Best The Second Captains Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Kentertainment, Rhasidat On Health And Speed, Time Machine Malfunction, Downing The Dubs 32:43

2h ago32:43

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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. P…

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Ep 3030: O'Donovan's World, Jakob's World Record, Mondo's Monde, Bahrain Bans, Rhasidat's Endurance - 26/08/24 46:00

16h ago46:00

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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 …

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Ep 3029: Eoin's Take-Away's, Pup Hürzeler, Everton's Sealed Train, Norwegian Quandary, Kenbworth - 26/08/24 1:15:48

9h ago1:15:48

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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 t…

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Chelsea's Cash Elevator, Maresca's Man Management, MDMA On Immigration And Misinformation, Facing Novak - 23/08/24 56:18

11h ago56:18

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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 …

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Ep 3024: The Bohs Of Tralee, Australians Are Good At Sport; Bad At Culture Wars, Ken Breaking Bad, Stadium Winning Streaks - 19/08/24 36:29

6h ago36:29

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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 the TEN DAYS of 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 Australian…

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Ep 3023: Half Slot, Half Klopp, Chelsea Offences Against Football Act, Kieran McKenna Era, Guardiola-lit 1:09:37

7h ago1:09:37

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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 instal…

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Premier League Predictions, Man Utd's Nostalgia Money, Becker's Olympics, Steph's Status 41:09

11d ago41:09

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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…

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Ep 3018: The Great Olympics, From Doubters To Believers, Sports Tapas, New Generation With New Expectations - 12/08/24 58:06

19d ago58:06

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Ken came into this Olympics a doubter and left it a believer. Was this the greatest ever Games? We chat to Cathal Dennehy and Gavin Cooney about the event, the Irish mentality, the 4th-place-a-thon, the drugs question, and how the future looks for us as an Olympic nation. Plus there's woozy Wiffen, sports tapas, pickleball rules and as ever Satan h…

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Ep 3017: Big Jim's Big Fish, Ridicule Machine For Losers, Data Ball - 12/08/24 1:07:06

20d ago1:07:06

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Today we grieve for the Paris Olympics, now already receding into history, but who could fail to be re-energised by the prospect of the PSR League starting up again in four days time? Arne Slot succeeding Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool is one of the buzziest storylines ahead of the new season, so it's a good time for the club's former head of research I…

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Kellie Backs It Up, Rhasidat's Rivals, Ken's Olympics 37:30

24d ago37:30

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Welcome to your weekly taster of the Second Captains World Service. This week we celebrated Kellie Harrington's back-to-back Olympic gold medals, look ahead to Rhasidat Adeleke potentially following her onto the podium and see what Ken has to say about his trip to Paris as a paying punter. Join the party for a fiver a month – there’s no contracts, …

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Ep 3012: Rhys' Golden Charm, Kellie's Masterclass, Wiffen's Bronze, Relaxed Rhasidat, 100m Margins - 05/08/24 1:07:19

27d ago1:07:19

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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…

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Rhys McClenaghan Rewind - 04/08/24 28:52

9d ago28:52

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He's an Olympic champ now, but back in 2022 we had Rhys McCleneghan in studio, fresh from a world championship win, but still navigating his way around a few obstacles and setbacks. He was engaging and intelligent and it was such an enjoyable chat and so full of insights into what has since made him into a dominant force, we thought we would post i…

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Wiffen Walks The Walk, Olympic Fever, Biles Greatness, Lonely At the Top 32:04

1M ago32:04

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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 …

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Ep 3007: Wiffen Makes Waves, Kellie No Doubt, Celine Dion Is Class - 29/07/24 30:23

15d ago30:23

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Back in March Ken and Eoin sat down with Daniel Wiffen. He promised a summer of gold. This morning he set the fastest time in the swimming heats, 7:41.53 seconds, the fastest of those making it through to the medal race. He is living up to his big, big talk. We speak to Gavin Cooney, who was poolside in Paris. While our island nation may not always…

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Ep 3006: Sam Goes North, Dejected Murphys, Banquet Of Sorrow - 29/07/24 53:11

1M ago53:11

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Last week we saddled up and rode north to Crossmaglen. Ciarán Murphy was confident riding into the old Armagh market town, he was a little less confident leaving. Yesterday Armagh won their first All-Ireland since 2002. Kieran McGeeney, their Captain then their manager now. We chat to Michael Murphy and Paul Flynn on a tense final that had a thrill…

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Oisín's Trusty Boot, Ken Hurley, Trouble At Troon 44:28

1M ago44:28

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Welcome to our World Service tasting platter. This week we travelled to Crossmaglen to chat to Oisín McConville and weigh up the mood ahead of this weekend's All Ireland Football Final, Ken offered us up some strongly held views on the future of Hurling and Joe Callaghan gave us the run down of the Open Championship at Royal Troon. Join the party f…

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Ep 3001: God, Religion, Lohan, TK And An Epic All Ireland Final Win For Clare - 22/07/24 55:11

22d ago55:11

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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 t…

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Kentertainment, Rhasidat On Health And Speed, Time Machine Malfunction, Downing The Dubs 32:43

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Ep 3030: O'Donovan's World, Jakob's World Record, Mondo's Monde, Bahrain Bans, Rhasidat's Endurance - 26/08/24 46:00

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Ep 3029: Eoin's Take-Away's, Pup Hürzeler, Everton's Sealed Train, Norwegian Quandary, Kenbworth - 26/08/24 1:15:48

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Chelsea's Cash Elevator, Maresca's Man Management, MDMA On Immigration And Misinformation, Facing Novak - 23/08/24 56:18

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Ep 3024: The Bohs Of Tralee, Australians Are Good At Sport; Bad At Culture Wars, Ken Breaking Bad, Stadium Winning Streaks - 19/08/24 36:29

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Ep 3023: Half Slot, Half Klopp, Chelsea Offences Against Football Act, Kieran McKenna Era, Guardiola-lit 1:09:37

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Premier League Predictions, Man Utd's Nostalgia Money, Becker's Olympics, Steph's Status 41:09

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Ep 3018: The Great Olympics, From Doubters To Believers, Sports Tapas, New Generation With New Expectations - 12/08/24 58:06

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Ep 3017: Big Jim's Big Fish, Ridicule Machine For Losers, Data Ball - 12/08/24 1:07:06

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Kellie Backs It Up, Rhasidat's Rivals, Ken's Olympics 37:30

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Ep 3012: Rhys' Golden Charm, Kellie's Masterclass, Wiffen's Bronze, Relaxed Rhasidat, 100m Margins - 05/08/24 1:07:19

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Rhys McClenaghan Rewind - 04/08/24 28:52

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Wiffen Walks The Walk, Olympic Fever, Biles Greatness, Lonely At the Top 32:04

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Ep 3007: Wiffen Makes Waves, Kellie No Doubt, Celine Dion Is Class - 29/07/24 30:23

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Ep 3006: Sam Goes North, Dejected Murphys, Banquet Of Sorrow - 29/07/24 53:11

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Oisín's Trusty Boot, Ken Hurley, Trouble At Troon 44:28

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Ep 3001: God, Religion, Lohan, TK And An Epic All Ireland Final Win For Clare - 22/07/24 55:11

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