
Chanticleer
Australia's most prestigious business column is now a podcast. Chanticleer is a weekly news breakdown of all things business, finance and markets. Every Friday, Australian Financial Review columnists James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald go behind the doors of corporate Australia to give you their unvarnished analysis.
Latest episodes

Aug 15, 2024 • 39min
CBA shows how boomers zoomed ahead, gems from profit season and Big Mac blues
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James and Anthony talk through CBA’s record dividend, the data that shows Boomers are living it up while their kids and grandkids tighten belts, and why Jim Chalmers and the blue chip miners should be worried about a crisis in Chinese steel. This podcast is sponsored by Milford Asset Management To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 9, 2024 • 41min
Market mayhem, RBA’s big problem and AFR farewells legendary editor Michael Stutchbury
On a very special episode of Chanticleer, James and Anthony trawl through the greatest hits of the Financial Review’s outgoing editor-in-chief, Michael Stutchbury’s incredible 13 year career and they take a look at the sell-off that had global markets in turmoil. This podcast is sponsored by Milford Asset Management To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 2, 2024 • 36min
Rate hike relief, Rex suffers small airline curse & good news for car buyers
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony unpick a massive week on global markets, including Australia’s inflation surprise, examine the trouble with bubbles in China, and ask why regional airline Rex fell from the sky. This podcast is sponsored by Milford Asset Management To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 26, 2024 • 30min
AI hype machine malfunctions, Macquarie cautious & ANZ under fire
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony ask why everyone’s suddenly sceptical on AI, attempt to fix Australia’s capital markets and look ahead to the biggest economic data release of the year. This podcast is sponsored by Milford Asset Management To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2024 • 37min
CFMEU scandal spreads, no party for ASX at 8000 & Twiggy’s green hydrogen blow
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony look at the widening scandal around the CFMEU, ask whether Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen dream is over and examine where the ASX goes next, after breaking through 8000 points for the first time. This podcast is sponsored by Milford Asset Management To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 12, 2024 • 33min
Who’s making money, ANZ’s trading scandal & what makes an elite CEO
This week on The Chanticleer podcast, Anthony is joined by AFR stalwart, former banking and markets beat reporter, AFR’s Companies editor, Vesna Poljak. Anthony and Vesna go off the beaten track to look at the CEOs that make their companies tick, conduct a corporate Australia health check, look at who is making money, and take a question on what all these elections mean for sharemarkets. This podcast is sponsored by Milford Asset Management To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 5, 2024 • 40min
EOFY super fund winners & losers, and bold predictions for the new year
This week on The Chanticleer podcast - it’s end of financial year week. Anthony & special guest, former senior Chanticleer columnist, Tony Boyd look at the performance of the country’s biggest super funds - including the most talked about fund on these airwaves. They look forward, backwards and under the bed for a few stock picks, and reveal their predictions in our annual financial year in review. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 28, 2024 • 34min
Joe Aston joins the chook pen, Qantas nosedives & RBA’s inflation quagmire
This week on the Chanticleer podcast, Anthony & Joe look at Qantas’ latest fall from grace, go shopping with Solomon Lew at Myer and take a question on the spectacular flaming out at out-of-gas rocket stock Cettire. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Colonial First StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 21, 2024 • 36min
GyG's spicy float, how to avoid investor FOMO & nuclear, again?
This week on The Chanticleer podcast, James & Anthony chew on the juiciest float they've seen in a long time - Guzman y Gomez, try to work out whether Peter Dutton is really serious about nuclear power and take a question on investor FOMO. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Colonial First StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 14, 2024 • 35min
High flyers, shonks & murder: Celebrating 50 years of Chanticleer
On Thursday June 13th, more than 400 guests packed into the Fullerton Hotel ballroom in Sydney for a special lunch to mark the 50th anniversary of the Chanticleer column, which brought together all seven of Chooks that have ruled the hen house since 1974. This week, the Chanticleer podcast takes you inside the event and shares some of the great stories, insights and moments from what was a magical day. To ask a question, email chanticleer@afr.com This podcast is sponsored by Colonial First StateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.