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The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman

122 episodesEN

Show overview

The Contrarians with Adam and Adir launched in 2025 and has put out 122 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 1 months ago, with 51 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman.

Episodes
122
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
1h 2m
Cadence
Several per week

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

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Deep Dive: The Rise and Fall and Takeover Fight for Accent Group, Australia's Shoe Giant

Jun 26, 202655 min

KPMG Scandal Explodes, Labor’s CGT Shambles, ATO Scares Small Business, Ferrari Goes Electric, and Adore Beauty Goes Sideways

Jun 22, 20261h 21m

Ask Us Anything: How will GLP-1s change the economy? + Why are young people turning against AI?

Jun 19, 202632 min

Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson Joins the Pod. And, Robyn Denholm cosplays Founders, Elon a Trillionaire and the great Xero Pay Rip-Off

Jun 15, 20262h 12m

Ask Us Anything: Why do some aggregators beat direct prices? + Is the budget punishing risky investors?

Jun 12, 202631 min

SkinKandy Deep Dive, Labor Revolting, More Budget Woes, and Is the UK Racist Against White People?

Jun 8, 20261h 42m

Matt Heine on How Netwealth Became One of Australia’s Greatest Tech Success Stories

Jun 5, 202652 min

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?

Jun 1, 20261h 20m

Special Bonus: Why SiteMinder Could Be the Most Misunderstood Stock on the ASX

May 29, 202657 min

New Contrarians CEO, Boomer's Budget, GYG Comes Home, EY Parental Leave Rort

May 25, 20261h 37m

Ask Us Anything: Should Australians consider leaving for Singapore or Dubai? + How should renters think about the latest budget?

May 22, 202627 min

Budget Destroys Gen Z Hope, Xero Calamity Continues, Atlassian Rebounds, Lime to IPO and Temple & Webster Crunched

May 18, 20261h 39m

Ask Us Anything: Programmable digital currency and selling a small VC-backed business

May 15, 202621 min

Federal Government Destroys Startups, Negative Gearing Stays for the Rich, is SBF the World’s Best Investor, Droneshield, Hamish Douglass and Marathons

May 11, 20261h 40m

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

May 8, 202624 min

Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy

May 4, 20261h 39m

Ask Us Anything: Trump’s latest assassination attempt + Are classic trades the most reliable career path?

May 1, 202624 min

Heidi Health, Canva, Mecca’s Rise and Rise, NDIS Flesh Wound, CTM Disaster Gets Worse, Temple & Webster CEO Shock and Copilot Fail

Apr 27, 20261h 28m

Ask Us Anything: AI Effecting Entry Level Jobs + The Value of Personal Brands

Apr 24, 202623 min

Shark Tank Star and VC Steve Baxter, Mythos, Will Quantum Kill Encryption, Pope Double Standards, Data Centres, Glydways and Hermes

Apr 20, 20261h 45m
2026 Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman