Anthony Albanese’s appearance on Nikki Osborne’s crass podcast Bush Deep revealed not only that he would like to shag, marry and date Kylie Minogue (a sentence I never predicted writing and for which the prime minister issued an apology on Monday morning), but also that the role of a politician has fundamentally changed.These days, it is not uncommon to spot a former or current politician in the most unlikely of places – Justin Trudeau at Coachella, Bernie Sanders on Joe Rogan’s podcast and Donald Trump at the Knicks game. So why are we so surprised at Albanese appearing on a bogan comedy podcast answering questions like: “Would you rather eat shit that tastes like lollies or lollies that taste like shit?”Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles