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Sept. 12, 2025

Ask Us Anything: The Next Aussie Unicorn, Mac vs. PC + The GREATEST M…

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Sept. 8, 2025

Woolworths v Coles, Cettire Nears the Precipice, Australia’s Secret U…

The guys discuss Woolworth’s Big W struggles, Cettire’s horror earnings announcement, the benefits of neurodiversity, Dan Andrews’ China vacation and chat to Dave Hyman founder of Lendi, Australia’s low profile unicorn. Thank...

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Sept. 5, 2025

Ask Us Anything: ACCC's New Merger Mandatory Notification Thresholds,…

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Sept. 1, 2025

CSL and Reece Blame WFH for Woes, Site Minder Deep Dive, Qantas Roars…

The guys destroy CSL and Reece’s WFH Excuse, Adir breaks down Site Minder’s huge surge, Qantas delivers a record result, Nvidia hits new highs but are grey skies looming, Blackbird’s Class of 2015, Sydney Outshines Dan Andrew...

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Aug. 29, 2025

Ask Us Anything: When did the guys take a risk that DIDN'T pay off? +…

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Aug. 25, 2025

CSL Breaks Up, Canva Deep Dive, Xero Gets Whacked, Step One’s Struggl…

The guys chat about CSL’s vaccine spin off and its share price disaster, just how good is Canva, Xero CEO’s lavish pay packet gets slammed by shareholders, Step One struggles to make a buck, RBA again fails basic understandin...

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Aug. 22, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Four Day Work Week? + Do Founder Political Profiles …

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Aug. 18, 2025

Temple & Webster Breakdown, Overpaid Lawyers, the business of Sushi, …

The guys go real deep in Temple & Webster’s full year numbers, when did lawyers become so overpaid, the Sushi wars, why the NHS became the world’s worst health system and Victoria becomes a failed state. Thanks for listening!...

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Aug. 15, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Is AI Another Bubble + Managing Sleep + Starting a S…

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Aug. 11, 2025

Atlassian Gets Smashed, Behind the Scenes at the Catapult AGM, Public…

The guys discuss Atlassian’s latest loss and share price decline, Adir explains what it’s like to hold an AGM, why public servants should (or shouldn’t) be flying at the pointy end of planes, the case against fixing prices an...

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Aug. 8, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Anti-Semitism in Business + How to Get Financially L…

00:00 - Anti-Semitism in the workplace 12:30 - Financial Literacy 18:30 - When to set up a board. Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscrib...

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Aug. 4, 2025

Victoria Goes Full Stalin, Tesla Pivots, Figma’s Epic IPO, Google Dee…

The guys discuss Victoria’s bizarre work from home edict, Tesla expands to food service, Figma’s IPO goes off, Google’s death greatly exaggerated as search comes back, Step One’s profit crunch and Carsales CEO retires a legen...

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Aug. 1, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Growing Without External Capital + Advice for People…

00:00 - Growing a business without external capital 10:33 - Advice for changing industries. 18:26 - Dropshipping businesses Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam...

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July 28, 2025

Employment Hero v Seek Cage Fight, Atlassian Burn Book, Southwest, Re…

The guys discuss the almighty fight between Employment Hero and former friend, Seek, Atlassian Co-Founders go to War, Southwest Cleans Up, Adir reviews Reg Grundy's autobiography, Adam's advice to businesses on samples and th...

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July 25, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Managing a Personal Equities Portfolio + Price Infla…

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July 21, 2025

Guzman Deep Dive, Reserve Bank Smashes Small Business (again), Austra…

The guys go deep into Mexican fave Guzman y Gomez, the RBA credit card fee ban hit small business hard, why imputation credits aren't as shareholder friendly as they appear, Adir's Book review and the best selling authors and...

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July 18, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Customer Acquisition Costs + Lab Grown vs. Mined Dia…

00:00 - Customer Acquisition costs 21:00 - Lab grown diamonds 26:40 - Staff Profit Share options Today's Sponsor: Netwealth: ⁠www.netwealth.com.au⁠ /contrarians Vanta: ⁠www.vanta.com/contrarians⁠ Thanks for listening! Join us...

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July 14, 2025

RBA Gets it Right (finally), Bumble Trouble, ASX Dual Class Voting Ca…

The guys discuss how the RBA finally got it right with interest rates, Bumble confirms online dating shark jump, the guys pick a side on the ASX dual voting fight, Birken breaks record, Adam’s Limebike issues in London, Adir ...

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July 11, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Equity Mates x Betashares Acquistion + Child Care Is…

00:00 - Equity Mates x Betashares Acquisition 11:20 - Problems in Child Care 28:32 - When to broaden your horizons outside of your business. Today's Sponsors: Mighty: ⁠www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians⁠ Thanks for listeni...

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July 7, 2025

Droneshield Flies, Di Pilla Crashes, Dominos Debacle, WFH, Tether’s M…

Droneshield flies and proves Adam wrong, David Di Pilla’s golden runs comes to an abrupt end, Jack Cowin comes to rescue Domino’s, Adam’s WFH article, the strange Tether money making machine and Adir’s pet hate on LinkedIn. T...

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July 4, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Would the guys go on Shark Tank? + Is Kogan a Lotter…

00:00 - Would the guys go on Shark Tank? 11:30 - JB vs Harvey Norman 15.48 - Kogan's New Direction? Today's Sponsors: Mighty: ⁠www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians⁠ Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.link...

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June 30, 2025

Xero Bets the Business, Woolworths MyDeal Disaster, Moral Hazard on P…

The guys question Xero’s massive $4b bet on Melio, Woolworth’s blows $500m on its MyDeal disaster, how do you reduce moral hazard on planes, Adir test drives an EV and chats the growth of Woodfrog. Today's Sponsors: Netwealth...

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June 27, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Rich People Problems + The Milgram Experiment + Link…

00:00 - What problems do rich people face? 08:15 - The Milgram Experiment in business 17:58 - How much do we use LinkedIn? Today's Sponsors: Mighty: ⁠www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians⁠ Thanks for listening! Join us on Lin...

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June 23, 2025

World’s Best Bahn Mi, Adir Sleeps with Obama, Door Dash’s Curious Acq…

The guys discuss the world’s best Bahn Mi and can restaurants have process power, Adir’s Five Star Encounter, Door Dash gets smart, analysing Catapult’s recent acquisition, Adir’s anger at Amazon Prime’s ads, Adair’s deep div...

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