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  • How We Got Here: How Nike Destroyed Itself

    In 2021, Nike was worth five times what it is now.

    Then one problem became two… then problems started feeding on each other.

    Now it’s a shadow of its former self and athletes have been racing for the exit.

    Can it recover? Yes.

    Will it ever be the same? Probably not.


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    45 min
  • BONUS EPISODE: Is Nvidia a bubble?

    Chris sits down with veteran IG Markets analyst Tony Sycamore to discuss the dizzying valuations being achieved by Nvidia to ask the technical question… is this a bubble?

    49 min
  • How They Got Us To Pay For Music Again

    Napster made music free in 2000 and the music industry was never the same. So why are we still paying for music decades later?

    Chris talks to Osher Günsberg and consumer behaviour expert Dr Paul Harrison about Shawn Fanning, Metallica's war on Napster, and why a service that’s convenient will usually beat a service that’s free.

    49 min
  • How IKEA tricks you... over and over

    IKEA is a barn filled with two types of things - furniture... and psychology.The story of the world's biggest furniture business is one filled with tricks and traps that are designed to exist just below our awareness. The origins of the business are also a mix of things the company does, and doesn't, want you to know about.

    51 min
  • Why Uber Eats Is About To Get Even More Expensive

    Australia just gave gig delivery workers a legal minimum wage. It's a big win for workers - and it means your Uber Eats order is about to get even more expensive. Here's how UberEats built an empire on the bait... and made billions on the switch.


    0:00 Intro

    6:00 Two truths and a lie

    8:13 The guy who couldn't get a car

    20:42 The deal

    26:59 How they get you

    34:50 The business in the middle of it

    38:17 Last one standing

    40:08 A tricky business to actually run

    41:40 Solving the pay problem

    48:10 Two truths and a lie

    54 min
  • How Housing Became So Broken

    Chris and Alan Kohler talk about the housing crisis that is shaping the Australian economy. It's a puzzle, so Chris made Alan a crossword - can he crack it while simultaneously explaining why nobody can afford homes anymore?


    0:00 Intro

    5:05 Supply

    17:30 Demand

    24:00 Density

    26:30 Auction

    30:50 Incentives

    34:05 Transport

    42:30 Investor & Rent

    55:00 Summary


    1 hr 1 min
  • The Toxic Economy of Gaming

    The video game industry makes more money than movies and music combined - and it got there by deploying the greatest hits of dark consumer psychology.

    Gambling, paywalls, and slowly but surely chiselling ownership out of the hands of their customers. It’s doing so well, in fact, that it’ll start growing outwards. 

    This episode explores the origin of modern gaming and the moments that ensured it ended up being a sinkhole for money and frustration.

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    51 min
  • Why Are All Our Movies Ads Now?

    When we watch a movie we see 4-5 brands every 10 minutes. The advertising is hidden in plain sight and this episode goes looking for where and how that trick first came to Hollywood.


    E.T. and a bag of Reese's Pieces, Lois Lane chain smoking Marlboros, Happy Gilmore’s Subway t-shirts… and Jerry McGuire taking Reebok’s money and then screwing them over. All steps on the path to the situation audiences now find themselves in - marketing campaigns dressed up as movies.


    All that… plus a two truths and a lie with a twist - one "casual" mention in this very episode was a paid placement.


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    54 min

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