About this episode

Adam and Adir discuss various current events including the AI bubble, corporate travel issues, and the housing crisis.

Adam and Adir discuss London’s heat wave, Victoria’s crime wave, Labor’s housing mess, the world’s most profitable companies, Nvidia and the AI bubble, remote work, Canva vs Figma, Koala, SkinKandy, The Man Shake and the latest Corporate Travel disaster. 00:00 - London's Heat Wave 06:00 - Victoria's Crime Wave and the Housing Debate 14:00 - The 30 Most Profitable Companies 23:00 - The AI Bubble, Nvidia and the $7 Trillion Question 44:00 - CGT, Capitalism and Labor's Budget Backlash 54:00 - Remote Work, Gen Z and Canva's Office Crackdown 1:05:01 - Koala, SkinKandy and the ASX IPO Problem 1:10:00 - Man Shake 1:20:00 - Corporate Travel's Latest Disaster   Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Schwab, Adir Shiffman

Topics covered

• AI bubble
• Corporate travel
• Remote work
• Housing crisis
• Profitability
• Crime wave
• IPO problems

Keywords

• AI
• Nvidia
• Corporate Travel
• Remote Work
• Housing
• Profitability
• Canva
• Figma
• The Man Shake

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labor, Nvidia, ASX

Products: Canva, Figma, Koala, SkinKandy, The Man Shake

Places: London, Victoria

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