Mike Hosking

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116,803 appearances 838 recordings 3 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 4d ago

Mike Hosking’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Full Show Podcast: 08 September 2026 · 7 Sep 2026 podcast

There also remains a desire, I think, for quality over price, localization. voice-verified

Over cheap. voice-verified

And you can see last week at the launch of Sheen onto the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, just how dramatically fortunes can change. voice-verified

Their market cap is now a fraction of what it once was. voice-verified

Their reputation is severely damaged these days around processes, work deals, labour issues. voice-verified

Now France were imposing, if you're not up on this, as of last week, fees on fast fashion. voice-verified

And as free market as I am, you know what? voice-verified

I actually voice-verified

Applaud them. voice-verified

See, the same way Australia will not stop teenagers going on social media, they will be seen as the country that led the way. voice-verified

And the country that tried to make a difference. voice-verified

So too France and fast fashion. voice-verified

Tech too, and their reputation has changed dramatically. voice-verified

Once pioneers and cutting-edge thinkers, they're seen more these days as ogres, repressives, dominators, and corporate leeches. voice-verified

Yes, we buy the phones, but the reputations are not the same. voice-verified

Somewhere between being market upstairs, voice-verified

Arts and disruptors, they became behemoths and scurrilous. voice-verified

Timu and Sheen were market darlings until the rip offs were too obvious and the turnover so high it made your head spin. voice-verified

And so the tide and the attitude has changed. voice-verified

Tech may well be too big to fail or legislate, but the fight is on and the fines are being handed out, especially in the EU. voice-verified

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