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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Dec 28, 2021 • 43min
200 - The economics of Nighttime. Why we need more not less, socializing!
Happy Christmas! Hope you had a good one! Weird that this week we are talking about more boozing, more socializing, more venues, more events, more late nights, more entertainment just when things are closing down, but the best gift we can give the social economy, is open up everything, no more Victorian licences, and embrace the night time economy. For a city to live, it has to be 24 hours, for those who want to go out, where they like, when they like. All this plus, a framework for making better predictions in 2022 with the help of strategist Viv Chambers. Hope you enjoy and wishing you a Happy New Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2021 • 52min
199 - the Central banks have spoken… what does it mean?
Around the world the central banks have announced their vision for what 2022 will look like - How will these announcements affect your Daily budget and your ability to make biggest purchases? Join us to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2021 • 38min
198 - The economics of Football
There's an extra episode this week!Thanks to the folks at NOW we're bringing you the economics of football to understand clubs really work, what are the incentives driving their behaviors and how in many ways they mirror our broader economy as a whole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2021 • 45min
197 - The changing political landscape in Ireland & the UK
Today is all about politics as Kevin Cunningham joins us to breakdown the latest numbers for Ireland and the UK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2021 • 44min
196 - The Russian crisis that nobody saw coming
The rising tensions between Russian and Ukraine has flared up faster than anyone could have predicted and we're now at the edge of what could be the biggest story of the year - so let's break down exactly what is happening and more importantly, WHY its happening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 9, 2021 • 45min
195: The economics that made America
Today’s episode we get all historical and look at economics of Alexander Hamilton, the man who forged America and got murdered for his troubles. Through his eyes we tackle hyper-inflation, financing revolution, central banking, government borrowing and trade and wonder why it all still feels so contemporary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2021 • 31min
194 - What happens now?
As we go into another quasi-lockdown, what does it mean for the economy. What as Covid done to our understanding of the economy, why is this so different and what is likely to happen to the economy and in financial markets which are already expensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 2, 2021 • 52min
193 - Comparing innovation between the US and Europe with Michael Fertik
As we begin to take stock of the year we’re looking at how the pandemic has changed the working landscape through the lens of innovations and entrepreneurship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2021 • 44min
192 - Movement: markets, people and viruses
In the span of a single week, a bright outlook for 2022 is now starting to look quite bleak as the new South African Covid variant enters our communities & media cycles. Today’s episode is all about how movement works, across people, financial markets & of course… COVID Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 25, 2021 • 45min
191 - China and America's latest Sputnik moment
Today we talk about China: its growth, its dominance and perhaps most importantly; its future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
