Having been the scribe behind AFR's Rear Window for 12 years, then writing a best-selling book about the travails of Qantas, Joe Aston is no stranger to the comings and goings (and rights and wrongs) of corporate Australia. And he doesn't hold back in this interview! Host Scott Phillips sits down with Joe to discuss his career, some of his biggest scalps and his brand new journalism venture, Rampart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Murchison River Swags
Continuing with the aim of this podcast, conversations with entrepreneurs, executives and experts, the people who know what’s going on, and the people who make things happen.....today’s guests - plural – are two people who really know what’s going on and are making things happen, by making things themselves, here in Australia. Murchison River Swags is a manufacturing business based just North of Geraldton, WA and, if you trust the reviews, make some of the very best camping swags in the country, if not the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The world according to Richard Glover
Author, journalist and broadcaster Richard Glover retired from ABC Radio Sydney's Drive program at the end of 2024 after 26 years behind the microphone. He describes it as the best job in media. So what do you do when you leave the best job in media? In this episode of The Good Oil Scott Phillips interviews the interviewer, and we learn how Richard shaped his incredible career with a determination to try to make the world a better place....and even making the most of the chance to one-up the Brits! You can find Richard's books hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The business of DNA, with Claire Aird
Claire Aird hosts a brand new podcast series on LiSTNR 'Secrets We Keep - Should I Spit?'. The series looks at the global DNA industry and whether or not you should provide DNA to find out more about your ancestry. As part of Claire's investigation, she discovered the extraordinary amount of money big business has invested in DNA and tracing ancestry. It is mindblowing amounts spreading from Australia to Wall Street to vaults managed by Mormons in Salt Lake City. In this episode of The Good Oil, Scott Phillips delves deep into the world of DNA and how big business is cashing in on genetics. You can find LiSTNR's Secrets We Keep hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Revisiting making your Super the best it can be, with Andrew Fisher
SMSF? Or hand it off to one of the big dogs? Aggressive? Passive? What's the best strategy? It's a topic for everyone and we thought, worth revisiting.......Andrew Fisher from Australian Retirement Trust sat down with Scott Phillips to explain his team's process for makin' dough, and what that means for your own investment strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ever feel like those who understand the world of finance know something you don’t? Host and investing expert Scott Phillips brings you the best of business, finance, technology and economics to help you understand the world of money better. He'll chat to entrepreneurs, experts, business leaders and more to find out what it takes to be successful, and what you need to know to stay informed in these key industries.
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