1 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: This is the weekend edition of Fear and Greed, daily 2 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: business news for people who make their own decisions. Are 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: Michael Thompson and good morning, Sean. 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 2: Aylmer, Good morning, Michael Thompson. 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: Now Sean, our weekend show is very different to the 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: weekday show. Here we are in a competition, you and I. 7 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: We are each nominating what we think is the biggest 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: business news story of the week, the most remarkable business story, 9 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: a mystery category changes every week, and then our favorite story, 10 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: and we are joined every week by a judge to 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: pick a winner. Our Fear and Greed colleague Adam Lang Adam, 12 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: good morning. 13 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 3: Good morning Michael, and good morning Sean. 14 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: Morning Adam. 15 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: I'm just watching you limber up. You're actually doing a 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: jaw exercise. Just then. As though this was kind of 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: like a Grand Final. 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 3: Maximize, my diction. 19 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: Did not know where you were going. Moving on, let's 20 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: move on very quickly. A quick shout out to our 21 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:06,279 Speaker 1: dear listener friend Wesley, who wrote to us last week, 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: if you recall, let me discuss. 23 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: This Where's Where's We's who. 24 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: Remarked on the fact that I had not won this 25 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: competition in a long time, and he was questioning whether 26 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: this was like the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals 27 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: where there was a twenty thousand win streak to the 28 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: globe Trotters, and whether Sean was in fact the globetrotter. 29 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: And he wrote to us again last week because of 30 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 1: course I won last week. I turned everything on its head. 31 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: Talk about thirty seconds fro him to remind us go on. 32 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and Wesley wrote to us again and he says, Michael, 33 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: I was on a bender, celebrating your celebrating your resounding victory. 34 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: Not that we think that's a good idea. 35 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,919 Speaker 1: No, no, no, it might have just been an emotional bender. Yeah, indeed, 36 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: just just glee. Yep, unbridled, good clean celebrations. May the 37 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: streak continue for weeks, months, May I say years to 38 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: come to which I say, Wesley Well said, I think 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: we all agree with. 40 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: You, and Wesley like, you can't really abused listeners, can you? 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: No? Just stay tunes? 42 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: What is going on in your mind? Seriously, if you 43 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 2: think that Michael deserves to be winning week after week, 44 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: you need to keep on that bender. Listen to us 45 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: at the end of the bender rather than beginning to bender. 46 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: That's right, let's jump into it, and let's prove to 47 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: Wesley why he has backed to the right person. Biggest 48 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: story of the week, It is fine, I'm going first. Yes, 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: it is finally, finally here, Adam. You know what I'm 50 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: going to say, because I've been saying it every Saturday 51 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: for the last what four weeks? Now? The election is 52 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: the biggest story today. It is undeniable. It was not 53 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: undeniable on previous occasions when you ruled against me as 54 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: it being the biggest story. But this week, after five 55 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: and a half weeks of campaigning, it is time we 56 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: are voting today. It is the biggest story. 57 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 4: Question still question, Adam, when you are judging, are you 58 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 4: judging on the week that was? Or are you judging 59 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 4: including today and tomorrow? 60 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 3: This is a question there. So I can't feel comfortable 61 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 3: looking into the future. I can only judge what has 62 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 3: happened this Saturday. 63 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: I am Saturday morning. This is the cutoff times. Go 64 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: on my mine. 65 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: That is completely fine. I will still win. 66 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 3: I don't think there's a booth open just yet. Go on, 67 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 3: when we're recording, when people are listening. 68 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: There, maybe Norfolk is That's what I was just going 69 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: to say, not two hours, they're like two hours in 70 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: front and that's not enough. 71 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: You know what, I'm claiming it, right, go on, you're open. 72 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: Right. 73 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: The last week absolute electoral chaos, right, we had the 74 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: Prime Minister and the Prime Minister Opposition leader criss crossing 75 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: the country visiting a whole bunch of seats. They went 76 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: to marginal seats, they went to safe fish seats, and 77 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: they were going all over the place, despite the fact 78 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: it must be demoralizing, right if you were Peter Dutton 79 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: going around to all of these seats and looking at 80 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: the poles that are saying basically one thing, that Anthony 81 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: Eberenez is going to win. And as the week went on, 82 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: the poles got even worse for the coalition, to the 83 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: point that a you gov pole was saying that Labour 84 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: could actually win what eighty four seats, so an absolute 85 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: majority in its own right. The Teals, I feel like 86 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: we need to mention them, have had kind of an 87 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: odd campaign, Like it feels kind of scared when you 88 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: think about the discipline of the Teals campaign and because 89 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: they're all shiny and new last time, right, it feels 90 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: like it's been a lot more chaotic this time. I 91 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: don't know whether you both agree with that, because it 92 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: feels like it's been a little bit dirty year perhaps 93 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: against them. There's been a lot of little bits and pieces, 94 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: a lot of headlines that have been unfavorable about the Teals. 95 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 3: Do you agree, Well, I suppose we could leave this 96 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 3: sofely to the end, but just for a quick comment 97 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 3: to join now. It doesn't feel like they've been a 98 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: singular party. 99 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: Exactly, not unified independence boys. Yes, that's the idea. Yeah. 100 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 2: I mean, people like Nicolay Bowell and Manique Ryan have 101 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: a really tight contests one of Victoria, one in New 102 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 2: South Wales, and so I think that the major parties 103 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 2: are having more of a crack at them than they 104 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 2: would otherwise. I actually think it shows that they are 105 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: a force to be reckoned with. We've got thirteen Teals 106 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: in the last parliament. You could go for fifteen this 107 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 2: time maybe. I mean, if you actually include Bob Catter 108 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: and the Greens and all of the Independence you can 109 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: get close to twenty of one hundred and fifty seats. 110 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: Not being a major party. Obviously, it's all been about 111 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: the cost of living. We know that we've had four debates, 112 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: we had one debate that's in this judging period here, Adam. 113 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: But really, across the whole campaign, you've got to say, right, 114 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: there's been nothing outrageous. There's been kind of minor gaffs 115 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 1: and bits and pieces, but no massively kind of horrendous 116 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: moment which you got, Okay, that was the moment where 117 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: X lost the campaign, for instance. There's been likewise no 118 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: clear wins. It's been very kind of I don't want 119 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: to say it's been a boring election campaign because you 120 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: were going to penalize the biggest story of. 121 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 2: The week, which part of this story is big, every 122 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 2: part of it. 123 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: The fact that this week we have seen millions of 124 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: people already vote. It doesn't matter that the yes down, 125 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: so that the wish I started with that, Yeah, yeah, 126 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: but I mean, the fact is that millions of people 127 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: have already voted in prepole voting, postal voting. More people 128 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,359 Speaker 1: have done prepole voting than ever before. It is. It 129 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 1: is extraordinary, this shiff that we've said. I know, I'm 130 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,040 Speaker 1: even bored by myself. Okay, all right, Michael. 131 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 3: Bring it home. 132 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 1: Finish this with vigor. You might be listening to this 133 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: as you were lining up to vote. You might be 134 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: one of those millions who have already voted. We may 135 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: not all agree on the outcome of today's election, but 136 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: there is one thing that we can agree on. Right 137 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: The election is the biggest story of the week. There 138 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: are two winners here today, ladies and gentlemen, Democracy and 139 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: Michael Thompson. 140 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, and Adam tell me three winners in the 141 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: last week. What specific thing happened that's going to make 142 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: a difference to your life as a man who has 143 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: a mortgage. What specific thing happened in the last week 144 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 2: is going to make a difference to you. 145 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 3: Two things. Actually, the image of Trump and Zelenski sitting 146 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 3: across from each other at the Vatican make a difference. 147 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 3: I think it says a lot about geopolitics at that moment, crystallized. 148 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 3: But probably closer, much closer to the hip hocket is 149 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 3: the inflation figures came in. 150 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 2: As it turns out, that is my biggest story of 151 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 2: the week. Inflation for the first time in three years, 152 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: headline underlying all under three percent. The Reserve Bank once 153 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: it between two and three percent. If you take these 154 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 2: six months underlying rate, which they do and ualize it 155 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: about two and a half percent. Spot on. We've got 156 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: a look at Michael Cranky over there, the luggish economic growth, 157 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 2: we've got business, consumer sentiment not so good. We've got 158 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: all the tariff turmoil. We got a rate can't coming, baby. 159 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: It's only the Reserve Bank was meeting this week, Michael, Michael, 160 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: we had speculation about what might happen. Is not allowed. 161 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 2: I'm not going to go on. I'm going to leave 162 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 2: it at that. Inflation for the first time in three 163 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 2: four years in that two to three percent target ban everyone, 164 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 2: nearly everyone, even those people like the Great Warren Hogan 165 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 2: who's always he was pushing for a rate hike about 166 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 2: six months ago. Even if he has come and it's true, 167 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 2: I'm not sure that I agree with the decision. But 168 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 2: going to happen, and we found it out this week. 169 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 3: Over to year, Michael wins the Jesus the Reserve Bank 170 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 3: meeting when it comes, I think it will will have. 171 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 2: Michael's story was bigger than so. 172 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 3: Well, look, I think it actually is the proportion of 173 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 3: votes that are coming before the election day. 174 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 2: Thank god, what did they what did they say the 175 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: best proportion of a well they been counted. 176 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 3: No, But I think what campaign is the tense really 177 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 3: I hadn't picked. Well, just the amount of people that 178 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 3: voted early means they made their decision early. I think 179 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 3: it really does throw the dynamic of policy announcements on 180 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 3: the run right up until the election day. I don't 181 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 3: think it works. And I also think bitterly disappointing from 182 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 3: both sides of politics is the sure lack of policy 183 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 3: and growth and productivity in anything that they over. 184 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 2: Now, I'm not listening to a word you were saying, 185 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 2: because that judgment was outrageous. 186 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: I will say, did you notice your honor that Sean 187 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: was peaking at your judgment sheet just then? I don't know, 188 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: we can check this. 189 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 2: I actually wrote nothing on my You're right, I am 190 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 2: peaking it. Actually right, He's got like two words for me, 191 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 2: about twenty for you. But then again, you went on 192 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 2: like say, ten to one. You went on ten times 193 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 2: longer than me. 194 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: And most of those words were the ones that Adam 195 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 1: added in the middle. So you've actually awarded yourself to 196 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: win there, Adam. Let's move on one, Neil, that is great, 197 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: most remarkable. 198 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 2: Go first only, Okay. Woodside Energy this week said it 199 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 2: will push ahead with its twenty seven billion dollar LNG 200 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 2: plant in Louisiana. It's doing it more or less as 201 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: a JV with a crowd from the US crack called 202 00:10:55,480 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 2: stone Peak. There in an infrastructure real estate investor twenty 203 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 2: seven billion dollar LNG plant in Louisiana. That's seventeen billion US. 204 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 2: That is phenomenal. We're talking, you know, not drill, baby drill, 205 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 2: but well gas, gas, whatever it is. You know what 206 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 2: I'm trying to. 207 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: Say, so eloquently, so eloquently. 208 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 2: The numbers are staggering, tens of billions of dollars. We're 209 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 2: talking here. It is a megadeal full of risk. And 210 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 2: what Woodside is basically doing is taking the view that 211 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: gas is going to be around for the next forty years. 212 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: It is not a green energy. It is a fossil 213 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 2: fuel energy. And I think Mega Neil CEO has decided 214 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 2: that in a Donald Trump world and beyond, because he's 215 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 2: done here four years, but and beyond, the world is 216 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 2: going to stick with gas. It is remarkable how much 217 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 2: they're spending in the US, which is not a low 218 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 2: cost producer in the US, to basically dive into gas 219 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 2: for the next forty five. 220 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 3: Only five of the world's supply will come. 221 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, if it comes online. 222 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 1: Just yeah, it is remarkable little bit of bis. I'm 223 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:10,599 Speaker 1: going with it. 224 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 2: I'm going with brevity. Michael aby you all right, Okay, 225 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 2: let's do this within three minutes. 226 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: Probably not, I can do it within one. 227 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 2: Okay, I'm tiny. It starts now, I. 228 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: Don't know it anyway, though, that is a massive story. 229 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 1: That is a fantastic story. And in any other week 230 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: that would have won because that is a crackup. 231 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 2: But this week people think that, like the lines of 232 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 2: my they're just tied, they're the same. They just I'm 233 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 2: a bit cranky this morning. I got to say I'm 234 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 2: dirty about that. 235 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: First let it out. This week President Donald Trump marked 236 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: one hundred days in office, and I don't think there 237 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: has ever been one hundred days. This week, Oh no, sorry, 238 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 1: he marked what you are? 239 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 2: You are? God? 240 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: I want an extra ten seconds added on to my time. 241 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: Well, you've done thirty already. You're under a minute and 242 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 2: you haven't even told us what you're talking about yet. 243 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: Okay, start my time. I'll start from here. 244 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 2: You're thirty five seconds. See, well you've pause it, restart 245 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 2: forty right. 246 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: That's the way it's going to be, is at Alma. 247 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 2: Five forty five. 248 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,839 Speaker 1: There has never been a US president who has done 249 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: more in one hundred days. He has signed one hundred 250 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: and forty three executive orders. That is more than any 251 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: other president. He has introduced tariffs on the pretty much 252 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: on the whole world right, triggering chaos on financial markets, 253 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:36,079 Speaker 1: upending global trade. He's cut government spending. Don't say it, Sean. 254 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: I can see you looking at your timer and you're 255 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: just itching to jump in. He has cut I can 256 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: do this. I can get this in the one point 257 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: nine minutes that I allowed myself. He has cut government 258 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 1: spending and departments. 259 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 2: He unleashed he can. 260 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: He unleashed Elon Musk and the Doge Department. He issued 261 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: one five hundred pardons crackdown on illegal immigrants, deporting one 262 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: hundred and forty thousand or so people. The official figures 263 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: suggest maybe it was half that reignited culture wars and 264 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: enter wokeism, dismantled DEI initiatives. He confronted the Ukrainian president 265 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: in the White House and then they made up and 266 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: signed a new deal. Busy week, the president has gone 267 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: cold on Vladimir Putin. They made moves to take over minutes, 268 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: made moves to take over Greenland, he intervened in European politics, 269 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: He wanted to annex Canada, he wanted to take over 270 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: Gaza as a real estate project. And now and now, 271 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: finally something that happened this week. He made his acknowledgement 272 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: first executive firing. He fired his first executive which has 273 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: taken him a remarkably long time when you think about it, 274 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: he's still there. Yeah, but he hasn't been fired. 275 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: But we're just not hearing from him. 276 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who was the one who 277 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: set up the signal chat, remember that one where they 278 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: were discussing classified information about military strikes in Yemen, added 279 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: a journalist to the chat. Anyway, he has been fired, 280 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: and actually probably even worse than being fired from Donald 281 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: Trump's perspective is he has moved him to be the 282 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: US representative to the United Nations. 283 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 2: And Trump doesn't believe him. 284 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: We all know the regard that that Trump has for 285 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: the UN. So that is not justifiring, that is a 286 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: punishment as well. It is remarkable how much he got 287 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: through in a hundred days that we can reflect upon. 288 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: That we reflect upon that is fake news. Sean, that 289 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: time that you've just given me three minutes. That is 290 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: not You're right, it's now three ten. Oh, Adam, I 291 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: am done. 292 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 2: One hundred days. 293 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: Isn't that remarkable? How much you got through? It is? 294 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 3: And but not a lot of that happened in the 295 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 3: last seven doesn't matter. 296 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: When we talk about inflation figures, for instance, that's just 297 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: the reporting of it that happened. It's actually reporting on 298 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: something that happened previously. So we should buy right only 299 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: be reporting on the inflation that emerged within that. Oh God, 300 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: shut up, Michael, say it for you both and half 301 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: to stop talking. 302 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 3: Sean wins emphatically. I think in this particular environment, it's. 303 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 2: The twenty one that's an emphatic win. 304 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 3: Both both stories are America. But the fact that Woodside's 305 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 3: doing this in America, and it's as you say, Sean, 306 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 3: it's a four decade project, massive world gas supply, it's 307 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: going to be a huge contributor. So for Woodside, this 308 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 3: is an absolutely remarkable step. 309 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: God, that was a long judgment. We're on the clock here, Adam. Anyway, 310 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: let's take a very quick break. 311 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 2: So what is it? 312 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: One? 313 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 2: All all disappointing, although there was an emphatic win. But yes, 314 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 2: all right, we'll. 315 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: Take a quick break and come back with our mystery category. Sean, 316 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: We're about to do our mystery category that changes every week. 317 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: Before we do that, we need to address the elephant 318 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: in the room, which is unkind to refer to you 319 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: both as elephants when you are I. 320 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 2: Think that's probably fair enough. 321 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 1: When you are wearing licra. It is the most confronting 322 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: thing in the world to be looking at you both 323 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: in the studio and you are both in this skin 324 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: tight figure hugging lycra. You are doing it though for 325 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: it You are doing it for a good cause. 326 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 3: Yes, we are Royal far West right for country kids. 327 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 3: It's only a couple of weeks away. Now, God, that's threatening, 328 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 3: isn't it. 329 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 2: A couple of We leave in about ten days. 330 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it's three hundred and eighty k's over three days. 331 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 2: Have you started training? 332 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? Good, I have, But I didn't have a bike 333 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 3: a couple of months ago. I've had to come a 334 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 3: long way. 335 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: The thing that I love most is the fact that 336 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: the two of you have been so far outside of 337 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 1: your comfort zone when you started doing this, and you 338 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: don't appear to have worked into a comfort zone not yet. 339 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 2: Interestingly, we'll see by the end of it, maybe we will. 340 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 3: But although saddles are excruciating, I don't think comfort zone 341 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: will ever happen to me. 342 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 2: You do. 343 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: There is a slight wattle to the way that you 344 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: both are walking at the moment, A very quick mention 345 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: of the fantastic support that you have both received. And please, 346 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 1: we are not there yet. We have quite a solid 347 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: goal trying to to hit a decent figure to raise 348 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: money for Country Kids. But a couple of donations that 349 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: I want to mention, one. 350 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 3: From Craig Beatty. 351 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: The reason he's getting mentioned here is because he says, 352 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: great cause guys love the show, by the way, especially 353 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: the weekend edition. 354 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 2: You're like a winner, Craig. 355 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: I'm with you, assuming you like because well maybe it's 356 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: because of Adam. Henrietta Rothschild, which is wonderful. And and again, 357 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: as she says here, when she donated, she made a 358 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: note awesome effort Sean and Adam for a great cause. 359 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: Well done. Also to the courageous Michael for taking one 360 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: for the team and keeping the city studio safe. 361 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,360 Speaker 2: Henry, so we've actually sent her a me and mug. Henrietta, Yeah, 362 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 2: a great person. Been listening literally from the beginning beginning, 363 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 2: and given she spent five years listening to us, she's 364 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 2: calling Michael Correat she hasn't been hearing listening, but not 365 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 2: hearing Henrietta. 366 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: But anyway, if you would like to donate, please, we 367 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: are very very grateful for any and all donations received. 368 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 1: We'll put a link in today's show notes. And if 369 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 1: you mentioned the weekend edition and possibly just single out 370 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: your favorite member, Michael Thompson, then you are guaranteed to 371 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: get a very nice mention on this episode next week. Ah, 372 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: let's do it. Mystery category one all the best billionaire story. 373 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 3: Okay, all right? 374 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: Shall I go first for it? And I'm going to 375 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: do this really quickly. When Donald Trump, I don't know, 376 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: I've talked about a lot about Donald Trump, but I 377 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: just need to do this one because when Donald Trump calls, 378 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: you answer right, even if you are Jeff the owner 379 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: of Amazon. That happened this week, right, Amazon had floated 380 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: the idea, and it is. It's quite interesting, right that 381 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 1: when you were doing your checkout process on Amazon, which 382 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: is one of the biggest retailers in the world, that 383 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: it was going to itemize specifically the impact of tariffs 384 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 1: on what you were buying that. It was going to 385 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: actually say, yes, you're what you were buying is going 386 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: up ten percent or fifteen percent or fifty four percent 387 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: or whatever it is. It was going to itemize the 388 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: impact on the prices. The President did not like that, 389 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: and so he called up Jeff Bezos and wouldn't it 390 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: be fantastic to have heard that conversation. I just wonder 391 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: how much pressure was applied or just the tone of 392 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: that conversation. Anyway, it's not happening anymore, which I'm sure 393 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 1: entirely coincidental. And Jeff did say that, Look, it was 394 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: just a just an idea that had been floated by 395 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: one part of the business, the thought bubble that had 396 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: been popped, really and not a serious strategy. If that's 397 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: not enough for you, I'm going to throw in a 398 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: quick bonus billionaire story, Adham. Yes, you can have a 399 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: second billionaire if you can find one in the time. 400 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: You can have a second billionaire story as well. Sean 401 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: James Packer Oh pretty much disappeared from the public eye, 402 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: just living his life over in the US. He sold 403 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: his Beverly Hills mansion for ninety three million dollars. Reportedly 404 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: the most expensive property deal in the suburb this year. 405 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: Eighteen bathrooms, cigar lounge, beauty salon, wine, cellar screening. You 406 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: would want that, wouldn't you? For that amount of money? Bathrooms, 407 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: beauty salon, Yeah, don't you want that? 408 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 3: Maybe aker room like. 409 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 1: Room I like. But he's he's not kind of downgrading. 410 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: He's now bought a place for one hundred and seventy 411 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,440 Speaker 1: four billion dollars. Now nearby, they're my two billionaire stories. 412 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: Have you been able to find too? While I was 413 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: padding there, sean help? 414 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 2: My favorite billionaire story has been Anthony Pratt. Okay, the 415 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 2: busy packaging Magnet week, he pledged to invest five billion 416 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 2: dollars into the US seven eight billion Aussie dollars all 417 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 2: about American manufacturing, he said. Now, this was ahead of 418 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 2: a meeting with Donald Trump and the White House. He 419 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 2: said it'll create five thousand manufacturing jobs in the US. 420 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 2: I loved his quote. He said, this is ouzsi Anthony Pratt. 421 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 2: He said, to make America great again, we need to 422 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 2: make in America again. That's why I'm so proud to 423 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 2: support the President's call to reindustrialize America and again make 424 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 2: the US and manufacturing powerhouse of the world. Good on 425 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 2: you now, mister Pratt is a permanent US resident. He 426 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,959 Speaker 2: has spent a lot of time trying to carry favor 427 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 2: with Donald Trump, including a big, full page out of 428 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 2: The New York Times, not a media organization like well, 429 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 2: Trump is not a favorite of the New York Times anyway. 430 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 2: He put a big ad, paid for an ad, not 431 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 2: bet he paid full rate, congratulating the president as he 432 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,239 Speaker 2: was preparing to take office. Is also the fellow that 433 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 2: Trump called a red headed widow. So the allegation was 434 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 2: that Trump had talked about the nuclear submarine fleet with 435 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 2: Pratt in twenty twenty one and emerged in twenty twenty three. 436 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 2: They asked him about Pratt. Trump is something our lines. Oh, 437 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 2: he's like the redhead wider. Imagine spending that many billions 438 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 2: of dollars. 439 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 3: Just the irony of him saying redheaded weirdo itself. Yeah, 440 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 3: something as well. 441 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 2: As my second billion hours throwing elon Trump in we 442 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 2: had Trump on Trump there he go probably works elon 443 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 2: mask mask like brand Jelena. There's talk in the Wall 444 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 2: Street Journal, which is the most August in the Financial Times, 445 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 2: the two more most August business publications suggesting that the 446 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 2: board of Tesla is looking for someone to replace on Mask. Now, 447 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 2: the report said, it's not clear whether Elon musk knew 448 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 2: that the board was doing it. Robin Denholm, the Aussie, 449 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 2: she came out after she's the chair of Tesla. She 450 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 2: came out and said, no, no, no, that's not happening. 451 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: But when the Wall Street General reports something like that, 452 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 2: there's smoke, smoldering smoke. So it is Anthony Pratt and 453 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 2: Elon Trump slash mask verse Jeff Bezos and James Packer. 454 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 3: Very good. Yes, Sean has to win. I think for 455 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 3: the Elon Trump line. 456 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 2: If I have for the first time ever one on melodrama. 457 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: But the best was it was accidental. 458 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 2: Shows how. 459 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 3: But you know, it's just so spectacular what America is 460 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 3: bringing to the world of business at the moment, not 461 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 3: all of it, but certainly spectacle. 462 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: All right, So that's two one. That's fine, that's fine. 463 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: I can still win this. I mean, it obviously sounds 464 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: hard to win from a two one position with only 465 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 1: one category left, but I can win on points emphatic. Hmm. Sean, 466 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: would you like to go first on your favorite story 467 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: of the week for This Fine Business Podcast? 468 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 3: Election Day. 469 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: Business of business listeners, lots of business news. 470 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 2: Who are busy don't quite have time to keep as 471 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 2: fit as Adam and I obviously are in our like 472 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 2: tempting to be. Yeah. So my favorite business story of 473 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 2: the week for business people out there was the study 474 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 2: that showed that just an hour of weight training a week, 475 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 2: two thirty minute sessions can help people gain significant muscle 476 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 2: mass and strength. So what they did nine common upper 477 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 2: and lower body gym exercises that to do it eight 478 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 2: to ten times muscle fatigue, not failure, but muscle fatigue. 479 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 2: I don't like the muscle failure. He thinks I can 480 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 2: never get there. I get too tired before. 481 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: You're too strong to just keep going too tough, No, 482 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: I stopped. 483 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 2: Well. The biggest issue why people don't do weight training, 484 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 2: according to the Washington reportant Washington Post, is time. Busy 485 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 2: people time. Only twenty percent of Americans actually do any 486 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 2: weight training. Of course, when you have strong, healthy muscles, 487 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 2: you protect against illnesses like diabetes, arthritis, frailty, even premature death. 488 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,439 Speaker 2: I'd protect against that if that was the case. The 489 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:19,679 Speaker 2: results after two months with the abbreviated routine, participants added 490 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 2: mass and strength almost everyone's muscles were larger, stronger, and 491 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 2: more powerful than at the start. Published in Medicine and 492 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 2: Science in Sports and Exercise Journal. Is that a catchy title? 493 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 2: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. What, anyway? Point 494 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 2: is blakes like you and me and you, there's still hope. 495 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 2: There is two thirty minute weight exercises. Just pick up 496 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 2: the pound of sugar. 497 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 3: Sugar, God, you're more of a light reps kind of guy. 498 00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: What resistance is just like doing a push up, isn't it? 499 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 2: Yeah? That's it. Great story, we're all talking about it. 500 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:03,479 Speaker 2: Love it. 501 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, you can cram your pound of sugar because 502 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: I've got a winner here. 503 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 2: We really can't at the moment. 504 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: We're wearing it's not in your like, there's nothing being 505 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: crammed anywhere. My favorite story, remember this is a business podcast, 506 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: is the extraordinary strength A good link to your story 507 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: and resilience of the housing market. Oh my god, how 508 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: dull might be dull? But picked to those people who 509 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: are heading off to an auction today on election day? 510 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,880 Speaker 1: Probably unlikely. Anyway, it doesn't really matter. That is a 511 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: minor irrelevant point that I made. House prices we learned 512 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: across this week. House prices across the country rose for 513 00:27:55,040 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: the third straight month in April. Wasn't an isolated increase 514 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 1: just one city going up and lifting everyone else, or 515 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 1: this was every single capital city and regional market. This 516 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 1: is un believable, Adam. From zero point two percent in 517 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: Sydney and Melbourne to one point one percent in Darwin 518 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: in one month. 519 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 2: What a The problem is when we start laughing at 520 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 2: Michael's melodrama. 521 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: He steps it up level. It's like, oh, I've got 522 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:36,600 Speaker 1: an audience. 523 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 3: He thought that was good. 524 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: Here we go, Look, that's it. I'm done. Brevity is key, 525 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: extraordinary strength and resilient to the housing market. Prices rose 526 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: everywhere across the country last month, three months in a row, 527 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: every city, every regional market. Great if you're a home 528 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: fantastic if you're a homeowner. You're trying to get. 529 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 2: Given your record of favorite stories, which basically space, space, 530 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 2: the sky, aircraft, aircraft, yep, sky and then space yeah 531 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 2: a bit more space? Yeah right? How is it like? 532 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 2: I couldn't think of a favorite story and we hadn't 533 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 2: really talked about housing this week, Like, how did you 534 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 2: come up with housing? 535 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: Drew it out of the hat shot, I popped all 536 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: the stories of the week in and just drew up. 537 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 2: No. 538 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: I feel so passionately. 539 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 2: About this story, Adam, over the year. 540 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: Because it is a remarkable story, and I thought remarkable 541 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: it should have been in that category bigger story of 542 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:34,240 Speaker 1: the week if it wasn't for the OL. 543 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 2: Would wasn't the remarkable one where I won emphatically. 544 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: I'll move on, move on. Give us the judgment, Adam. 545 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 3: I think there's I look in you win, Michael. I 546 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 3: think the house prices if I was speaking selfishly and 547 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 3: judging from that point, story wins because of weight training 548 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 3: only two thirty minute sessions a week. That's such good. 549 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: News, Adam. 550 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 2: This is all about self self interest. Do you think 551 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 2: Michael has ever thought of any one outside himself? Do 552 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 2: you think I've ever thought about anyone outside myself? Self interest? 553 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 2: Self interest? 554 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: Three one, let's go to all lot. Are the points 555 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: there at all? 556 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 3: Michael a very high scoring, particularly given some stories. Eighty 557 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 3: eight points. 558 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: That's an unnecessary I think you're gone. 559 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not good. 560 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 1: Just cut it off. 561 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 3: Sean Almer ninety points. 562 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: The Washington generals down trodden once again, we will rise 563 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: up and anyway, good job, Sean well, don't you. Good job, Adam, 564 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: great judging. 565 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 3: Thank you. 566 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: I'm thank you, Sean trying to bemous magnanimous. 567 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 2: Indeed, I can't say that word magnanimous, magnanimous, magnanimous one 568 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 2: more time. 569 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 3: I want to do the Muppets tune. 570 00:30:52,400 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: After that, do do do do do magnanimous to send 571 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: us here anyway, Thank you both very much. 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