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Second Captains

Second Captains

Listen to the award winning Second Captains free to air podcasts, presented by Eoin McDevitt, Ciáran Murphy and Ken Early. Subscribe to daily shows at secondcaptains.com/join Join The Second Captains World Service and get access to our daily shows and much more. Become a Second Captains member at secondcaptains.com. - iTunes Podcast of the Year - iTunes Essentials Top 10 Podcasts of All-Time - The Guardian"s 50 Podcasts You Need To Hear - Ireland"s Most-Downloaded Podcast

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1:05:00

Ep 3035: Casemiro Retirement Game, Tactics Slot,...

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2024/09/02

There’s always a quote; “United's high-profile catastrophic start to the season has rightly brought every player under the microscope, but the purchase of a world-class holding midfielder could mark a change in fortunes at Old Trafford”. So read the Daily Mail in August 2022 - the world-class holding midfielder being paraded around Old Trafford before a match against Liverpool that day was... Casemiro.We chat with Dion Fanning and Miguel Delaney as the Arne Slot era begins in such style that he can

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32:43

Kentertainment, Rhasidat On Health And Speed, Time...

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2024/08/30

Welcome to your free weekly taster of the Second Captains World Service. This week we had non stop entertainment from Ken - from Alexander The Great to Oasis to train stories to strolls with Sean Fitz - he is a true song and dance and stories man. We also chatted to Rhasidat about the need for speed (but when) and her poor health at the Olympics. Plus there was Transfer Deadline Day nonsense, the new Champions League format, a Time Machine malfunction, and a Rossie's plans to down the Dubs, with

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46:00

Ep 3030: O'Donovan's World, Jakob's World Record,...

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2024/08/26

Paul O'Donovan won yet another rowing world title this weekend, while Jakob Ingebrigtsen shattered one of the longest-standing track world records - but the man who stole the world's attention, and money, was pole vaulting charisma machine Mondo Duplantis.We chat to David Gillick and Gavin Cooney about Rhasidat's latest 4th place finish, her road to endurance, the anti doping issues in Bahrain, O'Donovan's dominance and Ingebrigtsen's blistering times.Plus there's Ken on WWI's eastern front,

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1:15:48

Ep 3029: Eoin's Take-Away's, Pup Hürzeler, Everton's...

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2024/08/26

Lars Sivertsen and Rich Jolly join us to talk through the weekend's football. What is happening at Everton, where we see Dyche, but not Dycheball? What kind of impression has Fabien Hürzeler already made after a couple of games in the Premier League? How are Norway managing not to qualify for international tournaments these days? And is it really true that any idiot can play Wonderwall? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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56:18

Chelsea's Cash Elevator, Maresca's Man Management,...

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2024/08/23

Welcome to your weekly taster of the Second Captains World Service. This week we have Ken on the Chelsea cash elevator, Maresca's man management and football's great gamble. Plus there's Conor Niland in studio on Novak's secret sauce and Michael Darragh Macauley on his passion for his new role as CEO of Sanctuary Runners, a group that uses running as a way to bring together asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and all Irish residents, with the aim of creating a more inclusive, integrated and happy

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36:29

Ep 3024: The Bohs Of Tralee, Australians Are Good At...

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2024/08/19

Branno went to Kerry this weekend to see the kingdom get taught a football lesson, but instead got an education in floats, parades, Roses and mass. Branno is now back in Dublin having seen some of theTEN DAYSof the Rose of Tralee festival.Today’s show tries to answer important questions such as:what would Ken’s B-boy name be? Why are Australians so good at sport? Is it ok to laugh at people who aren’t much good at sport (by Olympics standards)? And is there any topic that can't be turned into a

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1:09:37

Ep 3023: Half Slot, Half Klopp, Chelsea Offences...

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2024/08/19

John Brewin and Dion Fanning join us to talk about the opening weekend of the Premier League season.John was at Portman Road to see the debuts of Kieran McKenna and Arne Slot and reports on the respective animal magnetisms of the two up-and-coming coaches. We also talk about Chelsea and their offences against football.Elsewhere, the latest instalment in the Perarnau-Guardiola series is upon us and we sample some characteristic vignettes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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41:09

Premier League Predictions, Man Utd's Nostalgia...

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2024/08/15

Welcome to your weekly taster of the Second Captains World Service. This week we have a Premier League preview show, Man Utd's nostalgia money, anatomy of a 4 x 400m Olympic final, and Steph Curry's GOAT status.Join the party for a fiver a month – there’s no contracts, no hidden fees and no ads. Go to secondcaptains.com/join for details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:07:19

Ep 3012: Rhys' Golden Charm, Kellie's Masterclass,...

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2024/08/05

Total medals for Ireland at the Olympic Games between 1960 and 1992 - 6.Total medals for Ireland during Week 1 of the Paris Olympic Games - 7. Michael Foley of the Sunday Times and Sinead O’Carroll of The Journal were in Paris for Rhys’ gold, Kellie’s master-class and Wiffen’s third-place-that-felt-like-a-disappointment-but-is-in-fact-historic. We recorded the show just in time to see Rhasidat Adeleke’s powerful, composed start to her 400m campaign that has us all dreaming big.Plus there's the 100m

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32:04

Wiffen Walks The Walk, Olympic Fever, Biles...

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2024/08/01

It's wall-to-wall Olympics on the World Service this week. Mona McSharry managed Ireland's first medal of the 2024 games, Daniel Wiffen backed up his supreme confidence with a Gold medal performance and Simone Biles cemented herself in Olympic history. Meanwhile, Andy Lee joined us in studio to chat about his time at the Athens Olympics in 2004, a lonely experience for Ireland's solo fighter at the dawn of the Irish High Performance era.Join the party for a fiver a month – there’s no contracts, no

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55:11

Ep 3001: God, Religion, Lohan, TK And An Epic All...

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2024/07/22

Tony Kelly climbed the steps of the Hogan Stand yesterday to raise his county’s fifth-ever Liam McCarthy Cup and in a haze of hurling and religious fervour, declared Brian Lohan ‘God’.A down-in-the-dumps Jamie Wall and an elated Podge Collins join us to today to pick over how Clare managed to pip Cork by the finest of margins, weigh up the extra time debate, and reflect on what was a final for the ages.Ken, meanwhile, has major issues with Hurling’s imperialism and scoring system. Plus, there's

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50:10

Ep 3000: Live From Eamon's House - 22/07/24

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2024/07/22

For our 3000th episode we trekked up to the Temple of Dunphy. Eamon was one of the earliest guests on the pod and has made numerous - always memorable - appearances over the years.We chat to Eamon about the latest wild happenings in the US Election, the rise of nationalism, the new Ireland manager and his old job of stopping Robin Friday from sparking up a spliff during their days together playing for Reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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52:39

Ep 2987: The Lion And The Unicorn, Big Man Summer,...

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2024/07/06

There'll always be an England, and under Gareth Southgate it’ll always reach the latter stages of major football tournaments. This was his fourth straight ¼ final and now his side are one game away from back-to-back European Championship Final appearances. So what’s the bloody problem then? We chat to Ken from the stadium, accompanied by Jack Pitt-Brooke of The Athletic.While England may be the footballing equivalent of a week away at Centre Parcs, watching Turkey has been whatever the same length

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56:11

The Ronaldo Show, England Getting Away With It, How...

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2024/07/04

It's been a great week here at Second Captains as we chased Ken around Germany as he followed the Euros Circus from Frankfurt to Berlin. Murph also developed a sense of wanderlust and packed the car for Cork where he met with Jamie Wall to chat though this coming weekend's All-Ireland Hurling Semi-Finals.Join the party for a fiver a month – there’s no contracts, no hidden fees and no ads. Go to secondcaptains.com/join for details. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:06:21

Ep 2968: Rory's Forever Pain, GAA's Revolutionary...

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2024/06/17

Oh Rory. Oh Rory, Rory, Rory. Lawrence Donegan and the lads wrestle with what we saw last night. Is it career-defining? How can it not be?Paul Flynn is with us to discuss two draws in the Gaelic football championship yesterday, with vastly differing outcomes. And there’s the Football Review Committee’s ‘sandbox games’ this weekend, trialling some revolutionary new rules - committee member Michael Murphy talks us through them.And there’s also the inevitable mentions of Bill Buckner, Scott Norwood,

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59:12

Ep 2967: England Crawl To Victory, Bellingham...

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2024/06/16

England expects. England awaits. England bores. England Wins. We chat to Ken and full time England watcher Miguel Delaney.While riding the rail to Gelsenkirchen Ken encounters an Albanian man who literally risks his life and limbs for our football correspondent. The Euros may not even be out of the first weekend but the littlest hobo is all in.Elsewhere we saw Italy grind it out, Hungary confirm their Aviva form-line, and Spain answer those podcasts (like ours) who insist on sleeping on them. Hosted

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45:16

Ep 2961: European Gold Rush For Ireland, More Medals...

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2024/06/10

It was an incredible weekend for Irish athletics. Last Friday, Sonia O'Sullivan was the only Irish person to have ever won gold at a European Championships. Ronnie Delany, Eamon Coghlan, John Treacy - all had tried, none had succeeded.By this afternoon, we had added 5 names to that roll of honour, after thesuccess of Ciara Mageean and our mixed relayteam.Cathal Dennehy and Derval O'Rourke join us to talk about the extraordinary achievement of our(geographically, demographically) diverse team which

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1:01:54

Man City Want It All, Turbulent Tennis, Success And...

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2024/06/06

This week on the World Service we had Ken on Man City's latest legal power grab, Caitlin on turbulent times in the tennis world, and Ian Madigan on Irish rugby's inability to fix the 10 succession plan. Plus we have daily Euros shows coming up with Ken in Germany, Murph as Gaeilge, the Olympics, the summer tour in SA, football with Flynn and Murphy, and hurling with Jamie.There’s no contracts, no hidden fees and shows can be listened to on all good podcast apps, on Spotify or through our website

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59:36

Ep 2956: Madrid’s 15th, Diego Torres On Carlo, Vini...

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2024/06/03

Real Madrid did that Real Madrid thing to win a staggering 15th Champions League title at Wembley - but it takes more than that to impress Don Diego Torres, who joins us from the Spanish capital to evaluate their triumph.Has this Madrid generation surpassed the Di Stefano-Puskas team of the 50s? Do Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Ancelotti deserve to be considered the world’s best? Who are the players who really make this team tick? And how is Kylian Mbappe going to fit in?And we talk about how Borussia

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20:28

Champions League Final Preview, Duff Man, Flower Power

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2024/05/30

This week on the World Service we had a top-class Champions League final preview with Sid Lowe and Rapha Honigstein, we discussed Carlo's chill, watery Dortmund, Duff man said a lot of things to Richie Sadlier, plus there was hurling with Jamie, football with Flynn and Murphy and we will chat to Brian Murphy aboutCeltics legend Bill Walton who overcame a childhood stutter to become an NBA all-star, a legend of the flower power generation and one of the great US broadcasters.Monday’s shows are free

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