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

320: How Have I Not Failed? 02.05.2017

  On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Facts Don't Matter - so you say how I failed. The Rain Album - it really does rain a lot in Seattle. Cory Bernardi gathers his forces of darkness - joins with Family First. Yay for conservatives, or as Jorge likes to call them "Historical Enthusiasts." Mark "Burned Too Hot and Too Bright" Ellis and how he quits One Natio...

319: Sabre Rattling 26.04.2017

  On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Jorge is in America! North Korea threatens to nuke Australia. Hopefully Australia will still exist on Jorge's return. 457 working visas revoked as Malcolm Turnbull proves he is in fact a weird spinless amoeba. Only effects 1% of visas - so it's definitely not a shitty wedge issue. New 100%-not-racist new citizenship te...

318: Sean 'Scary' Spicer 19.04.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Jorge loves dead air(?) We have the lovely Suzanne Stevens on the podcast - and she has cookies. United Airlines fiasco - man dragged away and it was horrible. $800mil loss will ensure a genuine apology. Every time. Pauline Hanson wanted you to boycott Halal chocolate because yay prejudice! #GetTomSomeEggs - and nobody did...

317: Quagmire 10.04.2017

  On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Melbourne weather: everyone loses their damn minds. Oh yeah, Trump may have started World War Three. Trump orders the drop of 59 Tomahawk missiles on Syrian air base in retaliation for Syrian government's chemical weapon attack. America First and don't attack Assad... Unless... Prolonging a civil war. 'Extreme vetting'...

316: Immunity Like Flynn 03.04.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Mark Latham sacked from Sky News after being a predictable twat. Brexit triggered: the EU and the United Kingdom begin the negotiation process. Woman Fucks Entire Country: Theresa May signs the exit papers. Donald Tusk is like a sad, dumped teenage boyfriend. Michael Flynn offers to testify to congress in exchange for im...

315: Idiot Baby 28.03.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Adam's awesome start-up idea. Westminster bridge terror attack. Sadiq Kahn vs Donald Trump Junior. Pauline Hanson proposes a Muslim ban for completely not cynical and and opportunistic reasons. Trump playing trucks while all the politicians fail to pass Trumpcare. Trump's repeal of Obamacare fails. TV Show contenstants s...

314: International Shirtfronting Week 20.03.2017

  On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Conciliatory Croissants at the UN and being Double French. Adam is a walking Australia meme. We don't all love Vegemite. Adam doesn't watch the Simpsons and thus doesn't get our references. Should we pivot to being a podcast just about Simpsons Memes. THE SNOWY HYDRO SCHEME THO. Lets to a feasibility study! Politics ha...

313: Everything is Hacked 15.03.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Labour Day is not a day celebrating Labor. Pauline Hanson and One Nation failed miserably in the WA election. More like POORLY HANSON! More Trump and Russia stuff. Trump sold a house to a Russian for a $50 Million profit. Russian involvement in the election is like a season finale of House of Cards. Jorge writes on a typew...

312: Paleo Pear and Banana Bread 08.03.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Only good news this week. Can't find any biased news! FACTS DON'T MATTER is on sale. Centrelink debt recovery debacle - turns out your info isn't private at all! Government decides that government can release your private data whenever it feels like it. Is Centrelink bad on purpose? Paleo Pear and Banana Bread - Department...

311: Oscars Shenanigans 28.02.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Oscars Spoilers. 'La La Land' got announced as the winner for best picture - turns out it was 'Moonlight'. LOL. Star system with 7 planets discovered. Memes ensue. The James Webb telescope is amazing. Penalty rate cuts and Tom's outrage. Tony Abbott snipes at Malcolm Turnbull in transparent, terrible bid for the leadership...

310: THE "MAINSTREAM MEDIA" 22.02.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Jorge gets off his high horse. The panda is no longer endangered? Malcolm "The Data Has Been Corrupted" Roberts corrupts his own Twitter poll data. Tom knows Morning Joe and Jorge is so proud. He's still disappointed in Adam. Consistently. George Soros must be handing out a lot of cheques. Mitch is a good guy and now it's...

309: ClusterTrump 17.02.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Australia Post's CEO's comp package is... impressive. Donald Trump is 100% not mentally ill... This 'so-called judge'. Cory Bernardi is having a great first week. @AUConservatives? Or @AU_Conservatives? DO NOT TROLL AU CONSERVATIVES PLEASE Let's make homelessness illegal! Problem solved! The Chinese government has opinio...

308: President Trumble 08.02.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Adam can't order food or do intros. But we love him anyway. The Superbowl was a thing that happens. Cory Bernardi has split away from the LNP to create the Australian Conservative Party. Jorge and Adam relitigate their never-mounted play. We  almost forgot about Clive Palmer! Cory Bernardi sounds like Adam with a sinus inf...

307: Executive Orders Are Fun! 02.02.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss:   Jorge was late. Adam, out of boredom, develops a gambling habit. First Question = Donald Trump. Trump's first week in office: a hell of a lot of bullshit. Jorge's Trump impression is… passable. Trump dumps the TPP - he has no idea what it is. Do the GOP have a replacement for the ACA? Fuck no. Executive Orders - just fun...

306: American Carnage 24.01.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 45th President of the United Sates of America. God save us all. Trump's haunting fear monologue. Trump accidentally quotes Bane. You don't want to get 'dank lung' from the meme mines. One Nation actually begged for tickets to the inauguration. The Bourke Street Driver is identified...

305: Don't Piss Off The CIA 18.01.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Scraping the barrel - no more NPR intros. Sussan Ley reaches step 5 of an expenses scandal: resignation.  We finally ended corruption once and for all! Lets have a federal ICAC already! Donald Trump is a literal dinosaur. 2016 was the worst - and 2017 will be even worse. Donald Trump is not a fan of CNN - calls them 'fake...

304: SUSSan Ley 10.01.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: Jorge forgot to post the episode again. Embattled MP Sussan Ley steps down from cabinet. Here's the plan for an entitlements scandal. Nobody buys things on impulse - from Liberal party donors, that is. Do people understand how buying a house works? WA Senator Rod Culleton definitely doesn't 'shape up' for a fight. Trump li...

303: So It's 2017 08.01.2017

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast the boys discuss: 2016 is finally over. No celebrities are allowed to die now. Monster Trucks and other pieces of High Art. We're scared of the first piece of bad news. La La Land will crush your damn soul. Ryan Gosling might be bad at other stuff. Christmas in retail is complete garbage. The electoral college and hilarious liberal handwrin...

302: The One With Jorge's Dad 27.12.2016

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast Jorge gets his dad Mark Tsipos over for an interview about his life. They discuss growing up in Greece and Australia, avoiding conscription, dreams of being a travelling salesman and starting your own business and family. You know, the run of the mill origins story of everyone. The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Ad...

301: The Bottle Episode 19.12.2016

On this week's episode of Unnatural Selection Jorge sits down with Suzi and Andrew Stevens to discuss: Moving from Darwin. Money is a thing that you probably need to have. Tushy time - Jorge decides what the episode is called and it will not be that. Tongs are eternal - nobody ever knows where they come from. Buying a house is actually a thing that puts you in a place for a time. EQUITY. SO MUCH E...

300: The Worst of Unnatural Selection 12.12.2016

On this week's episode of Unnatural Selection the boys discuss: Jorge screws with the intro again. How we used to be awful people. The Worst of Unnatural Selection for your listening 'pleasure' We grew up with the times. First dinosaur tail found preserved in amber. Nick Xenophon and submarine leaks. Secret CIA assessment shows Russia was actively helping Trump to win the election - oh and the Rep...

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