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 28, 2022 • 37min
Bonus episode: How to thrive in these turbulent times
This bonus episode is brought to you by Square.Retail has been changing drastically over the last few years, on this pod we take a look at the history of trade, the current disruptions from Covid and Ecommerce and where it might go next! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2022 • 38min
The house price horror show - With Vinjeru Mkandawire
There’s a wind of change in the air, globally house prices are falling by double digits? What’s happening? Why now? We’re joined by The Economist’s global property correspondent: Vinjeru Mkandawire to answer all that and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2022 • 36min
The UK’s fall from grace, it's not about politicians, it's about policy.
Economic stability is no laughing matter - and quite a bit more fragile than people believe. The UK may have a new PM but does it have a new vision? What’s its business model? And critically how does it address the economic, political, social and regional inequalities? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2022 • 36min
We might already be in World War 3 - it’s just not what you thought it would look like - With Pippa Malmgren
Pippa joins us today to talk about about the state of global geopolitics and makes a case for the world being in a third global war - just not on land but rather at sea and in space. It’s fascinating stuff and might change the way you see the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2022 • 55min
London Calling! - With Mark Blyth
The UK is in a mess, how did it get there and how does it get out, or can it? It's much more than Truss. It's a decade of shite decisions. Lots going on in this episode, chatting to the brilliant Mark Blyth but the upshot is what is happening in London can happen anywhere and if the UK, for years the global centre of finance, can't stabilise its markets, what hope for the rest? With US interest rates heading towards 6%, buckle up for a rocky ride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2022 • 43min
Why central bankers want higher unemployment
When your mate loses his job it's a downturn, when you lose your's, its a recession. And you know what, the world's central bankers will not juts be cheering you losing your job, they'll be causing it. Economic policy all over the world is now aimed and bringing about a recession to bring down inflation. What this means in plain English is job losses, leading to widespread unemployment. Tighten your belt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
