The Contrarians with Adam and Adir
A podcast by Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman - Mondays

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91 Episodes
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Ask Us Anything: What if the ATO & IRS accepted crypto? + How to take a start up to the next level?
Published: 4/25/2025 -
Why Interest Rates should Stay High, the Power of Loyalty Programs, Club Med’s Comeback, Cettire Victory Lap, LVMH’s Struggles and Adir’s Boycott
Published: 4/21/2025 -
Ask Us Anything: How to grow the Aussie Tech Industry + Can Aussie businesses succeed overseas?
Published: 4/18/2025 -
StrongRoom Disaster, Prada and Versace, Adir’s Big Time Meeting, Tariff Deep Dive, Uber’s Hits and Misses and Nintendo’s Big Swing
Published: 4/14/2025 -
Live Ep! REA v Domain, are Private Markets the new Public Markets, Biggest Clothing Companies and Live Audience Questions
Published: 4/7/2025 -
Reject Shop Glory, MisRes Doldrums, Warby Parker, South West Airlines, Koala’s Ambitious IPO, Wisetech, Hotels Behaving Badly and Dan Andrews Shunned
Published: 3/31/2025 -
BYD Smokes Tesla, SpaceX Saves the Day, Premier Investments Deep Dive, has Exec Rem Gone too Far and Special Guest John Stensholt Reveals Rich List Secrets
Published: 3/24/2025 -
The World’s Biggest Fast Food Chain, Uber’s Uber Mistake?, The World’s Greatest Game, Click n Fail, What would you do with $81 trillion and Adam’s Big Break
Published: 3/17/2025 -
The Business of Influencers, PE Pet Food Bonanza, Furniture Flying High, Biggest Losses Ever, YouTube Goes Cheap, Inflation Smashes Standard of Living, Should you Discount and Adam’s Fashionable Week
Published: 3/10/2025 -
Wisetech Debacle. Cettire Disaster. Seek’s Acquisition Stumbles and the World’s Most Profitable Companies.
Published: 3/3/2025 -
Droneshield Goes from Slay to Nay, the US$170b Business You’ve Never Heard Of, Jamie Dimon Kills WFH, Overhead Luggage Stress and How not to Treat Employees Badly
Published: 2/24/2025 -
Spotify’s Genius, Is Chemist Warehouse Overvalued, Exclusive Canva News, Temple & Webster’s Rebound and Correcting Last Week’s Mistakes
Published: 2/17/2025 -
McDonalds v KFC v GYG v Chick-Fil-A Cage Match, Who Can Call Themselves a Founder, Adir’s Deepdive into AI, Should you get an EA, Pool Chair Fights and Adam’s Favourite Mattress
Published: 2/10/2025 -
Deepseek's AI Revolution - How Will This Impacts Nvidia? Netflix v Disney Cage Match, the Rise and Fall of Tesla and is the Bubble on Borrowed Time
Published: 2/3/2025 -
Wesfarmers Catch of the Day Disaster, Netflix Brilliant Strategy, Bumble’s Troubles and ROKT Triumphs
Published: 1/27/2025 -
Has OpenAI Peaked? Sketchers Takes on Nike. Who should pay for the Wildfires? Has Gaming Lost the Plot and Bad Bad Airports
Published: 1/20/2025 -
Is Uber Dying, Most Profitable Media Companies, Why Debt Kills, K-Mart Copy Cats, Tesla Directors Gotta Pay and our Best 2025 Predictions
Published: 1/13/2025 -
Our 2025 Predictions, Culture Amp, NDIS Rorting, Adir's Travels and Adam's Movie of the Week
Published: 1/6/2025 -
Mecca Shines, Soho House Takeover, how Rich is the Top 1%, Adam’s Book Club and how Important is a Brand Name?
Published: 12/30/2024 -
Is DEI Dead? Google AI Dominates, Best and Worst Loyalty Programs, Myer's Big Deal, Turo v Rental Cars, Restaurant Subscriptions and Raygun Jumps the Shark
Published: 12/23/2024
Get the fearless truth about start-ups and corporate Australia from guys that give you the hard facts, not the company line. Hear Luxury Escapes co-founder Adam Schwab and Catapult Sports Exec Chairman Adir Shiffman provide the inside word on the biggest stories in business with a contrarian take from the guys who sit on both sides of the table. New episodes dropping weekly.