• Federal Budget 2026 | Chad Winners and Pleb Losers
    May 17 2026

    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 are the facts.
    • Budget reply speech live replay | SBS News
    • Angus Taylor vows to amend Sex Discrimination Act following 'Tickle v Giggle' case.
    • Farrer presents One Nation as a genuine electoral threat rather than just a protest
    • FBI investigating recent deaths and disappearances of multiple US scientists.

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Melbourne Arson Attacks & Gas Tax Demands | The Strategic National Beer Reserve
    May 2 2026

    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 rape.
    • ‘That’s bullshit’: Democrats slam Trump’s claims that Iran hostilities ‘have been terminated’ – US politics live.
    • Iran war live updates: Trump says he prefers not to 'blast the hell' out of Iran after rejecting peace proposal.
    • Trump responds to manifesto after WHCD shooting

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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

    Twitter:

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Kash Patel, Drunk with Power | Raiding the Liquor Cabinet with Pete Kegsbreath & Smashed Patel
    Apr 26 2026

    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 overhauls eligibility test.
    • Defence spending to lift by $53 billion over the next decade as government warns of 'intensifying' risks.
    • Albanese poised to kill off move to increase taxes on gas giants.
    • Pacific leaders declared a fuel emergency but some didn't know about it. It's not clear what happens next.
    • Britain bracing for prospect of sixth PM in seven years, as some say Keir Starmer's leadership 'now terminal'.
    • Myanmar military regime widens sanitary towel ban, claiming rebels use them for first aid.

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Grand Opening, Grand Closing | How Trump Bungled the Ceasefire with Iran (Again)
    Apr 19 2026

    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 the Strait of Hormuz again, citing U.S. blockade.
    • What we know so far about the Viva Energy oil refinery fire in Geelong.
    • ASIC investigating 'complex web of private companies' in Sanjeev Gupta's empire amid growing worker anxiety.
    • From celebration to calls of weakness, how the Trump-Pope Leo relationship soured
    • JD Vance says the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology
    • ‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in argument over whether Iran is a just war
    • Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction.
    • NSW’s highest court strikes down anti-protest law introduced in wake of Bondi beach terror attack.

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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.

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • The Art of Her Deal | How Melania Threw Trump Under the Bus
    Apr 12 2026

    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: Melania Trump declares "I am not Epstein's victim"
    • What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one?
    • Wolff: This Is What I Know About Melania Bombshell | Inside Trump's Head
    • Author Michael Wolff Pounces Before Melania Trump Can SLAPP Him

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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

    Twitter:

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

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    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Trump Has Fully Lost the Plot | The War in Iran Continues, as Does the Economic Fallout
    Apr 6 2026

    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 some pharmaceuticals.
    • Australia scoured the world for fuel supplies. It’s working.
    • Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy.
    • Victorian Liberals to hold another preselection after candidate who defeated Moira Deeming withdraws
    • RBA to remove surcharges on debit, credit cards, card networks including eftpos, Mastercard and Visa.
    • Robotaxi outage in China strands passengers and causes traffic chaos.

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Middle East Escalation and the Fuel Crisis | Donald Trump Said Australia Was “Not Great” Help
    Mar 29 2026

    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’s diss track
    • FBI director’s personal email, photos and documents leaked by Iran-linked hackers
    • Trump singles out Australia as he criticises allies on Iran war support.
    • Labor to use new fuel security powers to underwrite extra shipments to Australia.
    • Federal government urges rise in minimum wage above rate of inflation.

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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.

    Twitter:

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

    Instagram:

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

    Threads:

    @tom.heath

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Price of Everything | Why Trump’s War in Iran is Costing You at the Pump
    Mar 22 2026

    On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:

    • In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran unleashes a plot against the West years in the making.
    • Donald Trump drew backlash on Sunday for suggesting US efforts to protect the strait of Hormuz were unnecessary.
    • Trump: “No, I’m not putting troops anywhere. If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you…The DOW just hit 50,000.
    • Donald Trump calls NATO 'cowards' over Strait of Hormuz as oil prices spike.
    • Labor Party retains power in South Australia, as One Nation vote surges.
    • The government says fuel supply is safe until mid-April. What happens after that?
    • One Nation candidate Aoi Baxter wanted in the UK for failing to attend court on sexual touching charge.
    • SA One Nation volunteers accused of filling out how-to-vote cards before handing them to voters.

    Unnatural Selection 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.

    Find more episodes and links at www.UnnaturalShow.com.

    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

    Twitter:

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

    Instagram:

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

    Threads:

    @tom.heath

    @JorgeTsipos

    @UnnaturalShow

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    1 hr and 15 mins