Culture That Made Me: David McWilliams on Blindboy, Donna Summer, and Martin Scorsese 

David McWilliams also lists Stephen Fry, Dylan Moran, and Conor McPherson among his touchstones 
Culture That Made Me: David McWilliams on Blindboy, Donna Summer, and Martin Scorsese 

David McWilliams brings his podcast to Cork Opera House next week.  Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision 

Born in 1966, David McWilliams grew up in Monkstown, Dublin. His knack for demystifying economics ensures regularly gets mentioned among the lists of the most influential economists in the world. 

In 2010, he co-founded both Kilkenomics, a comedy and economics festival, and the Dalkey Book Festival. The David McWilliams Podcast on Tour, in which he will delve into his latest book Money: A Story of Humanity, is at Cork Opera House on Monday, October 23. 

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