David McWilliams
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David McWilliams
@davidmcw
Economist, podcaster and author https://t.co/4L7NoDddpg

Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️☘️☘️ We've a lovely podcast for you today. It's a brief economic history of the Irish American tribe, from the first Presbyterian dissenters who were at the vanguard of the Revolution to the latest 21st century migrants. Who were they, where did they settle, how did they change Amererica and how did it change us. We explore an obvious initiative which could bring the Diaspora closer to home, seeing Ireland as a re-charging battery for the global Irish Tribe, making the tribe feel more Irish, while extending our footprint all over the world. Economists sometimes forget that the economy exists in the mind, its is an emotional as much as a physical entity, Happy St Patrick's Day. Have the craic☘️ podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/st-…









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The latests podcast 2nd in a series about American/Iranian relations since 1944. This one goes from 1978 to Oct7th covers Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Saddam, Iraq, Oslo, 2 Intifadas, Netanyahu's rise, plus a Lebanese road trip from Beirut to Baalbek. Hope you enjoy it and it helps with context. podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/ame…

Garbage’s Shirley Manson explained why the band is scaling back touring based on the economics of their most recent North American run. “We did the maths. I think this is a fascinating statistic: we played about 40 shows in North America... we could have earned exactly the same amount from the entire tour if we’d only played 10 shows. That would have been approximately five shows on the East Coast, and five shows on the West [Coast]. “So we would have earned the same amount [from] 10 shows as 40. Let that sink in. I don’t think the world has yet fully grasped how insane the economics are.” consequence.net/2026/03/shirle…







