Stand Up! Business podcast

Stand Up! Business

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.

 

#113

Donald Trump and the problem of having a BEE in your bonnet

The world and its distant relatives have had their say about the theatrical meeting betwee... more

27 May 2025

20 MINS

20:52

27 May 2025


#112

The inconvenience of knowing the whole truth

For philosophers, the truth is indivisible. But sometimes, there are those among us who th... more

19 May 2025

19 MINS

19:06

19 May 2025


#111

SA winning international team events, losing local common purpose.

What a day. The first Afrikaner “refugees” leave for the USA. On the same day, SA topped t... more

12 May 2025

19 MINS

19:00

12 May 2025


#110

Feasting at the Buffett

When hunger strikes, the fiscally responsible glutton knows what to do: scout around until... more

07 May 2025

21 MINS

21:43

07 May 2025


#109

Is freedom just another word for nothing left to lose?

Most arguments in favour of freedom are positive: the correlation between freedom and huma... more

29 Apr 2025

20 MINS

20:32

29 Apr 2025


#108

The popes legacy and the future of the budget

Pope Francis, not for nothing the namesake of St Francis of Assisi, died on Easter weekend... more

22 Apr 2025

19 MINS

19:42

22 Apr 2025


#107

Tariffs have two "f"s

The stock markets around the world are in a funk following the decision by US President Do... more

15 Apr 2025

19 MINS

19:47

15 Apr 2025


#106

My f** Marelize!

A while ago now, a Twitter post called “My f** Marelize!” went viral. The pathos, the humo... more

07 Apr 2025

20 MINS

20:57

07 Apr 2025


#105

The nappy law of politicians and the futility of tariff wars

Government is always looking for money to take rather than money to make, says entrepreneu... more

01 Apr 2025

20 MINS

20:56

01 Apr 2025


#104

What is the (diplomatic) state of brand SA?

In this episode entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Daily Maverick editor at large Tim Cohen disc... more

24 Mar 2025

20 MINS

20:29

24 Mar 2025


#103

SA sources of capital are (expletive deleted)

Let's get some things straight. There are only three (expletive deleted) sources of capita... more

17 Mar 2025

22 MINS

22:14

17 Mar 2025


#102

We are 100 podcasts old, but let's have a budget for the youth

SA’s Government of National Unity is trying to get its budget passed for the second time t... more

10 Mar 2025

20 MINS

20:45

10 Mar 2025


#101

The new world (dis)order: is that an iceberg we see?

Like much of the world, entrepreneur Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen were mesmerised ... more

03 Mar 2025

19 MINS

19:53

03 Mar 2025