics, delivering fresh, funny, and deeply unqualified takes on current events. From the chaos of Washington to the latest Auspol drama, we break down global news with sharp banter and comedic analysis. If you're looking for a lighter way to survive the weekly headlines without losing your mind, you are in the right place. Visit www.UnnaturalShow.com for more episodes and links. Disclaimer: Unnatural Selection is a comedy podcast. The political commentary, news analysis, and general banter are for comedic purposes and should absolutely not be taken seriously. #auspol #uspol #politicalcomedy #australianpolitics #uspolitics #newsandpolitics #comedypodcast
Episodes
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Government agrees to ad opt-out register in deal with Coalition to pass gambling reforms.
- Inside the aged care algorithm deciding support for older Australians.
- Coles and Woolworths test facial recognition technology.
- Hanson intervenes after One Nation MP says migration plan 'not too different' to Labor
Unnatural Selection is a deeply unqualified Australia...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Coalition Pledges to Replace the National Construction Code With an 80 Page Standard, Reopening the Question of What Should Be Mandatory in a New Home
- Liberal’s Andrew Braggs ‘misheard’ question before substandard housing claim.
- Jean Nassif, NSW Liberal Party and ICAC's Operation Rosny investigation, explained.
- Sidelined Catholic schools boss ...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- The Labor right is back in power in Victoria. Where will its new ‘Kmart Keating’ premier take the state?
- Pauline Hanson fails in appeal bid against racial discrimination of Mehreen Faruqi.
- Being handed out at 80 Melbourne train stations this morning.
- OpenAI says its rogue AI tried to hack other companies.
- Anthropic says its Claude AI model hacked sys...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Should you yell at dogs? Experts weigh in after Barnaby Joyce's pooch spray.
- Donald Trump hits Australian exports to US with new higher trade tariff over claims of ‘forced labour’.
- Trump ‘jokes’ about running for president again.
- OpenAI model hacks startup after going rogue during testing.
- Andy Burnham becomes British PM, provides AUKUS h...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Watch Ben Shapiro Pivot From Lindsey Graham's Death To Promo Mode In Seconds
- Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here’s what they really say.
- LIVE: Trump addresses the nation (full speech)
- Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court.
- Jay Clayton repeatedly refused to answer who won the 2020 presi...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Lindsey Graham, pivotal US Republican senator, dies suddenly at 71.
- Is Mitch McConnell secretly deceased?
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage quits as an MP amid donation probe and vows to win by-election.
- EU says ‘addictive’ features on Instagram and Facebook breach its rules.
- Exclusive: data reveals pro-Israel bias in ABC coverage since October 7.
- ABC and ...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?
- One Nation’s Anti-Abortion Policies
- Abortion in Australia.
- How common is sex‑selective abortion in Australia, really?
- Predicted $27bn wartime windfall for Australian LNG exporters reignites calls for new gas tax.
- Budget 2026: The missing $16 ...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship
- Donald Trump’s blocking of Anthropic is capricious and chaotic
- Sir Keir Starmer says he will resign as prime minister of United Kingdom.
- Independent MPs launch new Australian centrist party.
- Australia undergoing historic decline in support for multiculturalism amid rising fear and pessimism, poll finds
- Key Economic...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Trump acknowledges ‘real problems’ at reflecting pool after $14m makeover, blaming ‘vandalism’
- Pauline Hanson says Australia ‘must be monocultural’ in National Press Club speech
- US-Iran deal covers Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz and Iran's uranium.
- Albanese announces ‘generous’ capital gains tax exemptions for small bu...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Where Australia ranks as global conflict hits levels unseen since WWII.
- Richard Marles 'stood up' on AUKUS trip after British counterpart John Healey's shock resignation.
- Abbott and Hanson's ancient feud is rife with political drama and biblical comeuppance.
- Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war&rsquo...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Iran war live updates: Israel would not strike without Trump go-ahead, Iran says after US plea for calm.
- One Nation surges to first on primary votes in two new polls.
- Barnaby Joyce forced to redo One Nation policy answer after embarrassing blunder
- Greens warn nuclear submarines deal risks war with China as Albanese says Aukus ‘full-steam ahead’
- Austr...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive.
- Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test.
- Former prime minister Tony Abbott elected unopposed as Liberal Party president.
- Rescuers shocked, relieved as remaining four Laos villagers emerge safely from cave.
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On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Suspect dead after firing gunshots near White House.
- Donald Trump says agreement with Iran over end of war and opening of Strait of Hormuz 'largely negotiated'.
- Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence.
- Why has the US indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro?
- How Trump's IRS settlement could block tax audits of h...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Australian Federal Budget insights 2026-2027.
- Treasurer concedes broken promise in budget carries 'political risk'
- Gas companies will be forced to set aside local supply under major Labor shakeup.
- Budget reply: From tax reform to migrant caps and welfare cuts, here are six takeaways.
- Labor -v- Libs: which side has a better record on Deficits & Debts? Here ar...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- New police operation investigating crime syndicates 'pulling the strings' in Melbourne firebombings.
- Gas vs beer: How David Pocock's 57-second video caused the government a weeks-long tax headache.
- Riots erupt over Australian Aboriginal girl’s murder as suspect arrested.
- Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s surgeon partner charged with r...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- BREAKING: Trump Evacuated From WH Correspondents Dinner After Shots Fired
- The FBI Director Is MIA.
- Kash Patel: "Let's have a survey. How many of you people believe that's true?"
- Major US firms granted access to Anthropic's Mythos to prepare against AI cyber threats, as Australian firms left out.
- More than 160,000 people to be kicked off NDIS as government overhau...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election.
- Trump Sends Vance To Voicemail as VP Dials President Before Crowd at Viktor Orban Rally in Hungary
- What's behind Viktor Orban's defeat? | Inside Story
- Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail.
- Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open as Lebanon ceasefire begins.
- Iran says it has closed ...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes, taken into custody.
- Live: Iran says negotiations with US to continue into second day after marathon talks.
- Israel's mass killing has forced Donald Trump to think about Lebanon.
- Trump, Netanyahu and how war in Iran is reshaping US politics.
- The 25th Amendment Isn't Coming to Save Us.
- FULL SPEECH: M...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Trump’s brain is melting.
- Insiders profit as Iran war pressure points build on global economy.
- As Iran charges for access to Strait of Hormuz, world faces dangerous new era of maritime tollbooths.
- Donald Trump fires US Attorney-General Pam Bondi
- Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Then Leaves an Hour In.
- US President Donald Trump puts 100pc tariff on...
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
- Trump getting daily Iran war sizzle reel of ‘stuff blowing up’ fuels concern he’s not getting full picture in briefings: report.
- Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
- Donald Trump says Iran sent US 'big present' as Pentagon readies thousands more troops for Middle East.
- Video: Iran’s very real present.
- Video: Iran&rsq...
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