<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>