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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 Podcast
Apartment Living Cures Housing Viruses
The global housing crisis is significantly worse in countries that speak English. Why? Is it because far few English speakers live in flats? Flats are cheaper…
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Bank Carnage
You wait for bank failures for years then... three come in a week, one in the home of banking, Switzerland,. This presents central banks with a dilemma…
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On St Patricks Day, a US State of the Nation special with Bernie Sanders
On St Patrick's Day we go to the US, home to thirty five million Irish/Americans - there are only 7 million of us on the island. In the country that, more than…
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SVB Bank Run. Is 2023 a re-run of 2008?
We explain why SVB went bust, why yield curves matter and what comes next. Banks go bad from the inside out, but is this the first or the last bank crash of…
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The UK is stuck in a political, economical and social cul de sac is there a way out?
This week we visited the richest and poorest parts of the UK and it didn't feel right. London, so long the dynamo for productivity, growth and taxation is…
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The end of economists
AI has really come into its own in 2023 with the mainstream use of ChatGPT - but beyond the headlines and the initial curiosities, what does the ascent of AI…
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Russia - A Giant Hostage Situation?
In the mindset of the West, Russia is a big, significant, military power with significant resources, but is this perception based in reality? Is the reality…
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Addressing land capture and the new face of the world bank
The way out of the housing crisis, both in Ireland and abroad is going to require us to think as a collective and reject individualistic, speculative…
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In defence of Democracy
On the eve of the invasion of Ukraine, we examine how fragile this idea of liberal democracy, where the individual is valued and protected, has become. Yes it…
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The housing fix might be here - if we hold strong
It’s finally happening, the government is going to tax vacant land! Or at least, they’re thinking about it. As a listener to the podcast, you'll be aware that…
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The great China/USA breakup
This week's Chinese balloons are only the latest sign of tension between the two superpowers. The relationship between China and the US has deteriorated…
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Immigration Part 2: Is immigration a class issue?
On last week’s episode we discussed the fact that immigration is good for the economy in the aggregate, but is it good for everyone? As with most things…
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Bonus episode: Why prices fluctuate - the impact of interest rates on our lives
This bonus episode is brought to you by Done Deal Motors.Price and value don't exist in isolation - everything is relative. Join us for this bonus episode as…
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Why are some countries more successful than others?
Economic growth is not distributed evenly. Why are some societies richer than others? What is the impact of economic growth? let's look at the very essence of…
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The case for immigration
Immigrants are used to having it hard, both in life an in the public eye where they are often vilified. This lambasting though is based on nothing more than…
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Creating a new Currency
Argentina and Brazil are currently undertaking the herculean task of creating a new currency based on the Euro model. Let’s discuss why they’re attempting this…
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In Praise of Cathedral Thinking
The people who build Europe's gothic cathedrals knew that they wouldn't be around to see them completed. They were building for people yet to be born. This is…
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Things Learnt Half way up the Alps
Davos’s World Economic Forum, although often maligned for it’s ultra-wealthy attendees - and understandably so - is still an event that outlines, and in some…
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Around the world, 30 year olds are getting screwed
It's never been more expensive to be 30 something. The old social contract used to be, work hard, study, get a degree, keep your beak clean and soon enough…
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The view from Kyiv - Part 2
Listen to the view of the region from my travelling companion to Ukraine, Sasha Kabanovsky, born and bred in Kyiv. We covered a lot of ground, historic…
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Letter from Kyiv
As a student I first went to the Soviet Union in 1987. Then spent months in the Russian countryside trying to learn the language in 1991. Since then, I have…
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Unmasking cryptocurrency from both a financial and technological standpoint
2022 saw many ups and downs - and one notable "down" was the fall of crypto-mania. While the madness feels behind us, most still don't understand this…
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The story of money
Like fire, money has profoundly impacted our species. So much so that it’s development has shaped how we organize together, how the world was discovered and…
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Reframing the housing crisis
Let's start the new year with a fresh perspective on housing - because looking at it differently can create new ideas to solve the problem! Hosted on Acast…
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A hard look at the return of Inflation - and why it hasn't been transitory
With inflation still very much present at the end of the year and various unions fighting to maintain their real world wages, some through strikes, let's take…
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Irish Argentine
Messi apart, the player that caught most people's eye was Alexis McAlister. But how did his Irish family end up in the Pampas? Today we tell the story of the…
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The UK’s transformation in 2022
This year has been a turbulent one, across Europe, one of the countries that has felt this the most is the UK: 3 prime ministers in a year, a bank crisis and…
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Bonus episode: The economics of movies
This bonus episode is brought to you by NOW.Where did movies come from? What costs and expenses are involved in making them? How has streaming platforms…
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Ukraine economics - Before & after the war
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The new phase of the economy and short trading explained
With the latest macro-economic cycle coming to an end, let’s look at what’s next on the horizon and how to spot companies that are over-value with the help of…
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The end of competence
As we near the end of 2022 let’s look at the year that’s been, identify takeaways of what has passed and have a chat about what might be on the horizon for…
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Adam Smith was wrong: we need to diversify, not specialize
The crazy things about economics is that so much of what we’re taught growing up is actually wrong. Today we take a look at the myth about specialization by…
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The End of a 14-year Bull Market
The credit cycle is an unforgiving master, as interest rates rise, different questions are asked about both companies and investments. We examine the new world…
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Finding Russia’s Remote Killers
As the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds into winter, Putin's new strategy is to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure. What it couldn't achieve on the battle…
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The great crypto collapse
We've always been "Doomcoiners" - yes, you guessed it, not fans of crypto. Now you know why. A passing understanding of monetary economics and monetary history…
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Planning for 10 Million people
Ireland's population is set to grow rapidly. Like a parent buying a-size-too-big-clothes for a teenagers, the State needs to be building infrastructure for an…
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The nature of money
Join us on this wide ranging conversation on the nature of money that might change. the way you look at central banks, investments, spending and much more!…
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Letter from America
I'm in NYC this week and caught up with Jeff Goldberg, editor of The Atlantic magazine. With the American midterm elections, the collapse of FTX exchange and…
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Tech Feudalism with Yanis Varoufakis
Is Capitalism dead? There’s a new media and retail ecosystem that is controlled by a select few who use algorithms to curate what we consume and how we shop……
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How the world changes with interest rates - Live from Kilkenomics
Taking a look at the long-term economics shifts we breakdown how everything has changed since the pandemics - from international allies to cost of living…
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Is Ukraine a distraction for a Taiwan takeover? - With Angelica Oung
With the world’s eyes turned to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia - are the Chinese about to make a move on Taiwan while the world is distracted? Today…
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Housing market shifts and tech stock carnage - With Katie Martin
Is a buyer’s panic being followed by a seller’s panic in the housing market? Plus, what is happening in the tech sector? This week, the market valuation of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Endgame for Putin?
With the "mobilization" Putin reveals that he is running out of road. He is doing what he always does, escalating. To make sense of this escalation, and living…
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Is Liz Truss the leader of a Doomsday Cult?
The UK, already the most unequal country in Western Europe, just got more unequal. We start by breaking through the internet noise with tangible facts about…
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Populism might not be what you think
Populism is often vilified - but it’s origin is far more noble than you might think - and we might all need a bit more populism moving forward! Hosted on…
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With interest rates going up, housing market is heading down
Housing is a global asset class now and now that rates are rising, lots of leveraged property funds are likely to go bust. How is this going to play out and…
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How inflation in the 1970s brought us to our current situation - and what we can do about it
The economy is full of unintended consequences - and those ripple through time for decades. How the world stopped inflation in 1970 brought on our current…
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The Queen is dead. What now for her kingdom?
A few months back we talked about 1922 being the year the 20th actually began, in terms of modernism, ideology, politics and economics. We mused whether the…
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Lizz Truss: Friend or Foe? And the state of the UK nation
The rotating cast of Torie leaders continues, this time it’s Lizz Truss’s time in the spotlight. What exactly is going on in the UK, and where is the nation…
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How it all came down: The story of the last leader of the USSR
More than a few years back, I got the chance to sit down and chat to the most consequential politician of my life, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last President of the…