Chanticleer

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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald delve into the energy crisis price shocks rippling around the word, they spot a few more cockroaches in private credit’s kitchen and they take a question on oil companies and their super profits.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by VantaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 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 [email protected] 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.

This 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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Vanta  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live 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.

This 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 [email protected]  This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James 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.

This 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 [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson look at why the RBA is stuck between a rock and a hard place, examine the takeover battle that could change how you watch Netflix, and take the pulse of Australia’s top business leaders through the Chanticleer CEO poll. To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by AcendaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and ask the big question: is Australia a giant Ponzi scheme? To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Acenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the AFR’s big nights of the year.  To ask a question, email [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by Acenda See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.