Episodes

  • Elon Musk's SpaceX float is $3 trillion of hype, house prices correction coming & your budget questions answered
    May 22 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether Elon Musk can pull off the biggest sharemarket float in the history of the planet with his SpaceX venture, they examine how the budget aftershocks are hitting the housing market, and they answer your questions on the government’s controversial budget tax changes.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.

    This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.

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    40 mins
  • Mining’s next boom, the wine sectors big hangover & rich list winners
    May 29 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether the next big mining boom might pass Australia by, they examine what the global wine glut means for Dan Murphys and look at whether there’s any good news on inflation. Oh, and James sits in a giant truck.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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    41 mins
  • Big taxing budget has no growth story, Coles pants pulled ‘Down Down’ & CSL shocker
    May 15 2026

    This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald are all about the federal budget – the big messages, the big numbers, the big risks and the hidden stories.

    In this bumper episode, they'll discuss whether this budget really was aspirational or just a cheap attempt to win votes.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com.

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    45 mins
  • RBA's ugly message for households, inside Australia's biggest investment event & Macquarie's pay lessons
    May 8 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpack another rate rise including what Michele Bullock said about the next six months, theye take you inside the room at the biggest meeting of Australian companies and investors, and they preview the federal budget out next week

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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    42 mins
  • Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem
    May 1 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the AI train is now an unstoppable force, they take a look at what’s wrong with the poor old ASX and preview the RBA governor Michele Bullock’s big interest rates call.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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    38 mins
  • Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war
    Apr 24 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really going to take to end the war in Iran.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband

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    42 mins
  • Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory
    Apr 17 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

    This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband

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    44 mins
  • Unemployment up, Trump down: the headlines you’ll read later this year
    Apr 2 2026

    This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick.

    To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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    41 mins