Podcast
Chanticleer
Hosted by Australian Financial Review · EN
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.
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Oil shock hits Australia, RBA's tough love & boomers lead home loan deals
Mar 2000:44:31Tap to summarizeThis week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Iran oil shock will actually hit the economy, they examine the RBAs big call on interest rates this week and reveal why the generation scrambling from the rate hike isn't necessarily the one you think. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX
Mar 1300:35:46Tap to summarizeThis week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta Further reading:4 factors that make you most susceptible to the white-collar ‘wipeout’An education used to be seen as insulation from workforce disruption, now it might be the thing that proves your undoing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Iran's interest rate threat, AI's job tsunami & Kyle and Jackie O's $200m split
Mar 600:41:20Tap to summarizeThis week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald recap the biggest week of the year to date. They discuss the war in the Middle East, the war on jobs thanks to AI and the new opposition leader Angus Taylor's war on debt and deficit. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Special edition! Chooks speak live with maverick billionaire investor, Mike Dorrell
Mar 400:37:04Tap to summarizeLive from the Financial Review's 2026 Business Summit, James & Anthony wax lyrical with the AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, Mike Dorrell. Recorded over breakfast, Wednesday, March 4th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →AI’s first Aussie job cuts, best and worst of profit season & a chook grills the RBA boss
Feb 2700:40:32Tap to summarizeThis week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at AI’s melting moment on Wall Street, they give you their best and worst of corporate Australia’s profit season and they look ahead to the AFR’s premier event, the Business Summit. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Have we hit peak Australia, housing tax breaks under fire & AI heads in the sand
Feb 2000:39:59Tap to summarizeThis week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether we’ve hit 'peak Australia', they share their most interesting observations from earnings season and take a burning question on the housing market. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →New battle for bank supremacy, why blue chip CEOs are exiting and wild ASX moves
Feb 1300:38:34Tap to summarizeThis week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the new war that’s broken out in the banking sector, ask why three CEOs left blue chip companies in three days, and tackle the tricky problem of taming inflation without hiking interest rates. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Rate hike exposes mediocre economy, tech’s double meltdown & Musk’s big moment
Feb 600:35:44Tap to summarizeThis week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the two big moves in markets this week: interest rates and tech stocks. They take a question on who should oversee government spending and get excited for the busiest time of the corporate year, reporting season. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Chanticleer back Feb 6 - ahead of that, James & Anthony catch up
Jan 2600:04:08Tap to summarizeJames and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →End of year special: Chook Awards and stocks to watch in 2026
Dec 1900:53:43Tap to summarizeThis week we James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald wrap up the year with their annual Chook awards, look forward to a huge year on markets with one of Australia’s top fund managers, and take a quick peek at how the nation’s financial engine is ticking over. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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