How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams. 

Don’t miss season six as we uncover how Australia’s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

How I Made It is back with host Lauren Sams.&nbsp;
Don&rsquo;t miss season six as we uncover how Australia&rsquo;s top entrepreneurs built their fortunes and what they learnt along the way.

A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country.

Search The Fin and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.

A weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter, explained by the best financial journalists in the country.
Search The Fin and follow us wherever you get your podcasts.

A weekly podcast that examines the biggest stories in business, markets and politics, and why they matter.

The Fin

Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

Deputy economics editor Michael Read on what’s going on in the housing market, whether it’s the correction we had to have and why the government doesn't want to call it that.

This podcast is sponsored by Westpac

Further reading:
RBA warns house prices have further to fall
Despite the softness in the housing market, RBA governor Michele Bullock said another interest rate rise remains squarely on the table.
Labor MPs are lost in housing’s hall of mirrors
Prices are falling, but the government is reluctant to claim the credit. So its MPs have resorted to rhetoric about renewed optimism for first home buyers.
Property price slide exposes political peril for Albanese government
As the sharpest housing market correction in almost four years gathers pace, the Albanese government is discovering that voters do not necessarily welcome falling values.

Deputy economics editor Michael Read on what&rsquo;s going on in the housing market, whether it&rsquo;s the correction we had to have and why the government doesn't want to call it that.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.westpac.com.au/">Westpac</a>
Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/rba-warns-house-prices-have-further-to-fall-20260811-p60n8y?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">RBA warns house prices have further to fall</a> Despite the softness in the housing market, RBA governor Michele Bullock said another interest rate rise remains squarely on the table. <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/labor-mps-are-lost-in-housing-s-hall-of-mirrors-20260805-p60lkl?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Labor MPs are lost in housing&rsquo;s hall of mirrors</a> Prices are falling, but the government is reluctant to claim the credit. So its MPs have resorted to rhetoric about renewed optimism for first home buyers. <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/property-price-slide-exposes-political-peril-for-albanese-government-20260804-p60l71?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Property price slide exposes political peril for Albanese government</a> As the sharpest housing market correction in almost four years gathers pace, the Albanese government is discovering that voters do not necessarily welcome falling values.

Why this housing downturn is different to the rest

Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ryan Cropp on the reasons we all stopped freaking out about the oil price and why that was premature.

This podcast is sponsored by Westpac

Further reading:
Labor’s plans to source more fuel leaves shipments stranded at sea
The government has been accused of picking winners for its subsidised import plan, which has created a glut and forced vessels to wait offshore for months.
Ampol rakes it in on refining, trebling first-half profits
Bumper first-half gross profits have been driven by soaring returns on turning crude oil into petrol and diesel during the conflict in the Middle East.
Oil refiners chase sweeter support deal despite surging profits
Ampol and Viva Energy are pushing for a major overhaul of subsidies to keep their refineries running for longer, even as their own earnings are soaring.

Angela Macdonald-Smith and Ryan Cropp on the reasons we all stopped freaking out about the oil price and why that was premature.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.westpac.com.au/">Westpac</a>
Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/labor-s-plans-to-find-more-fuel-leaves-shipments-stranded-at-sea-20260802-p60krh?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Labor&rsquo;s plans to source more fuel leaves shipments stranded at sea</a> The government has been accused of picking winners for its subsidised import plan, which has created a glut and forced vessels to wait offshore for months. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/ampol-rakes-it-in-on-refining-trebling-first-half-profits-20260729-p60jlv?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Ampol rakes it in on refining, trebling first-half profits</a> Bumper first-half gross profits have been driven by soaring returns on turning crude oil into petrol and diesel during the conflict in the Middle East. <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/oil-refiners-chase-sweeter-support-deal-despite-surging-profits-20260724-p60ic0?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Oil refiners chase sweeter support deal despite surging profits</a> Ampol and Viva Energy are pushing for a major overhaul of subsidies to keep their refineries running for longer, even as their own earnings are soaring.

Did we stop worrying about the oil price too soon?

Legal affairs reporter Janek Drevikovsky on why Twiggy is taking on Meta, whether he can win and what happens if he does.

This podcast is sponsored by Westpac

Further reading:
Meta admits it wiped key evidence in Forrest stoush
The social media giant has accepted it should be punished for not preserving copies of Facebook scam ads featuring the mining billionaire’s likeness.
‘Dad, it’s a fraud’: Call that sparked Forrest’s $60m war on Facebook
Why is Andrew Forrest fighting one of the world’s biggest tech companies in one of California’s most storied courts – and spending his own money to do it?
Forrest pressures local ad body to penalise Meta over scam revenue
Andrew Forrest has written to IAB Australia asking for the group to consider Meta’s membership, after news the company made more than $20 billion from scams.

Legal affairs reporter Janek Drevikovsky on why Twiggy is taking on Meta, whether he can win and what happens if he does.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.westpac.com.au/">Westpac</a>
Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/meta-admits-it-wiped-key-evidence-in-forrest-stoush-20260429-p5zs0o?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Meta admits it wiped key evidence in Forrest stoush</a> The social media giant has accepted it should be punished for not preserving copies of Facebook scam ads featuring the mining billionaire&rsquo;s likeness. <a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/dad-it-s-a-fraud-call-that-sparked-forrest-s-60m-war-on-facebook-20260409-p5zml9?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">&lsquo;Dad, it&rsquo;s a fraud&rsquo;: Call that sparked Forrest&rsquo;s $60m war on Facebook</a> Why is Andrew Forrest fighting one of the world&rsquo;s biggest tech companies in one of California&rsquo;s most storied courts &ndash; and spending his own money to do it? <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/forrest-pressures-local-ad-body-to-penalise-meta-over-scam-revenue-20260616-p607dw?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_fin&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">Forrest pressures local ad body to penalise Meta over scam revenue</a> Andrew Forrest has written to IAB Australia asking for the group to consider Meta&rsquo;s membership, after news the company made more than $20 billion from scams.

Trailer: How I Made It returns July 29

In 1 playlist(s)

The Fin

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips