Show overview
The Contrarians with Adam and Adir launched in 2025 and has put out 117 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode in the time since. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 30 min and 1h 40m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 46 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman.
From the publisher
Get the fearless truth about start-ups and corporate Australia from guys that give you the hard facts, not the company line. Hear Luxury Escapes co-founder Adam Schwab and Catapult Sports Exec Chairman Adir Shiffman provide the inside word on the biggest stories in business with a contrarian take from the guys who sit on both sides of the table. New episodes dropping weekly.
Latest Episodes
View all 117 episodesSkinKandy Deep Dive, Labor Revolting, More Budget Woes, and Is the UK Racist Against White People?
Matt Heine on How Netwealth Became One of Australia’s Greatest Tech Success Stories
Meme Hero Frank Greeff Joins Pod, OpenAI vs Anthropic, Clare O'Neil's Budget Slip, SexyLand get Hot, CTM Crumbles and is SpaceX the Most Overvalued IPO Ever?
Special Bonus: Why SiteMinder Could Be the Most Misunderstood Stock on the ASX
New Contrarians CEO, Boomer's Budget, GYG Comes Home, EY Parental Leave Rort
Ask Us Anything: Should Australians consider leaving for Singapore or Dubai? + How should renters think about the latest budget?
Budget Destroys Gen Z Hope, Xero Calamity Continues, Atlassian Rebounds, Lime to IPO and Temple & Webster Crunched
Ask Us Anything: Programmable digital currency and selling a small VC-backed business
Federal Government Destroys Startups, Negative Gearing Stays for the Rich, is SBF the World’s Best Investor, Droneshield, Hamish Douglass and Marathons
Ask Us Anything: My boss is working from home but we’re in all the office + Dealing with loss and it’s impact on work
Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy
Ask Us Anything: Trump’s latest assassination attempt + Are classic trades the most reliable career path?
Heidi Health, Canva, Mecca’s Rise and Rise, NDIS Flesh Wound, CTM Disaster Gets Worse, Temple & Webster CEO Shock and Copilot Fail
Ask Us Anything: AI Effecting Entry Level Jobs + The Value of Personal Brands
Shark Tank Star and VC Steve Baxter, Mythos, Will Quantum Kill Encryption, Pope Double Standards, Data Centres, Glydways and Hermes
Ask Us Anything: Researching when investing in public companies + Was the Prime Minister’s Address Necessary!?
WFH Blow, SpaceX IPO, Droneshield Deckchair Shuffle, GYG Hits Back and CTM Debacle Continues
S1 Ep 194Ask Us Anything: Finding enough time to do it all + Starting a business in 2026 vs 2006
It's Saturday, so we're back with another Ask Us Anything episode. Today we're answering: ⌛ How to find time to do everything you want to do 👔 Starting a business in 2026 vs 2006 💿 Should you choose one AI service and stick with it? Thanks to our sponsor Acquire Intelligence - visit https://acquire.ai/contrariansSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 193CostCo, Kathmandu Deep Dive, Albo makes Petrol Crisis Worse, RBA’s Credit Card Surcharge Disgrace, Waymo Love and Victorian Government Gets Something Right
The guys discuss CostCo, deep dive into KMD Brands emergency capital raise, the Australian Governments disastrous fuel excise cut, the RBA loses the plot (again), customer just love Waymo and concerns for Adam as he agrees with a Victorian Government decision Thanks to our sponsor Acquire Intelligence - visit https://acquire.ai/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 192Special Bonus: Carma Deep Dive with special guest, Scott Middleton
Adam and Adir are joined by Terem Capital's Scott Middleton, and they go deep into the fascinating business model of the recently IPOd Carma - has the market got it right? Thanks to Terem Capital - visit https://terem.capital/contrarians/ Thanks to our sponsor Acquire Intelligence - visit https://acquire.ai/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.