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Chanticleer

Australian Financial Review 100 Episodes Sep 4, 2026

Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.

Episodes

Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows
Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows Sep 4, 2026 2361 This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unveil the surprising purchase propping up Australia’s economic growth, they unpack a truly eventful week in financial markets and ask what is sending one of the world’s best known car makers broke. This podcast is sponsored by Stripe To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. Further reading:Bathla and bonds just
$3b builder collapse sparks drama, Profit season's best and worst & Ooshies grocery battle
$3b builder collapse sparks drama, Profit season's best and worst & Ooshies grocery battle Aug 28, 2026 2709 This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald  look at why the collapse of a home builder might create a very big drama for the top end of town, they nominate their best and worst results from four weeks of earnings season and take a fierce question from the West about GST proceeds.  This podcast is sponsored by Workday. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.co
Why your pay's going backwards, dividends surprise & bond market blues explained
Why your pay's going backwards, dividends surprise & bond market blues explained Aug 21, 2026 2520 This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the mysterious world of bond markets, and explain what’s got the world’s most important investors rather grumpy. They ask why many of the country's biggest companies don’t seem that keen on investing in Australia and whether there’s something a bit sick about your health insurance.  T
The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again
The real housing problem, what profit seasons tell us & KPMG cooked again Aug 14, 2026 2457 This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpick an eventful afternoon at the Reserve Bank of Australia and pull out our most surprising tidbits from reporting season’s first big week.  This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com Further reading: KPMG is radioactive. But probe also exposes clubby corporate Australia Matt C
Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback
Prices up, jobs down in great Aussie squeeze, ASX’s strange high & coal comeback Aug 7, 2026 2187 This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain what job cuts and Jetstar cabin baggage fees tell us about the great Australian squeeze, they look at how the ASX hit a record high – and ask why no one seems to be celebrating, and they unpick America’s strange mission to save the land of the rising sun. This podcast is sponsored by Workday To ask a question,
Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion
Why the Victorian premier’s fall matters to business, Inflation vs house prices & AI hedge fund implosion Jul 31, 2026 2312 This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell unpack the national implications from the coup that brought down the Victorian premier, they examine the RBA’s big interest rate dilemma between sticky inflation and falling house prices and try and unpick a week where it all got a bit strange in the AI boom.  This podcast
Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock
Big shoes to fill at Macquarie, good news on jobs is bad news on rates & China’s AI shock Jul 24, 2026 2257 This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald say farewell to one of the leading lights of corporate Australia, ask why good news on jobs may ultimately be bad news for the economy, and explain why China just sent a shot across the bows of America’s tech giants.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/li
Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29
Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29 Jul 22, 2026 57 How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams.  Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise
Albo’s AI moment, super’s new era & CEO pay surprise Jul 17, 2026 2594 This week senior Chanticleer columnist James Thomson and Australian Financial Review editor in chief James Chessell decode Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s landmark speech on artificial intelligence, they examine why the next big era for Australia’s mighty superannuation sector is upon us and they ask – what’s a CEO really worth? This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask
The real Telstra story,  Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars?
The real Telstra story, Albo jumps the shark & will Australia profit from AI dollars? Jul 10, 2026 2405 This week Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Australian Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner discuss Telstra's real problem at the end of a bad week, go over the big AI decision Australia needs to make and unpack the Prime Minister's podcast fail. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house
How your super fund performed, housing Ponzi problems & Coles in the dog house Jul 3, 2026 2566 This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how your super fund fared through the drama of the 2026 financial year, they explain why the end of what’s been dubbed 'Australia’s housing ponzi scheme' matters to more than just house prices, and get excited about the celebrity wedding of the year.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question,
Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine
Housing correction adds to slowdown, KPMG’s boardroom bin fire & Stefanovic’s shock split from Nine Jun 26, 2026 2594 This week, James and Anthony discuss what all the bad economic news means for the second half of the year, ask whether KPMG can stem the bleeding by changing its board and delve into Nine’s ousting of the Today show host. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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