# The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

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Official site: https://contrarianspod.com/
Author: Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
Episodes: 100

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [SpaceX Returns to Earth, Tesla's Shrinking Powers and Atlassian Ruins Loom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/spacex-returns-to-earth-tesla-s-shrinking-powers-and-atlassian-ruins-loom) — 2026-07-24T19:00:00+00:00
- [Xero Gets Whacked, 4DMedical’s Meme Stock Moment, SEN Circles ARN, Uber's Loyalty Lock Up, and Adam’s Safari Business Lessons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/xero-gets-whacked-4dmedical-s-meme-stock-moment-sen-circles-arn-uber-s-loyalty-lock-up-and-adam-s-safari-business-lessons) — 2026-07-20T19:00:00+00:00
- [Deep Dive: Bending Spoons - Genius or Disaster?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/deep-dive-bending-spoons-genius-or-disaster) — 2026-07-17T19:00:00+00:00
- [Nvidia's AI Trade, Telstra’s Disaster, EasyJet’s Takeover Fight, Protein Mania, and TEG Loses the Plot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/nvidia-s-ai-trade-telstra-s-disaster-easyjet-s-takeover-fight-protein-mania-and-teg-loses-the-plot) — 2026-07-13T19:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: How do you explain average grades? + Should workers own more of the businesses they help build?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-how-do-you-explain-average-grades-should-workers-own-more-of-the-businesses-they-help-build) — 2026-07-10T19:00:00+00:00
- [AI’s $7 Trillion Bubble, Corporate Travel’s Next Disaster, Work From Home Revolts, and The Man Shake Buy Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ai-s-7-trillion-bubble-corporate-travel-s-next-disaster-work-from-home-revolts-and-the-man-shake-buy-back) — 2026-07-06T19:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Is Australia’s ageing population breaking democracy? + What does the Victorian Liberal Party turmoil say about its future?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-is-australia-s-ageing-population-breaking-democracy-what-does-the-victorian-liberal-party-turmoil-say-about-its-future) — 2026-07-03T19:00:00+00:00
- [Canva’s AI Crisis, Karl Stefanovic’s Podcast Genius, Labor’s CGT Shambles, and Claude Design Changes Everything](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/canva-s-ai-crisis-karl-stefanovic-s-podcast-genius-labor-s-cgt-shambles-and-claude-design-changes-everything) — 2026-06-29T19:00:00+00:00
- [Deep Dive: The Rise and Fall and Takeover Fight for Accent Group, Australia's Shoe Giant](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/deep-dive-the-rise-and-fall-and-takeover-fight-for-accent-group-australia-s-shoe-giant) — 2026-06-26T19:00:00+00:00
- [KPMG Scandal Explodes, Labor’s CGT Shambles, ATO Scares Small Business, Ferrari Goes Electric, and Adore Beauty Goes Sideways](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/kpmg-scandal-explodes-labor-s-cgt-shambles-ato-scares-small-business-ferrari-goes-electric-and-adore-beauty-goes-sideways) — 2026-06-22T19:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: How will GLP-1s change the economy? + Why are young people turning against AI?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-how-will-glp-1s-change-the-economy-why-are-young-people-turning-against-ai) — 2026-06-19T19:00:00+00:00
- [Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson Joins the Pod. And, Robyn Denholm cosplays Founders, Elon a Trillionaire and the great Xero Pay Rip-Off](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/shadow-treasurer-tim-wilson-joins-the-pod-and-robyn-denholm-cosplays-founders-elon-a-trillionaire-and-the-great-xero-pay-rip-off) — 2026-06-15T19:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Why do some aggregators beat direct prices? + Is the budget punishing risky investors?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-why-do-some-aggregators-beat-direct-prices-is-the-budget-punishing-risky-investors) — 2026-06-12T19:00:00+00:00
- [SkinKandy Deep Dive, Labor Revolting, More Budget Woes, and Is the UK Racist Against White People?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/skinkandy-deep-dive-labor-revolting-more-budget-woes-and-is-the-uk-racist-against-white-people) — 2026-06-08T19:00:00+00:00
- [Matt Heine on How Netwealth Became One of Australia’s Greatest Tech Success Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/matt-heine-on-how-netwealth-became-one-of-australia-s-greatest-tech-success-stories) — 2026-06-05T19:00:00+00:00
- [Meme Hero Frank Greeff Joins Pod, OpenAI vs Anthropic, Clare O'Neil's Budget Slip, SexyLand get Hot, CTM Crumbles and is SpaceX the Most Overvalued IPO Ever?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/meme-hero-frank-greeff-joins-pod-openai-vs-anthropic-clare-o-neil-s-budget-slip-sexyland-get-hot-ctm-crumbles-and-is-spacex-the-most-overvalued-ipo-ever) — 2026-06-01T19:00:00+00:00
- [Special Bonus: Why SiteMinder Could Be the Most Misunderstood Stock on the ASX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/special-bonus-why-siteminder-could-be-the-most-misunderstood-stock-on-the-asx) — 2026-05-29T19:00:00+00:00
- [New Contrarians CEO, Boomer's Budget, GYG Comes Home, EY Parental Leave Rort](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/new-contrarians-ceo-boomer-s-budget-gyg-comes-home-ey-parental-leave-rort) — 2026-05-25T19:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Should Australians consider leaving for Singapore or Dubai? + How should renters think about the latest budget?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-should-australians-consider-leaving-for-singapore-or-dubai-how-should-renters-think-about-the-latest-budget) — 2026-05-22T19:00:00+00:00
- [Budget Destroys Gen Z Hope, Xero Calamity Continues, Atlassian Rebounds, Lime to IPO and Temple & Webster Crunched](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/budget-destroys-gen-z-hope-xero-calamity-continues-atlassian-rebounds-lime-to-ipo-and-temple-webster-crunched) — 2026-05-18T19:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Programmable digital currency and selling a small VC-backed business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-programmable-digital-currency-and-selling-a-small-vc-backed-business) — 2026-05-15T19:00:00+00:00
- [Federal Government Destroys Startups, Negative Gearing Stays for the Rich, is SBF the World’s Best Investor, Droneshield, Hamish Douglass and Marathons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/federal-government-destroys-startups-negative-gearing-stays-for-the-rich-is-sbf-the-world-s-best-investor-droneshield-hamish-douglass-and-marathons) — 2026-05-11T19:45:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: My boss is working from home but we’re in all the office + Dealing with loss and it’s impact on work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-my-boss-is-working-from-home-but-we-re-in-all-the-office-dealing-with-loss-and-it-s-impact-on-work) — 2026-05-08T19:45:00+00:00
- [Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/cochlear-crashes-firmus-ipo-drama-self-driving-vs-flying-batteries-step-up-uber-x-expedia-ghost-buses-and-the-experience-economy) — 2026-05-04T19:45:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Trump’s latest assassination attempt + Are classic trades the most reliable career path?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-trump-s-latest-assassination-attempt-are-classic-trades-the-most-reliable-career-path) — 2026-05-01T19:45:00+00:00
- [Heidi Health, Canva, Mecca’s Rise and Rise, NDIS Flesh Wound, CTM Disaster Gets Worse, Temple & Webster CEO Shock and Copilot Fail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/heidi-health-canva-mecca-s-rise-and-rise-ndis-flesh-wound-ctm-disaster-gets-worse-temple-webster-ceo-shock-and-copilot-fail) — 2026-04-27T19:45:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: AI Effecting Entry Level Jobs + The Value of Personal Brands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-ai-effecting-entry-level-jobs-the-value-of-personal-brands) — 2026-04-24T19:45:00+00:00
- [Shark Tank Star and VC Steve Baxter, Mythos, Will Quantum Kill Encryption, Pope Double Standards, Data Centres, Glydways and Hermes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/shark-tank-star-and-vc-steve-baxter-mythos-will-quantum-kill-encryption-pope-double-standards-data-centres-glydways-and-hermes) — 2026-04-20T19:30:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Researching when investing in public companies + Was the Prime Minister’s Address Necessary!?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-researching-when-investing-in-public-companies-was-the-prime-minister-s-address-necessary) — 2026-04-17T14:00:00+00:00
- [WFH Blow, SpaceX IPO, Droneshield Deckchair Shuffle, GYG Hits Back and CTM Debacle Continues](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/wfh-blow-spacex-ipo-droneshield-deckchair-shuffle-gyg-hits-back-and-ctm-debacle-continues) — 2026-04-13T14:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Finding enough time to do it all + Starting a business in 2026 vs 2006](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-finding-enough-time-to-do-it-all-starting-a-business-in-2026-vs-2006) — 2026-04-10T14:00:00+00:00
- [CostCo, Kathmandu Deep Dive, Albo makes Petrol Crisis Worse, RBA’s Credit Card Surcharge Disgrace, Waymo Love and Victorian Government Gets Something Right](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/costco-kathmandu-deep-dive-albo-makes-petrol-crisis-worse-rba-s-credit-card-surcharge-disgrace-waymo-love-and-victorian-government-gets-something-right) — 2026-04-06T14:00:00+00:00
- [Special Bonus: Carma Deep Dive with special guest, Scott Middleton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/special-bonus-carma-deep-dive-with-special-guest-scott-middleton) — 2026-04-03T13:00:00+00:00
- [Canva’s Profitless Profit, Smiggle Slumps, Catapult Flying, CGT Debacle, the Incredible Benefits of Autonomous Cars, Firmus and Adam Gets Run over by a Golf Buggy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/canva-s-profitless-profit-smiggle-slumps-catapult-flying-cgt-debacle-the-incredible-benefits-of-autonomous-cars-firmus-and-adam-gets-run-over-by-a-golf-buggy) — 2026-03-30T13:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Should fuel price surges mean people work from home? + What does it mean to be Australian?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-should-fuel-price-surges-mean-people-work-from-home-what-does-it-mean-to-be-australian) — 2026-03-27T13:00:00+00:00
- [Rich List, Atlassian Crash, Seek Horrors, Operation Epic Fury, Biennial Disgrace, Councils Behaving Badly and Adir’s Great and Terrible Calls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/rich-list-atlassian-crash-seek-horrors-operation-epic-fury-biennial-disgrace-councils-behaving-badly-and-adir-s-great-and-terrible-calls) — 2026-03-23T12:59:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Are electric trucks the future? + What if the State of Victoria was a company?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-are-electric-trucks-the-future-what-if-the-state-of-victoria-was-a-company) — 2026-03-20T13:00:00+00:00
- [Atlassian Sacks Thousands, Koala to IPO,  Grace Tame’s Disgrace, Star Directors Get Off, Best AI Platforms and Biggest EV Adopters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/atlassian-sacks-thousands-koala-to-ipo-grace-tame-s-disgrace-star-directors-get-off-best-ai-platforms-and-biggest-ev-adopters) — 2026-03-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: The dwindling radio industry + How did the market get GYG so wrong?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-the-dwindling-radio-industry-how-did-the-market-get-gyg-so-wrong) — 2026-03-13T13:00:00+00:00
- [Life360 Deep Dive, Dorsey’s Block Shambles, Kyle & Jackie Implode, OpenAI Raise in Doubt, Grand Prix and World’s Most Valuable Sporting Franchises.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/life360-deep-dive-dorsey-s-block-shambles-kyle-jackie-implode-openai-raise-in-doubt-grand-prix-and-world-s-most-valuable-sporting-franchises) — 2026-03-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Negative experiences in business deals + Would you rather Human or AI phone agents?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-negative-experiences-in-business-deals-would-you-rather-human-or-ai-phone-agents) — 2026-03-06T13:00:00+00:00
- [Death of a Tyrant, Eucalyptus Riches, Open AI’s Lofty Valuation, Cettire in Tatters, CTM Clinging On and Jacinda Hates NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/death-of-a-tyrant-eucalyptus-riches-open-ai-s-lofty-valuation-cettire-in-tatters-ctm-clinging-on-and-jacinda-hates-nz) — 2026-03-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Hiding Failures on LinkedIn? + Milking opportunities where your business succeeds publicly!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-hiding-failures-on-linkedin-milking-opportunities-where-your-business-succeeds-publicly) — 2026-02-27T13:00:00+00:00
- [Eucalyptus Sale Deep Dive, is Waymo an Uber killer, Winnings’ Winnings, Victoria becomes an official Crime State, Adir Visits Lakemba and special guest business publishing legend, Chris Janz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/eucalyptus-sale-deep-dive-is-waymo-an-uber-killer-winnings-winnings-victoria-becomes-an-official-crime-state-adir-visits-lakemba-and-special-guest-business-publishing-legend-chris-janz) — 2026-02-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Ask Us Anything: Is AI changing productivity expectations in business? + Are whole body MRIs getting more popular + Wes Maas investing in AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/ask-us-anything-is-ai-changing-productivity-expectations-in-business-are-whole-body-mris-getting-more-popular-wes-maas-investing-in-ai) — 2026-02-20T13:00:00+00:00

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