Chanticleer

Chanticleer

Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.

Episodes

October 17, 2025 36 mins

This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at how the extraordinary boom in boomer wealth is changing the economy, they discuss the next Australian AI heavyweight, and they answer your question about private credit cockroaches.

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This week James Thomson & AFR Editor-in-Chief, James Chessell, ask what Deloitte’s AI disaster says about the sharemarket bubble everyone’s watching, try to explain what the surging gold price says about global politics, and look ahead to ANZ Bank's date with destiny.

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald is joined by Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner to consider whether 5% deposit home loans are good for first home buyers, they prepare to say goodbye to another Australian media legend and take a question on Australia’s big corporate tax-dodgers.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss why one of the biggest players in private credit found itself in the corporate cop’s sights, we explain why one listener’s order from department store giant Myer came in six different parcels and jump on Nvidia’s AI money-go-round.

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at how the RBA could be coming for our Qantas points, we ask why one of Australia’s biggest listed retailers sacked its CEO and take a question on the Federal Reserve’s latest rate cut and what it means for the Magnificent 7.

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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How I Made It is back with new hosts Lauren Sams & Yolanda Redrup. Join us to learn how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony unpack why the big banks are suddenly slashing jobs, examine the Murdoch family’s succession peace deal and ask why some of our biggest companies are getting speeding tickets from the corporate cop.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine the next property crisis heading our way, discuss Australia’s real China challenge, and answer your question on who actually lends money to Australian governments. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask why the business community hates the great state of Victoria, hand out their awards for the best and worst of profit season and take you inside ANZ’s great email job cut scandal. 

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what - if anything - was achieved at the Treasurer’s big economic reform roundtable in Canberra this week, bring you the most disappointing result of results season, and look ahead to the biggest few days for markets. 

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This week, James & Anthony bring you the highlights from a whopper few days of company results, discuss why Michele Bullock seemed a bit crabby on RBA rates day, and debate whether CEOs should get paid double time for working on Christmas day. 

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This week James & Anthony explain why the new work from home debate hides a bigger battle between bosses and workers, they ask why the government is using your money to buy into a struggling lithium miner and go inside the market's fat-fingered moment.

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This week James & Anthony reveal why Australia's AI phony war is officially over, look at the productivity roadmap big business is starting to get behind, and explain why illegal tobacco has become such a drag for some of our biggest retailers.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the mini-meltdown at Macquarie, the millionaires factory, examine the pitched battles over who’s going to manage your money, and ask why Chinese cars are taking over the Australian market.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Cosima ask what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got from his big China trip, examine Matt Comyn’s blueprint to fix Australia and look at why the boss of National Australia Bank is under such heavy scrutiny.

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony & Joyce look at what happens when you shake up the RBA, sink their teeth into Joyce’s favourite ASX-listed company Macquarie, and catch up on the latest from Donald Trump – and there is a bit

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony examine what your super fund did for you last year, deliver a corporate mess with the lot at Domino’s Pizza, and welcome another rising star to the ASX. 

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This podcast is sponsored by Workday.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony relive what was an extraordinary day for Australia’s sharemarket on Tuesday, sort through the 2025 financial year’s winners and losers and take an old chestnut of a question about the Australian housing market. 

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

This podcast is sponsored by Workday.

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony try to make sense of the conflict between Israel and Iran, explain why the biggest cash takeover in Australian history is a massive test for Jim Chalmers and ask - do our big CEOs ever miss out on a bonus? 

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony discuss the fresh record high for the ASX by answering your 10 burning questions about markets, look at how Australia’s IVF sector was plunged into crisis and extract the lesson from markets from the LA Riots

To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com

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