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

369: Banking Royal Commission 23.04.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Alison Mack (from Smallville) arrested in connection with a weird sex cult. Michael Cohen's relationship with Sean Hannity exposed. Banking Royal Commission fallout. Malcolm Turnbull concedes the royal commission into banking might have been a good idea after all. Kelly O'Dwyer freezes up on national television. Westpac issue ar...

368: Trump Orders Airstrikes in Syria 16.04.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Bucket list. Trump administration launches missiles in Syria. Russia unsurprisingly vetoes potential security council resolution. Israel bombs chemical weapons facilities in Syria. The Commonwealth Games was a thing. The Donald plays with the idea of firing Muller. James Comey and his book. Matthew Guy fends off some attacks fro...

Chats 1: Lawyering w Andrew Burleigh 12.04.2018

Jorge and his mate Andrew sit down and have a chat about his experience working in the legal profession in Australia and the UK. They discuss: Work life balance and the law + how to avoid burnout. Working in the law in the 21st Century - everything is faster and you need to work all the time. Automation in the legal profession - Watson's coming to eat your lunch. The 40 hour work week, universal b...

367: Killer Robots w Jack Heath 09.04.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Jack Heath author of Hangman stops by for a chat. Cannibal detective + Houston and the FBI. Killer Robots - AI experts call for boycott over lab at South Korea university. Former South Korean president sentenced to 24 years in jail for corruption charges. Scandal-plagued ship refused permission to carry live ship after 60 minute...

366: Existential Crisis 02.04.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: MICF - Alice Tovey: Existential Crisis at the Malthouse The Salisbury Poisoning - Russia wants you to know it was them. Alexander Litvinenko and other examples of Russian fuckery. Tony Abbott joins forces with Pauline Hanson in a new Axis of Evil. Gaza protests and deaths. Australian Cricket Team and the ongoing furore. Kangaroo...

365: Ball Tampering 26.03.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: 21st Century Anxiety - no phone. PUBG Mobile - So. Much. Data. Cambridge Analytica - Trump, Facebook and Bannon. Delete Facebook: Zuckerberg's Comeuppance. Australian Cricket Team caught ball tampering. 130 whales beach themselves in WA. Salim Mehajer allegedly supplied painkillers. Malcolm Turnbull has some job stats to respond...

364: Vladimir Wins Again! 19.03.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Vladimir Putin with 76% of the vote somehow. President Xi for life. South Australia shoots themselves in the foot by electing the LNP. Labor retains seat in Batman. The Greens shot themselves in the foot and sided with the Liberals at the 11th hour. Labor's tax policy seems reasonable? NAB's cash stuffed envelopes. Banking royal...

363: Infinite Xi! 12.03.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Potter Chat Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull put their heads together to avoid shooting themselves in the foot. Trump proceeds to shoot himself, and everyone else in the foot with steel sanctions. Seriously, there's a lot of reasons why that's a bad idea. Brexit: Geopolitical Thelma and Louise. Australia pats itself on the back...

362: Michaelia Cash Me Outside 05.03.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Harry Potter Politics. Victoria's former assistant police commissioner is a virulent racist Always use a fake name! Michaelia Cash Me Outside - the former Minister for Women throws down against Bill Shorten staffers inexplicably during a senate estimates hearing. Barnaby Joyce reckons the kid may not even be his - throws the gir...

361: Guns For Teachers 26.02.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Guns for teachers! Trump has a foolproof plan for preventing school shootings. The president proposes a bonus for teachers who train and open carry with weapons. Wayne LaPierre, head of the NRA, reckons guns aren't the problem, weirdly. NRA + GoP + Marco Rubio = willing shill. Remington files for bankruptcy in the new era of pro...

360: #BonkBan 19.02.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: LNP government launches formal complaints against the ABC for totally accurate economics report. Alex Jones claims that Florida school shooting could potentially be a false flag, because he's nuts. Alex Jones and his sexy broadcaster voice. Parkville shooting + social media. George Christensen and his totally hilarious gun totin...

359: Rockets 12.02.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Barnaby Joyce had an affair with one of his staffers. What's in the public interest? Obviously this. Elon Musk launches a Tesla on Falcon Heavy. SpaceX launch proves the ability to convincingly reuse rockets - thus greatly reducing the cost of spaceflight. A Brief History of 'a brief history of time' Proof of Russian hacking int...

358: Cabinet Files 05.02.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Trump memo is a big nothing burger + Trump soundboard. Cabinet Files: Just quietly the biggest security breach in Aussie history. Holy Bombaloley: Old mate bushy accidentally stumbles on cabinet docs in Canberra furniture sale. Penny Wong's missing top secret files - which we found out about from the missing files. Insulation sc...

357: Arms Race 29.01.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: 52 Baboons escape a zoo outside Paris. Running Zombies VS Walking Zombies. Planet of the Apes - this is how it ends. Trumps goes to Davos - isn't an idiot. He's pivoted. Sugar hits are bad. Especially when it comes to the economy. People decide who they like → then wrap their policies around them. Australia Day: Change the date...

356: Shutdown 22.01.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: Tony Abbott's Op-Ed about Australia Day - tone deaf to the point of complete hearing loss. Australia Day used to be other days! Things are never black and white. PC CULTURE WRUN AMUCK AYE Donald Trump has himself cognitively assessed - he says he's fine! The president may not be brain-damaged, but he's chronically mentally unfit...

355: "Shithole Countries" 15.01.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   "Shithole Countries" - Donald Trump loses his goddamn mind. Again. So, the President of the United States is a racist. GOP members can very conveniently forgetful. Norway is better than you America, they don't need to come there. Trump sprukes a fighter jet that doesn't exist. Fire and Fury - helping authors everywhere. Media...

354: Fire and Fury 08.01.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   Oh Metro. Fire and Fury - The Trump Administration keeps imploding. What does "off the record" mean? Trump Responds: I'm like, really smart. White House files an injunction against Mike Wolf's book. Bannon on Don Jr: Treasonous. Logan Paul is a big dumb idiot. Oregon petrol laws change and people lose their minds.   The Unnatu...

353: 2017 - Year of the HOT TAKE 02.01.2018

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   Last year was a very full year. Kim Jong-un didn't end the world with a nuclear war. Donald J Trump refused to quit being the president - threw a lot of mates under the bus. Anthony Scaramucci came and went in 10 days. The President's New Year Message - YOU HAD ONE JOB! Presidential Medallions are now super Trumpy. The Republi...

352: Alabama Somehow Elects A Democrat 19.12.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:     New Star Wars is… problematic. Giant space turd turns out to be nothing, of course. Sadly, no constitutional crisis for Christmas. John Alexander wins the Bennelong by election - immediately makes a terrible joke. CBA admits that it failed to report over 53k incidents of illegal deposits. Roy Moore loses in Alabama. But not...

351: SAME SEX MARRIAGE PASSED 11.12.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   Same sex marriage passed! Malcolm Turnbull tries desperately to take credit for passing SSM. Barnaby Joyce replaces himself. Tony Abbott is a spineless git who doesn't stick to his principles. Should an elected minister represent the greater good or their electorate? Bob Katter votes against gay marriage - is a knob. Sam Dasty...

350: Three Hundred And Fifty! 05.12.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   Adam still hates Halloween because Straya. Charges brought against Michael Flynn to nobody's surprise. Trump's tax plan - everyone except the top 1% gets screwed. Trump retweets racist British fringe groups. Sam Dastiyari's recorded comments make him unfit for office. Elon Musk puts the world's biggest battery in SA in under 1...

349: PROBABLY 27.11.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:     Kevin Turner subs in as co-host extraordinaire. Pauline Hanson has a really bad night in Queensland's state elections. Labor wins in Queensland - forming government. Estate tax debate in the US - hey billionaires, it's good if poor people can buy stuff. Donald Trump is PROBABLY Time magazine's Person of the Year again, but l...

348: YES 22.11.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:     YES! - Postal Survey returns at 60%+ in favour of same sex marriage. #Fuckstravaganza2017 (If it was an election - total slaughter). HOW GOOD IS THE ABS AYE? In regards to religious freedoms - replace 'gay' with 'the Jews'. Feels weird, huh? Bob Katter has a mid-interview aneurysm (SEXUAL PROCLIVITIES). You never know when y...

347: Pauline Hanson's Great Week 13.11.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   Fraser Anning ditches One Nation One Nation and their stellar vetting process. Pauline Hanson responds to social media posts from Ben Murph's sex shop. Is Pauline Hanson a dual citizen? Okay, maybe Jacqui Lambie is a dual citizen too? Saudi Arabia purge, power consolidation and the total end of all corruption. Self-driving bus...

346: Manafort and Other Sweaty Men 06.11.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss:   Paul Manafort indicted - Adam owes Jorge $10! NAB announces $6.6bn profit - and a suite of job cuts. Nice. Citizenship saga batters PM as the Nationals and Liberals prepare to square off over Senate job. Sacked Catalonian leader turns himself in after European arrest warrant issued. Gay lions are causing issues in Kenya for so...

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