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Two weeks ago week, we did an episode on mining’s giant decarbonisation opportunity. And it got a lot of interest, in particular, in Indonesia’s opportunity. Here in Australia, Indonesia is our largest neighbour. It is 270 million people directly to our north. It is the 4th largest country in the world by population after India, China and the United States. And it is the world’s largest supplier of nickel, a critical metal for the world’s push towards net zero. Basically, Indonesia is going to be a critically important partner not just for Australia, but for the world.  Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It feels like cigarettes were replaced seemingly overnight by a new and different way to get your nicotine high, and what started as potential bridge to quit smoking has given rise to entirely new industry - Vaping.Big Tobacco companies are getting involved in a BIG way, but governments are already trying to crack down on this 'modern' tobacco industry.Today Simon and Sascha talk about the business of vaping.Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professional cricket has come to America. The first season took place over three weeks, finishing up on the 30 July. This has been a dream for cricket lovers in America. There was the Pro Cricket league that played one season in 2004. And the American Premier League was a proposed partnership between USA and NZ cricket that never got off the ground. But this tournament has come about after a $1 billion investment from American Cricket Enterprises, a company backed by some of the wealthiest men in India. Today Alec and Sascha talk about the future of cricket. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a returning favourite! It’s earnings season. When all the companies gather their shareholders and tell them what they did for the last three months, what went well, what didn’t go so well, and what’s coming up. You’ve told us how much you love this format before, so Sascha and Alec are back - this time with 3 themes to explore.  Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiktok - the addictive, video-hosting giant has launched a closed beta for its subscription-only music streaming service to Australia, Mexico, Singapore, Indonesia and Brazil.But music is an expensive playground to join, and when so many of the incumbents - Spotify, Amazon, Apple -  are already losing money - why is TikTok pursuing this line of thinking? Today Sascha is joined by Jessica Weatherbed from The Verge to talk about this decision today. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yesterday, Core Logic released their monthly Home Value Index report - and it showed that property prices are still on the rise. Despite interest rates being their highest since 2012 - this is the 5th consecutive month we’ve seen an increase in national figures. However, it was a smaller climb in comparison to previous months, and then the RBA decided to keep the cash rate the same. Today, Sascha is joined by Eliza Owen from Core Logic and is asking: What does this data tell us about the future of property prices, and our larger economy? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How exciting - the latest figures report that quarterly inflation is lower than expected! Inflation numbers on the decline is great - that’s more money in the bank accounts. After a steep incline in the cost of items globally, I think we all are breathing a sigh of relief. Mostly though, we pay attention to inflation because of its effect on mortgages. Today Alec and Sascha ask: does deflation mean we’ll finally see an end to these interest rate rises? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here’s something that was pitched in our weekly meeting that immediately hooked us: Scientists in Japan are regrowing teeth. It raises more questions than it answers, doesn’t it? In digging a little deeper to this story, we found it’s all about research that will define the next generation of healthcare. This is a story about gene therapies.  Today Alec and Sascha ask - what’s the story behind Japanese scientists regrowing teeth? And what more can we expect? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does your instagram feed look like everyone you know is in Europe? Friends, family, enemies, exes, those podcasters you follow on social media… Everyone is gallivanting around the south of France, or posing like Russell Crowe in the Colosseum, or sinking a stein in Germany. Well.. it feels that way. If you’re one of those lucky Australians escaping the cold winter months and enjoying Europe, well, from us here at The Dive - thanks for tuning in. But also, you may be part of what more and more European leaders are calling “over tourism”. Today Simon and Sascha ask: What happens when Europe tells us that they’re full?Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here’s a big number for you - $15 to 20 trillion dollars. That is the amount of money Ken Hoffman, the head of the battery minerals team at McKinsey, estimates that decarbonising the modern world will make the mining industry. If we play a bit of word association - when I say mining, many of us think dirty, pollution or unsustainable. But that’s going to change. Put simply, the mining industry is going to become the world’s most important industry to achieve net zero.  Now that statement might surprise you. It might fill you with rage. But bear with us as we unpack it. Today Sascha and Alec talk about just how big this opportunity might be. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can’t have missed it - the Women's World Cup has come to town! And the big conversation in the lead up to this world cup has been around prize money... cause FIFA offers women one-quarter as much money as the men.  The 2023 World Cup has a total prize pool of $110m, compared to $440m for the men’s World Cup last year. We’re not here to make a case either way. Instead, we thought we could do our job as a business podcast and add some more numbers to the conversation. So you have some more context the next time you see an argument spring up in the comments section on social media.  Today Sascha and Alec discuss the numbers behind the game (for your next argument at the pub!) Women's Football: The Case for Reparations Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bad news everyone - we might need to go outside! In a world where most of us are spending some part of our day glued to a screen… our constant stream of content might be slowing down. For the last few months, Hollywood writers have walked off the job. And just last week, actors have also ‘downed tools’ for lack of a better word.  It's not like there's not work to be done - Sascha has at least 5 streaming services! What exactly is the issue? Today, Alec and Sascha discuss the economics of the Hollywood strike. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look forward to a password-less future.” Those were the world’s of Apple’s VP of Internet Technologies, Darin Adler, at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June.  Apple isn’t the only company planning for a password-less future. In fact, as far back as 2004, Bill Gates envisioned the death of the password. Yet, almost 20 years later, the password remains undefeated in internet security. But when Apple sets its mind - and considerable resources - to something, it is often successful. So maybe now, finally, the password’s reign of tyranny may be coming to an end. Today Alec and Sascha discuss what a ‘password-less future’ looks like...  Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the future, obesity may be a choice.  That is the bold claim being made by the pharmaceutical companies behind a generation of new weight loss drugs. If you’re a follower of Hollywood, you may have heard of the big one - Ozempic - but it is just the tip of the iceberg. Because recent trials of new drugs have yielded even better results than Ozempic. What was just last year a miracle drug, may soon be old news. Today Alec and Sascha chat about what is happening with the rapid developments of weight loss drugs? And are they really living up to the hype?Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you grow up hearing stories about the space race between the USA and USSR? Laika the space dog, Neil Armstrong, the Apollo missions... these moments and stories have quickly become modern legends.  But all those decades ago... That was a space race was between two governments. Today, we’re in the midst of a new space race. Just this time it isn’t governments building the rockets and footing the bills, it is billionaires. Simon and Sascha ask - what’s driving this new race, to space? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2013, Mark Zuckerberg said it Twitter, “[It] is such a mess - it's as if they drove a clown car into a gold mine and fell in.” But hang on, ten years later, he’s mining for that gold. Mark Zuckerberg the billionaire founder of Facebook is no doubt an incredible entrepreneur. But his critics are fixated on one thing - he has a habit of copying his social media competitors. Threads is probably the most salient example of that last week - cause let’s face it - it's a Twitter clone. It has been the unavoidable headline of the past week, but in today’s episode we wanted to dig a little deeper. Sascha and Alec discuss the story behind Threads and ask a big question that we were left with when we realised Threads was pretty much a clone of Twitter. What are the rules around just copying your competitors products? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know Sascha is a sucker for pop-culture news, and isn't too ashamed to admit that she clicked on all the headlines announcing the end of Spotify’s deal with a certain royal couple. But this snarky celebrity headline is part of a much much larger pivot. We’ve seen an end to similar personality-led podcast deals - last year, the Obama’s quietly stepped away from renewing their agreement, and instead took their production company Higher Ground across to Audible. And last month Spotify announced the decision to restructure its podcast division - laying off 200 jobs, and merging Parcast and Gimlet media - with their own inhouse Spotify Studios. These were two podcast houses the company spent millions of dollars acquiring. Instead, they've declared a new move to advertising. Today Sascha is joined by Amrita from The Verge to ask - as Spotify learn from their podcasting mistakes as they decide to lean in to advertising? To read more of Amrita's writing, click here. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s one of our favourite episode styles today - unpacking three short, sharp headlines that have stopped us in our tracks this week… So, what's on the list? Shein - a fast fashion company that’s famous for its scale and speed - (it produces over 70 times the amount of styles as H&M) - has just announced an IPO. John McEnroe might be joining you in your living room for every Wimbledon match this season - thanks to the power of AI. And… a new company has finally reached the $3 trillion club. Congratulations goes to Apple. Sascha and Bryce break down the business news stories that stopped us in our tracks today. Want more Equity Mates or to get in contact? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know there’s a Barbie movie coming up this summer? If your answer is no. Well you’ve clearly not got the same social media algorithm as Sascha. That weekend is circled in her calendar. It's been hard to avoid - the owner of Barbie - Mattel - has inked more than 100 partnerships in the lead up to the film which lands 21 July - everything and everyone from Airbnb to Target to Microsoft are all collaborating with the toy company in preparation for the release. But there is a bigger story at play here. Barbie’s colour might be pink, but Mattel is seeing red. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 it lost money. The toy business is hard. And Barbie is at the centre of their plans to turn it around. Today Sascha and Alec chat about Barbie - and why this movie is high stakes for Mattel. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have a little one in the house? You'll need no introduction to Bluey, the seven-year old Blue Heeler - and her family, Bingo, Bandit and Chili, premiered on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. The Australian preschool animated television series has well and truly become a global phenomenon. It's beloved by famous faces around the work, and is now available internationally on Disney+.  Today Simon and Sascha ask - how big really is the business of Bluey? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the weekend, The Wagner Group, led by outspoken Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged a rebellion that seized two Russian cities. But it was a blink and you miss it moment, almost over as soon as it began. Reaching a deal with the Kremlin, Prigozhin ordered his soldiers to stand down and fled to Belarus where he will retire. The whole saga left us with a lot of questions. So today, Alec and Sascha ask - what is the business of private mercenary groups like The Wagner Group?Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was heralded as the next big global trend… but now it appears meatless meat , it turns out, seems less a world-changing innovation than another food trend whose novelty is wearing thin. Today Alec and Sascha consider - where did it all go wrong with fake meat? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re living in the Golden Age of television - inundated with choice. Netflix alone has 17,000 titles on offer. - and then there’s Paramount, Disney, Stan, Binge, Prime. When we were in the states recently, I watched Jury Dury - that runaway hit that everyone’s talking about - available on Prime here - but in the states I watched it on FreeVee - Amazon’s ad supported streaming service. It’s a new app in a new ecosystem called FAST - free ad supported streaming television. The surprising thing I discovered on Freevee is that it’s a treasure trove - complete series from decades past - Magnum, Bewitched, The Carol Burnett Show, and Dallas. This is a new trend in the US - there’s plenty of similar platforms - Tubi, Pluto, Xumo, all tucked away on your smart television. What's more? They're owned by familiar giants: Fox, Paramount, and Comcast, alongside Amazon. Today Sascha is joined by Sara Morrison to ask: is FAST a sign of where the television industry is going? The original story is here. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a headline: 4 week old AI startup raised $113 million dollars. That's the amount for a company with no revenue, and no product, they managed to convince investors to put in more than $100 million dollars. It feels like the lyrics of a Dire Straits song…  Money for nothing. Today Alec and Sascha ask if they're missing something here... or is this a sign that AI hype is reaching fever pitch? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a changing economic climate - amidst all of this conversation of interest rate rises, and cost of living pressures - one thing seems to always be the same - the price of property ticks ever upwards.  But why? Only a few months ago, reports had prices falling with the rising interest rates. But now, there's a lot of headlines with phrases like, ‘prices surging’ and ‘record highs’. Today Alec and Sascha ask, is there ever going to be a path to affordability in the Australian property market? And what’s the best way there? Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the last year, there’s been a drama unfolding in the headlines. Two war-ing factions who’ve been sledging each other in the courts and the media, there’s been allegations of betrayal, and hypocrisy, and most notably - huge amounts of money have changed hands. Then, just last week, almost as suddenly as it started… a truce was declared.  The scene for this melodrama isn’t reality TV, it’s not even politics - it’s the golfing green. The PGA and LIV Golf - after 12 months of public fighting - declared a surprise merger last week. Today Bryce and Sascha talk about what this new development means for this old and prestigious game. Want more Equity Mates? Click here. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A number of notable companies have been using carbon offsets to achieve climate goals.  I mean, the starting point here is that no company is truly carbon neutral. If you use computers, transport any physical goods or use electricity - you’ve got emissions. So, how do companies achieve carbon neutrality? They buy offsets. For each tonne of carbon emitted, they buy a credit that offsets their carbon emission - making them neutral. Carbon credits are big business. According to Morgan Stanley, the market was $2 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow to $250 billion by 2050. And the biggest driver of this growth is companies making carbon neutral pledges… and then having to go and buy carbon credits to offset their emissions and achieve neutrality. And then keep buying them every year after that to maintain their neutrality. Now two cases - one in the US and one in Europe - are challenging this practice. Today Alec and Sascha discuss what is going on. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The last few weeks have been dominated with headlines around the PricewaterhouseCoopers tax scandal. The consulting firm have found themselves under fire over revelations some senior partners misused confidential information provided to them. They used this information to assist and seek other clients - telling them they could avoid paying more tax. The company’s Australian CEO has quit, nine senior partners have been stood down, and as more is revealed, more questions seem to surface. So, it seemed like the perfect thing to cover on The Dive.  Today Sascha is joined by Tom Crowley from The Daily Aus to dig into this topic further - she asks - What exactly is the PwC tax scandal - and why does it matter? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple launches are huge. When the company announces a new product - it's becomes both a technological and cultural touchpoint. Think about some of the big trends in years past - the iPod, the iPhone, Airpods! Cause when Apple tells us something is cool - we tend to believe them. This week, Apple revealed it was launching its first big product in over a decade. The anticipation was high. So, what’s the hot new product we’re all going to be lining up to get our hands on? A Mixed Reality headset. Today Alec and Sascha chat about the launch, what exactly this new headset is, and what's Apple’s vision for us… pun intended… in using it?  Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! Did you miss us? Today Alec and Sascha discuss a legal debacle involving a lawsuit against Colombian airline, Avianca. Plaintiff Roberto Mata claimed to be injured by a serving cart during a flight, but a brief presented by his lawyer, Steven Schwartz, created chaos. The brief, prepared with the assistance of ChatGPT - an AI program - cited several non-existent court cases. Schwartz admitted to his reliance on AI for legal research, sparking a discussion about the reliability of artificial intelligence in law. We ask - why is AI hallucinating, and what do we have to do to stop believing it? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Take your mind back about 18 months. The buzz word at the time in the tech world was the Metaverse.Investment was flowing. Any company that mentioned they were getting into the Metaverse was attracting attention. Facebook literally changed its name to Meta. But now... It's all come crashing back to earth. So... was the metaverse just a phase? Or is it like many other disruptive technologies that just take time to develop?Today Darcy and Sascha want to know, what’s happened to the Metaverse?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What came as a shock to some of the people in the office - Tupperware is actually a brand - not just a plastic container. So when we heard last week that shares in Tupperware tumbled nearly 50 per cent and the company has revealed it engaged financial advisers to help it secure financing, we were intrigued. The company is in such dire straits it’s in danger of being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. Today we want to know - what has brought on the demise of such an iconic brand? And what’s going to happen to Tupperware? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’re in the market for a new car. You’re a forward thinking, environmentally conscious individual, so you buy a brand new electric vehicle. It’s not a small amount of money you decide to part with either - the most affordable electric cars in Australia are still upwards of 45k. Luckily the Australian government is on your side - they introduced legislation last year to help knock a bit off the price of cars. But you’re happy with the decision. For one thing - you’re not paying what you used to in fuel. But because you’re not buying petrol anymore, you’re not paying fuel excise. The collection of which the states rely on to pay for the wear and tear of their roads.  But the Victorian government decided to step in. Facing a shortfall with fuel excises - it decided to introduce legislation to target EVs. For every kilometre you now travel on the roads in Victoria - you have to pay 2.6 cents. Today Sascha is joined by MLex Senior Correspondent Laurel Henning, to talk about why Australia has been so slow in the update of EV vehicles. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent report from the International Monetary Fund has reached a stark conclusion for Australia: out of the 27 countries they analysed, Australia's housing market is the second riskiest. Tune in to today's episode of The Dive to hear Bryce and Ren unpack the IMF's findings and what it might mean for Australian homeowners. After that, Bryce and Ren unpack two more stories that caught their eye: South Korea is paying reclusive children $500 a month to go outside and Ghana has become the first country to approve a new vaccine for malaria. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s the best animated film ever made? There's a myriad of options… Frozen, Finding Nemo, Aladdin… The Lion King. But there’s one name now that tops them all: The Super Mario Bros Movie. It’s not been a critical success - but that hasn’t stopped the film being a juggernaut. It took in $377 million USD in its opening weekend in cinemas and broke the opening weekend record for two categories of films - video game adaptations, beating Warcraft’s $210m, and animated films beating Frozen 2’s $358m.It means two of the biggest hits on the screen are based on video game IP — there was The Last of Us and now Mario Bros. Nintendo - the owner of Mario and Luigi - is making a concerted effort to expand its IP from video games to all sorts of entertainment. Modelling their steps in the footsteps of a media giant… Disney.Today Darcy and Sascha ask - what's next for Nintendo - is it the next Disney? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all know we Australians are obsessed with a property story. It’s certainly been hard to avoid the resounding chorus of news reports about the housing crisis.  In fact we already covered this topic in an episode at the beginning of the year - forecasting this very situation - that the availability of homes would get a lot worse before there was any sense of relief. Lately there’s been headlines that attribute another cause as the primary rationale for the cause of the rental crisis: We have a record number of immigrants now entering the country. Today, Sascha is joined by Thomas from Comedian V Economist to ask: What impact will these forecast immigration numbers have on our already strained housing supply? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Sascha and Darcy as they travel through three headlines that have them intrigued. Apparently, Twitter no longer exists, one million people are going to be given free vapes in the UK. Lastly - a pair of trainers were sold for $2.2 million dollars. But these aren't just any trainers, and their sale broke a record in this division. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ChatGPT is one of the fastest growing applications in history. It has set off a frenzy of competitors trying to play catchup and release their own versions of generative AI. But the standout still is OpenAI’s ChatGPT, backed by Microsoft. But not everyone is a fan. ChatGPT has recently been banned in Italy, and it might not be the last country to do so. We’ve also seen Elon Musk and Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak sign a petition calling for a pause in developing these AI models so greater safety protocols can be implemented.Today Sascha and Darcy ask - why are there growing calls to ban artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT?Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Still catching your breath from Succession this week? If you’re joining us for the first time - welcome! This is the second episode of a two part series we’re releasing on The Dive. Last episode, Sascha spoke with Sarah Ellison - staff writer at The Washington Post - about the case beginning on the 17th April - Fox News v Dominion Voting Systems. Closer to home, there’s another defamation case playing out. Lachlan Murdoch personally filed defamation proceedings against Crikey, an online news outlet, in response to an article published on 29th June 2022. Lachlan's lawyers argued it defamed him by naming his family as ‘unindicted co-conspirators’ of former US president Donald Trump. Paddy Manning's book The Successor is available here or anywhere great books are sold.Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you also obsessed with Succession? The HBO drama is the topic of choice around the office watercooler, and we can't get enough of the show loosely based on the Murdoch dynasty. At the same time this show is all over our television screens, the real life family are facing two very high profile court cases, on two different continents. One that's scheduled to take place at the end of the month in the USA, is Fox News V Dominion Voting Systems. The other is here in Australia - where Lachlan Murdoch’s has lodged a defamation claim against Private Media, the publishers of Crikey. Today this is the first of two episodes focussed on the Murdochs. Sascha is joined by Sarah Ellison, a staff writer at the Washington Post - and they unpack what the Fox v Dominion trial is about, and what does it mean for the future of the Murdoch empire? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Social media has changed our lives. Armed only only a phone, we can FaceTime relatives around the world, see our friends travelling the world on Instagram, check someone’s location on Snapchat, and watch a highlight video of their trip on TikTok. But there’s a difference between being connected - and having meaningful interactions. We don’t often find that on social media.Now, a number of new studies are now backing up that feeling. When social media or high speed internet came into our lives, mental health plummeted, especially in children. This growing body of research suggests that social media apps are rewiring children’s brains and driving an increase in eating disorders, depression and anxiety. Today Darcy chats to Hannah Murphy from the Financial Times about the teen mental health crisis caused by our increased exposure to social media. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok is having a bit of a moment.Coinciding with its raging popularity, TikTok’s CEO has been facing a US congress hearing over security concerns stemming from its Chinese parent company, Bytedance. We’ve already seen countries like New Zealand, France and the UK banning TikTok from government devices. Yesterday, Australia also joined in banning the app from government devices. The US government though is considering banning TikTok entirely unless it sells its American arm of the business, despite around 100 million Americans using the app every month. Government officials say the app is feeding propaganda to American citizens and could be sharing sensitive information with the Chinese government. TikTok says it isn’t. Realistically, we don’t know the answer. But here's the thing - TikTok may just be the tip of the iceberg. There are a number of other Chinese-made apps that are fast growing in popularity. In March, four of the top five downloaded apps in the US were Chinese.Today Darcy and Sascha ask - if we ban TikTok, will we need to ban all Chinese developed apps? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s only been just over ten years since the American state of Colorado legalised recreational marijuana.  It felt like big news at the time, but now the world has seen a big push towards legalisation.  Uruguay followed in 2013, then Georgia, South Africa and Canada in 2018, Mexico and Malta in 2021 and most recently Thailand in 2022. In the United States, there's now 21 states that've legalised marijuana for recreational use. An estimated 180 million people around the world use cannabis recreationally - both illegally and legally. It brings the total value of the world’s cannabis market to $100 billion US dollars. The number is on the up too - more countries and jurisdictions are moving to legalise recreational cannabisuse, and Germany is one of the most recent countries to get the wheels rolling, hoping to legalise it by 2024.Today Alec and Sascha look at the journey of legalisation, and ask - ten years in - has the legalisation of marijuana been a good idea? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re tackling a controversial topic. Whether or not we should have Daylight Savings Time. It’s a common practice globally - but not everyone agrees. Those who follow it, mostly love it. Those who don’t, seem to hate it. It’s so polarising that Lebanon actually split into two different time zones last week after the Government decided not to change the clocks but half the country did it anyway. In Australia, those living on the NSW and QLD border would know the pain all too well - for 6 months of the year they are 1 hour apart on time zones despite living adjacent to each other.In the US a new law has been proposed that would make daylight savings permanent, with supporters saying it will “jump start” the economy and “act as a stimulus package in itself”. So we wanted to find out - is that true? Today Alec and Sascha discuss the impact daylight savings time has on the economy and our health. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Afterpay - is the definition of a recent Aussie success story. The buy-now-pay-later service that catapulted to the front of the pack when that wave of services came through a couple of years ago.And if you’re on financial media - like we are - you’re always encountering the headline - which stock is the next Afterpay? Reminding us of what a golden run it had during the pandemic. The company was acquired for $29 billion USD in 2021 by Block, formerly known as Square, one of the hottest fintech companies listed in the States.But now Afterpay’s parent company has found itself in some hot water. Last week it was targeted by one of the most feared activist short sellers in the world, Hindenburg Research. And as a result, the share price took a dive. Sascha and Darcy talk about how companies respond to short-selling reports.Listen to our other episode on Hindenburg here. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here. Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re trying something a little different. You’re used to Sascha introducing one story that we’ll talk about for the next fifteen or so minutes, but today we want to tackle three. There's no reason why, we just really like these stories... but honestly, we didn’t quite think there was quite enough to pump out a full episode. So we just thought - why not talk about them together! So here we are - we’ll tackle 5 minutes, three stories.How has monkey labour led to a change in Hello Fresh’s policies? Multiple people have been arrested for sushi terrorism - which is on the rise in Japan…. And 90 million people in Ethiopia who don’t use the internet, might suddenly be gaining access. We talk about what this means… Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A million people have taken to the streets in France. Why? Because the Government has forced through a new law increasing the pension age from 62 to 64. The move from President Emmanuel Macron has not been popular. Two thirds of the French population disagree with the change. It’s seen his popularity plummet to just 28%.  But Macron says - this is a change that had to be done and he’s not the only world leader considering changing retirement policies. Globally, we have an ageing population. So governments everywhere are trying to raise retirement ages.  Yes, the French love to protest, but this cause might be a lot closer to home.Today Sascha and Alec consider - what do protests in France have to do with my retirement? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The global banking system is under some extreme stress. Over the past few weeks, three U.S. banks have failed. And Swiss bank Credit Suisse has been acquired by its biggest rival after it also ran into trouble. It's natural to be worried. Is this the start of a run on the banks? A financial crisis? Or is this a lot of media hype? Most importantly, when it comes to American banks on the other side of the world - how concerned should we be here in Australia?Today Darcy and Sascha ask - is this the beginning of a bank crisis? Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently, it was revealed that The Mormon Church - aka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints - had a secret $100 billion investment portfolio. That headline caught our attention, because it sparked so many questions: How do you keep $100 billion dollars a secret? Why did it need to be secret in the first place? How does the church amass so much money? Do all churches have that much money?  Today Sascha and Alec understand more about the Mormon Church’s $100 billion portfolio. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple has been secretly working on a revolutionary healthcare project for years. One they started when Steve Jobs was still CEO. Here's a clue about what it involves... Did you know 11.5% of global health expenditure is spent on diabetes? That’s USD$966 billion! Roughly 1 in 10 Americans are diabetic - in Australia, it is roughly 1 in 20. Every day, most diabetics prick their skin to test their blood sugar levels.  Apple’s secret project has been working on technology to test blood sugar without having to prick the skin. And they hope to one day build it into the Apple Watch. This will be technology we’ll all have access to - and anyone at risk of getting diabetes will know when they are pre-diabetic. Tell us what you think of The Dive - email us at [email protected]. Follow our Instagram here, or find out more here.  Stay engaged with the Equity Mates community by joining our forum. In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of The Dive acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****This podcast is intended for education and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only, and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs or objectives. Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional. Equity Mates Media operates under Australian Financial Services Licence 540697.The Dive is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.