Grand Opening, Grand Closing | How Trump Bungled the Ceasefire with Iran (Again)

APR 19, 2026102 MIN
Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy

Grand Opening, Grand Closing | How Trump Bungled the Ceasefire with Iran (Again)

APR 19, 2026102 MIN

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<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>