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The David McWilliams Podcast
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…
Episodes
The David McWilliams Podcast151 - Reimagining cities post COVID
The world is changing and nowhere is that more apparent than in urban areas around the world. Today’s episode looks at the transformations happening in our…
The David McWilliams Podcast150 - Rich Man/Poor Man with Stephanie Kelton & Marla Dukharan
Up here, in what used to be called the "1st World", the pandemic has focused economists' minds on what can be done to change our thinking after Covid has…
The David McWilliams Podcast149 - Let’s talk Pride, is there a gay economy?
When I was a kid, being inclusive or accepting of gay people was regarded as the death knell of commerce. Today it’s an essential attribute of a successful…
The David McWilliams Podcast148 - Is the political centre back?
We examine recent political trends and ask the question: is the centre, written off by the extremes, back in the game & And if so, what does it mean? Hosted on…
The David McWilliams Podcast147 - The housing market by the numbers
We're slowly but surely coming to the boiling point of the housing market, but as we do so it's important to step back and understand the magnitude of the mess…
The David McWilliams Podcast146 - The Great Caste War
Elections all over the world are now power struggles between "castes", not so much classes, ideologies or even economics. We look at economic history as being…
The David McWilliams Podcast145 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast144 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast143 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast142 - Value is created in the mind with Rory Sutherland
Why gold may have started with prostitution, why wine makers take the mickey, why economists only see half the picture and what Naomi Osaka tell us about…
The David McWilliams Podcast141 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast140 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast139 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast139 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast138 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast137 - 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…
The David McWilliams Podcast136 - What the Pope told Mack!
As wages stagnate but house prices rise, a new class will emerge, beneficiaries of the housing boom, an inheritance class. As the younger generation falls…
The David McWilliams Podcast135 - Vultures, cuckoos, pigeons - what's with all these avian funds?
Can you feel it in the air? The wind is changing for property funds in Ireland, people are realizing how rigged the system is against them and they’re deciding…
The David McWilliams Podcast134 - Lessons from the Great Depression
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it - or so the saying goes. This week, with the help of IG, we’re looking at what happened in the…
The David McWilliams Podcast133 - The beauty of discovering numbers
Some argue that great civilized societies are measured by culture, literature or art but what about the idea that real sophistication is statistics? Truly…
The David McWilliams Podcast132 - Pulling up the drawbridge
The biggest barrier to progress is the contented class, driven by their C.A.V.E philosophy: Citizens Against Virtually Everything, they want things to slow…
The David McWilliams Podcast131 - What will your Spotify Moment look like? Learning from the music industry
The music industry has been the most iconic example of disruption in the modern age, but if Will Page is right (former chief economist of Spotify) - it might…
The David McWilliams Podcast130 - The end of Neo-Liberalism & economic super-cycles explained with Dario Perkins
Through the super-league we look at what might be the impending end of neo-liberalism: it's all about the background noise!. From there we tease out what…
The David McWilliams Podcast129 - No one is safe until everyone is safe
Yesterday was the worst day to day for new cases of COVID 19 globally since the pandemic started. WE may feel safer, but the world is a dangerous as ever. To…
The David McWilliams Podcast128 - Clinging to power, what's the next move?
We head down the West Lower to look at the fallout from the KBC move to leave Ireland, plus in the week that the new more muscular USA slaps sanctions on…
The David McWilliams Podcast127 - By 2030 there will be more female millionaires in the world than men. Change is coming.
One of the most significant changes influencing our world is the feminization of the economy. It's been a long time coming, and the fruits of many battles-…
The David McWilliams Podcast126 - The end of the road for the Irish corporate tax advantage?
Over the last few decades Ireland has been growing by leaps & bounds, catching up with most of our European neighbours in almost every measurements, social and…
The David McWilliams Podcast125 - When China flexes. Is Taiwan Asia's Berlin wall?
China is changing. Relations with the US have plummeted Taiwan is the ground zero for the new China. What happens in Taiwan will affect the global economy for…
The David McWilliams Podcast124 - Where is the "lockdown dividend"? Joe Biden the economic revolutionary - plus its Vespa time!
Ireland has been in lockdown for 231 days - by far the most stringent lockdown in the EU, so where's the dividend? Could 1950s/60s Irish emigration to the UK…
The David McWilliams Podcast123 - Our hyper-integrated world. Suez canal, supply chain fragility & the death of traditional recessions!
Yes, the canal is unblocked, but the ramifications of the events should not be understated: the fragility of our global supply chain has been exposed and…
The David McWilliams Podcast122 - Its time for a buyer’s strike
Any free trade has 2 sides: a buyer & a seller. After today’s conversation with one of our Patreon: Ciaran Mulqueen - who runs the crazy house prices instagram…
The David McWilliams Podcast121 - The Psychology of the Far Right
All European countries have seen increases in far-right parties in the last decade. This political affiliation will not just disappear as most people hope it…
The David McWilliams Podcast120 - Cease and desist. Get out of the housing market right now, plus the 5 fundamental ways cities are changing
The global seller’s market for housing is hitting new levels of madness - its time for buyers to take a stand and decide that they’re not going to take part in…
The David McWilliams Podcast119 - The Economic Revolution is here
Joe Biden unveils a $1.9 trillion package and is saying he will spend more. This is a massive change - almost a revolution against economic orthodoxy - and we…
The David McWilliams Podcast117 - Learning from the master innovator Johannes Gutenberg
Learning used to be hands-on, trail and error, mentors, mistakes & real world experience. Gutenberg is the model. Could going back to the old ways be the key…
The David McWilliams Podcast116 - White collar crime, why vaccines are destiny, & the miraculous resurrection of Boris Johnson
Why vaccine is the only game in town. What Michael should say to Joe on St Patricks Day, plus crimes in the “West lower”..... then off the London talking with…
The David McWilliams Podcast115 - The War on Drugs has failed, stop it.
The War in Drugs is a spectacular failure. It is time to end it and begin to have an adult conversation about legalizing drugs. If you went out to set up a…
The David McWilliams Podcast114 - Building back better
The markets are getting their knickers in a twist over inflation and maybe even deficits, we explain why the economics of the 1990s no longer applies and the…
The David McWilliams Podcast113 - Bidenomics, why we should not worry about inflation and embracing economic heres
The USA is embarking on the biggest change in economic policy in decades. Biden is using the economics of the 1930s to avoid the 1930s. This is a big deal. We…
The David McWilliams Podcast112 - How Ireland really works!
The upcoming sale of Ulster Bank will reveal how Ireland actually works. We give you the "collars up" view from the West Lower Stand at the Aviva stadium -…
The David McWilliams Podcast111 - The future of the City
What will our cities look like after Covid? We talk to renowned urbanist Richard Florida, the man behind the concept of the Creative Class and Creative Cities…
The David McWilliams Podcast110 - Going Dutch, London's Brexit losses and what's the story with Bitcoin?
Hundreds of years ago, the Dutch were Europe's moneymen and it looks as if they are at it again. We look at new alliances & digital trade routes emerging in…
The David McWilliams Podcast109 - The fallout from economic mania & the conventional thinking trap with Tom Bergin
we start off by taking a look at the fallout of the Gamestop fiasco before tackling the bigger issue: Conventional thinking. In many ways the world is still…
The David McWilliams Podcast108 - How to fix the housing market
Public housing should be addressed with the same urgency as public health. If we can close down the economy, borrow billions, furlough millions and stop the…
The David McWilliams Podcast107 - Wall Street and the Short Selling Revolution Part 2
We take another look at the "day-trading" insurrectionists to examine who is actually in control, what human emotions are unleashed by the markets and what it…
The David McWilliams Podcast106 - Wall Street, Game Stop and the Short Squeeze Revolutionaries!
Something unusual is happening in the stock market: the little guy - or in this case, guys - are beating up the big multi-billionaire hedge-fund managers. This…
The David McWilliams Podcast105 - The Rentier Economy
Ireland, like many economies is hostage to the rentiers, companies that sidle up to governments to get a licence to provide some product or service that the…
The David McWilliams Podcast104 - Doughnut Economics
The arrival of Joe Biden has led to a profound change in tone, with America quickly re-signing back up to the Paris Accord. The planet is back on the agenda…
The David McWilliams Podcast103 - Doc Martins, the financialization of the global economy, IPO's, inequality and Joe Biden's political agenda
We explain by way of the SFX and Doc Martins how financial markets create inequality. Late stage financial capitalism generates super normal profits for owners…
The David McWilliams Podcast102 - The last day of Trump
Trump is gone but what next for Trumpism? The saga is far from over. While the armed Boogaloo boys are mobilizing across the United States we talk with…
The David McWilliams Podcast101 - How to end this Lockdown for good!
We still have time to do a New Zealand, with the vaccine roll out going so slowly, can we do a Taiwan and be out and about my St Patrick's Day? We talk zero…
The David McWilliams Podcast100 - American Carnage and its radicalized Middle
Trump is over, Trumpism is not. The great American experiment is only starting, as the Republicans become the party of the anxious while, the Democrats - the…
The David McWilliams PodcastThe Brexit Dividend - for everyone bar Britain!
Interesting times! As the US is engulfed by a culture war, we look at a culture war closer to home. Here’s why Brexit provides a once in a generation…
The David McWilliams PodcastEvery Day is Crucial!
Welcome back to the podcast 2021! During the height of the civil rights campaign when people were dying needlessly, Martin Luther King deployed this expression…
The David McWilliams PodcastChristmas Podcast
Thanks for your support all year. This week we take stock of Ireland after the year we’ve just had and how your view on COVID actually tells much more about…
The David McWilliams PodcastInvestor or Speculation? Tech, market madness & the cost of mistakes
Technology changes the world - but not everyone who bets on technology wins. With the recent boom in tech IPOs we take a look at what the market with the help…
The David McWilliams PodcastWhen Scotland Rises
The first casualty of Brexit will be Britain. Scotland is on its own path for the first time since 1707. When Scotland becomes independent, it will trigger…
The David McWilliams PodcastBeyond Brexit. What does the post-Brexit world look like?
The British are gone - well almost - and the EU will change. The face of that change is likely to be Emmanuel Macron. So we examine France, by way of a small…
The David McWilliams PodcastMeritocracy - Scourge or Salvation
Today we review our Tuesday conversation with Andy Haldane and go through some of the most interesting aspects of the discussion, including the merits and…
The David McWilliams PodcastBrexit and much more with Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England
It’s Brexit week, last throw of the dice allegedly, so what better week to talk to the man from the Bank of England - an institution that will have to deal…