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1. KOHLER & KOHLER: Should childcare be free?

   12 oktober 2026 · 47 min

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   Chris and Alan look at whether childcare could be made free… and what sort of impacts that would have. Lees meer

   Then again, maybe Chris is just trying to score some extra babysitting.

2. BONUS EPISODE: Is Nvidia a bubble?

   5 oktober 2026 · 48 min

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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?

3. BONUS EPISODE: Where To Next For House Prices?

   28 september 2026 · 45 min

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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.

4. How They Got Us To Pay For Music Again

   21 september 2026 · 48 min

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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. Lees meer

5. How IKEA tricks you... over and over

   6 september 2026 · 51 min

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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. Lees meer

6. Why Uber Eats Is About To Get Even More Expensive

   24 augustus 2026 · 53 min

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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. Lees meer

   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

7. How Housing Became So Broken

   10 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 1 min

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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? Lees meer

   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

8. The Toxic Economy of Gaming

   27 juli 2026 · 50 min

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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.
   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lees meer

9. Why Are All Our Movies Ads Now?

   13 juli 2026 · 53 min

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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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   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lees meer

10. Hang on... was Tupperware a pyramid scheme?

    29 juni 2026 · 46 min

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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.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lees meer

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