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.
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Jun 29, 2023 • 36min
European evolution, train tales and the history of mathematics
From a train journey to Ishango bones we talk about Europe’s complicated relationship with Africa before turning our sights (and your ears) to Maths - and how Math has shaped society as we know it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2023 • 38min
A Russian Revolution?
The whole world learned the name Prigozhin over the weekend as the warlord threatened Putin and plotted a course for Moscow. With this failed coup now behind us, let’s analyze what this means for the Putin regime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 22, 2023 • 54min
Searching for America with David Brooks
In this intimate conversation, we discuss America - from a political, personal & cultural point of view to understand this land where decisions and policies ripple across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2023 • 33min
Why modern cities need to look at the 19th century for inspiration
Urban living is nothing new, but some decades did it better than others! Let’s look at how people designed cities before the advent of cars and what we can be inspired by as we look ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2023 • 32min
The Unionist strategy against Irish Unity: Poverty
Brexit was supposed to drive a wedge between the two jurisdictions of Ireland. In reality it has built a bridge: There's far more trade between the North and the South now. Demography is only going one way and the reaction of the Unionists is immiseration. How else can we interpret the Unionist default position of “the south can’t afford us” other than a strategy to stay poor so that the bill of unity might be too steep for Irish taxpayers? These may be the first political force in a democracy to prefer mass poverty to mass prosperity! Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2023 • 38min
The Economics of Football seen through the eyes of Logan Roy
Love Football? Love Succession? You're gonna love this one in which we explain the economics of football as Logan Roy would explain it to Shiv, Kendal, Roman and Conor. The game's business model is completely dumb: relegation guarantees bankruptcy and clubs are nothing more than dick waving trophies for bored Princelings. No holding back here, stay tuned to find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
