The David McWilliams Podcast

About 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 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 (https://open.spotify.com/show/0346ZI5wJG9br72uhcBccS). Want to join our crew? Join at davidmcwilliams.ie/crew (http://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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

David McWilliams & John Davis

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 May 2019

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

300 of 722 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The AI Reckoning: When a Trillion-Dollar Bet Meets Rising Rates

   David McWilliams interviews industry experts on how the AI market's shift to a credit story, coupled with rising interest rates and geopolitical instability, creates significant economic risks.

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   3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bibi or Tibi? Israel’s Deadlock and the Midterms the Ayatollah Could Decide

   David McWilliams interviews Daphna Maor of The Marker (Haaretz) about Israel's political deadlock and the potential impact of US midterms on global affairs.

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   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Five Scariest Numbers in the Global Economy (A Halloween Special)

   David McWilliams explores five alarming global economic indicators, including the Shiller index and soaring debt, revealing potential financial frights.

Inside a recent episode

The AI Reckoning: When a Trillion-Dollar Bet Meets Rising Rates

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The Italians and the French were regarded as Latins, a little bit loose on money, a little bit loose on budget deficits. And the idea was that a German-dominated European Union and a German-dominated euro would be a hyper, hyper orthodox institution. What has actually happened is something quite different. […]

Who has been a guest on The David McWilliams Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Daphna Maor
• Evan Solomon
• Yanmei Xie
• Donal Casey

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,329,466

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

233 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

2,758 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100

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Quality

98

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

98

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