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Joe Aston: why powerful people go mad

Joe Aston, author of The Chairman's Lounge and prolific financial journalist, joins Owen Rask to dive into corporate ethics, the role of journalists and Qantas Airways Ltd's (ASX: QAN) control over the business elite, on this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast.

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Joe Aston, author of The Chairman’s Lounge and prolific financial journalist, joins Owen Rask to dive into corporate ethics, the role of journalists and Qantas Airways Ltd’s (ASX: QAN) control over the business elite, on this episode of The Australian Investors Podcast.

Joe Aston podcast talking points

1:30 – How Joe keeps companies accountable
8:45 – Harvey Norman red flags
15:30 – Joe Aston’s research process
23:00 – Joe Aston on Qantas story
26:46 – What is the Chairmans Lounge?
32:30 – Virgin & Qatar coming for Qantas?
36:20 – Finding sources in journalism
38:00 – Bias in journalism
46:15 – Power abuse in business
50:45 – Youth is wasted on the young

Thumbnail image source: Joe’s Twitter (Stephen Blake)

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