The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Episodes
Iran, Happiness, and men behaving badly
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the bewildering mess that is the Iran war, Universal Basic Income, what make...
Banks, AI, and the Iran War
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the outlook for Australia’s banks, AI’s growing influence on the...
Iran War Impact Hits Home
11 Mar 2026
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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the impact of the Iran war on oil prices, inflation, and global markets, and ...
Housing in 2026: A Tale of Two Markets
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the war in the Middle East, go through the latest movements in house prices,...
The Latest AI Action, Trump, and Housing
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the Murdoch family, Aristocrat, Trump's tariffs, the latest AI action, CGT a...
The Changing Face of Intelligence
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss SGH's new bid for BlueScope Steel, take a look at BHP and copper, dive into ...
Boardroom Moves, AI, and Housing
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss executive changes at CSL and the ASX, look at interest rates and housing, mu...
The Rise and Fall of Gold and Silver
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest market movements, what's going on with gold and silver, the RBA a...
2026 Heats Up!
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Money Café returns for 2026 as Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss what went on in Davos, the latest big miner action, take a look at gol...
Winners and Losers of '25
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
James Thomson and Stephen Mayne join Alan Kohler for the final episode of The Money Café for 2025 to discuss the biggest winners and losers of ...
Stuck in a ‘Doom Loop’
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the RBA and interest rates, take a look at the copper sector, and answer que...
Property Pops as Crypto Crashes
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the housing and cryptocurrency markets, AGM season, AI, and much more!See om...
The AI War Heats Up
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson dive into the latest AI news, look at DroneShield, what happened at COP30, discuss w...
A Market 'Crashette'
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest market news, go around the grounds of AGM season, take a look at ...
Bank Results, AGM Season and the RBA’s Outlook
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson go through the latest bank results, look at AGM season, how the market is tracking...
Housing, Rates, and AGMs
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the state of the housing market, look at interest rates, AGM season, and ans...
The Bulls Are Back
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look at the surge on Wall Street, discuss AI and the ACCC’s claim against Micr...
Rare Earths Roar
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne dive into the rare earths deal struck between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump, dis...
A Super Tax Backflip
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the government’s superannuation tax, the latest on Trump, tariffs, and...
Gold, AI, and the Broncos
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne look at the surge in gold, discuss AGM season, how to run for a board, take a deep d...
Shutdowns, Standoffs & Mergers
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the US government shutdown, the RBA and housing, the standoff between BHP an...
Trump, AI & Myer
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Trump's address to the UN, the deal between Nvidia and OpenAI, take a look a...
A Strategic Pickle
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest move on US interest rates, look at what’s going on at Santo...
A Succession Plan
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the Murdoch family's succession plan, job cuts at the big banks, AGM season,...
A Gold Resurgence
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson discuss China, Trump, and the world economy, look at the bond and gold markets, ch...
Earnings, Trump, and Productivity
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the highs and lows of reporting season, Trump and the Fed, outcomes of the g...
A Productivity Blitz
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne share their thoughts on the government's productivity roundtable, take stock of earn...
CBA Leads Profit Season Deluge
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson go through earnings season, look at Trump's Nvidia shakedown, discuss the latest c...
An ASX Bungle
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest stuff up to hit the ASX, look at what Donald Trump is up to, go t...
Profits, Policy & Productivity
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates on hold, the profits of Big ...
Tariffs, Tech & Takeovers
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the state of the housing market, interest rates, productivity, tariffs, the ...
Growth Finds the Green
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson go through the latest market movements, discuss the Prime Minister’s trip to C...
Tariffs, Rates & Market Highs
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Nvidia's all-time high, Trump's latest move on tariffs, the RBA's decision o...
A Building Bubble
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest market action, look at tax reform, productivity and house prices,...
Virgin's IPO Takeoff
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Donald Trump and the situation in the Middle East, tax reform, productivity,...
A Productivity Pow-Wow
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Donald Trump and the G7, the rise o...
Markets on a High
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the share market’s record highs, look at Trump’s latest moves in...
Living with AI
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the future of AI, the rise of CBA, look abroad to the US and China, and answ...
The 'TACO Trade'
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Trump’s latest antics, look at the fall of Healthscope, go through a b...
The Mandalorian of Currency
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Moody’s downgrade of the US, look at the Liberal-National Coalition sp...
The End of the Trump Troubles?
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look into Macquarie Group and ASIC, discuss Trump, tariffs, and China, share their t...
The Future of Australian Politics
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Mayne and Evan Lucas join forces in this week's episode of The Money Café to discuss Trump's meeting with Mark Carney, look at the fede...
A Market Rollercoaster
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson run through the latest US inflation figures, discuss the impact of Trump’s tra...
Trump, Markets & A Federal Election
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Trump and the markets, look at how the federal election is shaping up, go th...
Jim Chalmers in the Hotseat
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Treasurer Jim Chalmers joins Alan Kohler, Stephen Mayne, and James Thomson for a bumper edition of The Money Café this week to discuss housing,...
Market Mayhem
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the impact of Trump’s tariffs on the world economy, share their though...
Tariff War: What Is It Good For?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the economic implications of Trump's tariffs and the unintended consequences...
The Budget Breakdown
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne share their analysis of last night's federal budget, discuss the upcoming AGM mini-s...
Markets, Money & Trump
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss bank sentiment, share their thoughts on WiseTech, look abroad to the Fed and...
A Market Shock
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Trump's latest moves, take a look at Canada's next prime minister — Ma...
An Economic Whack
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss German markets, Trump’s address to Congress, inflation, the housing ma...
Highs and Lows of Reporting Season
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne go through the hits and misses of reporting season, cast their eye over Trump and th...
The First Cut
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the RBA's first interest rate cut in four years, look at reporting season, B...
Bank Profits, Trump, and AI
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne look at the Commonwealth Bank, Trump's latest tariff moves, AI, the housing market, ...
A New Era of AI
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Trump's motives, look at the upcoming reporting season, take a deep dive int...
The Rate Gauge
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Money Café returns for 2025 as Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne run through the latest inflation numbers, discuss whether a rate cut is on the...
What to Watch in '25!
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Kohler is joined by Stephen Mayne and James Thomson for the final episode of The Money Café for 2024 to discuss the biggest winners and lo...
A Dovish Pivot!
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss interest rates, productivity, Shayne Elliott's upcoming departure from ANZ, ...
Prosperity Blues
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne dive into AGM season, discuss the resurgence of Myer, question the top of the market, and ...
Bitcoin and Bananas
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss founder-led companies, Trump's tariffs, the correlation between bitcoin and banana...
A Rate Outlook
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne go around the grounds of AGM season, look at Trump’s latest appointments, discuss the RB...
Goodman Grief: Another Day in AGM Heaven
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Stephen Mayne and James Thomson review the latest Trump appointments including Elon Musk, go around the grounds of AGM s...
Trump Wins: 'It's the Economy, Stupid!'
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne unpack the US election result and what to expect from a Trump presidency, put Qantas under...
The World Is About to Change
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On The Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Woolworths, inflation, mineral resources, the super sector's growing pains, and th...
Billionaires Behaving Badly
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the news engulfing Richard White and Chris Ellison, go around the grounds of AGM s...
The Bull Run
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the third year of the bull market, the upcoming US election, Elon Musk, and answer ...
Rio's Lithium Play
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Rio Tinto’s acquisition of Arcadium Lithium, cast their eye on the Murdoch famil...
Up, Up and Away?
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the solution to the housing crisis, Chris Mackay’s views on investment markets, t...
The Side Hustle
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Effie Zahos and James Thomson look at the RBA and rates, the secondary job market, how to tame your spending, the ACCC vs...
The Rise of the Digital Economy
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Effie Zahos and Stephen Mayne look at the current state of the housing market, AGM season, superannuation, and answer a n...
A Property Market in Crisis
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson shine the spotlight on both the residential and commercial real estate sectors, take a look...
Last Day Laggards!
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne look at AirTrunk, Star Entertainment, and reporting season; plus answer questions on their...
The Bet on AI
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the US Federal Reserve and rates, Nvidia and AI, go through the highlights of profi...
Seasons of Sums
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss housing and immigration, go around the grounds of reporting season, chime into th...
Ready, Set, Earnings!
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss earnings season so far, the aftermath of last week's market mayhem, interest rates,...
A Market Meltdown
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Kamala’s pick for VP, the reasons behind the market’s mini-meltdown, the path ...
Rex, Rupert, and Rates
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Microsoft’s latest results, the downfall of Rex Airlines, the Murdoch succession ...
Tech Titans
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest US political news, put the tech giants under the microscope, ponder wha...
Breaking Barriers
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss US politics, the CFMEU, the ASX breaking through 8000, interest rates, dual listing...
Presidential Predictions
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the recent UK and French elections, share their predictions for the upcoming US el...
The Golden Rules of Investing
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Effie Zahos, Chief Content Officer and Money Commentator at InvestSMART joins Alan Kohler on this week’s episode of The Money Café, to share her go...
The Housing Crunch
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne (plus a cameo appearance by Chris Kohler) discuss the impact of Airbnb on rental markets, ...
Stories from Days Past, Nvidia's Rise & Rates
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson reflect on 50 years of Chanticleer, discuss Nvidia’s rise, interest rates, the housing m...
Climate Conflicts
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Peter Costello's departure from Nine, look at the honest truth behind state budget...
Mortgage Prisoners and Construction Woes
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Cafe this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss mortgage prisoners, challenges in the construction industry, and the latest GDP fig...
Superannuation, Housing Crisis, and the Kohler Curve Reset
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Nvidia's rise, shareholder activism at Lendlease, the government's hydrogen incent...
Budget Impacts
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the federal budget, the housing market, superannuation, BHP-Anglo, and answer a nu...
The Budget Wash Up
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the federal budget, rates, and answer a number of questions on productivity, super...
What Went Wrong At Bonza
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Qantas, the collapse of Bonza, interest rates, changes at Optus, bank results, and...
A Bet on Rates
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss BHP and Anglo American, inflation and interest rates, Elon Musk, and answer a numb...
Star Back in the Hot Seat
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look at the latest inquiry into Star Entertainment, forecast Richard Goyder’s future at ...
Turbulent Times
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the tragic events that occurred in Sydney recently, look at the Seven Network and ...
Supermarkets on Notice
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look at Craig Emerson's review of the supermarket landscape, Treasury Wine Estate's demerg...
The Takeover Frenzy
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Alan’s connection to the governor-general designate Samantha Mostyn, look at the...
What a Quarter!
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson reflect on the quarter that was, modern monetary theory (MMT), the housing market, and ans...
A Neutral Bias
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Kevin Rudd and Donald Trump, executives being shown the door, TikTok, Rich Listers...
Economic Long COVID
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson look at the big four banks, economic long COVID, nuclear energy, and answer a number of qu...
Markets Melting Up
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, James Thomson and Stephen Mayne discuss International Women’s Day and the gender pay gap, the takeover binge, AGM seas...
Supermarkets in the Spotlight
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson share their thoughts on Australia's supermarket landscape, look at how Guzman y Gomez is t...
Takeover Targets
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss takeovers, Woolworths, Qantas, corporate buybacks, and answer a number of question...