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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Jun 17, 2021 • 39min
145 - Kamikaze Kapitalism
History is a great teacher - so this week we turn to the 1980s in Japan to learn how one country who had seemingly figured it all out - lost its way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2021 • 48min
144 - What is Money? With Eric Lonergan
Money is so deeply engrained in our lives that we sometimes forget to think about it at all. With the rise of alternative currencies it's worth taking a step back and thinking about what exactly is money? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2021 • 36min
143 - G7, global corporate taxes & Disrupting the building sector
Every country has the right to use the tools at their disposable to make the lives of its citizens more prosperous - even the tax code. With the G7 underway and it’s headlines about a common tax rate we’re going to explore what that could mean for Ireland before moving to another key global issue: Disrupting the construction industry to achieve affordable housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 8, 2021 • 49min
142 - Value is created in the mind with Rory Sutherland
Marketing expert and author, Rory Sutherland, discusses the concept of value creation and its connection to human nature, psychology, and economics. Topics explored include the origins of gold, the value of cryptocurrencies, the rise of identity theft, the influence of perception in the art world, sound effects in advertising, and the static approach of economics.
Jun 3, 2021 • 31min
141 - Is Bitcoin a bubble or the currency of the future - or can it be both? Part.2
Bitcoin’s value has gone from 10 000 USD to a whopping 60 000 USD in the last 6 month - before going down to about 35 000 USD now. But what is it? Is it money or an asset? Can a currency so volatile be a reliable replacement to fiat money? Is it even a currency? Or something else entirely? This week we’re doing a 2 part series that aims to untangle all the noise around coins and cryptocurrency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2021 • 45min
140 - Is Bitcoin a bubble or the currency of the future - or can it be both? Part.1
Bitcoin’s value has gone from 10 000 USD to a whopping 60 000 USD in the last 6 month - before going down to about 35 000 USD now. But what is it? Is it money or an asset? Can a currency so volatile be a reliable replacement to fiat money? Is it even a currency? Or something else entirely? This week we’re doing a 2 part series that aims to untangle all the noise around coins and cryptocurrency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2021 • 35min
139 - Boring but radical: How Biden is getting it done
After a quick hit on Bitcoin we join Harvard economist Megan Greene for a deep dive on why MMT is rising in America, how Biden is embracing this new vision of monetary policy and what he’s trying to achieve with these massive infrastructure plans - all while watching out for the inflation risk! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2021 • 45min
139 - The UK’s new economic approach
Brexit has created a new economic environment for the UK. Robert Lind joins us to untangle what the new business model might be moving forward, how it might diversify the UK economy & how it might affect London and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2021 • 35min
138 - Global panic buying & inflation
If you know anyone in their 20s or 30s, no matter where in the world you are, you’ve been talking about housing. By all accounts the pandemic has turned an underlying condition into a fatal diagnostic for most millennials. Today we look at how the world’s housing markets in a variety of countries before moving onto the return of inflation - its always important to keep things in perspective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2021 • 44min
137 - Israel and Palestine, explained, put into perspective and hopefully made more clear with Tom Friedman
Through a unique Broadway analogy, the fascinating three times Pulitzer Prize winner, New York columnist Times Tom Friedman helps us navigate the bigger picture behind the terrible headlines that we've been reading for the last week regarding the conflict in the Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
