Chanticleer

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  

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. 

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

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

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

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

James and Anthony had a phone catch-up over the weekend and are looking forward to coming back strong on Friday, Feb 6th. 

This week we James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald wrap up the year with their annual Chook awards, look forward to a huge year on markets with one of Australia’s top fund managers, and take a quick peek at how the nation’s financial engine is ticking over.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson look at why the RBA is stuck between a rock and a hard place, examine the takeover battle that could change how you watch Netflix, and take the pulse of Australia’s top business leaders through the Chanticleer CEO poll. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson explain how Australia's data centre boom has changed, give you the inside scoop on the AFR's Business People of the Year awards, and ask the big question: is Australia a giant Ponzi scheme? To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda 

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson ask whether Australia’s economy has hit its speed limit, we look at the sneaky-big week for corporate deals and preview one of the AFR’s big nights of the year.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Acenda 

This week Anthony Macdonald and James Thomson examine Nvidia’s monster profit result and what it says about the AI bubble, they travel to Singapore to explain how the nation’s top CEOs are selling Australia, and they take a question on big profits and your super returns.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

This week James Thomson chats to Anthony Macdonald as he reports live from the Sydney Opera House for the biggest markets conference of the year. They share the stock tips from the Sohn Hearts & Minds conference, round out bank profit season and take a great question on investors in the housing market.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald examine the big four’s big problem, explain why the RBA is stuck and ask what the stunning win of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Mayoral race tells investors and CEOs. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald explain how the battle lines are being drawn up in the new superannuation wars, they try to make sense of the brutal slap down investors handed out to two of our biggest companies, and, he’s back – yep, Richard White is in trouble again at WiseTech. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM  

This week James Thomson & Anthony Macdonald look at Anthony Albanese's big visit to Trump land, take you inside the AFR’s energy conference, and look ahead to a big moment for global markets. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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 This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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 This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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 This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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.

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. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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 This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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 To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by PGIM

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.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Workday.

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.

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 This podcast is sponsored by Workday.

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 This podcast is sponsored by Workday. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the Australian Financial Review in our EOFY sale, ending June 30.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony try to explain what’s coming for Australia from the AI revolution, reveal the biggest winners from the float of Virgin Australia, and you’ll never guess…Trump and Musk’s bromance is over. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the Australian Financial Review in our EOFY sale, ending June 30.

This week, James and Anthony reveal what the new strategy of one Australia’s biggest companies tells us about the coming AI boom, take you inside the biggest corporate collapse since the pandemic and explain the new theory moving the market - the TACO theory. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. Save 50% or more on unlimited access to the Australian Financial Review in our EOFY sale, ending June 30.

This week, James and Anthony discuss Andrew Forrest's concerns about Australia's iron ore industry, ask what comes next after the RBA’s latest interest rate cut, and take you inside the spicy battle over one of the country's busiest airports. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at Donald Trump’s great tariff u-turn, meet the newest member of private equity’s hall of shame, and examine trouble at Macquarie, better known as the Millionaires Factory. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask whether the big banks are too safe for their own good, and the good of the country. They reveal what the big dogs  are really talking about inside the year's biggest investment conference and look at the business sector's reaction to the election. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony preview Saturday’s election - and it’s likely aftermath - through the eyes of investors, examine the $27b deal that tells you plenty about the state of the world, and explain how cheap cardboard toys gave Woolies hope in the supermarket wars. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Jonathan Shapiro ask why gold has become the world’s hottest investment, try to solve the mystery that’s had the entire ASX talking, and with voting open in the federal election, give their verdict on the Treasurer’s debate.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at what comes next in the great Trump saga, pick out the five corporate trends shaping business in 2025 and discuss why Labor and Liberal’s housing policies landed like a brick. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on Chanticleer, AFR's editor-in-chief James Chessell joins Anthony Macdonald in the chook yard to relive one of the most action-packed weeks seen in financial markets courtesy of Donald Trump and his tariffs back-down, discuss whether Peter Dutton has a chance to make a comeback in Australia’s election polls and look ahead to another big week for corporate Australia. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on Chanticleer, James and Anthony examine the repercussions of Donald Trump’s tariff war, ask why Healthscope, (Australia's second largest private hospital operator) is in intensive care, and analyse the first draft of Virgin Australia’s plan to fly back onto the sharemarket.  To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony take an early look at the issues that should shape the election that was finally called on Friday, break down the federal budget and ask why the Reject Shop got a French champagne takeover bid. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on Chanticleer, James and Anthony discuss how the banks can help the housing crisis, look at whether the big supermarket inquiry will really change anything, and investigate what's behind the recent market bounce. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony break down an incredible week for markets, explain how the super sector became the poster child for bad corporate governance and take you inside the Formula One money machine. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband.

This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony explain what Donald Trump’s historic moves mean for your super savings, take you inside the AFR’s business summit and discuss what a three-year low in oil prices means for you at the petrol pump. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Aussie Broadband. AFR gender pay gap tracker here: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/the-story-bigger-than-the-gender-pay-gap-in-today-s-figures-20250226-p5lf9a