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.UnnaturalShow.com (http://www.UnnaturalShow.com) for more episodes and links.
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
Flash Your Fridge from BIOS | France's Economic Crisis, The Misogyny Pipeline & Trump's 5-Day Press Secretary
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
Hackers raise fridge temperatures at hundreds of French supermarkets to spoil food (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/french-supermarkets-hacked-causing-fires-and-food-loss/107258724)
Protests spread across France as ‘yellow vests’ set to join. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/france-braces-for-nationwide-protests-with-yellow-vest-members-set-to-join)
‘Disappointing’: ING scraps wildly popular Savings Maximiser high interest savings account. (https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/banking/disappointing-ing-scraps-wildly-popular-savings-maximiser-high-interest-savings-account/news-story/ac9ad9fba2ac6f30854aa986e8f8838f)
WA Greens kept crisis communications document about Jordon Steele-John. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/wa-greens-jordon-steel-john-crisis-document/107276796)
Be careful how short you cut it. Iliza Shlesinger (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=688149249436962&rdid=HqRslI8fd1VpGjhl)
Person of interest identified after recording device incident on navy ship HMAS Leeuwin (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-15/recording-device-navy-ship/107271586)
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaves after just days in role (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/katie-zacharia-let-go-white-house/107278730)
Katie Zacharia Highlights as White House Press Secretary (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eGhUVXOLXW0)
White House asks US envoy in Athens Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-14/white-house-first-press-briefing-zacharia-guilfoyle/107262814)
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 (https://www.unnaturalshow.com)www.UnnaturalShow.com (http://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 (https://twitter.com/jorgetsipos)
@UnnaturalShow (https://twitter.com/unnaturalshow)
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11 Oct 2026
US Military Executions and ICC Sanctions: Live-Streaming the Firing Squad
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5j9x9pr0240o)
Trump says he will ‘make a decision’ on Hegseth plan to live-stream execution. (http://archive.today/2026.10.10-180704/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/10/trump-make-decision-hegseth-plan-live-streamed-public-execution/)
US imposes new sanctions on international criminal court. (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/09/sanctions-icc-trump)
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US is sanctioning the International Criminal Court (https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeTPBeRE9UR/)
Pauline Hanson tells conservative voters to ditch Coalition, but would work with them to remove Labor. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/hanson-takes-aim-at-coalition-in-cpac-speech-brisbane/107251206)
Tenants unable to pay higher rental prices, Domain data finds. (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/tenants-hit-breaking-point-record-rent-costs-according-to-domain/107238110)
New Armed Response Command to begin public training on Sydney's streets (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/nsw-police-armed-response-command-bondi-terror-attack/107241254)
Militarization fails to enhance police safety or reduce crime but may harm police reputation (https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1805161115)
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 (https://www.unnaturalshow.com)www.UnnaturalShow.com (http://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 (https://twitter.com/jorgetsipos)
@UnnaturalShow (https://twitter.com/unnaturalshow)
Instagram:
@JorgeTsipos (https://www.instagram.com/jorgetsipos)
@UnnaturalShow (https://www.instagram.com/unnaturalshow/)
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@tom.heath (https://www.threads.com/@tom.heath)
@JorgeTsipos (https://www.threads.com/@jorgetsipos)
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5 Oct 2026
Australian Interest Rates & Inflation | The Economic Dumpster Fire
On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast, we discuss:
One Nation vows to abolish First Nations treaty and legalise pepper spray at Victorian campaign launch (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/03/one-nation-victoria-campaign-launch-abolish-first-nations-treaty-legalise-pepper-spray-ntwnfb)
Victorian Liberals promise to slash surgery wait times while Labor vows to scrap land tax changes (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/victoria-liberals-elective-surgery-labor-land-tax/107224800)
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/03/openai-review-hacks-australian-government-sites-costing-500000-a-day)
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 (https://www.unnaturalshow.com)www.UnnaturalShow.com (http://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 (https://twitter.com/jorgetsipos)
@UnnaturalShow (https://twitter.com/unnaturalshow)
Instagram:
@JorgeTsipos (https://www.instagram.com/jorgetsipos)
@UnnaturalShow (https://www.instagram.com/unnaturalshow/)
Threads:
@tom.heath (https://www.threads.com/@tom.heath)
@JorgeTsipos (https://www.threads.com/@jorgetsipos)
@UnnaturalShow (https://www.threads.com/@unnaturalshow)
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YouTube views
706,616
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.2 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
4.3 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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