David McWilliams

David McWilliams, is an economist, author and podcaster whose latest book, Money: A Story of Humanity has been made the Financial Times and The Economist’s book of the year for 2024/25. Money focuses on the crucial relationship between money and humanity from the Stone Age right up to Bitcoin. David aims to make economics uncomplicated and accessible and his podcast The David McWilliams Podcast, with over 35 million downloads is one of the most successful economics podcasts globally. He is also founder of the world's only economics and stand-up comedy festival, Kilkenomics — described by the Financial Times as "simply the best economics conference in the world".