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The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

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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Ask Us Anything: The TRUTH of Victoria's Crime Wave!? + Should Australia Go Nuclear?

Recent Episodes

Nov. 21, 2025

Ask Us Anything: The TRUTH of Victoria's Crime Wave!? + Should Australia Go Nuclear?

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Nov. 17, 2025

Drone Shield Cut and Run, Menulog Dies, the World’s Greatest Insider Trader, Open AI, Woke Judges and Airport Security Fail

The guys deep dive into Droneshield’s great sell down, the untimely death of Menulog, is Nancy Pelosi the world’s greatest insider trader, is OpenAI a corporate scam, Victoria’s woke judges and Adam’s airport security fail. T...
Nov. 14, 2025

Ask Us Anything: How much money is too much? + Boomers with Wealth + Seaweed Start Up

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Nov. 10, 2025

RBA Blows It (Again), Pet Circle Horror Show, Navan IPO Deep Dive, Richo Gone, Mamdani Takes NYC, Luxury Escapes’ Goes to the Beach and Adir turns Quizmaster

The guys discuss Australia’s inflation disaster and the RBA getting it wrong again, Pet Circle calamity continues, Navan goes public and Adam is a big fan, Graham Richardson dies, economic illetaral socialuist Zohran Mandani ...
Nov. 7, 2025

Ask Us Anything: Is the Welcome to Country Overdone? + Should businesses be more responsible with data +

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Nov. 3, 2025

ASX 20 Bubble, Jumbo Deep Dive, Fyxer, Halloween and Jordy from Great Wrap

The guys discuss the growing bubble in ASX20 stocks, deep dive into Jumbo Interactive, Adir Reviews Fyxer AI, why Halloween is the best day and chat to Jordy Kaye founder of Great Wrap/ Thanks for listening! Join us on Linked...

Reviews

Fantastic

"Great insights from two incredible entrepreneurs. Glad something like this exists for the Australian market and beyond."

Maxjr | Oct. 5, 2023

Behind the scenes

"Love the insights Adam and Adir provide to the business world, always educational, thought provoking and insightful. I also enjoy the friendly banter these guys have. Thanks A&A!!"

DC on the GC | Feb. 6, 2024

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coolperson59 | Dec. 24, 2023

Interesting with irreverence and integrity

"Great stuff guys. Relevant, honest and a good dose of entertainment!"

Tim Cricket Dad! | Oct. 10, 2023

GO A&A

"GO A&A - love your show. insightful and fun. Stay edgy."

BerlinSydney | Oct. 6, 2023

Fantastic

"These guys are always on the pulse. Content is fantastic Banter is entertaining Insights are enlightening I look forward to each episode"

CooperS06 | Sept. 29, 2023

The best podcast online!

"This is honestly the best business podcast online. For over a decade I’ve been forced to listen to podcasts of a similar style that only discuss US topics. Everything Adir and Adam discuss is so rele…"

Jumbuck69 | Sept. 5, 2023

Fantastic business insight

"Adam and Adir have a great synergy and provide a unique insight into a wide range of businesses and industries along with their views on many current issues happening both locally and internationally…"

rodking | Feb. 17, 2024