{"podcast":{"title":"The Contrarians with Adam and Adir","slug":"the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229","podcast_index_feed_id":6585229,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/18a0368f-0322-48e4-8e5c-b2fa006bbc08/1afe037e-3381-4acc-afc1-b2fa006bbc35/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://contrarianspod.com/","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/18a0368f-0322-48e4-8e5c-b2fa006bbc08/1afe037e-3381-4acc-afc1-b2fa006bbc35/image.jpg?t=1779670022&size=Large","author":"Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman","episode_count":100,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T08:19:39.457750+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229"},"episode":{"title":"Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy","slug":"cochlear-crashes-firmus-ipo-drama-self-driving-vs-flying-batteries-step-up-uber-x-expedia-ghost-buses-and-the-experience-economy","published_at":"2026-05-04T19:45:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-1/cochlear-crashes-firmus-ipo-drama-self-driving-vs-flying-batteries-step-up-uber-x-expedia-free-trains-and-the-experience-economy","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/18a0368f-0322-48e4-8e5c-b2fa006bbc08/9f418cad-db74-4b49-8b3c-b440001e9265/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=1afe037e-3381-4acc-afc1-b2fa006bbc35","summary":"The guys discuss Cochlear's horrific profit downgrade, Firmus IPO hopes up in smoke (for now), self driving to challenge air travel, battery technology goes large and Uber and Expedia get close. 00:00 - Blackbird's Sunrise Start Up Event 13:40 - Firmus 32:50 - Uber x Expedia 42:55 - Public Transport 44:55 - CATL 53:36 - Self Driving vs. Flying 1:02:46 - Experience Economy 1:12:57 - Cochlea Deep Dive Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"The guys discuss Cochlear's horrific profit downgrade, Firmus IPO hopes up in smoke (for now), self driving to challenge air travel, battery technology go…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5980,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-6585229/episodes/cochlear-crashes-firmus-ipo-drama-self-driving-vs-flying-batteries-step-up-uber-x-expedia-ghost-buses-and-the-experience-economy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}