Chanticleer

Hosted by Australian Financial Review

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100

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Jun 2026

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EN-AU

About the show

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.

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June 12, 202635 min

SpaceX has lift-off, the business of the world cup & the big bank big short

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/listener for privacy information.

June 5, 202643 min

Australias AI crossroads, KPMG caught red handed & SpaceX’s moonshot IPO

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 chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 29, 202641 min

Mining’s next boom, the wine sectors big hangover & rich list winners

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 ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 202640 min

Elon Musk's SpaceX float is $3 trillion of hype, house prices correction coming & your budget questions answered

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.com. This podcast is sponsored by ANZ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 202644 min

Big taxing budget has no growth story, Coles pants pulled ‘Down Down’ & CSL shocker

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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 8, 202642 min

RBA's ugly message for households, inside Australia's biggest investment event & Macquarie's pay lessons

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 ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 1, 202638 min

Why the AI train is suddenly unstoppable, a painful week for the ASX and the RBA's wicked problem

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 ANZSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

April 24, 202641 min

Inside the circus around our biggest IPO in years, two ASX stars implode and the number to end the Iran war

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 sponsored by Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

April 17, 202643 min

Refinery fire means more pain, Westpac’s vital Iran warning & Gina Rinehart claims victory

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 Aussie BroadbandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

April 10, 202635 min

Australia’s hefty Iran bill, Albanese scrounges for fuel & AFR’s budget wishlist

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 omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.