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The Second Captains Podcast
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Packers' Irish Punter, NFL Kickouts, Arsenal's Title Talk, Jose's Blame
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show!
This week we spoke to Green Bay Packers punter Daniel Whelan in studio about his journey from G...
Ep 3476: Ireland v Israel, Baden-Baden 20 Years On - 16/02/2026
Last week, while the rest of the team worked desperately to cover a series of world-shattering football stories, Ken was peacefully wintering at Baden...
Ep 3475: Ireland Survive, 10 Debate Turns Ugly, McCloskey Magic, England Think Again - 16/02/26
Ireland have their first win of the Six Nations, but form and confidence are still eluding Andy Farrell's team. as the out-half debate rages on and th...
Rainy Night In Sunderland, Czechia's Change Of Fortune, Frank Failed, Korean Memories
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed the sacking of Frank and Dyche, Liverpool's rainy night in Sunderland, Ratclif...
Ep 3470: Bad Bunny's America, Seahawks Destroy Patriots, Melee By The Lee, Hurling Manliness - 09/02/26
The Seattle Seahawks were heavy favourites to win Super Bowl 60 last night, and that's exactly what they did - absolutely dominating the New England P...
Ep 3469: City Reignite Title Race, VARCE, Keith Andrews' Origin Story, McClean In Midfield - 09/02/26
With two late goals at Anfield the Premier League title race went from stone cold, to flaming hot.
To pick through the Manchester football reviv...
Saudi Money, Howe Low, Jamestown Analytics, Epstein Economics
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed Ronaldo's value to the Saudis, Eddie Howe's rep, Shels using Jamestown Analyti...
Ep 3466: Forget it Pep, It's Artetatown - 02/02/26
Just one week after wondering if the run-in pressure might get to Arsenal we are - once again - handing them the Premier League trophy after they exte...
Jose Forever, Arteta's Antics, Madrid Rot, Penrose On Heated Rivalry
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed an epic end to the Champions League league phase, Arsenal's Premier League wob...
Ep 2461: Shackle-less Gaelic Football As The League Returns, Mayo's Andy Moran Impact, Hooter Hijinks - 26/01/26
The Gaelic football season is back, and after a winter spent poring over stats sheets and risk-reward scenarios, it looks like the coaching class of 2...
Ep 3460: Has The Arsenaling Begun? - 26/01/26
Last night at the Emirates we saw the Premier League game of the season - but will it prove a pivotal moment? That's up to Arsenal and how they react....
Slot's Block, Steve G On TV, The Great Injury Mystery, Brooklyn Burns
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show! This week we discussed Davos, Greenland, World Cup boycotts, the Beckhams, LIV V PGA, Arne Slot's low...
Ep 3455: AFCON Chaos Final, MCMUFC, Great Man Theory, Rice.gif, (More) Post Human Football, Marty Whelan <3's Ken - 19/01/26
People were calling this AFCON predictable but in the end, it showed us something we've never seen before in a major final - a walk-off that initially...
Ep 3454: Munster Down And Out, Leinster's Sweet Draw, Dingle Drama, "Disaster" In Dubai - 19/01/26
Dingle are the undisputed kings of heroic comebacks with late wins in the Munster final, the All-Ireland semi and now the final. We chat about a class...
Rosenior Speak, Steven Flowe, A Good Manager These Days Is Hard To Find
Welcome to our weekly World Service taster show which covers LinkedIn's football takeover, Rosenior-speak, the white sneaker manager era, Madrid sacki...
Ep 3449: Leinster's Great Escape, Munster Lose And Learn, The Walls Win - 12/01/26
Four tries, two comebacks, a last second kick to win it against their fiercest rivals and elation in the stands - and yet Leinster were cut open and e...
Ep 3448: Macc Lads, Theatre Of Screams, Lumumba Falls, Mané v Mo, Mbappé No Honour, Chelsea Heritage, Limp Dutch
FA Cup third round weekend brings the usual desperate scrabbling around for stuff to talk about. Can we really call Macclesfield-Palace the greatest u...
Arsenal V Minnows Liverpool, Keith's Feats, The West Kerry Life, How To Be Irish - 08/01/26
The reigning champions V the champions-in-waiting... Slot's defence of the PL title, and maybe his job, could end tonight and we will, of course, dedi...
Ep 3443: Littler Turns Heel, Ulster Show The Way, Frawley Goes West, Escort Love - 05/01/25
At 18 years of age two time world darts champ Luke Littler has no more worlds to conquer, so now gets his kicks from turning heel. Eoin goes through h...
Ep 3442: Goodnight Sweet Prince - 05/01/26
Goodbye Ruben. We are sorry to see you go. You were good to us. We wish you well.
We discuss why so many fanbases currently seem to hate their m...
Ep 3440: Charlie O’Leary Irish Football Legend - 30/12/25
Charlie O’Leary, a former Republic Of Ireland kit-man under big Jack and all round Irish football legend, was our Second Captains Hero of 2025; he was...
Ep 3438: A Christmas Love Fest With Ken And Wilson - 29/12/25
An annual Second Captains tradition continues today under new branding (RIP Scrooge Cast), as Jonathan Wilson joins Ken to discuss the post-Christmas...
Ep 3434: Can Villa Keep This Up, Amorim Is For Turning, Pep Not Eternal, Rogers Better Than Bellingham, Jake Paul Nonsense - 22/12/25
Inside us all are two wolves. Unfortunately for Wolves the football team (despite Matt Doherty's reverse Churchill) it's the wolf that is currently th...
Salah's AFCON, A Country For Old Men, Fat Quiz, Ribald KENCALL
It was “Super-Friends Of The Show” week this week, between Killian Sundermann coming in for the Second Captains FAT quiz of the year, a chat with US M...
Ep 3249: Send In The Second Rows, The Munster Project, Clutch Charlie Smyth - 15/12/25
Munster and Leinster both won their Champions Cup games over the weekend, both came through sticky situations against English opposition, but overall...
Episode 3428: Evan Hype Re-Up, Ruben's High Horse, Anfield Ceasefire, Xhaka Best Mackem, Uefa Cup Robbie
It looks like Celtic arrived at a good time for Evan Ferguson, while Robbie Keane seems to be having so much fun in Europe the question is how he will...
Salah Week, Ken Called It, Chess Cult
We’d another barn-storming week this week, with the main story being Mo Salah’s rapidly-deteriorating relationship with Liverpool Football Club, which...
Ep 3423: Rio's World Cup Jitters, Munster Take A Bath, Rieko Arrives, Dingle At The Death - 08/12/25
Permutations Man had a rough week last week and he is back on air today to explain what happened.
Ken asks if Rio Ferdinand was the worst possib...
Ep 3422: Villa's Glory, Ken Weeps for Europe, Mixed Zone Mo - 08/12/25
The memory of Friday's FIFA draw continues to linger like the smell of a dead rat under the floorboards. As he whines about middle-of-the-night kick o...
Jimmy Dunne On The Miracle Of Budapest, A Szoboszlai Never Forgets, Hasan Piker On The American Berserk
We've seen it all this week on Second Captains, from ultrarunning with 100 mile world record holder Caitriona Jennings to 'American ultraviolence' wit...
Ep 3417: Caitriona Jennings On Her 100 Mile World Record, Saint Charlie, Rugby Loses Its Marbles - 01/12/25
Caitriona Jennings is the proud World Record holder over the terrifying distance of 100 miles and she spoke to us in studio about how and why she was...
Ep 3416: Watching Pots Boil, Premier League Mad Men, Caicedo Erupts, The Como-verse - 01/12/25
Just as a watched pot never boils, an obsessively tracked Irish striker in Europe does not deliver goals under the desperate hungry eyes of the nation...
Liverpool Lack Anger, The Dutch Perspective On Slot, Tantalising World Cup
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To get some insight into the man presiding ove...
Ep 3411: Lest We Forget Evan, Trophies In November, Spreadsheet Early, Glasgow Kiss- 24/11/25
GOOOOOLAZZOOOO... OK Evan Ferguson's first goal for Roma was not quite in that category but we can say now that the Eternal City has officially entere...
Ep 3410: Back In Your Boks, Scrumpocalypse, Chasing James Ryan - 24/11/25
South Africa beat Ireland 24-13 but in reality it was a demolition by Rassie's men. Did the whole game hang on James Ryan's deserved red card, or coul...
The Post-Hungary Glow, Next Up Czechia, Branno Comes For Ken's Throne, The Ashes Is Underway
It's been a beautiful, podcast-packed week on the World Service since Troy Parrott stole the nation's heart on Sunday afternoon in Budapest. Seven sho...
Ep 3404: Ireland Hammer Australia, Mack Is A Catch, Which 10 For SA, The Red Boks - 17/11/25
The Irish lineout was near perfect, their kicking game was on point, a few key players are back in form, they have a new fullback option in Mack Hanse...
Ep 3403: Parrott Meets The Moment, Good Times Return For Irish Football - 16/11/25
Skill, heroics, late late glory... things like this don't happen to us, until now.
Ken, Eoin and Murph record today's show in a state of joyous...
Ireland 2-0 Portugal, Tantalising Football, Isak And Zlatan
We've recorded a lot of podcasts.... but the one we just posted today about all the great moments, all the heroes, all the Ronaldo comedy and all the...
Ep 3398: Ireland's Quick Fix, Farrell's Few Words, Boks Are The Best - 10/11/25
Ireland eventually got the win over Japan on Saturday but all the same doubts remain about a team that has had very few good performances since the su...