The David McWilliams Podcast

David McWilliams discusses the emerging culture war over AI, contrasting Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu’s skepticism with techno-optimists like Noah Smith and Mark Andreessen.

David McWilliams discusses the Kilkenomics festival and analyzes the intersection of immigration and Ireland’s housing crisis.

David McWilliams analyzes the US national debt surpassing $40 trillion and the resulting crisis in bond markets.

David McWilliams explores the economic legacy of French Huguenots, linking the 1572 St.

David McWilliams and John O’Leary discuss the 20th anniversary of the Celtic Tiger’s decline, tracing its roots to the 2006 housing market stall.

David McWilliams interviews David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, who outlines his "Rule Breaker" investing strategy.

David McWilliams and John argue that Ireland’s housing crisis is exacerbated by "cavemen" (Citizens Against Virtually Everything) who obstruct development through planning objections.

David McWilliams analyzes the US Treasury’s unprecedented intervention to prop up the yen by selling euros without European coordination.

David McWilliams argues that the AI boom is a speculative bubble akin to the 19th-century railway craze, driven by crowd psychology rather than fundamentals.

David McWilliams and John discuss the mass migration incident at Ceuta, analyzing it as "demographic warfare" orchestrated to destabilize the EU.

David McWilliams and John Davis discuss the devastating wildfires in France as a symptom of climate change, then pivot to the transformative power of fire in human evolution.

David McWilliams interviews theoretical physicist Matt Fenlon, who exposes severe inefficiencies in Irish public procurement.