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Latest Episodes:

BONUS EPISODE: Is Nvidia a bubble? Oct 05, 2026

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Chris sits down with veteran IG Markets analyst Tony Sycamore to discuss the dizzying valuations being achieved by Nvidia to ask the technical question… is this a bubble?

BONUS EPISODE: Where To Next For House Prices? Sep 28, 2026

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Chris sits down with Mortgage Choice CEO Anthony Waldron for a 'randomised' chat that gives advice on how to navigate falling house prices, rising interest rates and changing government rules.

How They Got Us To Pay For Music Again Sep 21, 2026

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Napster made music free in 2000 and the music industry was never the same. So why are we still paying for music decades later? Chris talks to Osher Günsberg and consumer behaviour expert Dr Paul Harrison about Shawn Fanning, Metallica's war on Napster, and why a service that’s convenient will usually beat a service that’s free.

How IKEA tricks you... over and over Sep 06, 2026

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IKEA is a barn filled with two types of things - furniture... and psychology.The story of the world's biggest furniture business is one filled with tricks and traps that are designed to exist just below our awareness. The origins of the business are also a mix of things the company does, and doesn't, want you to know about.

Why Uber Eats Is About To Get Even More Expensive Aug 24, 2026

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Australia just gave gig delivery workers a legal minimum wage. It's a big win for workers - and it means your Uber Eats order is about to get even more expensive. Here's how UberEats built an empire on the bait... and made billions on the switch.

0:00 Intro

6:00 Two truths and a lie

8:13 The guy who couldn't get a car

20:42 The deal

26:59 How they get you

34:50 The business in the middle of it

38:17 Last one standing

40:08 A tricky business to actually run

41:40 Solving the pay problem

48:10 Two truths and a lie

How Housing Became So Broken Aug 10, 2026

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Chris and Alan Kohler talk about the housing crisis that is shaping the Australian economy. It's a puzzle, so Chris made Alan a crossword - can he crack it while simultaneously explaining why nobody can afford homes anymore?

0:00 Intro

5:05 Supply

17:30 Demand

24:00 Density

26:30 Auction

30:50 Incentives

34:05 Transport

42:30 Investor & Rent

55:00 Summary

The Toxic Economy of Gaming Jul 27, 2026

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The video game industry makes more money than movies and music combined - and it got there by deploying the greatest hits of dark consumer psychology.

Gambling, paywalls, and slowly but surely chiselling ownership out of the hands of their customers. It’s doing so well, in fact, that it’ll start growing outwards.

This episode explores the origin of modern gaming and the moments that ensured it ended up being a sinkhole for money and frustration.

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Why Are All Our Movies Ads Now? Jul 13, 2026

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When we watch a movie we see 4-5 brands every 10 minutes. The advertising is hidden in plain sight and this episode goes looking for where and how that trick first came to Hollywood.

E.T. and a bag of Reese's Pieces, Lois Lane chain smoking Marlboros, Happy Gilmore’s Subway t-shirts… and Jerry McGuire taking Reebok’s money and then screwing them over. All steps on the path to the situation audiences now find themselves in - marketing campaigns dressed up as movies.

All that… plus a two truths and a lie with a twist - one "casual" mention in this very episode was a paid placement.

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Hang on... was Tupperware a pyramid scheme? Jun 29, 2026

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Tupperware is one of those words so common we forgot it's a brand. It's also one of the great untold business stories, with a pioneer who was deliberately erased from view.

Did she design a pyramid scheme? Not really.

There's more to it than that.

This is the story of Brownie Wise... and what it costs to build something you don't own.

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Ryanair: How The Bad Guy Won Jun 15, 2026

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A cheap flight… that ends up feeling expensive.

This episode: how Ryanair and Michael O'Leary perfected drip pricing and made billions doing it.

Removing olives, lukewarm off-brand soft drinks, expensive wheelchair hire… and the hardest two truths and a lie segment yet.

0:00 Intro

5:05 Two Truths & A Lie

7:10 The Industry That Counts Olives