Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy

<p>On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://zeteo.com/p/trump-evacuated-white-house-correspondents-dinner-dc?r=3a54v&amp;triedRedirect=true">BREAKING: Trump Evacuated From WH Correspondents Dinner After Shots Fired</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://archive.today/P13Nf">The FBI Director Is MIA.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXaSaNtkgnE/">Kash Patel: "Let's have a survey. How many of you people believe that's true?"</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/powerful-ai-tools-posing-cybersecurity-risks-australia-lagging/106584436">Major US firms granted access to Anthropic's Mythos to prepare against AI cyber threats, as Australian firms left out.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/mark-butler-ndis-overhaul-eligibility-test/106592186">More than 160,000 people to be kicked off NDIS as government overhauls eligibility test.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-15/defence-spend-53b-next-decade-intensifying-risks-richard-marles/106568890">Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of 'intensifying' risks.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/anthony-albanese-poised-to-kill-off-increased-tax-on-gas-giants/106598932">Albanese poised to kill off move to increase taxes on gas giants.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/did-pacific-nations-declare-a-fuel-emergency/106594474">Pacific leaders declared a fuel emergency but some didn't know about it. It's not clear what happens next.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/uk-braces-for-prospect-of-sixth-pm-in-seven-years/106599990">Britain bracing for prospect of sixth PM in seven years, as some say Keir Starmer's leadership 'now terminal'.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/20/myanmar-military-regime-widens-sanitary-towel-ban-claiming-rebels-use-them-for-first-aid">Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid.</a></li></ul><p><em>Unnatural Selection</em> is a deeply unqualified Australian and American political comedy podcast. Hosted by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen, and Tom Heath, the show attempts to make sense of the weekly news cycle through a highly unserious lens.</p><p>Find more episodes and links at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.unnaturalshow.com"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.UnnaturalShow.com">www.UnnaturalShow.com</a>.</p><p><em>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.</em></p><p>#auspol #uspol #politicalcomedy #australianpolitics #uspolitics #newsandpolitics #comedypodcast</p><p></p>

<p>On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/viktor-orban-hungary-election-peter-magyar/106557060">Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungary election.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyxmixrviKA">Trump Sends Vance To Voicemail as VP Dials President Before Crowd at Viktor Orban Rally in Hungary</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5YYyjPDlvo">What's behind Viktor Orban's defeat? | Inside Story</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/12/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz.html">Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/iran-declares-strait-of-hormuz-open-as-lebanon-ceasefire-begins/106579124">Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open as Lebanon ceasefire begins.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://archive.md/uFy0H#selection-295.0-295.72">Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/viva-energy-geelong-oil-refinery-fire-cause-petrol-prices/106570810">What we know so far about the Viva Energy oil refinery fire in Geelong.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/sanjeev-gupta-portfolio-three-companies-collapsed-asic/106559684">ASIC investigating 'complex web of private companies' in Sanjeev Gupta's empire amid growing worker anxiety.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/trump-pope-leo-relationship/106575088">From celebration to calls of weakness, how the Trump-Pope Leo relationship soured</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qns2xWvBtyo">JD Vance says the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/pope-jd-vance-row-iran-just-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other">‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in argument over whether Iran is a just war</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/hegseth-pulp-fiction-ezekiel-prayer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other">Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/16/nsws-highest-court-strikes-down-anti-protest-law-introduced-in-wake-of-bondi-beach-terror-attack-ntwnfb">NSW’s highest court strikes down anti-protest law introduced in wake of Bondi beach terror attack.</a></li></ul><p><em>Unnatural Selection</em> is a deeply unqualified Australian and American political comedy podcast. Hosted by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen, and Tom Heath, the show attempts to make sense of the weekly news cycle through a highly unserious lens.</p><p>Find more episodes and links at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.unnaturalshow.com"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.UnnaturalShow.com">www.UnnaturalShow.com</a>.</p><p><em>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.</em></p>

<p>On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668">Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes, taken into custody.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/iran-war-live-updates-pakistan-peace-talks-trump-vance/106554508">Live: Iran says negotiations with US to continue into second day after marathon talks.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/israels-mass-killing-has-forced-trump-to-think-about-lebanon/106554032">Israel's mass killing has forced Donald Trump to think about Lebanon.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-11/iran-war-reshaping-us-politics-trump-netanyahu/106552156">Trump, Netanyahu and how war in Iran is reshaping US politics.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/the-25th-amendment-isnt-coming-to?r=3a54v&amp;triedRedirect=true">The 25th Amendment Isn't Coming to Save Us.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usk9yAfVdwU">FULL SPEECH: Melania Trump declares "I am not Epstein's victim"</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318">What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4EYZjzC5DI&amp;list=TLPQMTEwNDIwMjZQoE6bgtg1PA&amp;index=2">Wolff: This Is What I Know About Melania Bombshell | Inside Trump's Head</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/courtside/author-michael-wolff-pounces-before-melania-trump-can-slapp-him/">Author Michael Wolff Pounces Before Melania Trump Can SLAPP Him</a></li></ul><p><em>Unnatural Selection</em> is a deeply unqualified Australian and American political comedy podcast. Hosted by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen, and Tom Heath, the show attempts to make sense of the weekly news cycle through a highly unserious lens.</p><p>Find more episodes and links at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.unnaturalshow.com"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.UnnaturalShow.com">www.UnnaturalShow.com</a>.</p><p><em>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.</em></p><p>#auspol #uspol #politicalcomedy #australianpolitics #uspolitics #newsandpolitics #comedypodcast</p><p>Twitter:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/jorgetsipos">@JorgeTsipos</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/unnaturalshow">@UnnaturalShow</a></p><p>Instagram:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/jorgetsipos">@JorgeTsipos</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/unnaturalshow/">@UnnaturalShow</a></p><p>Threads:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@tom.heath">@tom.heath</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@jorgetsipos">@JorgeTsipos</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@unnaturalshow">@UnnaturalShow</a></p>

<p>On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWwYuX_FWcf/">Trump’s brain is melting.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/iran-war-economic-pressure-builds-on-global-stock-markets/106512344">Insiders profit as Iran war pressure points build on global economy.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-06/iran-strait-of-hormuz-maritime-tollbooths/106532804">As Iran charges for access to Strait of Hormuz, world faces dangerous new era of maritime tollbooths.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/trump-sacks-us-attorney-general-pam-bondi/106529422">Donald Trump fires US Attorney-General Pam Bondi</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-visit.html">Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments, Then Leaves an Hour In.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-03/donald-trump-puts-100pc-tariff-on-pharmaceuticals/106529504">US President Donald Trump puts 100pc tariff on some pharmaceuticals.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/australia-scoured-the-world-for-fuel-supplies-it-s-working-20260403-p5zl5h.html">Australia scoured the world for fuel supplies. It’s working.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://theconversation.com/halving-the-fuel-excise-is-smart-politics-but-flawed-policy-279535">Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/30/moira-deeming-dinesh-gourisetty-sex-offender-character-reference-victorian-liberals-ntwnfb">Victorian Liberals to hold another preselection after candidate who defeated Moira Deeming withdraws</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/rba-surcharges-debit-credit-new-reforms-october-2026/106500064">RBA to remove surcharges on debit, credit cards, card networks including eftpos, Mastercard and Visa.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/robo-taxi-malfunction-in-china/106524018">Robotaxi outage in China strands passengers and causes traffic chaos.</a></li></ul><p><em>Unnatural Selection</em> is a deeply unqualified Australian and American political comedy podcast. Hosted by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen, and Tom Heath, the show attempts to make sense of the weekly news cycle through a highly unserious lens.</p><p>Find more episodes and links at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.unnaturalshow.com"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.UnnaturalShow.com">www.UnnaturalShow.com</a>.</p><p><em>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.</em></p><p>#auspol #uspol #politicalcomedy #australianpolitics #uspolitics #newsandpolitics #comedypodcast</p>

<p>On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:</p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-daily-video-briefings-b2945332.html">Trump getting daily Iran war sizzle reel of ‘stuff blowing up’ fuels concern he’s not getting full picture in briefings: report.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/trump-administration-offers-15-point-ceasefire-plan-to-iran/106495478">Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/iran-war-trump-to-send-thousands-more-troops-to-middle-east/106493972">Donald Trump says Iran sent US 'big present' as Pentagon readies thousands more troops for Middle East.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWR-bahEhkl/">Video: Iran’s very real present.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWT7AiGEUTt/">Video: Iran’s diss track</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/fbi-director-kash-patel-email-hacked-by-iran">FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/donald-trump-says-australia-was-not-great-help-in-iran-war/106500752">Trump singles out Australia as he criticises allies on Iran war support.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/28/anthony-albanese-chris-bowen-fuel-security-powers-oil-crisis-petrol-diesel-prices">Labor to use new fuel security powers to underwrite extra shipments to Australia.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/lift-minimum-wage-above-inflation-federal-government-says/106497922">Federal government urges rise in minimum wage above rate of inflation.</a></li></ul><p><em>Unnatural Selection</em> is a deeply unqualified Australian and American political comedy podcast. Hosted by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen, and Tom Heath, the show attempts to make sense of the weekly news cycle through a highly unserious lens.</p><p>Find more episodes and links at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.unnaturalshow.com"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.UnnaturalShow.com">www.UnnaturalShow.com</a>.</p><p><em>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.</em></p><p>Twitter:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/jorgetsipos">@JorgeTsipos</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/unnaturalshow">@UnnaturalShow</a></p><p>Instagram:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/jorgetsipos">@JorgeTsipos</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/unnaturalshow/">@UnnaturalShow</a></p><p>Threads:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@tom.heath">@tom.heath</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@jorgetsipos">@JorgeTsipos</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.com/@unnaturalshow">@UnnaturalShow</a></p>