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Episodes

  • Bye For Now

    Bye For Now

    This ep is just an update to share that sadly, Comedian v Economist won’t be returning, at least not in 2024.

    17 February

  • Will the ATMs run dry this Xmas?

    Will the ATMs run dry this Xmas?

    Inflation seems to be dropping just in time for Xmas, but Black Friday sales are a scam. Speaking of scams, be careful who you sign your next rental lease with, while Armaguard reckon there’s no money in trucks filled with money.

    6 December

  • One in three Gen-Zers stealing stuff. Boomers outraged.
    General

    One in three Gen-Zers stealing stuff. Boomers outraged.

    A new survey in America shows that a third of Gen-Z are swiping stuff from the shops as cost-of-living pressures rise.

    29 November

  • Ctrl+Altman+Delete: a big shake-up in big-tech

    Ctrl+Altman+Delete: a big shake-up in big-tech

    The hottest company in AI just fired their celebrity founder… how did that happen? Australia is at the bottom of the leaderboard on a few economic measures, while retailers reckon they’re heading for a rough Christmas, and The Hilton is now taking job offers via TikTok.

    22 November

  • $10K to NOT list on Airbnb? How will that help?
    General

    $10K to NOT list on Airbnb? How will that help?

    On this week’s show, the WA government is paying people to not list their properties on Airbnb, the banks posted bumper results, but are slowing slowly, Optus opted us all into outage outrage, and DoorDash wants to make sure you leave a preemptive tip.

    15 November

  • Why can’t Adam get a good price for his Aaron speakers on Gumtree?

    Why can’t Adam get a good price for his Aaron speakers on Gumtree?

    Mortgage delinquencies are rising… should the RBA be worried yet? The Barbie boom is over and Mattel’s share price is back where it started

    8 November

  • Why are we suddenly locking in rate hikes next week?
    General

    Why are we suddenly locking in rate hikes next week?

    Inflation gave us a nasty surprise this week, while the intern who wrote the Treasurer’s media release doesn’t understand what real wages mean. Microsoft and Google gave markets a reality check on the AI boom, while Gen Z prefer their coffee at home.

    1 November

  • Why is Walmart spying on Ozempic patients?
    General

    Why is Walmart spying on Ozempic patients?

    Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan reckons this might be the most dangerous economic times in decades, Roblox, builder of virtual worlds, is going to stop its workers working in one, and Channel 7 is using AI to figure out how much ad load you can bear.

    25 October

  • Prada to design spacesuits, while Birkenstonk flops
    General

    Prada to design spacesuits, while Birkenstonk flops

    Birkenstock listed on the New York Stock Exchange and then flopped like a flip-flop. Prada has put its hand up to design space suits, Utah is suing TikTok, while CVE was passed over again for the Nobel Prize in Economics. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    18 October

  • Gold bars on sale at supermarkets – Sign of the End Times?

    Gold bars on sale at supermarkets – Sign of the End Times?

    Bond markets are all over the shop. Are equities over-priced? Rental vacancies are at record lows, will there ever be any hope for renters? Chat-GPT is now ruining the career of management consultants, while Costco is selling preppers gold bars.

    11 October

  • Why is black market tobacco booming?
    General

    Why is black market tobacco booming?

    Border force has burnt a billion illegal cigarettes in two years. Brisbane’s property market is set to boom, but not because of the Olympics. French supermarkets are warning consumers about shrinkflation, while a Dutch Airline is going Adults Only.

    4 October

  • How shoplifting got so bad its ‘organised looting’
    General

    How shoplifting got so bad its ‘organised looting’

    Oil prices are causing headaches for central banks this week, UK supermarkets are paying police to do their job, half of 18-29-year-olds are stuck at home, and your car is selling your data at an alarming rate.

    27 September

  • Billionaire wants Aussies to feel the pain! Why??
    General

    Billionaire wants Aussies to feel the pain! Why??

    Billionaire property developer Tim Gurner set off a firestorm last week, but who agreed with him? Business insolvencies are at GFC-highs, active fund managers are still no better than a coin toss, and UK pubs are introducing surge pricing. All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist.

    20 September

  • Did Albo miss the memo on China?

    Did Albo miss the memo on China?

    GDP data out last week showed the Aussie economy slowing much more quickly than expected, with consumers in particular smashing into a wall.

    13 September

  • We're back. Wtf happened to inflation?!?

    We're back. Wtf happened to inflation?!?

    The boys are back to their bumpy old best. Inflation is off the front pages and deflation in China has taken its place. What’s that about?

    6 September

  • How the Macro-ratchet is keeping you poor

    How the Macro-ratchet is keeping you poor

    The Bank of England surprised everyone last week, but definitely not in a good way. One listener wants to know if there’s a way to support the economy without adding to inflation, rich people are now shopping at Aldi, while Best and Less are issuing warnings. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    28 June

  • Duck markets, burnout economies and making sense of greedflation

    Duck markets, burnout economies and making sense of greedflation

    Thomas has three new additions to the dictionary of unnecessary economic terms, New Zealand is officially in recession, tech titans won’t fund your start up if you’re too remote, and Netflix seems to be winning the war on free-riders. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    21 June

  • If you’re under 55, you’re getting shafted

    If you’re under 55, you’re getting shafted

    The RBA dropped another rate hike on us last week and then said they’ve got more where that comes from punks. It’s likely we’re already in a per capita recession, with young people in particular getting smashed, while over in Japan, there’s a business model in helping people quit their jobs. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    14 June

  • Should airlines be fined for cancelled flights?
    General

    Should airlines be fined for cancelled flights?

    The ACCC wants to follow Europe’s lead and start fining airlines for cancelled flights. Germany is in recession while the Greek stock market is at new highs. AI leaders want us to worry about an AI extinction event, and Woolies is taking their trucking fleet electric. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    7 June

  • Nvidia and AI: beginning of a boom or a baby of a bubble?
    General

    Nvidia and AI: beginning of a boom or a baby of a bubble?

    Nvidia shares jumped 25% last week, as markets decided that, actually, they do like bubbles. Woolworths spends $10m on failed Aussie start-up Milkrun, because they also like losing money. The AFR launches Housing Supply Week with self-serving propaganda that completely misses the point, and Republicans in America are looking to bring back child-labour because they hate kids. So much to get pumped about on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    31 May

  • Binance takes a double-blow. Can crypto survive?
    General

    Binance takes a double-blow. Can crypto survive?

    Binance is struggling to find anyone who’ll do business with them in Australia. The labour market is weaking and consumers sentiment is depressed, but if you were born before 1965, you won’t believe what this economy has to offer you. And inflation in Argentina is fully off the hook. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    24 May

  • Is the debt ceiling the black swan to end it all?

    Is the debt ceiling the black swan to end it all?

    Negotiations around the US debt ceiling look like they will come down to the wire. What will it mean if they fail? Is last week’s budget going to lead to inflation and higher interest rates, or are we all good? What happens if work from home goes out of fashion, and is Thomas secretly a tree-hugging socialist? All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    17 May

  • 50% of US banks are underwater. How does that end well?
    General

    50% of US banks are underwater. How does that end well?

    The RBA shocked us all with another rate hike last week. Where did that come from? The banking crisis in the US rolls on. Is there any end in sight? Chile is ‘nationalising’ it’s lithium sector, while Cleanaway reports that the garbage truck driver shortage is coming to an end. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    10 May

  • Cup Noodle sales are booming and why that’s bad news
    General

    Cup Noodle sales are booming and why that’s bad news

    Inflation is coming down, but not in the places it matters. The banks have stopped predicting any further house price falls. Ray Dalio has a new list of mega-trends for us, and why US box office sales are booming. All this and more on this week’s Comedian v Economist.

    3 May

  • Fox News eats humble pie. Will its business model change?
    General

    Fox News eats humble pie. Will its business model change?

    Fox News eats humble pie. Will its business model change? Will a once in a generation review of the RBA change much? Has Fox news learnt anything from its humiliating loss to Dominion Voting Systems? Why is South Korea paying young people to go outside? And how can Netflix be making so much money and still be sad.

    26 April

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Meet your hosts

  • Adam

    Adam

    Adam is the funniest and most successful comedian in his family. He broke onto the comedy scene as a RAW comedy national finalist before selling out solo shows at two Adelaide Fringe festivals. He’s performed stand-up to crowds all over Australia as well as enjoying stints on radio with SAFM and most recently as a host of the Ice Bath on Triple M. Father of two and owner of pets, he may finally be an adult… almost.
  • Thomas

    Thomas

    Thomas, the economist, is the brains of the outfit. He studied economics and game-theory at the University of Queensland and cut his teeth as an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia. He now runs his own economics consultancy, with a particular focus on the property market. He lives with his wife and two kids in the hills outside Byron Bay.

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