BUSINESS

guest: dj mccready, co-founder of mountain culture beer co

original air date: march 22, 2024

original description: the craft beer industry is having a tough time at the moment, with a number of prominent breweries going into administration or closing.

but mountain culture beer co has defied the trend - ramping up production 4000% in just four years.

co-founder and ceo dj mccready talks to sean aylmer about growth, the beer industry, and what it takes to stand out in a crowded market.

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a very special weekend edition - our first ever recording in front of a live audience! this episode was recorded on thursday night at the launch of michael thompson's new novel, all the perfect days. and what a competition it was: the economy vs trump/musk, the return of uranium and virgin australia, and a truckload of bees!

sean aylmer and michael thompson go head to head on the top business stories of the week, with adam lang picking a winner in a fierce debate.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. asx flat

2. musk v trump

3. risk assets sold

4. aud at 6 month high

5. trump-xi talk

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we hear so much about the banks, miners and retailers. what are the other big sectors on the asx and why don't we hear so much about them?

join sean aylmer & michael thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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friday 6 june 2025

the federal government closes in on doing a deal with the greens over its controversial superannuation tax. 

and more, including:

• ocean and air temperatures jump sharply. 
• a vessel carrying hundreds of electric vehicles goes up in smoke after a battery fire in the middle of the pacific ocean. 
• australia shifts from a trade surplus to a trade deficit with the us
• donald trump bans travellers from 12 nations. 

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we talk a lot about the big four - but challenger banks are carving out their own place in the market, particularly when it comes to sme clients.

melos sulicich, ceo of bank of sydney, joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about the role of challenger banks, and why he says the regulatory environment favours the big four.

bank of sydney works with blue chip communication, a supporter of this podcast.

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listener wesley asks: we believe in free markets. the bond market sets interest rates. forecasts are never correct. predictions of "wage price spirals " never materialise.

contradictory statements of "we are data driven, we don't see that in our model/forecast". and finally only reaching their mandate once in a decade of both core and headline in the target range.

why do we have the rba?

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thursday 5 june 2025

economic growth slows to a crawl putting pressure on the reserve bank to cut interest rates. 

and more, including:

• the value of australia’s biggest company, the commonwealth bank, pushes beyond $300 billion for the first time. 
• virgin australia set to list on the asx. 
• meta goes nuclear, as big tech searches for green energy sources.
• elon musk hammers donald trump’s tax cuts.

book your free ticket to fear & greed’s first ever live show in sydney on june 5, combined with the launch of michael’s new novel all the perfect days.

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economic growth came in lower than expected yesterday, putting more pressure on the rba to cut rates at its next meeting.

nab chief economist sally auld talks to sean aylmer about the state of the economy, and why nab is tipping three more rate cuts by the end of the year.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. eco growth weak

2. europe-australia trade talks

3. teal wins final seat

4. westpac sued

5. dutch govt collapses

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