The Contrarians with Adam and Adir
by Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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KPMG Scandal Explodes, Labor’s CGT Shambles, ATO Scares Small Business, Ferrari Goes Electric, and Adore Beauty Goes Sideways
Jun 22, 2026
1h 21m 12s
Ask Us Anything: How will GLP-1s change the economy? + Why are young people turning against AI?
Jun 19, 2026
32m 44s
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson Joins the Pod. And, Robyn Denholm cosplays Founders, Elon a Trillionaire and the great Xero Pay Rip-Off
Jun 15, 2026
2h 12m 16s
Ask Us Anything: Why do some aggregators beat direct prices? + Is the budget punishing risky investors?
Jun 12, 2026
31m 38s
SkinKandy Deep Dive, Labor Revolting, More Budget Woes, and Is the UK Racist Against White People?
Jun 8, 2026
1h 42m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 |  KPMG Scandal Explodes, Labor’s CGT Shambles, ATO Scares Small Business, Ferrari Goes Electric, and Adore Beauty Goes Sideways | The guys discuss KPMG’s spectacular implosion, Labor’s chaotic CGT Reverse Ferret, the ATO’s small business scare campaign, Big W’s surprisingly good AI chatbot, Ferrari’s electric future, and Adore Beauty’s brutal market reality. 00:00 - LinkedIn Thoughts09:15 - Startup Cities Quiz15:00 - Big W Chat Bot Experience27:50 - ATO Small Business Ads30:00 - Labor's CGT Semi Backdown44:00 - ASX51:00 - KPMG1:08:00 - Ferrari1:12:00 - Adore BeautyJoin us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 21m 12s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Ask Us Anything: How will GLP-1s change the economy? + Why are young people turning against AI? | Happy Saturday! It’s time for another round of listener Q&A. This week you asked: 💉 As GLP-1s and peptides become more widespread, which industries could be most affected over the next decade? 🤖 Why are younger people becoming so angry about AI being framed as “the next big thing”? 🛋️ Is modern life now optimised for comfort at the expense of meaning? Got something you want Adam and Adir to tackle in a future episode? Drop it in the comments!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 32m 44s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson Joins the Pod. And, Robyn Denholm cosplays Founders, Elon a Trillionaire and the great Xero Pay Rip-Off | 00:00 - Catapult Powering the World Cup04:00 - EOFY Sales08:45 - Taxis + Uber Decision18:00 - Sleep Question23:00 - $1 Trillion vs $1 Billion27:00 - Robyn Denholm40:00 - CGT Changes + Impact on Startups52:45 - VicRoads Fail54:15 - Xero1:04:00 - SpaceX1:17:44.100 - Tim Wilson joins The Contrarians Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 2h 12m 16s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Ask Us Anything: Why do some aggregators beat direct prices? + Is the budget punishing risky investors?✨ | aggregatorsdirect prices+3 | — | Barbeques Galore | — | aggregatorsdirect prices+5 | — | 31m 38s | |
| 6/8/26 | SkinKandy Deep Dive, Labor Revolting, More Budget Woes, and Is the UK Racist Against White People?✨ | SkinKandybudget issues+4 | — | SkinKandyLuxury Escapes | UK | SkinKandybudget+6 | — | 1h 42m 55s | |
| 6/5/26 | Matt Heine on How Netwealth Became One of Australia’s Greatest Tech Success Stories✨ | technologyfinancial services+3 | Matt Heine | Netwealth | Australia | NetwealthMatt Heine+5 | — | 52m 23s | |
| 6/1/26 | Meme Hero Frank Greeff Joins Pod, OpenAI vs Anthropic, Clare O'Neil's Budget Slip, SexyLand get Hot, CTM Crumbles and is SpaceX the Most Overvalued IPO Ever?✨ | budget analysistechnology+4 | Frank Greeff | OpenAIAnthropic+5 | — | budgetOpenAI+7 | — | 1h 20m 26s | |
| 5/29/26 | Special Bonus: Why SiteMinder Could Be the Most Misunderstood Stock on the ASX✨ | SiteMinderASX+4 | Scott Middleton | SiteMinderTerem Capital+1 | — | SiteMinderASX+5 | — | 57m 36s | |
| 5/25/26 | New Contrarians CEO, Boomer's Budget, GYG Comes Home, EY Parental Leave Rort✨ | CEO transitionfederal budget+3 | Will Hayward | Guzman y GomezEY+1 | US | CEObudget+4 | Acquire IntelligenceCODE | 1h 37m 53s | |
| 5/22/26 | Ask Us Anything: Should Australians consider leaving for Singapore or Dubai? + How should renters think about the latest budget?✨ | emigration considerationsbudget impact on renters+3 | — | — | AustraliaSingapore+2 | AustraliaSingapore+5 | Acquire Intelligence | 27m 02s | |
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| 5/18/26 | Budget Destroys Gen Z Hope, Xero Calamity Continues, Atlassian Rebounds, Lime to IPO and Temple & Webster Crunched✨ | Australia Federal BudgetGen Z impact+4 | — | XeroAtlassian+2 | Australia | Federal BudgetGen Z+7 | Acquire IntelligenceCODE | 1h 39m 48s | |
| 5/15/26 | Ask Us Anything: Programmable digital currency and selling a small VC-backed business✨ | programmable digital currencyfiscal policy+4 | — | — | ChinaAustralia | programmable digital currencyfiscal policy+5 | — | 21m 55s | |
| 5/11/26 | Federal Government Destroys Startups, Negative Gearing Stays for the Rich, is SBF the World’s Best Investor, Droneshield, Hamish Douglass and Marathons✨ | capital gains taxnegative gearing+4 | — | DroneshieldFTX+1 | AdelaideVictorian State Budget | capital gains taxnegative gearing+6 | — | 1h 40m 21s | |
| 5/8/26 | Ask Us Anything: My boss is working from home but we’re in all the office + Dealing with loss and it’s impact on work✨ | work from homefinancial security+3 | — | LinkedIn | — | work from homefinancial insecurity+3 | — | 24m 45s | |
| 5/4/26 | Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy✨ | Cochlear profit downgradeFirmus IPO+5 | — | CochlearFirmus+3 | — | CochlearFirmus+6 | — | 1h 39m 40s | |
| 5/1/26 | Ask Us Anything: Trump’s latest assassination attempt + Are classic trades the most reliable career path?✨ | Q&Aclassic trades+3 | — | LinkedIn | — | classic tradesAI proof+5 | — | 24m 28s | |
| 4/27/26 | Heidi Health, Canva, Mecca’s Rise and Rise, NDIS Flesh Wound, CTM Disaster Gets Worse, Temple & Webster CEO Shock and Copilot Fail✨ | business analysiscompany performance+3 | — | Heidi HealthCanva+5 | — | Heidi HealthCanva+7 | Acquire Intelligence | 1h 28m 48s | |
| 4/24/26 | Ask Us Anything: AI Effecting Entry Level Jobs + The Value of Personal Brands✨ | AI and entry level jobspersonal branding+3 | — | — | LinkedIn | AIentry level jobs+5 | Acquire Intelligence | 23m 10s | |
| 4/20/26 | Shark Tank Star and VC Steve Baxter, Mythos, Will Quantum Kill Encryption, Pope Double Standards, Data Centres, Glydways and Hermes✨ | investmentsencryption+5 | Steve Baxter | AnthropicHermes | data centres | Steve Baxterinvestments+7 | Acquire Intelligence | 1h 45m 27s | |
| 4/17/26 | Ask Us Anything: Researching when investing in public companies + Was the Prime Minister’s Address Necessary!?✨ | investingpublic companies+3 | — | — | Prime Minister | investingpublic companies+3 | Acquire Intelligence | 17m 31s | |
| 4/13/26 | WFH Blow, SpaceX IPO, Droneshield Deckchair Shuffle, GYG Hits Back and CTM Debacle Continues✨ | tax rulingIPO+3 | — | SpaceXDroneshield+2 | — | WFHtax ruling+5 | Acquire Intelligence | 1h 39m 45s | |
| 4/10/26 | Ask Us Anything: Finding enough time to do it all + Starting a business in 2026 vs 2006✨ | time managementstarting a business+3 | — | — | — | time managementstarting a business+4 | Acquire Intelligence | 18m 50s | |
| 4/6/26 | CostCo, Kathmandu Deep Dive, Albo makes Petrol Crisis Worse, RBA’s Credit Card Surcharge Disgrace, Waymo Love and Victorian Government Gets Something Right✨ | CostCoKMD Brands+4 | — | CostCoKMD Brands+3 | Australia | CostCoKMD Brands+6 | Acquire Intelligence | 1h 21m 58s | |
| 4/3/26 | Special Bonus: Carma Deep Dive with special guest, Scott Middleton✨ | business modelIPO+3 | Scott Middleton | Terem Capital | — | CarmaIPO+4 | Acquire Intelligence | 50m 27s | |
| 3/30/26 | Canva’s Profitless Profit, Smiggle Slumps, Catapult Flying, CGT Debacle, the Incredible Benefits of Autonomous Cars, Firmus and Adam Gets Run over by a Golf Buggy | The guys discuss Canva’s recent profit resultsm Smiggle’s slump smashes Premier, Adir updates us on Catapult’s strong performance, Chalmer’s CGT cluelessness, why we need autonomous cars now and Adam’s run in with a golf buggy. Thanks to our sponsor Acquire Intelligence - visit https://acquire.ai/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 14m 49s | ||||||
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