How do the objects we rely on come to be made? What goes into creating them? How did they become so vital to us? And what is the environmental impact of living with them, now and into the future? Join material scientist Dr Anna Ploszajski as she welcomes different guests including scientists to discuss the truths about our reliance on the earth’s resources – and to look at what needs to happen to create a sustainable future for the everyday items we have come to rely on. Things You Can’t Liv ...
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This podcast gives you a smart, cool headed and down to earth wrap on the latest finance and investing news from Australia & around the world. Investing legends Scott Phillips and Andrew Page walk you through what’s really going on and what you need to know to make great financial decisions. Subscribe to get your regular fix of BS-free money advice. Sign up for the newsletter at fool.com.au/LiSTNR For more episodes download the free LiSTNR app
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Full recordings of Canadian law decisions in podcast format. Two law folk trying to make the law more accessible one decision at a time. Come for the audio ... stay for the jokes. Hosted by Zach & Karly, newly called lawyers. Follow us on twitter @legallistening, check us out on CanLii Connects, find us on YouTube or visit us at legallistening.com
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Mailbag: How to trade returns against volatility? August 31, 2025
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1:12:38– How do we tackle our real problems? – How to trade returns against volatility? – How would you fix housing affordability? – We need to fix mining taxes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Tobacco excise jumps the shark. August 29, 2025
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1:38:19– Inflation shoots up – More ‘support’ for housing affordability – Woolies and Coles’ divergent fortunes – Tobacco excise jumps the shark See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Benny Ou about Australian and New Zealand Big Four bank, ANZ (ASX:ANZ). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: Is housing really expensive? August 24, 2025
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1:15:23– What do you think of my 5 year experiment? – Some debt is good! – Is housing really expensive? – Will Bitcoin liquidity dry up? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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– RBA’s $1.2b renovation – Economic roundtable disappointment – CSL, James Hardie and Audinate hit for six – Qantas’ $90m fine and NAB’s $130m make-good – CBA’s AI SNAFU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Stocks In Focus: Brainchip, August 20 2025
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14:54This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Mitchell Lawler about Australian AI innovator, Brainchip (ASX:BRN). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: How to evaluate growth opportunities? August 17, 2025
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1:13:44– Mortgage offsets do compound! – What about the Soul Patts and Brickworks merger? – Tariffs won’t cause a collapse in the US. – What should I look out for with mergers and acquisitions? – How do I evaluate overseas growth opportunities? – An important missive from Camembert Thislethwaite See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Chart crimes and other misdemeanours. August 15, 2025
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1:23:41– Rates down… again – CBA profits grow, shares fall – EV road user charge – Chart crimes and misdirection See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Stocks In Focus: Northern Star, August 13 2025
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12:42This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Edward Vesely about Australian (and Alaskan!) gold miner Northern Star (ASX:NSR). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: Am I wrong to feel discouraged (and should we invade New Zealand)? August 10, 2025
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1:30:03– Am I wrong to feel discouraged? – A brickbat – How did the US government get its Bitcoin – Should they sell them? – First home “builders” scheme? – Should the RBA set Budget parameters? – Did Andrew really suggest invading New Zealand? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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What Elon’s $44 deal says about Tesla. August 8, 2025
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1:19:34– A cook’s tour through margins – Up go tariffs… again – The NSW government caves to Star and Crown – ASX’s TPG blunder – What Elon’s $44 deal says about Tesla See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Darius Zarghami about Australia’s fourth-largest health insurer, NIB (ASX:NHF). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: What happens when AI takes over the world? August 3, 2025
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1:31:53– ‘Sub cities, not subsidies’ – How do you make your way through company reports? – Best low income ETFs for kids? – What are the ramifications of high US debt? – What happens when AI takes over the world? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Inflation, tariffs and productivity. August 1, 2025
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1:18:56– Inflation falls… and a rate cut coming? – Higher tariffs ahead – More money… for Mt Isa – Productivity summit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Chris Copley about a company best known as a mini Berkshire Hathaway (they’re some big boots to fill!), US insurance and investment company, Markel (NYSE:MKL). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: You’re wrong on inflation and money printing. July 27, 2025
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1:39:45– Won’t rich Superannuants simply remove their assets and delay CGT anyway? – Debt to GDP misses the assets of a government – How do we encourage people to move to the bush? – Who’d be a farmer? – You’re wrong on inflation and money printing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Avoid these rookie errors. July 25, 2025
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1:12:20We all make mistakes… the best thing is to make them less often. Here are some mistakes we’ve made, and we hope you won’t! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Stocks In Focus: Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF, July 23 2025
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12:51This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Chris Copley about a simple way for Australians to get access to US technology companies, via the Betashares NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX:NDQ). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: Listen to Scott do a complete 180. July 20, 2025
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1:14:28– What about equity crowdfunding? – What skills does a small-cap investor need? – How can I balance the positives and negatives? – Identifying members of a cult – Are ETFs really to blame? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Economic advice for the government. July 18, 2025
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1:21:01Governing is hard. And politics always interferes. But here are six areas we think government could strike a blow for our economic prosperity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Stocks In Focus: Medibank Private, July 16 2025
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13:41This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool Director of Research, Ryan Newman about Australia’s largest private health insurer, Medibank Private (ASX:MPL). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: Drop all taxes, other than the GST? July 13, 2025
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1:26:26– What will AI do to jobs? – Should we just get rid of all taxes and increase the GST? – Will history repeat? – Shouldn’t we use tax to support local interests? – What about NAB Equity Builder? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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What I wish I’d known at 18. July 11, 2025
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1:14:43Time is the ultimate scarce resource. And we can’t get it back. But what do we wish we’d known at 18? Here’s our attempt at answering that question from an investing perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool Director of Research, Ryan Newman about iron ore (and other commodities) miner, Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: Property vs. equities is the wrong debate. July 6, 2025
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1:11:21– An exception taken to our criticism of taxing unrealised gains – Maybe not indexing tax thresholds works? – ‘Property vs. equities’ isn’t as simple as it seems? – How can we keep increasing energy consumption without killing the planet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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New CEOs are confronted with a lot of conflicting advice, often from people trying to feather their own nests. But what should a CEO actually do? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Stocks In Focus: Core Lithium, July 2 2025
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14:02This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Michell Lawler about Australian lithium producer, Core Lithium (ASX:CXO). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: Do we tax mining companies enough? June 29, 2025
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1:22:25– What about ASX returns in foreign currency terms? – What are the implications of growing online sales? – How can I embark on a career in share trading? – Do we tax mining companies enough? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Scott and Andrew break down some of the fundamental approaches they take to investing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Darius Zarghami about the ‘spirit of Australia’, Qantas (ASX:QAN). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: The threat from AI. June 22, 2025
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1:16:29– Is a small cap company too big once it issues too many shares? – What advice can you give me for tracking my portfolio? – How should we prepare for AI? – Do dividend timings matter? – Should I sell down my holding that’s now over 20% of my portfolio? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Amazon bells the cat on AI. June 20, 2025
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1:24:53– What does war mean for markets? – The huge boom in passive ETFs – Tax reform to balance the budget? – Rex gets more government money – Amazon bells the cat on AI See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Benny Ou about Australia’s oldest bank, Westpac (ASX:WBC). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: incl Is it time to cut and run? June 15, 2025
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1:17:15– Which shares are used to calculate CGT – A listener rant on the banks – A reminder about getting old – Is it time for me to cut and run? – Should I buy Berkshire if the market is ‘frothy’? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Innovation, and the tale of three airlines. June 13, 2025
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1:12:12– The challenge of innovation – ASX hits a record high – Virgin to list, Rex might survive, Qantas shuts Jetstar Asia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Chris Copley about Australia’s largest general insurer, IAG (ASX:IAG). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: incl. Should my ETF exclude banks and miners? June 8, 2025
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59:55– Should I invest in an ETF that excludes banks and miners? – Is value investing dead? – Can insider ownership be bad? – Do I have enough Super? – Lay off Australia! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Soul Patts and Brickworks tie the knot. June 6, 2025
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1:28:45– GDP is out… and it’s weak – Trump doubles steel and aluminium tariffs – Trump’s bill to turbocharge US debt – Soul Patts and Brickworks tie the knot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Stocks In Focus: Vanguard MSCI International ETF, June 5 2025
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13:40This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Ed Vesely about globally-focused ETF, the Vanguard MSCI International ETF (ASX:VGS). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: incl. Help to start investing at 40. June 1, 2025
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1:23:32– What do you think of my investment idea? – What do you disagree on? – Should I sell my employer-provided shares? – Help… I’m starting to invest at 40 – Fix housing for me! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Addressing the challenge of productivity. May 30, 2025
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1:14:45– Australia’s richest people announced – The challenge of productivity – Return to the office has stalled See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Vincent Wales about financial services company AMP (ASX:AMP). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: incl. How should I invest at 60? May 25, 2025
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1:18:11– How do I uncover potential hidden gems? – What’s your list of attributes you value? – What should I invest in, at 60? – Should we just tax everyone at 10% and be done with it? – Shouldn’t a long term investor buy units in a geared ETF? – How does a company benefit when I buy shares on the ASX? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Moody’s downgrades the US. May 23, 2025
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1:21:29– Rates drop… more to come? – Moody’s downgrades the US, and turmoil in the bond market – Westpac cutting jobs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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BONUS: Ed Conway on the future of sustainability
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41:54In this special extended episode, journalist, author and economics expert Ed Conway joins Dr Anna to explore the future of sustainability. Alongside Rio Tinto’s Chief Scientist, Nigel Steward, and Froydis Cameron-Johansson, Rio Tinto's Global Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Security, they discuss the challenges and solutions of responsible …
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool Director of Research Ryan Newman about AI-enabler Appen (ASX:APX). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Mailbag: incl. How is Super fair for young people? May 18, 2025
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1:20:34– Surely one company isn’t worth 6 times another? – How is Super fare for young people? – Isn’t Bitcoin going to make inequality worse? – Can we be more clever with tariffs? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Buffett, Trump, Banks and Super. May 16, 2025
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1:21:44– The humility of Warren Buffett – Trump’s tariff truce – Bank profit round-up – Super tax increase… what to do now? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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Sabrina Ghayour on her favourite knives, learning from others and butternut squash best practice
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24:49Chef and food writer Sabrina Ghayour’s knife is an indispensable partner in her kitchen. Sabrina tells Dr Anna about her journey toward finding her favourite type of knives and how to look for the right knife for you. She is joined by Rio Tinto’s Chief Scientist, Nigel Steward, who delves into the material science behind how our knives are made. Th…
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This week, Scott talks to Motley Fool analyst Mitchell Lawler about buy-now-pay-later player Zip (ASX:ZIP). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By LiSTNR
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