467: The One Where They Talk About Humanities Degrees

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 the future.
  • There’s more to an education than economic output.
  • Turns out high-level cognition is actually important for the jobs of the future.
  • It’s not fair to lay a literal child up with debt that they will bear the burden of for decades.
  • STEM doesn’t even beat humanities on the economics.
  • Some more Trump stuff.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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466: 2020 Has Too Many Plot-lines

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 Trump has to be the number one focus for Democrats this November. Anything else is noise.
  • Why American’s don’t trust the media. It’s totally fragmented.
  • Permission structures in relation to ScoMo and 5g.
  • How does racism in policing actually work? It’s not how you think.
  • China issues a travel advisory to students wanting to head back to Australia to study… and it could bankrupt our education system.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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465: Slide to Autocracy

President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Park of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • George Floyd protests continue into their 2nd week.
  • The media wants to show you dramatic chaos – if it bleeds it leads.
  • Citizen journalists are actually useful in this situation.
  • Buffalo PD assault a citizen, he gets a head injury, and then they say he tripped.
  • Buffalo squad resigns in protest… for the worst possible reasons.
  • Actionable stuff from Campaign Zero and the #8cantwait campaign.
  • The State’s monopoly on violence is important, it needs to be earned.
  • Elmo’s dad teaches him about racism and protest.
  • Indigenous deaths in custody are acknowledged in Australia, but they’re never a priority.
  • Australian BLM protests in Melbourne/Sydney.
  • Sydney police try to extract some retribution on protests against police brutality… with a little police brutality.
  • Protesting in a pandemic – the risk of a second wave of infections is very real.
  • Places to donate

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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464: The Darkest Timeline

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • The boys talk about the George Floyd case and the resulting fallout.
  • American cops need some kind of different training.
  • Cop and robbers and Indians and guns and everything else that’s broken.
  • Vote by mail and the Republican push to restrict voting during a pandemic.
  • Trump’s spat with Twitter’s fact-checking of his tweets.
  • Trump’s executive order isn’t to punish Twitter, it’s to protect Facebook and the neutrality status quo.
  • A tweet from the President of the United States is hidden because he’s inciting violence. How did we get here?
  • The rats in NYC are eating their young because there’s not enough food for them. Dark.
  • Robodebt and the Centrelink/LNP clusterfuck that’s been brewing for 3 years.
  • Tom’s story about having to pay back $40 to Centrelink… that he didn’t have to pay back.
  • Zombie monkeys – this has to be a simulation.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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@TomDHeath

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463: Positively Negative

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • Zack Synder finally gets his own cut of the movie Justice League. Thank god.
  • Trump testing positive to not having the coronavirus.
  • The US nears 100K coronavirus deaths.
  • Could coronavirus precipitate some sot of armed conflict?
  • How are we meant to open up the economy again with public transport?
  • 20 people to be allowed in your home. Not my home. Yours.
  • LNP finds $60bn behind the couch.
  • Don’t worry about the debt while the house is on fire.
  • Target to close 75 stores, potentially cut 1300 employees, in another round of relentless short-termism.
  • Jorge is not a commie – he just believes in well regulated capitalism.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

Twitter:

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@TomDHeath

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462: Ten Long Years

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • Adam is definitely still socially distancing by playing footy with mates.
  • Unnatural Selection celebrates ten long years worth of podcasting.
  • The line for ‘da club’ is going to be super long when this is over.
  • The PM plugs domestic travel once freedom of movement restrictions are lifted.
  • Jorge ventures out into the world for his first barista coffee in months.
  • Hard pants and haircuts.
  • ASIO thinks that Coronavirus is a great way of depriving you of your rights!
  • The Australian Government clearly has its priorities in order – they’re worried not about cyber security, but terrorist children.
  • Remember that China has ‘spies’ on Australian campuses?
  • Seriously though, how are people hooking up in a post- pandemic world. 
  • Maybe glory holes will make a comeback.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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@TomDHeath

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461: Coupmmittee

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • Everyone’s stopped giving a shit and went shopping for Mother’s Day.
  • Economy open by July – by open, we mean, the new normal.
  • If you don’t observe social distancing we will have a second wave.
  • The LNP pat themselves on the back for a job well done before the Job Keeper money even goes out + refuse to guarantee the program for 6 months.
  • The US justice department drops case against Michael Flynn.
  • Hong Kong parliament in chaos.
  • The failed Venezuela coup.
  • Elon Musk tweets away $14bil worth of value, because why not.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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@TomDHeath

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460: Mostly Not About The Coronavirus

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • Covid head – everyone’s haircut situation due to isolation.
  • Jobkeeper payments in Australia are taking a minute.
  • Who has the main TV priority in your house?
  • Unacknowledged, Unorthodox and Sex Education.
  • The boys talk about their isolation recommendations on Netflix.
  • I’m so glad that social media didn’t exist like this when we were kids.
  • The concerns around the Australian government’s Covid Safe App.
  • Here are some of the things Australia needs to do in order to begin opening up.
  • Liberate America protest.
  • Spanish reporter gets caught cheating on his partner on a video link call that was going live to air.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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@TomDHeath

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459: Life In Iso

Episode 459: Life In Iso

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • Adam’s very exciting adventure outdoors… that he can’t tell us about.
  • Coffee and beer are essential services for many, many people.
  • Lots of internet services were really not designed for this sort of volume.
  • Is the worst of the health crisis behind us? Don’t ease up on the social distancing though.
  • Virgin Australia: Should the Australian government be supporting Australian owned companies first?
  • Silver Lining: the Coronavirus has thrown a wrench into people’s gambling addiction.
  • Gambling is down – but alcohol is way up.
  • It’s a difficult conversation to have: how much do we restrict commerce to save lives?
  • “There are more important things than living” – Jesus Christ, dude.
  • Coronavirus linked to increased risk of stroke according to Washington Post.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

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@TomDHeath

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458: America Is Cooked

On this week’s episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss a bunch of stuff:

  • How’s everyone’s mental health, hey?
  • Trump stokes protests against stay at home protesters in Michigan and Minnesota.
  • Armed US protesters defy stay at home orders in the name of liberty.
  • French shipbuilding company denies Australian senator’s FOI request to see what they’re doing with taxpayer money for ‘commercial reasons’.
  • Trump orders his name to be added to stimulus cheques.

The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things.

The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

Twitter:

@JorgeTsipos

@TomDHeath

@UnnaturalShow

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