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The Dive | Business News
We’ll be coming to your ears three times a week, breaking down one big story in the world of business and finance with the classic Equity Mates flavour. Because who says business news needs to be all business?
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What’s Lachlan Murdoch’s plans for News Corp & Fox?
Today Sascha and Alec ask - what are Lachlan Murdoch’s plans for Fox Corp and News Corp?
11 October -
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What’s the latest in the Epic Games v Apple stoush?
Epic sued Apple in 2020 after the game company introduced its own payment system into Fortnite, which broke Apple's rules and ultimately got the company banned from the App Store.9 October -
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Fast 3: Elon's one step closer to putting a chip in your brain
This episode, it’s another fast 3, as promised. What’s on the agenda? Simon has an update about Elon Musk’s microchips that he plans to insert in our brains6 October -
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1 in 5 houses on the market have been owned for less than 3 years. What does this mean?
Sascha is joined by Eliza Owen from Core Logic to chat about their latest data. Together they discuss the market’s remarkable rally, in spite of rising interest rates, our ever-present rental crisis, and the rise of short-term resales - a new data trend for 2023.4 October -
Who is Michele Bullock, the new RBA Governor?
This episode Sascha welcomes Jennifer Duke, Economics Correspondent at Capital Brief, to discuss the RBA's new direction.2 October -
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How the AFL & NRL Grand Finals could break one bookie
So as Australia tunes in to see which team wins on the field, we wanted to have a look at the big winners off the field. Alec and Sascha look at the big winners off the pitch this Grand Final weekend.29 September -
Unhappy Hour: How UK pubs are using dynamic pricing
Today Simon and Sascha look at the new adopters of dynamic pricing, and ask - will we ever pay the same again?27 September -
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We can’t build our way out of a housing crisis
But here’s the thing - housing experts almost unanimously agree: we can’t build our way out of this housing crisis. Today Sascha and Alec ask - when will there be enough houses for them to afford one?25 September -
Fast 3: The US has discovered the largest lithium deposit in history
Today we’ll be talking about why Rotten Tomatoes scores aren’t so fresh, a massive discovery of lithium in the crater of a US volcano, and we’ve an update on those BMW heated seats.22 September -
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Apple’s new iPhone - Does anyone care?
Today Alec and Sascha ask - after the rounds of headlines announcing the iPhone 15 last week - does anybody really care?20 September -
Is Airbnb facing an existential crisis?
Today Alf and Sascha chat about the different challenges facing AirBnB and whether it’s going to impact their future.18 September -
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Is Rugby Union on the brink of a new golden age?
Today Sascha and Alec talk about the pivot point Rugby Australia finds itself at - and ask: is the next golden age of rugby still to come? Or is it too late?15 September -
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What's the concrete crisis gripping the UK?
It’s another favourite of The Dive fans - 3 stories in 15 minutes. We’ve gone around the office and asked for the stories that are grabbing our attention. We’re chatting about the new music deal Universal have arranged with a French music streamer, the concrete crisis that’s the main conversation in the UK, and a battle that’s bringing two major streaming services head to head.13 September -
Ronaldo’s $313m contract shows why it’s time to worry about oil
Sascha is joined by AFR journalist James Thomson to talk about this today.11 September -
Lab Grown Diamonds are forever
Today Sascha and Alec ask - what is happening in the diamond industry? And how is the traditional diamond industry responding to this surge?8 September -
The 3 QANTAS controversies explained
Today Sascha and Alec take a closer look at the three major scandals surrounding our national airline.6 September -
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China's kids are not alright: Youth unemployment tops 20%
Today Alec and Sascha ask - what is happening with the youth in China?4 September -
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Parmesan producers are microchipping their cheese
So when we learned Italy’s renowned makers of Parmigiano Reggiano, favoured for finishing off bowls of pasta and rocket salads, are adding microchips to their cheese in order to prevent counterfeited products, Alec and Sascha needed to know more1 September -
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Just how affordable is space travel becoming?
There’s two big space stories that have happened recently that we wanted to talk about. The world’s leading space company Space X had their financials leaked, and India has just landed on the moon30 August -
Why does no one want to host the Commonwealth Games anymore?
Today Sascha is joined by Nic Fildes from the Financial Times to ask - why does no one want to host the Commonwealth Games?28 August -
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Canada is rolling out childcare for $10 a day. Could it work in Australia?
In July, the Australian government put a huge stimulus into the childcare system - increasing Child Care Subsidy payments for many families.25 August -
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Once valued at $47 billion, WeWork is now on its knees
Bryce is back from holidays! While we’ve all been chained to our desks, covering multiple stories in detail, Bryce has been swanning about in Europe.23 August -
How Dave Portnoy bought back his $840M company for just $1
Today, Sascha is joined by Equity Mates colleague Alf Eddy to discuss how Dave Portnoy regained control of the massive media empire BarStool Sports all for a tiny piece of change.21 August -
Ghost Planes: A clever business strategy? Or a waste of time and resources?
Today Sascha is joined by Elias Visontay from The Guardian to ask - why is the Australian government allowing this to continue, despite rejecting Qatar Airways' formal request to increase flights?18 August -
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It's a bird, it's a plane... No, it's a flying car!
Today, Simon and Sascha discuss just what has to happen, before we're all sitting in cars that are flying above our heads!16 August
Meet your hosts
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Sascha Kelly
When Sascha turned 18, she was given $500 of birthday money by her parents and told to invest it. She didn't. It sat in her bank account and did nothing until she was 25, when she finally bought a book on investing, spent 6 months researching developing analysis paralysis, until she eventually pulled the trigger on a pretty boring LIC that's given her 11% average return in the years since.
