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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Apr 26, 2022 • 40min
The centre just held in France, but with houses prices out of control, will it here?
Today’s episode covers a wide range of economic headlines, from the Inis Meain 10k, the critical roll of credit unions, Macron's win, to Irish housing and what the dysfunctional markets for cars in Cuba can tell us about the equally dysfunctional Irish housing market. Hope you enjoy it...if that's the word! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 21, 2022 • 44min
The third world debt crisis is going to affect you
One continent has been missing from the headlines lately - Africa: they’re going through a severe debt crisis and with the current state of globalization, what happens there is going to ripple here. Join us as we break it down with David McNair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2022 • 43min
231 - Germany's dreadful choice & Elon Musk's “Chaos monkey” moment
Today’s episode is split in two - we start by looking at what German cowardice & its refusal to sanction Russian gas means for both the war and the western alliance. Then we talk Twitter with Mark Little who helps us breakdown the issues thrown up by Musk's bid to take over Twitter and what it tells us about the economics of the internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2022 • 39min
230 - How to save democracy
Democracy is often accepted as a given - but it is anything but. Today we tackle the myths about democracy and immigrants to hopefully lay the blueprints for a more resilient society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2022 • 35min
229 - Pipes, Pumps and Putin. The Energy Crisis is here.
Europe usually has a 14 day supply of diesel, which is currently down to 4 days. In the coming days Russia might cut off Europe or Europe might decide to stop buying from Russia - what happens then? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2022 • 33min
228 - The uncomfortable reality of our energy future
Today we’re joined by Doomberg to talk about the way out of our energy crisis - because energy is quite literally life.The way out of this mess might necessitate us coming to grips with the fact that we’re going to have some imperfect allies to survive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2022 • 36min
227 - Crunch Time for Energy
This week is all about energy - Putin’s betting Europe won't stand firm, if diesel begins to run out. The next few weeks will be crucial. We've have not seen an energy crisis like this since 1973. With inflation set to rise further and output slumping due to our ill-conceived dependence on Russian energy, it's crunch time for Europe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2022 • 32min
226 - REITs and the possible end of Russia
We start with a breakdown of what exactly is a REIT before the conversation turns to Russia - and more specifically the multi-faceted population of Russia. Are we nearing the point where the population reminds Moscow that it doesn’t speak for the whole country? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2022 • 40min
225 - The economics of energy
Economics has always been about energy. When the price of energy rises, everything follows. We go to the Gulf to understand the politics of energy and Putin's calculation that an energy war will cause a Western recession, just like 1973, may well come off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2022 • 28min
224 - The Resurgence of the Liberal order
Putin has weaponized global capital and because of that action I believe that we will see investment flow towards liberal democracies, which is a massive economic opportunity for the countries that will present themselves as a safe place to use business - but we have to get inflation under control! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
