The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

The Contrarians

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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.

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  • Firmus IPO Pulled: We go inside and explain what went wrongOct 9, 2026 · 29 min
  • Jim’s Inflation Catastrophe, Credit Card Surcharge Backlash, Codan Goes Parabolic, Iran’s Negotiation Fail, Joby Takes Off and Mike’s ApologyOct 5, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min
  • Retail Disaster, Firmus Goes to the Moon (Allegedly) and is Private Equity’s Golden Run Ending?Oct 2, 2026 · 45 min
  • AI Money Furnace, Lottery Deep Dive, Fair Work Loses the Plot and AirTree Fight Goes PublicOct 1, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
  • Meta Comes Back, JB Hi-Fi Gets Cheap, and Hello World’s $135m Acquisition Gets WeirdSep 25, 2026 · 50 min
  • Commercial Property Cycle, Retail’s Comeback, Aged Care and Finding Value Where Nobody’s Looking: with Commercial Property Gun, Tim SlatterySep 23, 2026 · 37 min
  • Firmus Goes to the Moon, Anthropic’s Profit Problem, Founder Tax Chaos, Breakthrough Victoria Death March and Xero's Year from HellSep 21, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
  • Ask Us Anything: How Do We Get Real People Into Politics? + When Is It Time To Pivot? (with Chris Judd)Sep 18, 2026 · 20 min
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