Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX

Iran oil shock begins, AI job hit snowballs & the bravest float on the ASX

March 13, 2026 · 36 min · Season 5 · Episode 8

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the oil shock on the economy, AI job losses, and a significant sharemarket float in Australia.

This week James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald look at the oil shock that’s spreading through the real economy and financial markets, they examine the AI job losses at the original Aussie tech icon and take you inside the sharemarket float of an Aussie company that’s helped change the retail game. To ask a question, email  chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Vanta Further reading: 4 factors that make you most susceptible to the white-collar ‘wipeout’ An education used to be seen as insulation from workforce disruption, now it might be the thing that proves your undoing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hosts: James Thomson, Anthony Macdonald

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Places: Iran, ASX

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