15 Best Business Podcasts in Australia
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In our series of the best of the best in Australia, this blog is a follow up to the best small business and startup blogs in Australia and takes you to the podcast space.
In this blog we present the top 15 business podcasts in Australia.
If you haven’t checked the other lists in the series, here is a link to them: Successful Businesses List
Podcasts are a great source of information and have rather turned into an infotainment platform.
I mean, you can get all the information you want on a particular topic of your interests without the necessary ‘bore’ that comes with some of the drier subjects.
Business is one such topic, for example!
Podcasts are gradually taking over the digital space.
While being far underrated compared with the rival video format, Podcasts are fast becoming a medium of choice, if you are a serious learner.
In fact, as per one report, Australia has taken over the USA as the biggest podcast-listening country in the world.
While the USA’s 37% of the population listens to podcasts, the number of podcast listeners in Australia has crossed 40% this year. (Source: Mumbrella)
If you are reading this article, chances are you are also part of that 40% of the population.
Becoming a regular listener of business podcasts will surely help you increase your knowledge of the Australian business environment.
Let us now jump straight to the best business podcasts in Australia.
15 Best Business Podcasts in Australia
It All Adds Up
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcasts: #1 in Australia/Business/investing category (Sources: Rephonic, Chartable)
Duration of Podcast
20-30 minutes
Frequency
Weekly (Every Wednesday)
Podcast Overview
It All Adds Up is a weekly podcast that aims to make money easy to understand for investors.
Topping the chart in the “investing” category podcast, It “All Adds Up” is a joint production by the renowned names in Australia’s news industry: Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Trilogy Funds is the main sponsor of the podcast.
So you can be sure that the podcast will give you quality information on business and investment.
The podcast covers a wide variety of topics related to the business market.
The episodes are launched weekly every Wednesday and are 20-30 minutes long.
The show hosts, Jessica and Dominic, are terrific in their hosting and bring up quite a lot of value by adding personal experience whenever relevant to the topic.
Australian Finance Podcast
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #2 in Australia/Business/investing category
Spotify: #4 in Australian/All Podcasts category
(Source: Chartable)
Duration of Podcast
30 – 60 minutes
Frequency
Episodes are launched every 3rd day (after two days gap)
Podcast Overview
Hosted by a charming pair, Owen and Kate, Australian Finance Podcast is a one-stop shop for all business and investment-related information.
It covers topics from savings on your income to investing with confidence.
The podcast offers a starter pack to new listeners, so you do not have to worry about catching up with all of its 257 episodes released so far.
Regular listeners praise the podcast for its information value and have gone on to invest from scratch inspired by the information provided by the podcast.
The Property Couch
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcasts: #3 & #4 in Australia/Business/Investing category
Spotify: #13 & #15 in Australia/Business
(Sources: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration of Podcast
40 minutes – 1 hr +
Frequency
Generally Twice a week (no fixed day)
Podcast Overview
The Property Couch is a comprehensive podcast package for all your property-related investment information.
Bryce holdway and Ben Kingsley teach you the dynamics of property marketing while conversing with each other making it quite an engaging podcast.
They cover topics like finance and money management to be able to buy property, finding the right property to buy, and tips for bidding at an auction.
The podcast has garnered praise from its listeners and has highly positive reviews from its regular listeners. (Source: Chartable)
Equity Mates Investment Podcast
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcasts: #4 & #5 in Australia/Business/Investing category
Spotify: #10 & #11 in Australia/Business category
(Sources: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration
40 – 45 minutes
Frequency
Episodes launched every 3rd day
Podcast Overview
Equity Mates Investment Podcast is a business podcast hosted by two business experts, Bruce and Alec.
The podcast aims to target millennials as its primary audience.
Bruce and Alec discuss business and investing in a manner that is beneficial to new and young investors.
They focus on breaking the proverbial barrier to investing and try to ease their listener’s way into investing.
The podcast is especially beneficial to those interested in stock market investments.
Chanticleer
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcasts: #3 & #5 in Australia/Business/Investing category
Spotify: #8 in Australia/Business category
(Sources: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration
30 minutes
Frequency
Weekly
Podcast Overview
The famous business column of the Australian Financial Review (AFR) has turned into a podcast by the same name.
The AFR columnists, Tony Boyd and James Thomson host this signature podcast to offer their valuable business advice to their listeners.
These eminent columnists present their analyses of the Australian corporate world. They help investors decode the trends of the Australian financial market.
Both seasoned business journalists share their wealth of experience in analyzing and decoding the financial markets for the benefit of their listeners.
My Millenial Money
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcasts: #6 in Australia/Business/Investing category
Spotify: #28 in Australia/Business category
(Sources: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration
40 minutes – 1 hr +
Frequency
An episode every couple of days
Podcast Overview
A fun yet informative business podcast aimed at younger millennials.
The podcast tries to help younger Millennials figure out their financial adulthood in an engaging way,
But the podcast is not just about a bunch of good money-saving advice.
It covers all the topics from personal finances to career, lifestyle, property, investing, and other relevant issues.
The podcast host Glen James has a way of business lingo and knows how to convey information to the audience.
The Money Cafe with Alan Kohler
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcasts: #8 in Australia/Business/Investing category
(Sources: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration
35 – 40 minutes
Frequency
Weekly
Podcast Overview
In The Money Cafe, Alan Kohler tries to create an environment of striking an intelligent conversation with intelligent people while sipping coffee together.
Alan Kohler is Eureka Reporter’s Editor in Chief.
Along with his guests, Alan Kohler explores weekly events, news, and analyses for the benefit of his audience.
The topics for discussion include Bitcoin, inflation, vaccines, climate change, and beyond.
The Australian’s Money Cafe with James Kirby
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #8 & #9 in Australia/Business/investing category
Duration of Podcast
30 – 45 minutes
Frequency
Weekly
Podcast Overview
Like the previous podcast on the list, The Australian’s Money’s Cafe is also by a news editor.
This one is by Australian Wealth editor James Kirby.
James Kirby discusses important business-related news, finance, economics, and all the things which affect Australian investors with his guests.
The guests on the show are finance experts whose advice makes sense and comes with authority on the subject.
This weekly podcast is a good light-listen on the heavy topic of business and investing.
Motley Fool Money (LiSTNR)
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #9 & #11 in Australia/Business/investing category
Spotify: #26 in Australia/Business category
Duration of Podcast
1 hr +
Frequency
Twice a week
Podcast Overview
Motley Fool Money is a fun take on money matters.
With Scott Philips’s brilliant sense of humor and Andrew Page’s keen eye for common money-related myths and follies, the podcast is a treat for average listeners who want to learn about financial management.
The hosts discuss finance and investing-related news from Australia and around the globe to crack into the real reasons behind financial matters.
The key highlight of the podcast is its reiterated emphasis on finance basics which helps the listeners adopt the habit of better financial management and informed investing.
Aussie Firebug
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #12 in Australia/Business/investing category
Spotify: #12 in Australia/Business category
Duration of Podcast
1 hr – 1 hr 30 minute
Frequency
Weekly
Podcast Overview
The Aussie Firebug is a one-of-a-kind business podcast by an Australian money matters enthusiast, Matt.
Matt is a member of the FIRE community – people with “Financial Independence and Retire Early” set as an early life goal.
Centered around financial independence, Matt curates his podcast on related financial aspects with his experienced guests every week.
The Aussie Firebug podcast acts like your mentor who guides you through your adulting process and helps you better your money-spending habits by changing your approach to money and financial freedom.
The Michael Yardney Podcast
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #16 in Australia/Business/investing category
Duration of Podcast
30 – 45 minutes
Frequency
Twice a week
Podcast Overview
The Michael Yadney Podcast specializes in property-related investment and wealth creation. But as you might already know, expertise in property-related investment cannot go without a keen understanding and control of your finances and investing strategies.
Michael Yardney helps to educate his listeners on these concepts through his unique style.
Michael Yardney has also authored 9 books, all of which have been bestsellers. (Source: Podcast’s Official Intro)
Straight Talk with Mark Bouris
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #1 & #2 in Australia/Business category
Spotify: #3 in Australia/Business
(Source: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration of Podcast
45 minutes – 1 hr+
Frequency
Weekly
Podcast Overview
Taking a direct approach to financial management by experts, Australian entrepreneur Mark Bouris takes a “raw” approach to discuss financial mismanagement by regular folks.
His discussions with guests are deep and transparent. During these conversations, he takes his listeners on a journey of discovery about less-discussed topics.
In this way, Mark extracts financial wisdom from his guests that no other podcast offers.
How I Made It (AFR)
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #2 & #4 in Australia/Business/Entrepreneurship category
Spotify: #31 in Australia/Business
Duration of Podcast
30 minutes
Frequency
Weekly
Podcast Overview
How I Made it podcast brings you business advice from successful people featured in Australian Financial Review’s Rich Lists.
But being the richest does not mean that the advice is only for huge investments. The podcast makes it a point to deliver content that can help you build wealth from the ground up.
This weekly podcast delivers a great product in 30 minutes and can be your regular source for keeping tabs on the Australian business market.
The Call from Ausbiz
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #28 & #45 in Australia/Business/Investing category
(Source: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration of Podcast
50 – 55 minutes
Frequency
Daily
Podcast Overview
A stock-pulse monitor of a podcast!
The Call from Ausbiz brings stock news from ten stocks in an hour on a daily basis. The content is curated to appeal to a wide range of audiences.
For students of investment in stocks, this is one quality podcast that will bring a beginner in investing up to speed within no time.
She’s on the Money
Charts Ranking
Apple Podcast: #3 in Australia/Business category
Spotify: #4 in Australia/Business category
(Source: Chartable, Rephonic)
Duration of Podcast
30 mins – 1 hr
Frequency
An episode every second day
Podcast Overview
The podcast is about financial freedom advice offered by the very impressive Victoria Devine.
She reveals the psychology behind compulsive buying and shopping addiction behavior to help you identify your bad spending habit.
But this is just one example of how relatable her financial advice is.
All her content is practical and relevant to your money matters encountered in daily life.
Her listeners vouch for the good that her podcast has brought to them. (Source: Chartable)
Well, there you have it! All the best business podcasts in Australia.
We hope your commuting drives will now be much more entertaining and educational.
You can curate your playlist via the podcast app of your choice.
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