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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
The Chinese property bubble has just burst, here’s what you need to know
Many in China have stopped paying their mortgages - what happened to this once golden goose of investment? And perhaps more importantly: how does this end?…
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With Euro/dollar below parity, lets talk exchange rates
Within the Euro, given the vastly different economic structures and stage of economic development, some countries, like Ireland, have undervalued exchange…
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Weedenomics
The war on drugs has failed and the public perception of marijuana is changing rapidly, here's some numbers that underscore why legalization is long overdue!…
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Financing a Revolution: The economics of Michael Collins
New countries start with no money. The departing colonists take everything with them, including capital. Like all former colonies, the New Ireland had no…
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The Economics of Music
Today an Irish artist needs to get around 4000 streams an hour or about 300,000 per month to earn the minimum wage which we know is far below what is needed to…
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Why the housing crisis can undo 30 years of economic growth
All over the world rent prices are skyrocketing and bringing unbearable pressure on the young and the most vulnerable. let’s talk about how this comes about…
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How behavioural economics and personalization shapes your life
In partnership with Liberty Insurance, we bring you: Nudges, choices and personalization - today's episode is all about the countless small decisions we make…
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The Return of Malthus?
Droughts in Europe, resource-wars and global warming got us thinking about Thomas Malthus and his observations about population. Can we square the world's…
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Taiwan and the Global Economy (With Angelica Oung)
Taiwan was all over the news this week. We explore why this small island will be the most sensitive geo-strategic location for the coming showdown between the…
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Is Putin winning?
The War in Ukraine is entering its 6th month, many predicted it wouldn't last 6 days. As time drags on and Russia's energy strategy begins to pay off, can the…
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Why Manufacturing Matters
Ireland is a manufacturing powerhouse, producing half as much as the UK per year, despite having a population that is 13 times smaller. With 1% of EU's…
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Why the Italian government crumbled
Draghi is out and the Italian government is heading for yet another election - what is happening with this country that seems to be in constant political…
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How & why recessions happen
Starting with a Chinese example before moving to Ireland, we breakdown how exactly recessions happen, how one person’s behaviour spreads through society and…
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The Coming Currency Crises. Are you safe?
Bit of a macroeconomic-fest this one. We examine currency crises and why currency collapses could become contagious. We are heading into strange economic…
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What China’s shock recession means for you!
China is hurtling towards recession. This is a dramatic shift in the global economy which will have huge unforeseen consequence for the economy. Plus, last…
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The new financial era is here for a coming world where there will be more Nigerians than Europeans
For financial markets, the last three decades of easy money is officially over. Sony Kapoor joins us to tease out the world economy at this inflection point…
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The end of Boris Johnson and the British Inconsistent Triplet
It’s finally happening! The "chaos monkey" is gone, but the chaos remains. We look at the trilemma facing the next British leader or as I prefer to call it the…
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In conversation with Gary Shteyngard
Today’s pod is going to be slightly eccentric, we’re going to look at the world’s big events of the last year through the eyes of one of the world’s best…
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People have the Power
As Patti Smith sang, People have the Power. The economic pendulum is swinging from capital to labor, from profits to wages, and these shifts never happen…
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The future of the internet with Tim O’Reilly
Metaverse, web 3.0 and NFTs have been appearing everywhere online in the last year - but what exactly are they? And perhaps more importantly, what do their…
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The transformation of Ireland and what comes next
Today’s episode looks at the long & the short of Ireland’s transformation. Through a series of choices we have carved a unique place within Europe - where do…
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We don’t know ourselves - A conversation with Fintan O’Toole
Have things really changed? Is Ireland really that different than it was? What are the personalities that have marked our history? Through a wide ranging…
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The future of the internet economy with Stripe co-founder: John Collison
Today we’re bringing you a unique conversation that I had with John Collison over the weekend where I got to ask him a wide variety of questions covering…
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The 2nd Atomic Age
With markets gyrating all over the shop, it's easy to forget the big picture. The price of energy is the foundational price in any economy. Right now it's too…
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Inflation returns (kinda), what would James Joyce think?
Inflation is back. Don't panic....unless you bought Bitcoin in the past year. Inflation will abate as the policy and the economy adjust, but it may take a bit…
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Platinum Jubilee, Sordid Slavery
As the UK celebrates the Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee, we forget that monarchies have historically sat on top of an economic system with slaves, colonies and…
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What hairdressers and Lobster Thermidor tell us about the economy, employment and inflation
The economy is changing rapidly, we are seeing challenges everywhere, almost all have to do with an excess of demand and deficient supply. This is, in the…
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Putin and the long game against the West
Last week president Zelensky addressed Davos asking the WEF to help Ukraine rebuild, we talk being at Davos, and why in many ways Davos Man has been involved…
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Brexiternity - the only way the Tories to stay in power
We focus on our closet neighbour the UK today as it turns its back on the metric system. Yes, true, you believe it? We explore why the Tories have to keep…
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There's great dryin' in that wind!
Economics is energy and energy is economics. Imagine a country blessed with renewable energy, able to power itself and export electricity, faced with the…
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A Global Perfect Storm
Markets are suffering from global contagion. Stock markets are down 22% this year. Bonds are tanking too. There are at least four if not five proximate reasons…
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Living with inflation, the story of Turkey
Today’s episode is going to be exploring the intersection between Turkey and inflation, a country that has been living for many years with what traditional…
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Coins and Crypto Carnage
Digital assets are crashing across the board, something that we’ve warned about across various episodes. Today’s chat is about what is happening & why its…
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Scandinavian Models
Swanneying around Gothenburg this week, the thought stuck me how do these people do it? Why do the Scandinavians do this so well economically, from income, to…
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The coming interest rate crusade against inflation?
Imagine mortgage rates at 8%, inconceivable possibly but when you think about it not completely out of the question. Historically we've been here before. We…
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The Death of Distance - direct from Inis Meain
This one’s a special one: we’re coming to you from Inis Meain, the middle island of the three Aran islands to discuss how Covid and connectivity has enhanced…
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What can the Reformation tell us about Twitter, Martin Luther, Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin?
What is power? How is it acquired and who owns it? We look at the economics of power, the power of networks and the "strength of weak ties" and the constant…
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The Biggest Question in Economics - How exactly does and economy grow or contract?
Economies weren’t always focused on growth, as weird as that might sound now, growth, is a relatively new concept. Today we’re joined by one of the greats…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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223 - China at a tipping point
China looks to have made its choice for now, and it is with Russia. This might be the most consequential decision for the world economy since the fall of the…
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222 - Odessa - the vibrant symbol of urban irreverence and why it irritates Putin so much.
As the war in Ukraine continues, we focus on an extraordinary city which could well be the next Russian target, Odessa. A product of commerce and an…
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221 - Why climate change is an investment, not a cost
To reach the global climate goals in 2030, we need to half our emissions, so speed is the name of the game! Join us as Eric Lonergan & Corinne Sawers talk…
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220 - Russian sanctions explained with Sony Kapoor
Let's look at the next stage of sanctions, how they're designed and how the whole world is reacting to their implementation. Hosted on Acast. See…
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219 - Women in economics
The celebrate international women’s day we ask why are women still so underrepresented in economics? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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218 - Russian sanctions & Wartime speculations
The west is fighting a new type of war - an economic war instead of a ground war. Let’s investigate what is going on & wether or not its going to work. Hosted…
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217 - The Economics of the War
Today we frame the invasion of Ukraine as a war against the "idea" of the EU. For Putin, Ukraine is only the start. The big prize is destabilizing the EU. So…
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216 - Russia/Ukraine and where we go next
Russia has amputated a chunk of Ukraine. War is now looming in Europe. How did we end up here? Where did diplomacy go wrong? What is coming next? Today’s…
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215 - Are interest rates the solution to inflation?
The most talked about solution to fight off inflation is interest rates - but is that blunt instrument really going to fix such a complex problem? Join us as…
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214 - Are the central banks working for you? Or big money?
Today’s episode is a fascinating interview with Christoper Leonard who walks us through his latest book and brings to life how the FED and central banks around…
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213 - How do we solve the inflation problem?
All around the world people are feeling their purchasing power shrink: as inflation rises the cost of living - and indeed your real wealth - goes down. What is…
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212 - The full shilling? The case for crypto as a speculative asset - but a currency, eh no!
Crypto has captured the imagination of many as way to get rich quick - but few are able to agree or even explain what it actually is. In today’s conversation…