Straight Talk with Mark Bouris

Economist Chris Joye WARNS: "We're Going Into Recession" And How We Fix It

In this episode of Straight Talk, I sit down with economist Chris Joye for round five, a frank conversation about government spending, immigration, productivity and Austr

Property Experts Warning: Australian House Prices Could Fall Another 10%

Australian house prices are down 7% from their national peak — and according to SQM Research’s Louis Christopher, there’s an 80% probability they’ll fall another 5–10% ov

Adam Gilchrist: “Have I Been A Hoax?” — The Truth Behind His Cricket Career

Adam Gilchrist built one of the greatest cricket careers Australia has ever seen — and almost nobody knows how close he came to losing it. In this episode of Straight Tal

Wallabies Coach Les Kiss: The Road Ahead for Australian Rugby & the 2027 World Cup

Australian rugby has a massive opportunity ahead of it. A home World Cup in 2027, a new Wallabies coach and a chance to rebuild one of the great sporting teams in the cou

UFC Champ Alex Volkanovski on Retirement, His Next Fight & Life Outside the Ring

Alex Volkanovski walked into Mark's studio years ago with no idea what his brand was. Now he's a former UFC featherweight world champion, part-owner of a fight gear compa

Johnathan Thurston "I was going down the wrong path": The Decision That Changed My Life

Johnathan Thurston didn't make the Broncos academy as a kid — and that rejection lit a fire that carried him to four Dally M Medals, three Golden Boots, and the most icon

The Atlassian Story: The Rise of the Tech Bros & the Ultimate Broken Partnership

Two journalists from The Australian spent years digging into the real story behind tech giant Atlassian, and turned it into a book. It traces how two UNSW graduates bui

James Tedesco: The Mindset that made him an NRL Great & the life he's building after footy

James Tedesco has won grand finals, captained his state and country, and collected more Jack Gibson Medals than anyone in Roosters history. But what drives a man who's al

Punters Politics' Konrad Benjamin: "Politicians Fear Lobbyists More Than They Fear Us"

Konrad Benjamin is the creator of Punters Politics, one of Australia's fastest-growing independent political commentary channels, and a former economics and PE teacher wh

The $1.6 Billion Founder: The Slow Decline of Australia Nobody Wants to Talk About & How We Win!

Charlie Gearside co-founded a $1.6 billion telehealth empire from scratch. No medical background, no blueprint, just a bet that Australians deserved better access to heal

F1 Legend Mark Webber: The Crash That Nearly Killed Me, Oscar Piastri, & rival Sebastian Vettel

Mark Webber is 1 of only 5 Australians to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix and a 9-time race winner who competed at the highest level of motorsport for over a decade alongside

NRL Boss Peter V’landys on the Historic $5.3B Broadcast Deal, PNG & the Future of Rugby League

Peter V'landys is the Executive Chairman of the NRL and one of Australia's most decorated sports administrators, having previously led Racing NSW through a comparable tra

Michael Cheika on the Sydney Roosters, Building Winners & Coaching Culture (round 2)

Most coaches talk about culture. Michael Cheika has actually built it — across five countries, two codes, and some of the hardest turnaround jobs in world rugby. In this

Nikki Osborne (Bush Barbie): The Aussie Comedian who broke the internet!

It’s all very serious today, so it was refreshing to have a funny conversation. Nikki Osborne didn’t just get the Prime Minister on her podcast. She DMed him, turned up

David Pocock on Life before politics, gas, gambling and taking on the major parties

David Pocock is a former Wallabies captain turned independent Senator for the ACT. Born on a farm in Zimbabwe, he arrived in Australia at 14 after his family lost their l

Ex-Army Soldier & Defence Investor Steve Baxter on how War has changed forever

Steve Baxter is a former Shark Tank investor, ex-Army guided weapons technician, and founder of Beaten Zone Venture Partners, a fund backing Australian defence startups a

Gerard Rennick on How Australia’s Economy Is Broken and How We Fix It

Gerard Rennick, founder of the People First Party and former Queensland senator, joined me to discuss his journey from rural Queensland to politics and why he believes Au

Dr Nick Coatsworth: COVID Mistakes, Big Government & The Future of Australia

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth joins me for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, healthcare, and the future of Australia. Drawing on his e

Communication Expert: The 4 Psychological Drivers Behind All Self-Doubt

Most people think self-doubt is the problem. Dr. Shadé Zahrai says it's not... it's what's underneath it. In this episode we sit down with communication expert and PhD

Exercise Expert: Dr Stacy Sims On The Best Way to Train, Eat & Age Well (Project 100)

Dr Stacy Sims is one of the world's leading exercise physiologists specialising in women's health, and she joins Project 100 to explain why the science women have been gi