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The Contrarians with Adam and Adir — 120 episodes

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AI’s $7 Trillion Bubble, Corporate Travel’s Next Disaster, Work From Home Revolts, and The Man Shake Buy Back

2

Ask Us Anything: Is Australia’s ageing population breaking democracy? + What does the Victorian Liberal Party turmoil say about its future?

3

Canva’s AI Crisis, Karl Stefanovic’s Podcast Genius, Labor’s CGT Shambles, and Claude Design Changes Everything

4

Deep Dive: The Rise and Fall and Takeover Fight for Accent Group, Australia's Shoe Giant

5

KPMG Scandal Explodes, Labor’s CGT Shambles, ATO Scares Small Business, Ferrari Goes Electric, and Adore Beauty Goes Sideways

6

Ask Us Anything: How will GLP-1s change the economy? + Why are young people turning against AI?

7

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson Joins the Pod. And, Robyn Denholm cosplays Founders, Elon a Trillionaire and the great Xero Pay Rip-Off

8

Ask Us Anything: Why do some aggregators beat direct prices? + Is the budget punishing risky investors?

9

SkinKandy Deep Dive, Labor Revolting, More Budget Woes, and Is the UK Racist Against White People?

10

Matt Heine on How Netwealth Became One of Australia’s Greatest Tech Success Stories

11

Meme Hero Frank Greeff Joins Pod, OpenAI vs Anthropic, Clare O'Neil's Budget Slip, SexyLand get Hot, CTM Crumbles and is SpaceX the Most Overvalued IPO Ever?

12

Special Bonus: Why SiteMinder Could Be the Most Misunderstood Stock on the ASX

13

New Contrarians CEO, Boomer's Budget, GYG Comes Home, EY Parental Leave Rort

14

Ask Us Anything: Should Australians consider leaving for Singapore or Dubai? + How should renters think about the latest budget?

15

Budget Destroys Gen Z Hope, Xero Calamity Continues, Atlassian Rebounds, Lime to IPO and Temple & Webster Crunched

16

Ask Us Anything: Programmable digital currency and selling a small VC-backed business

17

Federal Government Destroys Startups, Negative Gearing Stays for the Rich, is SBF the World’s Best Investor, Droneshield, Hamish Douglass and Marathons

18

Ask Us Anything: My boss is working from home but we’re in all the office + Dealing with loss and it’s impact on work

19

Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy

20

Ask Us Anything: Trump’s latest assassination attempt + Are classic trades the most reliable career path?

21

Heidi Health, Canva, Mecca’s Rise and Rise, NDIS Flesh Wound, CTM Disaster Gets Worse, Temple & Webster CEO Shock and Copilot Fail

22

Ask Us Anything: AI Effecting Entry Level Jobs + The Value of Personal Brands

23

Shark Tank Star and VC Steve Baxter, Mythos, Will Quantum Kill Encryption, Pope Double Standards, Data Centres, Glydways and Hermes

24

Ask Us Anything: Researching when investing in public companies + Was the Prime Minister’s Address Necessary!?

25

WFH Blow, SpaceX IPO, Droneshield Deckchair Shuffle, GYG Hits Back and CTM Debacle Continues

26

Ask Us Anything: Finding enough time to do it all + Starting a business in 2026 vs 2006

27

CostCo, Kathmandu Deep Dive, Albo makes Petrol Crisis Worse, RBA’s Credit Card Surcharge Disgrace, Waymo Love and Victorian Government Gets Something Right

28

Special Bonus: Carma Deep Dive with special guest, Scott Middleton

29

Canva’s Profitless Profit, Smiggle Slumps, Catapult Flying, CGT Debacle, the Incredible Benefits of Autonomous Cars, Firmus and Adam Gets Run over by a Golf Buggy

30

Ask Us Anything: Should fuel price surges mean people work from home? + What does it mean to be Australian?

31

Rich List, Atlassian Crash, Seek Horrors, Operation Epic Fury, Biennial Disgrace, Councils Behaving Badly and Adir’s Great and Terrible Calls

32

Ask Us Anything: Are electric trucks the future? + What if the State of Victoria was a company?

33

Atlassian Sacks Thousands, Koala to IPO, Grace Tame’s Disgrace, Star Directors Get Off, Best AI Platforms and Biggest EV Adopters

34

Ask Us Anything: The dwindling radio industry + How did the market get GYG so wrong?

35

Life360 Deep Dive, Dorsey’s Block Shambles, Kyle & Jackie Implode, OpenAI Raise in Doubt, Grand Prix and World’s Most Valuable Sporting Franchises.

36

Ask Us Anything: Negative experiences in business deals + Would you rather Human or AI phone agents?

37

Death of a Tyrant, Eucalyptus Riches, Open AI’s Lofty Valuation, Cettire in Tatters, CTM Clinging On and Jacinda Hates NZ

38

Ask Us Anything: Hiding Failures on LinkedIn? + Milking opportunities where your business succeeds publicly!

39

Eucalyptus Sale Deep Dive, is Waymo an Uber killer, Winnings’ Winnings, Victoria becomes an official Crime State, Adir Visits Lakemba and special guest business publishing legend, Chris Janz

40

Ask Us Anything: Is AI changing productivity expectations in business? + Are whole body MRIs getting more popular + Wes Maas investing in AI

41

Special guest Joe Aston joins, Winter Olympics Sexism, the Rise and Fall of Luke Sayers, Corporate Travel Management and Temple & Webster Crash

42

Ask Us Anything: Finding balanced views in modern journalism + How AI will impact spreadsheets + Meditation as a tool for success

43

Saas Crash! AI Collapse. Atlassian Hammered. Xero Obliterated. BTC Decimated. CTM Founder Lives Large. Will Canva Take Down Australian VCs.

44

Ask Us Anything: Are traditional medical clinics still worth it? + Is Substack undermining traditional media?

45

$16 billion IREN Deep Dive, OnlyFans For Sale, Escalante's Fall, will Moltbook take over the world, Jamie Pherous Cuts and Runs and Aus Open

46

Ask Us Anything: Should we change the date of Australia Day? + Mark Carney’s DAVOS Speech + How to effectively manage time?

47

Netflix Dumped, SaaS Meltdown, Koala Deep Dive, Are Private Schools Worth It, Airlines and Goyder’s Parting Disgrace

48

Ask Us Anything: How do we prioritise sleep? + Is wearable fitness tech worth it? + Managing a staff member who doesn't gel with your staff

49

Jellycat Deep Dive, Atlassian Share Price Crash, Kings Counsel Ransom, Writers Festival Monstrosity, SXSW Sydney Dies and Adam’s Passport Bliss

50

Ask Us Anything: Working through Christmas + Should high school students get jobs?

51

Costco Deepdive, Health Insurance Pricing, Iran on the Edge of Freedom and Albo's Royal Commission Dark Arts

52

Ask Us Anything: To Gap Year or Not To Gap Year? + Will We Have AI Movies Soon?

53

2026 Predictions and What We Got Badly Wrong (and Right) Last Year

54

Ask Us Anything: Australia's Best & Worst PM? + Worst Ever Travel Experiences

55

Hot Doc Sale Bonanza, Corporate Travel Management Survives for Now, Albo Kinda cuts Business Class, Why Consumer Businesses Shouldn’t Shut during Christmas and Busiest Airline Routes

56

Ask Us Anything: Does Everyone Need a Side Hustle? + The Biggest Story of 2025?

57

Bondi Massacre Hit Albanese, Taylor Swift’s Riches, ASIC’s Netwealth Fail, PuppyGate, Chemist Warehouse, Shayne Elliott’s $13m Cash Grab and Lululemon Deep Dive

58

Ask Us Anything: Silvagni Case and Suppression Orders + Arnott's $45M Debt Facility

59

The Age of Entitlement in Full Swing, Corporate Travel Deep Dive, Most Valuable Brands, Law Firm Break Up, Maggie Beer, Interest Rates to the Moon and Waymo Flies

60

First thoughts of the terror attack at Bondi Beach

61

Ask Us Anything: The growth of women's sports + Is Melbourne's Metro Tunnel POINTLESS?

62

Is OpenAI a Goner? Don’t Miss Adir’s AI Deep Dive, Netflix goes Pacman, Bending Spoons goes Old Skool, Social Media Ban, Amex Kills Points and Pollies Behaving Badly

63

Ask Us Anything: Buying through Ali Express? + Should AirBnB be banned?

64

Temple & Webster Deep Dive Special Episode

65

Droneshield Drill Down, Corporate Travel Management Implodes, BOM Laughing Stock, Compaq, Mike's Jet and the Richest New Zealanders

66

Ask Us Anything: Is This the End of Country Road? + Flight Centre's New Loyalty Program

67

Nvidia Worries, Xero Disappoints Again, Droneshield Nightmare Gets Worse, Tesla, Defund the ABC and Adir's Awesome Quiz

68

Ask Us Anything: The TRUTH of Victoria's Crime Wave!? + Should Australia Go Nuclear?

69

Drone Shield Cut and Run, Menulog Dies, the World’s Greatest Insider Trader, Open AI, Woke Judges and Airport Security Fail

70

Ask Us Anything: How much money is too much? + Boomers with Wealth + Seaweed Start Up

71

RBA Blows It (Again), Pet Circle Horror Show, Navan IPO Deep Dive, Richo Gone, Mamdani Takes NYC, Luxury Escapes’ Goes to the Beach and Adir turns Quizmaster

72

Ask Us Anything: Is the Welcome to Country Overdone? + Should businesses be more responsible with data +

73

ASX 20 Bubble, Jumbo Deep Dive, Fyxer, Halloween and Jordy from Great Wrap

74

Ask Us Anything: Should SPP's be COMPULSARY? + Big Companies Paying NO Income Tax + Australia's Dying Music Festival Scene.

75

Journos WFH Fail, Catapult Goes Large, Atlassian’s Horrendous Buy, Biggest Rocketships, Delta’s Upmarket Win and Adir’s Celebrity Encounter

76

Ask Us Anything: How Does Adir READ SO MUCH? + Performance Marketing with Fixed Costs?

77

ChatGPT Jumps the Shark, VC Troubles, Xero Pay Fight, Nike Stores Gone, NRMA Uncovered and Waymo Expands

78

Ask Us Anything: US H1B VISA Fee in the Tech Industry + Should I Get a Mentor?

79

AI Boom Keeps Booming, Deep Dive into Australia’s Secret $6b Business, Pokémon Cards, Board Games and Founders Behaving Badly

80

Ask Us Anything: Should Women Pay LESS Tax!? + Albanese's 5% Home Deposit Scheme

81

Atlassian Buys Again, EA Games Breaks LBO Record, SCA Seven Governance Mess, Australia's Most Famous Family, Cameo and Catapult Hits the Big Time

82

Ask Us Anything: Elon Musk the World's Richest Person? + Can we build stuff quicker in Australia?

83

OpenAI a $500b Ponzi? Canva Breaks Hearts, Latrobe Crunched by ASIC, Stubhub IPO, Adir’s Worst Airline and is Australia the Red Tape Capital of the World?

84

Ask Us Anything: Did Disney Get Jimmy Kimmel Right? + Optus' Outage Issues + Executive Disfunction

85

ROKT Soars, Healthengine, Reebok, Vending Machines go Hi Tech, Haigh’s Branding Genius and Mike’s Travel Report

86

Ask Us Anything: Should people go to uni? + Adir's FAVOURITE PC Games Ever

87

Oracle Flies and Ellison the World’s Richest Person (Briefly), Amex Devalues, Adir’s BOOKING.fail, ANZ’s Cashback Retreat and Adam’s Bike Stolen

88

Ask Us Anything: The Next Aussie Unicorn, Mac vs. PC + The GREATEST Movie Soundtracks EVER

89

Woolworths v Coles, Cettire Nears the Precipice, Australia’s Secret Unicorn Founder, Neurodivergent Founders and Dan’s Brush with Dictators

90

Ask Us Anything: ACCC's New Merger Mandatory Notification Thresholds, The Most Insightful Things We've Read + Our Social Media Thoughts

91

CSL and Reece Blame WFH for Woes, Site Minder Deep Dive, Qantas Roars, Nvidia Delivers (for now), Blackbird, Sydney v Melbourne and KPop Demon Hunters

92

Ask Us Anything: When did the guys take a risk that DIDN'T pay off? + A 20th Team for the AFL!?

93

CSL Breaks Up, Canva Deep Dive, Xero Gets Whacked, Step One’s Struggles, RBA Fails Again and the World’s Largest Companies

94

Ask Us Anything: Four Day Work Week? + Do Founder Political Profiles Effect Business Value?

95

Temple & Webster Breakdown, Overpaid Lawyers, the business of Sushi, Surcharge Debacle Worsens, World’s Worst Health System and Melbourne Hellhole

96

Ask Us Anything: Is AI Another Bubble + Managing Sleep + Starting a Software Company Without Technical Knowledge

97

Atlassian Gets Smashed, Behind the Scenes at the Catapult AGM, Public Servants Flying Business Class, Why Price Fixing Never Works, Lorikeet Raises and Droneshield

98

Ask Us Anything: Anti-Semitism in Business + How to Get Financially Literate + When To Set Up a Board

99

Victoria Goes Full Stalin, Tesla Pivots, Figma’s Epic IPO, Google Deep Dive, Step One Hammered and Carsales’ Well Earned Victory Lap

100

Ask Us Anything: Growing Without External Capital + Advice for People Changing Industry

101

Employment Hero v Seek Cage Fight, Atlassian Burn Book, Southwest, Reg Grundy's Legacy, Why Free Samples are a Genius Move and How are Coin Laundries Still a Thing?

102

Ask Us Anything: Managing a Personal Equities Portfolio + Price Inflation in Insurance

103

Guzman Deep Dive, Reserve Bank Smashes Small Business (again), Australian Shareholders Get Shafted, Best Selling Authors and UberEats Fails Again

104

Ask Us Anything: Customer Acquisition Costs + Lab Grown vs. Mined Diamonds??

105

RBA Gets it Right (finally), Bumble Trouble, ASX Dual Class Voting Cage Match, Hermes Record, Are Limebikes Too Popular, World’s Biggest Companies, BA Shocker and Adir’s Rules of Capitalism

106

Ask Us Anything: Equity Mates x Betashares Acquistion + Child Care Issues in Victoria

107

Droneshield Flies, Di Pilla Crashes, Dominos Debacle, WFH, Tether’s Money Machine and Adir’s LinkedIn Pet Hate

108

Ask Us Anything: Would the guys go on Shark Tank? + Is Kogan a Lottery Business Now!?

109

Xero Bets the Business, Woolworths MyDeal Disaster, Moral Hazard on Planes, EV Road Test and Woodfrog

110

Ask Us Anything: Rich People Problems + The Milgram Experiment + LinkedIn

111

World’s Best Bahn Mi, Adir Sleeps with Obama, Door Dash’s Curious Acquisition, Catapult ‘s Smart Buy, Amazon Prime Ads a Turn Off, Adairs Deep Dive and Adir’s Injury

112

Ask Us Anything: Are Young People Just BAD with Money + How We'd Revolutionise Schooling

113

Virgin IPO, Immutable Questions, YouTube Goes Too Premium, Adir's US Adventures, Israel's Masterstroke and Adam's Cettire Victory Lap

114

Ask Us Anything: Business & politics + What have we changed our minds on?

115

David Jones and Qantas Hook Up, Koala Pulls IPO, Mecca, JB Hi Fi’s Golden Run, Get Swift’s Tale of Destruction, Apple’s Woes and Mike’s Switch 2 Review

116

Ask Us Anything: What really happens in the Qantas lounge + Angel Investing Tips + Where to stash your emergency $1M!

117

Labubu Mania, Webjet Takeover, Rich List Deep Dive, Eucalyptus Face Off, Waymo and Warby Parker

118

Ask Us Anything: How does ambition change over time? + Contrarian takes on AI

119

Joe Aston joins Live to talk Qantas, the L1-Platinum Takeover and James Hardie, Catapult Rockets, Interest Rates, the Power of Great Customer Service and Adir’s McDonald’s Incident

120

Ask Us Anything: The most important data points for business + Can AI be a financial planner!?