Chanticleer

This week Chanticleer columnist Anthony Macdonald and Australian Financial Review editor Cosima Marriner discuss Telstra's real problem at the end of a bad week, go over the big AI decision Australia needs to make and unpack the Prime Minister's podcast fail. This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how your super fund fared through the drama of the 2026 financial year, they explain why the end of what’s been dubbed 'Australia’s housing ponzi scheme' matters to more than just house prices, and get excited about the celebrity wedding of the year.  This podcast is sponsored by Elston To ask a question,...

This week, James and Anthony discuss what all the bad economic news means for the second half of the year, ask whether KPMG can stem the bleeding by changing its board and delve into Nine’s ousting of the Today show host. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com . This podcast is sponsored by ANZ . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, James and Anthony examine the government’s budget backdown, explain why Australia and the US’ Central Banks are talking about more rate rises and take a question on whether AI could change the way your super fund has to invest.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com . This podcast is sponsored by ANZ . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald examine judgment day for Elon Musk as his AI hot air balloon, SpaceX, takes flight on the sharemarket. They also kick around the business of the World Cup and look at the household name eyeing off a big deal in Britain.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com . This podcast is sponsored by ANZ . See omnystudio.com/lis...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go deep into the world of AI and debate whether there’s enough trust to make the AI flywheel really spin. They look at how accounting firm KPMG has recently blown up a lot of trust, they take a question on the budget's impact on small business and commit to, one day, make the podcast on Mars. To ask a question, email chanti...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether the next big mining boom might pass Australia by, they examine what the global wine glut means for Dan Murphys and look at whether there’s any good news on inflation. Oh, and James sits in a giant truck. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/listener for...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether Elon Musk can pull off the biggest sharemarket float in the history of the planet with his SpaceX venture, they examine how the budget aftershocks are hitting the housing market, and they answer your questions on the government’s controversial budget tax changes.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.co...

This week, Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald are all about the federal budget – the big messages, the big numbers, the big risks and the hidden stories. In this bumper episode, they'll discuss whether this budget really was aspirational or just a cheap attempt to win votes.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com . This podcast is sponsored by ANZ . See om...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald unpack another rate rise including what Michele Bullock said about the next six months, theye take you inside the room at the biggest meeting of Australian companies and investors, and they preview the federal budget out next week To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/lis...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald explain why the AI train is now an unstoppable force, they take a look at what’s wrong with the poor old ASX and preview the RBA governor Michele Bullock’s big interest rates call.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald take you inside the circus surrounding the biggest ASX float in a generation, they examine the disastrous blow-ups at two companies that were once considered market darlings, and try to answer your question on what it’s really going to take to end the war in Iran. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the first solid signs Australia’s economy is rolling over, they pick over the billionaire family battle for the Pilbara’s riches and consider how this year’s oil shock is different to the ones before it.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Au ssie Broadband See...

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony Macdonald and The Australian Financial Review 's editor-in-chief, James Chessell, discuss the Iran ceasefire, reveal the AFR’s wish list for this year’s budget – now only one month away – and take a question on AI job cuts.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com . This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband . See o...

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald zoom out to pull together the threads behind an incredible first quarter of the year, they predict the big headlines you’ll be reading in the coming months, and explain why Australia’s healthcare sector looks sick.  To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband &...

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

This week Chanticleer columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at how the Iran oil shock will actually hit the economy, they examine the RBAs big call on interest rates this week and reveal why the generation scrambling from the rate hike isn't necessarily the one you think. To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta See omnystudio.com/listener...

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game. To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta Furt...

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald recap the biggest week of the year to date. They discuss the war in the Middle East, the war on jobs thanks to AI and the new opposition leader Angus Taylor's war on debt and deficit. To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the Financial Review's 2026 Business Summit, James & Anthony wax lyrical with the AFR Business Person of the Year 2025, Mike Dorrell.  Recorded over breakfast, Wednesday, March 4th.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at AI’s melting moment on Wall Street, they give you their best and worst of corporate Australia’s profit season and they look ahead to the AFR’s premier event, the Business Summit.  To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com  This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald ask whether we’ve hit 'peak Australia', they share their most interesting observations from earnings season and take a burning question on the housing market.  To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the new war that’s broken out in the banking sector, ask why three CEOs left blue chip companies in three days, and tackle the tricky problem of taming inflation without hiking interest rates.  To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald discuss the two big moves in markets this week: interest rates and tech stocks. They take a question on who should oversee government spending and get excited for the busiest time of the corporate year, reporting season.  To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

James and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.