The 2026 Budget and ‘embarrassing the bastards’, with Chris Richardson
The 2026 Budget (and Budget Reply) gave us one of the more potentially consequential weeks in politics and economics in many years. And the...
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The Good Oil with Scott Phillips
Ever feel like those who understand the world of finance know something you don’t? Host and investing expert Scott Phillips brings you the best of business, finance, technology and economics...
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20 of 101 episodesBluey, housing the gas tax and the size of government, with Cameron Murray
Sometimes, economics is topical. Sometimes, topics give us a chance to delve into economics. Returning guest Dr. Cameron Murray weighs in wi...
Rebuilding the WNBL, with Jennie Sager
Women's sport is having its (overdue) time in the sun. And that includes the reborn Women's National Basketball League. From a standing star...
The Shortest History of Innovation, with Andrew Leigh
From axes to algebra, and steam to steel, innovation has been at the forefront of our development as a society and improved living standards...
How property has performed, and the outlook for 2026, with Eliza Owen
House prices jumped last year, thanks in part to interest rate reductions. But not that alone. And housing affordability has worsened&hellip...
Gold, ETFs and investor behaviour, with Gemma Dale
There's never a dull moment in investing, and right now, gold and rare earths are in the spotlight. Then there's the longer-term trend towar...
“What ought one to do?” - the importance of ethics, with Simon Longstaff
How should we make decisions? What frameworks should guide us? And can organisations truly be ethical? The study and application of ethics i...
Breaking the investing rules, with David Gardner
In this special episode Scott speaks with Motley Fool co-founder, co-Chairman and Chief Rule Breaker, David Gardner, about his long term inv...
The secret of long term investing success, with Rob Millner
What do you get when you have the fourth generation of a family running a business that dates back the the 1870s, is the second-oldest compa...
The way we are (and have become), with Hugh Mackay
There are some trends (disruptions?) impacting our society, and they're doing us harm. The good news is that we can all be part of the solut...
The past, present and future of AI, with Professor Toby Walsh
It's the buzzword (acronym?) of the day, and with good reason. AI is going to revolutionise the way we all work, in both expected and unexpe...
House prices and affordability, with Eliza Owen
With interest rates coming down, it's no surprise that house prices are rising. Great news if you're a seller, but it means worsening afford...
The state of corporate Australia, with Joe Aston
Having been the scribe behind AFR's Rear Window for 12 years, then writing a best-selling book about the travails of Qantas, Joe Aston is no...
Murchison River Swags
Continuing with the aim of this podcast, conversations with entrepreneurs, executives and experts, the people who know what's going on, and...
The world according to Richard Glover
Author, journalist and broadcaster Richard Glover retired from ABC Radio Sydney's Drive program at the end of 2024 after 26 years behind the...
The business of DNA, with Claire Aird
Claire Aird hosts a brand new podcast series on LiSTNR 'Secrets We Keep - Should I Spit?'. The series looks at the global DNA industry and w...
Revisiting making your Super the best it can be, with Andrew Fisher
SMSF? Or hand it off to one of the big dogs? Aggressive? Passive? What's the best strategy? It's a topic for everyone and we thought, worth...
The future of legacy media, with Rob McKnight
Recorded literally as the sale of Foxtel was being announced, the future of legacy media remains uncertain, in the face of an onslaught from...
Why we should love small-l liberalism, with Alexandre Lefebvre
Whether we know it or not, Australians have inherited, and carry forward, a long history of what we now know as (small-l) liberalism. And it...
The (unappreciated) forces shaping the Australian economy, with Warren Hogan
The Australian economy is not the same as it was over the past half-century, and policymakers risk making a big mistake if they use that his...