Jorge Tsipos, Tom Heath & Adam Direen

Unnatural Selection: Deeply Unqualified Australian & American Political Comedy

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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. Unnatural...

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Jorge Tsipos, Tom Heath & Adam Direen

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Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

490: China, you ok bud? 29.11.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Trump STILL can't win the election. Trump vows to take Pennsylvania legal challenge to supreme court. All the legal challenges need to be complete by December 8th, and Joe Biden is then the president. As Trump makes his way into the annals of history, what the hell do we talk about? Dictator of the week! China h...

489: What's A Few War Crimes Between Friends? 22.11.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Looking forward to the day where Trump references are forgotten. Don't you hate it when you have a night of drinking and start with the drone strikes. Australian SAS allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan.  Is it possible to change the culture in the military? How do you change the culture in an organisation a...

488: Locker Room Cabinet 15.11.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Election month drags on and Trump still refuses to concede defeat. Barnaby Joyce, Christian Porter, Alan Tudge and the bonk ban. Four Corners report on the AG into allegations of sexual impropriety. Christian Porter and multiple witnesses at Public Bar in Canberra. What are the ethics of private sex lives in the...

487: Biden Wins! 08.11.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Holy shit, they really did it. Biden hits 270 electoral votes and becomes the president elect. Trump throws a tantrum, loses the popular vote and refuses to concede the election.  The fact that Dems won Arizona is crazy. That fact that Texas was up for debate should scare the shit out of the GOP. Certificates of...

486: Vote! 01.11.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Adam hates Halloween still. How many 'tell alls' have come out of the Trump administration? Trump down 9 points in the polls nationally, but you know, polls. Four more years? Absolutely not. Please god no. Tens of millions of Americans vote early. Jorge wants not Donald Trump for Christmas. Voter suppression, Re...

485: Corruptober 25.10.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Clean cut boy joins the show - where's Pirate Direen? Everyone's upset about the lockdown, but please don't take it out on the horses. The unofficial VicGov needle exchange in hotel quarantine.  Australia Post gifts $20,000 in watches for senior managers. James Shipton resigns as ASIC Chair after $118,000 person...

484: Premier 18.10.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Lockdowns work - we're down to single digit cases in Victoria. Adam needs a haircut. Gladys Berejiklian corruption scandal results in two votes of no confidence in her. Gladys' boyfriend is quite clearly corrupt and she knew SOMETHING about it. For people to have faith in democracy you need not just to avoid cor...

483: Le Budget 11.10.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Is it even a live show if there's not someone mowing their lawn during the recording? How to get rid of a couch during quarantine. Josh Frydenberg and the 2020 budget. How good are tax cuts (if you're already a rich person who doesn't need them!) Tax cuts don't help people out of work. Deficits, debts and the re...

482: He Got It 04.10.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Victoria's restrictions ease somewhat. St Kilda beachgoers go absolutely nuts at the first signs of warm weather. Apparently coronavirus doesn't like the beach? Seven News reporter doesn't really get it. Clearly Australians actually just don't give a shit about other people at this point. How about a story that...

481: Lefties at a Structural Disadvantage 27.09.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Westpac pinged with a record $1.3bil fine which has affected them, not at all, as it turns out. Turns out the LNP is totally on board with the fibre to the premises NBN - as they always have been! Loosening lending standards - great for the banks annnnnndd…. Are lefties at an inherent disadvantage when it comes...

480: RBG 20.09.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Covid cases in Victoria are down! Lots of deeply upsetting non-corona content! The LNP and their disappointing half-measure on climate change. Say 'energy policy' and the knives come out in the LNP party meeting. The very depressing story out of an ICE detention centre in Georgia. The US immigration Ice hysterec...

479: Wet Ass Premier 13.09.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Wet Arse Pussy. Dan Andrews announces the roadmap out of coronavirus has… some critics. If you want to get out of the lockdown faster, then BEHAVE. Government is hard - bureaucracies aren't meant to respond in an agile fashion. You gotta love all these morons acting like they could've done a better job on the CO...

478: The Road Out 06.09.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Dan Andrews announces the roadmap out of coronavirus restrictions. Jorge's neighbours think he's a sexist because he yells at his Google Home puck. A more cautious reopening for Victoria, with KPI's. We're gonna need some good reporting to make sure all of these things are clear. Freedom Humpers Unite! Melbourne...

477: Bad Faith 30.08.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: If you just read the headlines you would be terribly misinformed after this week. Andrews government gets a one-off extension of their six month state of emergency - no thanks to the LNP. You don't need that many people to pump a conspiracy theory. Do you know a conspiracy theorist who is promoting this 'petitio...

476: Google Doesn't Want to Pay for News 23.08.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: The boys reminisce on traditional media from when they last watched it… 15 years ago. Google's bad faith open letter criticising proposed changes by the ACCC. Google Streisand Effect's their own open letter.  If we pay news organisations fairly, where does it end?? If the internet giants are going to eat traditi...

475: Exhausted 16.08.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: We are still in lockdown - it's exhausting. Zoom is fucking exhausting. Should you dob on your neighbours? A study. Are Tom's neighbours artists or are they on meth? Why not both? Russia announces a sweet as, totally real vaccine. Belarus has an 'election' - dictator wins with 80% of the vote. Why do dictator's...

474: March 161st 09.08.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: We are still in lockdown. Now for the really important part - who's fault is everything? Federal LNP sticks the boot in to state Labor party for coronavirus handling. Everyone's a wizard with 2020 hindsight during this crisis. The Beirut blast leaves over one hundred and forty dead and thousands injured. How did...

473: Stage Four - This Time It's Personal 02.08.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Melbourne goes into stage four lockdown. Learning from home and staying within a 5km radius of your house. Queensland is ripe for a coronavirus comeback - especially with all the Melburnians that have escaped there. We've created a system of casualised employment that has forced people to choose between self-iso...

472: Mask-wearing and 'muh rights' 26.07.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Mandatory mask wearing as Victorian Coronavirus cases rise. Some Karens are VERY not stoked about it. The boys dissect a video from Victoria of a woman badgering the police that are trying to get her to wear a mask. Hilarity not guaranteed. Depression? Almost certainly.  If you film it yourself, are you definite...

471: Get Me Roger Stone... Out Of Jail 19.07.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Mandatory mask wearing as Victorian coronavirus cases rise. Are the same people that are raging over face-masks the same ones that were in favour of conscription. The piss-pants/mask analogy. Masks are to protect people FROM you - not really FOR you, so much. All of a sudden, nobody's interested. Gough Whitlam a...

470: The Lockdown, Part 2 12.07.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: The panic buying has started again in lockdown 2.0 #DictatorDan trending - Dan Andrews cannot cop a break. Hard lockdown at the public housing towers in Melbourne draw criticism. Turns out Andrew Bolt has no clue what he's talking about. KFC Order results in 26K lockdown fines in Dandenong. The weird world of US...

469: Fire-hose of Cash 05.07.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Tom's raised some money for The Globe theatre in London - #GamingfortheGlobe. Follow him on Twitter at @TomDHeath for more info and a chance to donate. Maneater: a long and bloody story. Victorian hard lock-downs for 9 public housing estates. Australian Gov to spend an extra $270 bil on the military over ten yea...

468: Active Measures 28.06.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Tom's raised some money for The Globe theatre in London - #GamingfortheGlobe. Follow him on Twitter at @TomDHeath for more info and a chance to donate. COVIDSafe App leaves much to be desired. Issues with iPhone and maintaining an active connection at all times. No cases have been discovered via COVIDSafe alone....

467: The One Where They Talk About Humanities Degrees 23.06.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:  Tom's raising some money for The Globe theatre in London. Follow him on Twitter at @TomDHeath for more info. The LNP wants to 'reform' higher education for the worse. Easy way to attract people to a career? Raise the wages, which you control. The government doesn't know what's going to happen with job needs in...

466: 2020 Has Too Many Plot-lines 14.06.2020

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff: Adam's new webcam is the top story. Why introduce the murder hornets if you're not even going to use them?? Poll: Will Trump leave office voluntarily if he loses the 2020 election? Anyone can say they're ANTIFA. That's the point of ANTIFA. What does 'defund the police' actually mean? Trump tweets. Defeating Trum...

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