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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Oct 11, 2022 • 39min
The new energy reality
OPEC+ has announced that it will reduce its production quota by 2 Million barrels per day - something the west has seen as OPEC+ siding with the Kremlin. What does that mean for. your life? For our economy and cost of living? Join us as we talk all about it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6, 2022 • 30min
UK experiments & Irish stability
When the Tories lose the trust of the financial markets you know that something has gone incredibly wrong. History tells us that people need to trust the governments for them to succeed - let’s look at what Germany did post WW2, what Ireland is doing and what’s going on over in the UK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 5, 2022 • 27min
The crucial link between the planet and your pension
In partnership with Irish Life , we bring you: The crucial link between the planet and your pension - because making the right investments can end up being more environmentally friendly than taking the bus! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2022 • 45min
UK chaos and bond doom loop
The global financial markets, particularly the bond markets are in bad shape, and the UK was the first to show how bad it can get, but this is not a UK problem - its a global problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 29, 2022 • 38min
Endgame for Putin?
With the "mobilization" Putin reveals that he is running out of road. He is doing what he always does, escalating. To make sense of this escalation, and living with this regime, we talk to a Russian insider to guide us through these new developments. If you are interested in Russia, don't miss this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2022 • 51min
Is Liz Truss the leader of a Doomsday Cult?
The UK, already the most unequal country in Western Europe, just got more unequal. We start by breaking through the internet noise with tangible facts about inequality and standard of living, comparing Ireland, UK. US and Norway. Then we examine the madness of the UK's budget, Sterling collapsing, gilts tanking and a country unhinged over there, before settling down to the predictable stability and calm of the Irish budget! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 22, 2022 • 33min
Populism might not be what you think
Populism is often vilified - but it’s origin is far more noble than you might think - and we might all need a bit more populism moving forward! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2022 • 30min
With interest rates going up, housing market is heading down
Housing is a global asset class now and now that rates are rising, lots of leveraged property funds are likely to go bust. How is this going to play out and what does it all mean? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2022 • 29min
How inflation in the 1970s brought us to our current situation - and what we can do about it
The economy is full of unintended consequences - and those ripple through time for decades. How the world stopped inflation in 1970 brought on our current world view - but this time we’re fighting inflation radically differently… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2022 • 33min
The Queen is dead. What now for her kingdom?
A few months back we talked about 1922 being the year the 20th actually began, in terms of modernism, ideology, politics and economics. We mused whether the same would be said of 2022, that this momentous year -with everything that is happening - would be the year the 21st century actually begins. There is nothing more 20th century than the British Empire and their monarchy. Is this the end of that road and what does that mean for the UK? Can the UK outlast the Queen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
