The David McWilliams Podcast
David McWilliams & John Davis
The aim of this weekly podcast is to make economics easy, uncomplicated and accessible. With the world at a political, technological and financial tipping point, economics has never been so important to all of us and yet, it’s made inaccessible and complicated by so many.I’ve always thought what is complicated is rarely important and what is important is rarely complicated.That will be our motto.Every week we are going to tease out some big economic or political issue facing us, not just here in Ireland but in Europe and further afield. Globalisation has brought us all together. We all face similar challenges whether you live in Dublin, London, Minnesota or Milan.If you would like to enjoy all of our content ad-free and have early access to episodes, subscribe to DMCW+ on Apple Podcast.If you would like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/DavidMcWilliams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jun 8, 2023 • 36min
The opioid crisis in America is coming to Europe
America has been fighting through a series of drug epidemics in the last few years, and those drugs are now poised to cross the pond. Today we take a look at what is going on and why Europe should be worried at what's coming from the USA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 6, 2023 • 36min
Why more interest rate hikes are coming and Irish census revelations
We start in America, breaking down the impact of the debt ceiling deal & why more bank fallouts are likely on the way before moving to the Irish census to talk about what we can learn from this amazing “day in the life” view of the Irish population Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2023 • 33min
Follow the money
All criminal enterprises are enterprises, meaning they are businesses…and like every business they leave a money trail. Today we talk to the man who is suing the Wagner Group, hitting them in their deep pocket. Jason McCue has successfully prosecuted the IRA and HAMAS, now he’s going after Wagner. Fascinating stuff! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2023 • 34min
Why the Federal Reserve is stuck in a "cul de sac", and what it means for you.
The American economy refuses to obey the Federal Reserve and things are going to break. We examine the monetary bind facing the world's premier central bank and what it all means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2023 • 35min
What you know about Western civilization is wrong
The saying goes that there’s a straight line from Plato to Nato - but actually, it’s much more complicated than that. Today we explain why we repeat a story that we know to be untrue and what the real story is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 23, 2023 • 44min
The Coming Great Crash?
They say that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. Today’s discussion is all about what we can take from history as we navigate this slow grinding bank crisis, many years of easy money and still elevated asset prices - all in a time of rising, not falling interest rates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2023 • 38min
This is the most important week in the Ukraine war - and global geo-politics as a whole
The counter-offensive might be underway but the outcomes are still very much up in the air. Let’s look at what’s going on and how the outcomes in Ukraine will ripple across the world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2023 • 37min
A Coming US Default?
Is the US about to manufacture a debt crisis? Don't rule it out. There are enough nut-jobs knocking around Capitol Hill for whom shutting down government is a victory not a catastrophe. And once we’re finished with the Lunes on the Hill, we explains what any Irish sovereign wealth fund (PS: we’re delighted the government is listening to our ideas!) ought to be focussed on. Incidentally, paying down debt is actually the worst use of money possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2023 • 31min
American Bank Carnage part 2
The American banking system is experiencing a slow grinding crisis. We explore, why this is happening, why now and why the Fed adopted a completely different attitude to the 2023 banking crisis than the 2008 crisis and what this all means for the economy and the way we distribute money around the 21st century economy. And further out, could Apple - the great disrupter - be poised to disrupt Wall Street? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2023 • 40min
How does the UK recover financially?
The UK is what happens when economic growth stops. So on the week of the coronation let’s look at what is happening in the country and what it takes to right the wrongs of the last few years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
