The Second Captains Podcast

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1. American Shuffle, World Cup Ghosts, Ken An The Range, Pico V Messi

   2 Jul 2026 · 20 min

   Welcome to our World Cup taster show which includes slow moving Americans, German ghosts and Ken on the range. Tonight we cover Spain Austria and Ronaldo's latest/last shot at winning the World Cup. Ken and Branno are…

2. Ep 3591: Louth's Hot Summer, Slick Kerry Face Resurgent Dubs, Kobe's Only Shot - 29/06/26

   29 Jun 2026 · 55 min

   The All-Ireland football quarter-finals did not disappoint, and we have two tasty semi-finals to look forward to - Kerry against Dublin, which a small number of people might have predicted, and Mayo against Louth,…

3. Ep 3590: Old Man Ron, England Seize Canal, Taste The Bao - 28/06/26

   28 Jun 2026 · 47 min

   England are into the knock-out stages of the World Cup where they will face DR Congo. It took them just over an hour to score the first of two goals against Panama and previous Tuchel-Boosters are beginning to have…

4. Brazilian Thoroughbreds, Insipid England, Miami Vice

   25 Jun 2026 · 24 min

   Ken is having a ball at this World Cup having watched Messi's record breaking feats, Mo's moment in little Egypt, Haaland go berserker and of course the highlight so far, being proved right about insipid England. Ken…

5. Ep 3584: Dublin Win The Battle, Kerry Crush Armagh, Mayo Madness, What's Happened Donegal - 22/06/26

   22 Jun 2026 · 1 h 06 min

   Armagh and Donegal are out before the quarter-final stages of the All-Ireland senior football championship, just as everyone predicted. We have Dara Ó Cinnéide and Paul Flynn, past players from the two big winners…

6. Ep 3583: Non-Stop Pico, Egypt Goes Wild On Steinway, Yamal The Man, First We Take Manhattan

   22 Jun 2026 · 1 h 00 min

   Kevin Brannigan has arrived in New York City, and his first job is to release battery hen Ken from his content cage. We talk to Pablo Montano from AS about Spain’s thumping win today, and if Yamal can regain full…

7. Messi Delivers, The England Plan, Ken Early's America

   18 Jun 2026 · 21 min

   Ken is having a great time at this World Cup and has chosen wisely so far, catching Messi's hat trick, The Azteca on opening night and England putting in one of their best ever World Cup performances... at least that's…

8. Ep 3576: All-Ireland Championship Insanity, Delicious Draws, Kerry Host Armagh, Donegal Beaten, The Pixies > RHCP - 15/06/2026

   15 Jun 2026 · 1 h 08 min

   The All-Ireland football championship knew it had to produce something to grab some eye-balls on this World Cup weekend, and boy did it deliver. Donegal and Armagh were both beaten, and they now face trips to Dublin…

9. Ep 3575: World Cup Whistle Stop, Brazil Must Change, Happy Curacao, Houston's Got Problems - 14/06/24

   14 Jun 2026 · 58 min

   This weekend gave us our first glimpses of Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti, Switzerland, Qatar, Germany and Curacao, and we manage to call in on quite a few teams on our Sunday night whistle-stop tour. We speak to…

10. World Cup 2026 Takes Off, Banos Hermanos, Trump's One Way Street, Predicting The Winner

    11 Jun 2026 · 26 min

    We’re less than an hour away from the big kick-off at World Cup 2026, Ken is at the Azteca and we are having a blast on the World Service this week. You’ll hear from Ken all tournament long and Branno’s gonna join him…

11. Ep 3570: Israel Game Set For Neutral Venue, Ireland's World Cup Dream - 08/06/26

    8 Jun 2026 · 43 min

    Ireland are preparing for one of the biggest nights in the history of women’s football in this country… but yet again, off-field issues threaten to overshadow our winner-take-all match against France in Grenoble…

12. Ep 3569: Limerick Delight, Galway For The Double, Katie Balboa, Farrell Forever - 08/06/26

    8 Jun 2026 · 56 min

    The Munster and Leinster hurling finals didn’t eliminate anyone from this year’s All-Ireland championships, but judging by the on-pitch celebrations, winning them really, really mattered for Limerick and Galway. Joe…

13. World Cup Week, KenCall, Neymar's Cankles, Why Norway?

    5 Jun 2026 · 24 min

    We're just one week out from the World Cup and we're starting to feel it. First stop for Ken is Mexico City early next week, but before he went he gave us a special World Cup edition of KenCall! This week we also had…

14. Ep 3564: PSG Triumphant, Don Revie's Arsenal, Slot Departs, Cultural Repository Players

    1 Jun 2026 · 1 h 13 min

    Arsenal went to Budapest surfing a tidal wave of hope and joy, and finished losing on penalties after one shot on target in more than two hours of play. Less than Inter managed losing 5-0 last year, and less than…

15. World Cup Wonder, The McGuinness Melee, The Value Of Assists

    28 May 2026 · 25 min

    Welcome to fight week on the Second Captains world service! There was a Donnybrook in Dalyer, the McGuinness melee in Kerry and Keano and Bruno fighting on the internet. Plus we have a champions league show tomorrow…

16. Ep 3559: Leinster Get Dismantled, Move Fast And Win Things, Jim McGuinness Throws His Weight Around - 25/05/26

    25 May 2026 · 46 min

    The other four Champions Cup finals Leinster lost were all close, winnable and heartbreaking for fans; this defeat to Bordeaux however was over after 20 minutes and deeply concerning for all involved. We chat to Shane…

17. Ep 3558: Good-Bye To All That

    25 May 2026 · 1 h 29 min

    A day of goodbyes - Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Seamus Coleman, West Ham United. Ken gives his Premier League team of the season, and you … to be honest, you won’t be…

18. Arsenal Celebrate, The Choker Fallacy, SpyFall

    21 May 2026 · 27 min

    Welcome to winners week on the Second Captains world service! Arsenal are Premier League champions again after 22 long years, and Villa ended a 30 year wait for a trophy with their Europa League win last night. We got…

19. Ep 3553: Westmeath Dismantle Dubs, Armagh Take Ulster, Working Class Golf Hero - 18/05/26

    18 May 2026 · 58 min

    After last Sunday's heroics Roscommon may have thought they had the 2026 Cinderella Team mantle all to themselves, but yesterday in Croke Park Westmeath took that title from them, and took the Leinster title for only…

20. Ep 3552: Ken The Tim, Alonso Calling, The Four Mysteries, Ireland In Shadow, Salah Uprising, Yeats Fisherman - 18/05/26

    18 May 2026 · 1 h 28 min

    Most of the world wanted Hearts to win on Saturday but this little corner of it was an exception. Eoin swoons at the romance of his close personal friend Martin O'Neill becoming a champion again at the age of 74 while…

21. Cheat Week, Madrid Meltdown, Why Not Alonso?

    14 May 2026 · 23 min

    Welcome to cheat week on the Second Captains world service! It all started with the Arsenal West Ham VAR fallout and got progressively murkier as the week went on with the Southampton "Spygate" saga, Celtic's…

22. Ep 3548: The Rossies Take Connacht, Murph As Condom, 'Egomaniacs' Returns - 11/05/26

    11 May 2026 · 55 min

    The newest member of our championship punditry team, Dara Ó Cinnéide - already getting rave reviews - was at Dr Hyde Park to see Roscommon pip Murph's Galway to their first home win in a Connacht final in a…

23. Ep 3547: Arsenal So Close, Starlizard FC, Anger Farmers, Southampton Spy Ring, Madrid Psychodrama

    11 May 2026 · 1 h 36 min

    Arsenal are nearly there. As the manager flailed wildly with random substitutions, David Raya and Martin Ødegaard stood up to make sure that when the referees stepped up to rule on the climactic, decisive melee,…

24. Arsenal Double Or Quits, Guehi's Blunder, Seve Special, Mbappe On His Holidays

    8 May 2026 · 23 min

    Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week was dominated by Arsenal Football Club, who could now win it all, or nothing, but either way should be allowed celebrate the wins along the way? We also covered…

25. Ep 3552: Leinster Wobble And Win, Leo's Lecture, Porter Power, Happy Ulster, Randle Reverse - 04/05/26

    4 May 2026 · 1 h 08 min

    As Leinster eased into an 18 point lead with 12 minutes remaining in their Champions Cup semi final, everyone in the stadium could finally put that Northampton nightmare behind them, right? We chat to Shane Horgan and…

26. What Makes Football Great?

    30 Apr 2026 · 26 min

    Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week was all about PSG Bayern and what makes for a great game of football. We interviewed Harvey Vale about his decision to join Ireland, his Chelsea years and rejecting a…

27. Ep 3537: Wall & Canning On A Wild Hurling Weekend, Marathon Goes Sub-Two, Ulster's Lambing Championship - 27/04/26

    27 Apr 2026 · 56 min

    It’s the Jamie and Joe Show today, as Messrs Wall and Canning are together for the first time this summer to react to Cork’s thrilling 2-point win over Limerick in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday, and the chaotic draw that…

28. Ep 3536: Ifs, Buts, and LBJ's Nuts - 27/04/26

    27 Apr 2026 · 58 min

    What if Robert Sanchez hadn't been able to buy Chelsea some breathing space with a possibly-imaginary injury? What if the ref last week had sent off Khusanov for fouling Havertz? What if Mikel Arteta and Daniel Farke…

29. Why Arsenal, Chelsea Age Rosenior, Spain Show The Way - 23/04/26

    23 Apr 2026 · 30 min

    Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week we covered Rosenior's Waterloo, Cucurella’s mouthy barber, why the haters hate on Arsenal, Spain's approach to the climate crisis and renewable energy, Katie for…

30. Ep 3531: Superpundit Joe Canning Joins The Pod, Championship Hurling Is Back, What About Westmeath - 20/04/26

    20 Apr 2026 · 51 min

    The hurling championship has begun and we have a brand new pundit for the summer, as Galway's greatest-ever hurler Joe Canning joins us. He had a front-row seat in Thurles for Cork-Tipperary yesterday, and he talks to…

31. Ep 3530: It's Happening Again...? - 20/04/26

    20 Apr 2026 · 1 h 26 min

    It's done. Or is it? Is it done? It was hard to know how to feel at the end of that, as Arsenal played one of their best games in many weeks but still ended up ceding the title initiative to Manchester City. City…

32. Science Slot, Arteta On Fire, Orban Lit, McClean Media, Dub Doubt - 16/04/26

    16 Apr 2026 · 21 min

    Welcome to our World Service taster show. This week we went deep on Liverpool's problems on and off the pitch, and in the medical room; we rejoiced in the splendour of Bayern - Madrid and recoiled at the ugliness of…

33. Ep 3525: McIlroy The Master All Over Again - 13/04/26

    13 Apr 2026 · 1 h 01 min

    Why, asked Rory McIlroy these past few days, have one Masters title when you can have two? And why win smoothly when you can terrorise your home country instead? It was another wild and ultimately joyous weekend for…

34. Ep 3524: Arsenal in the Underworld - 13/04/26

    13 Apr 2026 · 1 h 29 min

    We're into what looks like the defining week of the Premier League season, as nine months of Mikel Arteta's careful order, structure and planning may just be about to be confounded by the spirit of pure chaos in the…

35. Ep 3519: City Burn Liverpool, Chelsea Hammer Enzo - 06/04/26

    6 Apr 2026 · 52 min

    The Champions League quarter-finals is usually one of the most exciting weeks of the football calendar and an entertaining bunch of FA Cup quarter-finals got things off to a good start, with family members of…

36. Prague Comedown, Italian Football Surrenders, Tiger Tanks, Writing Rory

    2 Apr 2026 · 25 min

    Welcome to our World Service taster show and this week it's all about the Prague come-down and the build-up to the Masters. As we watched on with horror as Czechia booked their place at this summer's World Cup, Ken…

37. Ep 3514: We Can't Go On, We Must Go On, ScapeGoat Hunt, The Keys Of Navarone

    30 Mar 2026 · 1 h 15 min

    Passing through the latter stages of grief today. Eoin, on the hunt for victims, puts Ken in the dock, accusing him of blaming the Ireland fans for our defeat in Prague. On the positive side, at least being out of the…

38. Ep 3513: Donegal In Different League, Michael Murphy's Red Mist, Kick Out Central, The Wicklow Way - 30/03/26

    30 Mar 2026 · 44 min

    The pain of Thursday night will last a long time in all our hearts, so let's hold hands and podcast together. Oisin McConville joins us to discuss Donegal's one sided league final win over Kerry, Michael Murphy's…

39. The World Cup Dream is Dead, Prague Week Ends

    27 Mar 2026 · 35 min

    The World Cup Dream is Dead, Prague Week Ends It’s goodbye to Prague, farewell Denmark, so long Azteca Stadium. Over and out from Czechia. We reflect on the final whistle. We’re in Berlin after one of the great weeks…

40. Ep 3506: Prague Week Beginneth, In The Studio With Kenneth, Man City Cup Winneth - 23/03/26

    23 Mar 2026 · 1 h 09 min

    Prague Week starts with Kenny Cunningham joining us in studio to talk about how he wants to see Ireland approach the World Cup playoff on Tuesday night. Caution: Kenny's team may shock you. We talk about the Carabao…

41. Ep 3505: National Football League Drama, Michael Lyster Memories - 23/03/26

    23 Mar 2026 · 48 min

    Kerry and Donegal are in the Division 1 final, Cork and Meath have won promotion, Armagh and Galway survive, Dublin are relegated, and even that fails to tell the full story of a thrilling last day’s action in the…

42. Prague Week, Heimir Seeks Calm, Retro Mo, Pep's Legacy

    19 Mar 2026 · 21 min

    Welcome to our World Service taster show and this week it's all about the build-up to the World Cup Playoff against Czechia. We will be in Prague next week, in the heart of the action, broadcasting two shows a day from…

43. Ep 3500: Ireland's Crown, Rugby Fun, Murph's Sixth Nation Sense - 16/03/26

    16 Mar 2026 · 1 h 03 min

    Thomas Ramos' kick in the 83rd minute of the last game decided the championship, broke Irish hearts, and was one of hundreds of epic moments that made up the greatest Six Nations yet. We chat to Shane Horgan and…

44. Ep 3499: Chelsea Respect The Ball, Pep's Annus Mirabilis, Max Power, Anfield Slot Changed, Save Us Didzy

    16 Mar 2026 · 1 h 07 min

    Is the future like a black highway at night? What does it really mean to 'respect the ball'? And is there anything in the game with such universal appeal as an implausibly aged footballer? We pick the likely player of…

45. Spurs Spiral, ROG's Advice, Panenka Kick, The Trip To Prague

    13 Mar 2026 · 25 min

    Welcome to our world service taster show. To become a member and hear our shows all week it costs 5 euro a month and there’s no ads, no sign up fee, no minimum stay, no contract, and we’re independent and member led –…

46. Ep 3494: Old School Old Firm, Hell Ball, Brother Turns Against Brother - 09/03/26

    9 Mar 2026 · 57 min

    Rangers and Celtic timed their run well, staging a chaotic Scottish Cup quarter-final heightened by some old-school “disgraceful scenes” on an FA Cup weekend to finally get some overdue coverage on here. But are Old…

47. Ep 3493: Swashbuckling Scots Set Sail For Dublin, Making History In Rome, Perms-a-Plenty, Plans For Prague - 09/03/26

    9 Mar 2026 · 1 h 02 min

    Scotland defeated France 50 points to 40 on Saturday in one of the greatest northern hemisphere performances of the professional era, and are now in the frame for the 6 Nations championship… after losing to Italy in…

48. Bonus Episode: Phantom Publics and the Reality of the Edogbo Racist Abuse

    5 Mar 2026 · 51 min

    We have a special bonus World Service podcast for you all today. The show you’re about to hear caused quite a stir amongst our members over the past week, many of whom suggested it should be released free to air. So…

49. Ep 3488: Kobe’s Star Rises, Lowry’s Latest Collapse, Allianz Sponsorship Protests - 02/03/26

    2 Mar 2026 · 57 min

    The GAA weekend saw games in both the hurling and football leagues, but looming over all that was the protest at Congress in Croke Park that saw Jarlath Burns and his top table brought face-to-face with anti-Allianz…

50. Ep 3487: Slot Tunes Out, Mile High Irish, IFAB Conflab, Boehly's Minerals, Domestic Banners - 02/03/26

    2 Mar 2026 · 1 h 19 min

    Chelsea’s record 24-25 loss impressed a lot of people, but today we hear from Todd Boehly’s appearance at a conference in Miami where it became clear that Chelsea is about the least interesting item in his current…