World Cup Series: Haiti

The David McWilliams Podcast

David McWilliams

News & Politics

4.6 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Haiti just qualified for its first World Cup in 50 years, and they come from the poorest country in the Americas, a place where gangs run the capital and the average person earns $45 a month. We trace how the world's first successful slave revolution ended up here: French gunboats, a 120-year debt, ecological collapse, and an island where one half (the Dominican Republic) is racing ahead while the other is forgotten.

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0:00.0	all coming up on the podcast. This is again part of the series on the World Cup.
0:05.1	We are focusing today on the worst team, according to the seedings, which is going to be Haiti.
0:09.9	They are one of the poorest countries in the world. They have had a terrible time.
0:13.8	We're going to support them. They are the least likely team to succeed.
0:17.4	And therefore, on this podcast, they're the most likely team to get our attention.
0:21.1	So it's all about the history, the economics, the politics, the future of Haiti.
0:25.4	That's all coming up in a couple of minutes.
0:28.3	Just before we start a massive, massive week for the podcast and the McWilliams family in general,
0:35.6	because this is the Dokey Book Festival weekend.
0:39.6	If you are coming to Docky, we'll see you there.
0:41.8	John and I are doing a live podcast on Thursday.
0:44.9	And if there's something that tickles your fancy,
0:47.3	have a look at dokeybookfestival.org.
0:50.5	We have something for everyone.
0:52.5	I think it's probably our best lineup yet.
0:56.3	That's all at dokeybook festival.org.
0:59.4	To understand the economy, you have to understand human nature.
1:05.6	This podcast is powered by ACAST.
1:13.1	How you doing there?
1:14.5	Welcome to the World Cup series,
1:16.9	the series that uses the World Cup
1:18.9	to look at the economies,
	...

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