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by David McWilliams & John Davis · English

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

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Has the Balance of Global Power Just Shifted to Israel?

Whether Israel has shifted the Middle East balance of power after a “12-day war” and ceasefire, and how that shift affects oil markets, NATO/Europe spending, and prospects for regime change in Iran.

26 Jun 2025 · 33m · 9 chapters

The Dollar, the Ape & the End of an Empire

The episode argues that money is a “social technology” (like law and writing) that co-evolved with writing, numerals, religion, and complex societies, enabling upward mobility and shaping human…

24 Jun 2025 · 40m · 12 chapters

Memoirs of an Arab Jew

Israeli historian Avi Shlaim discusses his book Memoirs of an Arab Jew, using his Iraqi-Jewish family history to argue that Zionism and British/French colonial policies reshaped the Middle East…

19 Jun 2025 · 50m · 17 chapters

The Islamic Enlightenment

The episode discusses Christopher de Belang’s book The Islamic Enlightenment, arguing that modern ideals and practices emerged in the Muslim world from the early 19th century onward, and that later…

17 Jun 2025 · 47m · 18 chapters

The Hanseatic League: Europe’s First Free Trade Zone

The Hanseatic League as Europe’s first free-trade zone and a forerunner of the EU, arguing it created prosperity through free trade, comparative advantage, and multilateral rules rather than tariffs…

12 Jun 2025 · 37m · 16 chapters

Will America’s Debt Crash the Global Economy?

The episode argues that rising US debt could destabilize the US bond market and the dollar, triggering a broader global financial crisis; it then pivots to Ireland as an example of an “overheating”…

10 Jun 2025 · 37m · 11 chapters