# The David McWilliams Podcast A podcast by 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. You can also find our early access ad-free episodes on Spotify by searching for the David McWilliams Podcast Premium Feed on the app or by clicking here. Want to join our crew? Join at davidmcwilliams.ie/crew, where you can enjoy ad-free listening, as well as exclusive bonus content such as premium episodes, our macroeconomics course, early access to episodes and pre-sale access to… Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/20b97d01-ba9b-5fb0-9acf-161391a88cb0 ## Latest episodes - [The Five Scariest Numbers in the Global Economy (A Halloween Special)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/1072a261ec5d) (2026-10-29, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ae2047b33b363c95d5842fa/media.mp3 - [Is France the Canary? The End of the Centre and Europe’s Generational Revolt](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/a340249bf2ec) (2026-10-27, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6adfa6f18a43f714997748c8/media.mp3 - [The World’s First AI Minister: Can Democracies Make Haste Slowly? with Evan Solomon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/59817a167660) (2026-10-22, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ad8d1c6a25058b22a624468/media.mp3 - [Peak Humans: Modernity Vs. Tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/7e207179f7b5) (2026-10-20, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ad66031cd6459cf501c8ab5/media.mp3 - [A View From NYC: The Diaspora and the Midterms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/438220fbfa66) (2026-10-15, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6acf88d594a3daa98ea19836/media.mp3 - [The Tiramisu Budget: Is Ireland West European or West African?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/626a15057d6f) (2026-10-13, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6acd1fd629b9fbfbe24c32f6/media.mp3 - [Mr 5%: The Armenian Who Invented the Oil Industry and Gave It All Away](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/03fc27da8350) (2026-10-08, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ac65c7ad3bfab176ea20118/media.mp3 - [The End of The Housing Crisis?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/4d6ff5b3492c) (2026-10-06, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ac3dde7aef04465056435c9/media.mp3 - [Are Teenagers Getting Dumber?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/e429e1ab4061) (2026-10-01, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6abd322bfa77186cebf17a34/media.mp3 - [The Welfare State vs Immigration: What Ireland's Numbers Actually Say](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/ecf46fb10427) (2026-09-29, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6aba998af4720dfefb1f08ac/media.mp3 - [Xi vs Trump: Inside the Chinese Economic Machine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/9106fb7ca084) (2026-09-24, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ab3f5ab079b46c819750c7d/media.mp3 - [The Ed Sheeranisation of Irish Economic Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/1c6049d1f50c) (2026-09-22, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6ab16bfcf9e04b22351507d5/media.mp3 - [Pacing the Frontier: Global Capital, Bond Markets, and the AI Pivot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/ffb6da132b7e) (2026-09-17, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6aaad8917f8a8df433af8065/media.mp3 - [The Death of the Night-Time Economy: Why Ireland is Closing Down After Midnight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/40f71c2c2367) (2026-09-15, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6aa8386f564171e32a3420a6/media.mp3 - [Fairway Diplomacy: How Golf Became Ireland's Secret Weapon Against Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/cf1a2aa21465) (2026-09-10, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6aa166676389ebc581492888/media.mp3 - [Germany’s Seismic Shift: The Rise of the AfD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/e4ca74bcee69) (2026-09-08, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a9f382e2a7730b896595cb0/media.mp3 - [The AI Culture Wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/d41f21b1d381) (2026-09-03, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a9850f2809ae7c2f4dceb05/media.mp3 - [Ireland's Immigration Numbers Don't Add Up And Housing Is Paying the Price](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/992690421f33) (2026-09-01, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a95a1a23255edf604a365f0/media.mp3 - [Jackson Hole Reckoning: The $40 Trillion Debt Crisis and the End of Fiscal Exceptionalism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/e83064453ccb) (2026-08-27, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a8f692e0c15e359f99efaab/media.mp3 - [How A Massacre Created Modern Capitalism: The Huguenot Legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/e0da78459a4f) (2026-08-25, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a8c517a2fe0b9d078fb6bde/media.mp3 - [20 Years Since the Celtic Tiger: Why the Irish Banking System is Still Broken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/b26346acaa35) (2026-08-20, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a85b9dd6701ba1ebb5c9797/media.mp3 - [The Chief Rule Breaker: David Gardner on Beating the Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/ff991a82485f) (2026-08-18, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a8331646e5b5bfda688d5f8/media.mp3 - [The Caveman and That Dunsinking Feeling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/9a04f4d0a559) (2026-08-13, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a7c8ed891cf66ecf89b3c44/media.mp3 - [The Yen Dollar Euro Salad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/7ba35f1e6c44) (2026-08-11, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a79f9e6cfc0396cc1a349ea/media.mp3 - [AI Deflation: The New Railway Crash?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/a63201fa4d97) (2026-08-06, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a7355d72578a0c7e294392a/media.mp3 - [What Does The Ceuta Incident Mean For Europe?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/3a44a5857512) (2026-08-04, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a70e0ba2031aa1a28f4172f/media.mp3 - [Prometheus Abides](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/679d9138a35d) (2026-07-30, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a68ddf57e01e420e5b2635c/media.mp3 - [The €133 Billion Black Hole: Why Ireland Can’t Track Its Spending](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/abbde1dcb014) (2026-07-28, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a67768fcc8464e5cd95bc13/media.mp3 - [Rich Country, Broken State](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/04123678f11a) (2026-07-23, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a60be65562e3ad886733ed6/media.mp3 - [Spain Won Again, 500 Years Later](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/74a1e35c1e54) (2026-07-21, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a5e485bc8941e699177051b/media.mp3 - [Is AI About to Crash the Global Economy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/aabf6789281c) (2026-07-16, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a57b9ce6f12922686524c3d/media.mp3 - [Mbappé vs Le Pen: The Battle for France](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/6f4b66d09230) (2026-07-14, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a54e87c75790d5f016210d1/media.mp3 - [England V Norway: A Tale of Two Oil Discoveries?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/548ea977adc1) (2026-07-09, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a4e64f5fe878dc8e22dc705/media.mp3 - [Alexander Hamilton: How a Caribbean Orphan Built America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/ec2b19f06684) (2026-07-07, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a4bc229f29b714222897d89/media.mp3 - [Ireland's Silent Sell Off and the Employee Ownership Solution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/6cbc344672bb) (2026-07-06, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a4b71b05b22488bcdae647e/media.mp3 - [The Death of the American Dream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/bb14a3b55e41) (2026-07-02, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a45308ce80d75fcb87aaeba/media.mp3 - [The Man Who Broke the Global Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/a0b0218a1a5d) (2026-06-30, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a4296cd81f451b905f9f60d/media.mp3 - [Why Did Brazil Never Make It?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/65f0b113a82a) (2026-06-24, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a3bc3ea1d1e464c654b6851/media.mp3 - [The EU Is Cracking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/9490879def1c) (2026-06-23, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a3930a7054cf438c4f46366/media.mp3 - [World Cup Series: Haiti](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/289c1e8c1afe) (2026-06-18, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a328bcee312351cc4ee5ec9/media.mp3 - [Could Canada Have A Brexit Moment?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/1425fe6f4caf) (2026-06-16, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a300f92252d86e84657bb88/media.mp3 - [Inside the World Cup's Narco State](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/171a8c409042) (2026-06-11, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a29846b4df224c1a46f0a07/media.mp3 - [Why Social Democracies Win World Cups](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/196773da6300) (2026-06-09, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a27ce48401089d02da4b806/media.mp3 - [The Coming Water Crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/b5dee1ee61d3) (2026-06-04, 30 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a206e7344a383b494d8a376/media.mp3 - [Why Trump Is About to Come for Ireland](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/797be1a0b09a) (2026-06-02, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a1dcffa626f8869c3ab6a8d/media.mp3 - [How Trump Could Kill the Dollar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/13eaf012ea6a) (2026-05-28, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a175a03942fd18754cd8473/media.mp3 - [Why Nobody's Having Babies Anymore](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/33be7be725db) (2026-05-26, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a145aadb9ac1c860c490fc1/media.mp3 - [Britain Is Broke](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/535cdf2e7f1b) (2026-05-21, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a0de19d163f100183821c3f/media.mp3 - [Immigration: What's The Plan?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/d0fc810c9a43) (2026-05-19, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a0b49084239db8b8784c550/media.mp3 - [China Is Winning, Trump Doesn't Know It Yet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1462649946/4efa0cb7aa64) (2026-05-14, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/e/6a04bf4b0cdbf0d1ff8239ef/media.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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