David McWilliams & John Davis

The David McWilliams Podcast

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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...

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David McWilliams & John Davis

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Special episode: A sit down with Bernie Sanders 23.05.2019 24:40

This is going to be a bit of a different one - back in 2017 I had a chance to sit down with Bernie Sanders for a wonderful conversation - and as some of the topics discussed then are still making headlines now, we wanted to share this amazing conversation with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US politics, the fed, AOC & quantitative easing 21.05.2019 21:17

It’s time to join the dots. We explore why the shift to the left from younger voters is simply a logical reaction to policies that were put in place to save the baby boomer’s way of life, what that means for politics & for the economy now, and in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shadow banks & Dublin's crane epidemic 14.05.2019 30:12

Is Dublin about to experience a commercial property crash? For some, the skyline with swarms of cranes signals prosperity, to others it signals risk. Which one will it be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black Irish & European elections 12.05.2019 36:31

They say history repeats itself. Economic history certainly does. In this podcast, we are going to look at the upcoming European elections and in particular, the rise of populist parties, through the lens of Irish history and specifically, what happened in American politics in reaction to 1000 Irish emigrants a day arriving, poor and destitute into New York in the 1840s and 1850s. The story the Ir...

Is Brexit good or bad for Ireland? 06.05.2019 31:21

How can Ireland make the best of Brexit? Join us as we explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of Brexit through soccer anecdotes, comparisons with Yugoslavia, and childhood bar stories to outline Ireland's path to success post-Brexit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.