# The David McWilliams Podcast

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Official site: http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/
Author: David McWilliams
Episodes: 678

## Resource

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. 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 tickets for Dalkey Book Festival & Kilkenomics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Episodes
- [Ireland's Silent Sell Off and the Employee Ownership Solution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/ireland-s-silent-sell-off-and-the-employee-ownership-solution) — 2026-07-06T09:13:19+00:00
- [The Death of the American Dream](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-death-of-the-american-dream) — 2026-07-02T03:00:00+00:00
- [The Man Who Broke the Global Economy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-man-who-broke-the-global-economy) — 2026-06-30T03:00:00+00:00
- [Why Did Brazil Never Make It?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/why-did-brazil-never-make-it) — 2026-06-24T23:00:00+00:00
- [The EU Is Cracking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-eu-is-cracking) — 2026-06-23T03:00:00+00:00
- [World Cup Series: Haiti](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/world-cup-series-haiti) — 2026-06-18T03:00:00+00:00
- [Could Canada Have A Brexit Moment?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/could-canada-have-a-brexit-moment) — 2026-06-16T03:00:00+00:00
- [Inside the World Cup's Narco State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/inside-the-world-cup-s-narco-state) — 2026-06-11T03:00:00+00:00
- [Why Social Democracies Win World Cups](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/why-social-democracies-win-world-cups) — 2026-06-09T08:26:48+00:00
- [The Coming Water Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-coming-water-crisis) — 2026-06-04T03:00:00+00:00
- [Why Trump Is About to Come for Ireland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/why-trump-is-about-to-come-for-ireland) — 2026-06-02T03:00:00+00:00
- [How Trump Could Kill the Dollar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/how-trump-could-kill-the-dollar) — 2026-05-28T03:00:00+00:00
- [Why Nobody's Having Babies Anymore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/why-nobody-s-having-babies-anymore) — 2026-05-26T03:00:00+00:00
- [Britain Is Broke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/britain-is-broke) — 2026-05-21T03:00:00+00:00
- [Immigration: What's The Plan?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/immigration-what-s-the-plan) — 2026-05-19T03:00:00+00:00
- [China Is Winning, Trump Doesn't Know It Yet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/china-is-winning-trump-doesn-t-know-it-yet) — 2026-05-14T03:00:00+00:00
- [Why Your Barista Has a Master's Degree](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/why-your-barista-has-a-master-s-degree) — 2026-05-12T03:00:00+00:00
- [The UAE, Iran, and the Hostage at the Heart of the Oil War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-uae-iran-and-the-hostage-at-the-heart-of-the-oil-war) — 2026-05-07T03:00:00+00:00
- [The Failure Premium: Where is the Money Going?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-failure-premium-where-is-the-money-going) — 2026-05-05T03:00:00+00:00
- [Ireland Is Killing Its Entrepreneurs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/ireland-is-killing-its-entrepreneurs) — 2026-04-30T03:00:00+00:00
- [Is America Losing Control?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/is-america-losing-control) — 2026-04-28T03:00:00+00:00
- [The Premature State: Why Ireland Can’t Build Itself](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-premature-state-why-ireland-can-t-build-itself) — 2026-04-23T03:00:00+00:00
- [Subsidies, Strikes and the Coming July Clash](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/subsidies-strikes-and-the-coming-july-clash) — 2026-04-21T03:00:00+00:00
- [Is Ireland the Worst-Run Rich Country in Europe?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/is-ireland-the-worst-run-rich-country-in-europe) — 2026-04-15T23:17:16+00:00
- [The Housing Finale: Can Ireland Build Its Way Out?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-housing-finale-can-ireland-build-its-way-out) — 2026-04-14T03:00:00+00:00
- [How The Housing Market Was Designed to Fail - Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/how-the-housing-market-was-designed-to-fail-part-2) — 2026-04-09T03:00:00+00:00
- [The Brittle Housing Market: Why the System Is Worse Than You Think - Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-brittle-housing-market-why-the-system-is-worse-than-you-think-part-1) — 2026-04-07T03:00:00+00:00
- [The Next Global Recession?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-next-global-recession) — 2026-04-02T03:00:00+00:00
- [Did Big Tech Ruin the Internet? with Cory Doctorow](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/did-big-tech-ruin-the-internet-with-cory-doctorow) — 2026-03-31T03:00:00+00:00
- [Is the West Losing Africa to China?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/is-the-west-losing-africa-to-china) — 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00
- [Why Some Countries Create Jobs and Others Export People](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/why-some-countries-create-jobs-and-others-export-people) — 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00
- [Shedonomics: Can Europe Survive China’s Manufacturing Machine?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/shedonomics-can-europe-survive-china-s-manufacturing-machine) — 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00
- [St Patrick's Day Special: Who Exactly Are The Irish Americans?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/st-patrick-s-day-special-who-exactly-are-the-irish-americans) — 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00
- [The Economics of War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/the-economics-of-war) — 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00
- [America's Road to Tehran - Part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/america-s-road-to-tehran-part-2) — 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00
- [How the West Lost Iran: Oil, Coups, and the Road to Revolution - Part 1](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/how-the-west-lost-iran-oil-coups-and-the-road-to-revolution-part-1) — 2026-03-05T04:00:00+00:00
- [Can Democracy Survive an AI Economy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/can-democracy-survive-an-ai-economy) — 2026-03-03T04:00:00+00:00
- [Can Europe’s “Hidden Continent” Finally Break Free?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/can-europe-s-hidden-continent-finally-break-free) — 2026-02-26T04:00:00+00:00
- [Can You Prosper Without Building Proper Cities?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/can-you-prosper-without-building-proper-cities) — 2026-02-24T04:00:00+00:00
- [Revenge of the Nerds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/revenge-of-the-nerds) — 2026-02-19T04:00:00+00:00
- [What Happens to an Economy When Credit Stops Flowing?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast-512453/what-happens-to-an-economy-when-credit-stops-flowing) — 2026-02-17T04:00:00+00:00

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