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The Saturday Edition | 14 Nov 2026
- Business & money
The Saturday Edition brings together the serious, the surprising and the slightly ridiculous stories of the week. This week: whether the Jensen Huang scandal at Nvidia is bigger than Australian cricket's latest controversy; the two big warning signs for the Australian economy; whether banks should be allowed back into financial advice; and the jobs Sean, Michael and Adam would love to do if they weren't making podcasts. Sean Aylmer and Michael Thompson go head-to-head, with Adam Lang picking the winner... despite being in COVID isolation in Perth. And don't forget, you can now...
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A Chinese spy, secret affairs and the most important company in the world, it is a global scandal but is there a local version that could top it? Plus the two big red flags for the Australian economy, the bank CEO trying to change the system up against the MP taking on the government and the jobs we would be doing if we weren't
podcasters. I'm Michael Thompson and this is the Saturday edition of Fear and Greed. It is a debate. It is a competition.
It is a brutal battle between me and Sean Aylmer across four categories. Sean, are you happy with the stories that you have selected for this week? Absolutely ready to go. And Adam Lang, our judge, as we go through the categories today, are you, you're going
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