May 27, 202521 minS0
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Stand Up! Business
Hosted by Daily Maverick · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.
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What is Stand Up! Business about?
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.A new edition of StandUp! Business midweek, every week.
Who hosts Stand Up! Business?
Stand Up! Business is hosted by Daily Maverick. The show has published 113 episodes to date.
What has Stand Up! Business covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Donald Trump and the problem of having a BEE in your bonnet" (27 May 2025, 21 minutes), "The inconvenience of knowing the whole truth" (19 May 2025, 19 minutes), and "SA winning international team events, losing local common purpose." (12 May 2025, 19 minutes).
How often does Stand Up! Business publish?
Stand Up! Business publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 20 minutes across 113 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Stand Up! Business?
Booking probability for Stand Up! Business is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Stand Up! Business requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Stand Up! Business's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Stand Up! Business?
The strongest fits for Stand Up! Business are Investment Banking & Trading. Stand Up! Business has a business audience.
About the host
Daily Maverick hosts Stand Up! Business, a business podcast with 113 episodes published.
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Episode #111
The inconvenience of knowing the whole truth
May 19, 202519 minS0For philosophers, the truth is indivisible. But sometimes, there are those among us who think that the truth should not be divided, as such, but … why use it all? Particularly when it's really only necessary to use part...
- May 12, 202519 minS0
What a day. The first Afrikaner “refugees” leave for the USA. On the same day, SA topped the tables in the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China, winning two and coming third in another, breaking a national record...
Episode #109
Feasting at the Buffett
May 7, 202522 minS0When hunger strikes, the fiscally responsible glutton knows what to do: scout around until you find a hotel with a buffet and pile your plate like it’s a game of edible Jenga. Essentially, that is what investors have...
- Apr 29, 202521 minS0
Most arguments in favour of freedom are positive: the correlation between freedom and human development goals is, generally speaking, pretty strong. But actually, the most powerful arguments in favour of freedom are...
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Episode #107
The popes legacy and the future of the budget
Apr 22, 202520 minS0Pope Francis, not for nothing the namesake of St Francis of Assisi, died on Easter weekend, a wonderful coda to a remarkable career. Francis was a compassionate reformer who tried to modernise the church, and it was a...
Episode #106
Tariffs have two "f"s
Apr 15, 202520 minS0The stock markets around the world are in a funk following the decision by US President Donald Trump to impose "reciprocal tariffs" on more or less all the US's trading partners - except they weren't reciprocal, they...
Episode #105
My f** Marelize!
Apr 7, 202521 minS0A while ago now, a Twitter post called “My f** Marelize!” went viral. The pathos, the humor, and the undercurrent of frustration were all captured in an 18-second video of a mother trying to teach her hapless daughter...
- Apr 1, 202521 minS0
Government is always looking for money to take rather than money to make, says entrepreneur Mark Barnes in this discussion over the news of the week with Daily Maverick editor at large Tim Cohen. Which leads us to the...
Episode #103
What is the (diplomatic) state of brand SA?
Mar 24, 202520 minS0In this episode entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Daily Maverick editor at large Tim Cohen discuss branding - and that's not the kind you do to the cow. How important are brands (very), how do you work out what a brand is...
Episode #102
SA sources of capital are (expletive deleted)
Mar 17, 202522 minS0Let's get some things straight. There are only three (expletive deleted) sources of capital; debt, tax, and foreign investment. Well, actually there are more, but as entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Daily Maverick Editor at...
- Mar 10, 202521 minS0
SA’s Government of National Unity is trying to get its budget passed for the second time this week, but there is something missing in the mix: growth. Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Maverick Editor at Large Tim Cohen...
- Mar 3, 202520 minS0
Like much of the world, entrepreneur Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen were mesmerised by the Oval Office showdown between US president Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy which ended in...
Episode #99
What’s brewing in that VAT?
Feb 24, 202520 minS0What was that phrase, “Vat hom!”? Well, I think we can all agree that suggesting a two percentage point increase in VAT, was really going for it. The budget and the proposed VAT increase was, somewhat inevitably, the...
Episode #98
Everybody’s war and nobody's budget.
Feb 18, 202520 minS0It's budget week, which means it's a period of festivity and celebration as we all look forward to higher taxes. Not necessarily. We will see on Wednesday. In the meantime, entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Daily Maverick...
- Feb 11, 202521 minS0
When you turn your friends into your enemies, don’t all your enemies suddenly become friends - with each other? There is an intrinsic design flaw when it comes to alienating your friends, but US President Donald Trump...
- Feb 4, 202519 minS0
There are few things more fun than buying a new car, and few things more boring than taking it in for regular and expensive services. But the utility of making regular repairs can extend the life of everything...
- Jan 27, 202519 minS0
Slightly inevitably, the GNU is going through a bout of indigestion. How serious is it? Should we be buying gold, selling the rand and stocking up on loo paper? Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and financial journalist Tim...
- Jan 21, 202521 minS0
There is no escape. This week's news is going to be dominated by the inauguration of The Donald. Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen discuss how the world will change from this week - and how it won't. All...
- Jan 14, 202519 minS0
What is the difference between being adaptable and actually adapting? Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen discuss this and other important Darwinian questions, including the relationship between humans and...
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