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Ep 2013: Leinster Overturn ...

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It was a crazy couple of hours on Saturday evening, as Rachael Blackmore won the Grand National, Ireland hammered Wales in the 6 Nations, and Leinster came back from 14-0 down to beat the reigning European champions in their home ...

Second Captains episodes:

04.12.2021 Ep 2013: Leinster Overturn Exeter, Ireland Storm Cardiff, Rachael Blackmore Makes History - 12/04/21 It was a crazy couple of hours on Saturday evening, as Rachael Blackmore won the Grand National, Ireland hammered Wales in the 6 Nations, and Leinster came back from 14-0 down to beat the reigning European champions in their home ...
04.12.2021 Ep 2012: The Game's Gone, But The Moyesiah Abides - 12/04/21 It was the weekend when Richard Keys and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer agreed: the Game's gone. We know that - but why? Also today, Ken unveils a controversial new theory: how will Eoin respond? Today is a heavily Ulster-inflected pod, with ...
04.08.2021 Champions League Lemmings, Doddles Meets Paul Kimmage, US Murph Achieves Zen The Champions League being overrun by lemmings, David O'Doherty meeting Paul Kimmage, and US Murph achieving true sporting zen. It's your World Service sampler menu in a week absolutely packed with sport from the Champions League to the Champions Cup ...
04.05.2021 Ep 2007: CR7 runs riot, Pep v Mino, Silva Winner - 05/04/21 Thomas Tuchel has had it all his own way since taking over at Chelsea, but then he had not faced Callum Robinson - until Saturday afternoon. We also discuss the question of whether Erling Haaland can take control of Manchester ...
04.01.2021 Ken vs Chris Sutton, 2000th Show Celebrations With Greg Louganis, Champions Cup A La Linford Our month-long 2000th episode celebrations kicked off on the World Service last week with the big day itself and continued this week with the first of our big interviews, with Olympic diving legend and HIV/AIDS activist Greg Louganis. Ken had ...
03.29.2021 Ep 2002: Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg - 29/03/21 Is this rock bottom - or just the new normal? Damien Delaney and Richie Sadlier join us to talk over the game in the most ambitious crossover event in Irish sports broadcasting history of the last three days.
03.29.2021 Ep 2001: Leinster Win Fourth, Scotland Come Forth, Munster Misery, LaVar Ball Energy - 29/3/21 For this Monday's mini-pod, we focus on yet another Dublin-based team in blue barely showing any emotion while coolly winning yet another title in their home ground against plucky but over-matched country cousins. Why did Munster look a beaten docket ...
03.25.2021 From Ireland Goal Drought To Goal Fest, Eoin McProphet, Gary O'Toole Joins Us On The Book Club It's fair to say nobody really saw last night's 3-2 scoreline in Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Serbia coming... nobody but Eoin, that is. Ken reflected on the pain and pleasure that came with both ending the goal drought while ...
03.22.2021 Ep 1996: The Trial Of Harry Kane (Cont’d) - 22/03/21 Harry Kane continues to captivate. His trial continues on today's football pod after he pulled off what may just have been an entirely unique piece of play last night. And after the opening weekend of the League of Ireland season, ...
03.22.2021 Ep 1995: Ireland Outwit England, Heroic Henshaw, Wales' Death Match, Hoggwatch - 22/03/21 After two and a half years Ireland finally got the performance and the win that could see them back in the big time. Did we miss the signs or did this come out of nowhere? Would it ever have happened ...
03.18.2021 No To Rabonas, Alpha Andy Farrell, Oisin McConville On The Need For GAA's Return In The North Your World Service taster menu is hereby served. After his initial show of disgust on Monday at Erik Lamela's goal in the North London derby, Ken continued to push his anti-rabona agenda during the week. On St Patrick's Day, Oisin ...
03.15.2021 Ep 1990: Ireland Win Ugly, France Leave Beautiful Corpse - 15/03/21 France and England put together arguably the most high quality 40 minutes of rugby in 6 Nations history and while England came out on top, the question is how do we make rugby look like that more often? We talk ...
03.15.2021 Ep 1989: The North London Derby With Added Rabona, Anti-Liverpool Bias - 15/03/21 Erik Lamela's goal in the North London derby yesterday was met with differing reactions: for Eoin it was a thing of beauty; for Ken, a thing of great annoyance. A listener has done a deep dive into the podcast archives ...
03.12.2021 World Service Taster - Football Wellness, Rugby Gymnastics, Synth Week Lives It's time for your weekly reminder of what you've missed out on the Second Captains World Service. There was Ken, Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Wilson on the future of football in the social media age - is it a full-throated ...
03.08.2021 Ep 1984: It's Synth Week - And The Only Rule Is Floor-Fillers, All Week - 08/03/21 Ken's long-held, but newly-voiced, love of synth, and football-related synth in particular, shocked the Second Captains World Service to its core last week. So we have a number of bombshells for you today. Ken plays out the show with his ...
03.08.2021 Ep 1983: It's All Coming Up MacStevie - 08/03/21 Steven Gerrard defies the doubters to lead Rangers back to the summit of Scottish football just as Jurgen Klopp loses his sixth home match in a row? This is getting a bit witchy. Meanwhile, Luke Shaw was the hero as ...
03.04.2021 Plucky Brexit Britain, FAI-th No More, Time Flies, I Flannery It's World Service Menu Taster time and this week we had joy and we had fun but our faith in the FAI to deliver a home World Cup is sadly starting to fade. We also discuss Big Boris' plucky Brexit ...
03.01.2021 Ep 1978: Galthie's Bubble, French Waffle, Welsh Providence, Ireland's Magic Eight - 01/03/21 You make your own luck in sport, unless you're the Welsh rugby team, who on Saturday had a lot of ref and TMO decisions go their way. So is it just that everything always comes up Wales, or are they ...
03.01.2021 Ep 1977: Chelsea v Man Utd, Keane v Redknapp - 01/03/21 Man United's matches against the big six have been following a pretty familiar, pretty boring pattern as of late and yesterday's 0-0 draw with Chelsea was no different. And so any dash of colour during an otherwise drab weekend had ...
02.22.2021 Ep 1972: Tennis Trigger, Sprintastic, Sound Of Da Grammar Police - 22/02/21 As expected Novak Djokovic marched to his 9th Australian Open title this weekend, but the really interesting events happened after the match. In the last five days five different Irish athletes have posted the five fastest runs in the history ...
02.22.2021 Ep 1971: Haaland v Mbappe, Everton's Ceiling, Method Man Reiterates Stature - 22/02/21 Which PL player is Erling Haaland most like? Murph is invited to guess - and the results may surprise you. We also talk about no-nonsense Thomas Tuchel, and how the methods of a certain somebody remain beyond reproach. We are ...
02.18.2021 World Service Taster - Football's Future, GAA's Past It’s time for your weekly whiff of the Second Captains World Service which includes football's future, the GAA's past and the Second Captains mailbag reaches max capacity. Join for five euro a month + VAT at secondcaptains.com/join for independent, member-led ...
02.15.2021 Ep 1966: City On A Spree, The Great VAR Conspiracy - 15/02/21 Everyone seems to be talking about Liverpool Football Club as a pitiable mess, an irredeemable shambles, and after watching them concede 3 goals in the last 15 minutes against Leicester, you might be forgiven for thinking their world was falling ...
02.15.2021 Ep 1965: Guts But No Guile, No Answers At Halfback, Farrell Feels the Heat, Hogglebox - 15/02/21 Ireland were gutsy and got close on the scoreline against France but lacked any real creativity in attack, even when against 14 men. Where does Andy Farrell go from here, and is his position as head coach now under pressure? ...
02.08.2021 Ep 1960: The Accelerating Collapse of Klopp's Hopes And Dreams - 08/02/21 'To me, they've been bad champions'. Those were the words of impartial observer Roy Keane on Sky Sports yesterday as any glimmer of hope Liverpool were clinging on to that they were still in the title race was repeatedly stamped ...
02.08.2021 Ep 1959: 14-Man Ireland Fall To Wales, Horgan & Trimble On Outhalf Dilemma, Supreme Scots - 2/8/21 From the 14th minute when Peter O'Mahony was sent off for a dangerous clear-out, Ireland looked in trouble in Cardiff, and despite showing encouraging flashes in attack, and improvements at the set-piece, they eventually went down 21-16 for a dispiriting ...
02.04.2021 The Last Irishman In The NFL, Ken Says Thanks, Six Nations Ahoy With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs facing off in the Super Bowl this Sunday, what better time to speak to the last Irishman to play in the NFL, ten-year vet Neil O'Donoghue whose career highlight just ...
02.01.2021 Ep 1954: Barca DNA, Juan Seba Alcantara, Frail Bale - 01/02/21 Whenever the directors at Barcelona are faced with a crisis, they fall back on the programming of their Barca DNA: whatever the situation, simply add more smoke, mirrors, cloaks, daggers, secrets, spies and lying eyes, and wait to see what ...
01.25.2021 Ep 1949: Farewell Frank, Liverpool's Weak Link, Munster's Many Regrets - 25/01/21 Chelsea have sacked Frank Lampard, with Tuchel set to take over. What did Frank do wrong, besides the losses, the waste of talent and putting the blame on his players? Liverpool scored two goals against Man United and played better ...
01.21.2021 World Service Taster - Lamp-oon, Movie Pitch, Ciara's Race - 21/01/21 It's time for your weekly waft of the Second Captains World Service which includes Ken the songbird, Eoin pitching his movie idea, Failing Frank and our chat with the brilliant Ciara Mageean about the race that changed her life. Join ...
01.19.2021 Bonus Episode 1943: A Momentous Week for Irish Society, Fionn's Story - 19/01/21 NOTE: This was initially a Second Captains World Service members-only show broadcasted first on 15th of January 2021. Due to the importance of the subject matter and the huge reaction to Fionn's story, we have decided to re-publish for all ...
01.18.2021 Ep 1944: Liverpool Nil, Fergie Time - 18/01/21 Ken inspects his bulging mailbag and finds listeners and non-listeners alike have lost patience with the constant stream of nonsense he has talked on many subjects, ranging from the source of Liverpool's problems, the quality of Marcus Rashford's performances and ...
01.14.2021 World Service Taster - Axeman Of Old Trafford, Capitol Riots, Golf's Moral Compass Its time for your weekly snifter of the Second Captains World Service. We build up to Liverpool V Man Utd by looking at Solskjaer's skill at cutting away the dead wood at Old Trafford, US Murph talks to us about ...
01.11.2021 Ep 1939: Paulie Enters, Duffer Departs, Sports Calendar Shredded - 11/01/21 Stephen Kenny has had a highly eventful time as Ireland manager with a penalty playoff loss, a pandemic, a Covid close contacts crisis, a video storm, 8 games without a win and now he has lost his assistant coach Damien ...
01.08.2021 Tom Parsons Says Goodbye, NFL Tales Of Redemption, King Of Trolls Tom Parsons joined us alongside his old friend and former teammate Andy Moran to discuss his decision to retire this week, one of four Mayo careers which came to a close over a handful of days. US Murph has been ...
01.04.2021 Ep 1934: Can A Caterpillar, Given Time, Turn Into A Chelsea Lion? - 04/01/21 We talk about Frank Lampard's struggle at Chelsea - which might now, if history is any guide, be entering a terminal phase. Meanwhile Ken reveals he has made important changes to his lifestyle - but that doesn't mean he doesn't ...
12.28.2020 Ep 1929: Big Sam's Big Christmas, Frank's Thin Skin, Bielsa's Busy Tongue - 28/12/20 Ken and Jonathan Wilson talk over the post-Christmas football, as is the tradition. We all know the image we will remember the weekend by....but did Sam Allardyce's tactics actually cost his team victory at Anfield? Why should Chelsea fans be ...
12.21.2020 Ep 1925: Dubs Win 6, Oisin & Andy On Last Quarter Composure, 90's McTominay - 21/12/20 2020 threw up a lot of surprises, so we should be thankful at least for some certainty and security in life - and few things in life now are as certain or secure as Dublin finishing the year as All-Ireland ...
12.18.2020 Dinosaur Jr, Klopp's Ground War, Why not Mayo? It was a week that featured more soccer than you could shake a stick at, a review of the All-Ireland hurling final, a preview of the All-Ireland football final, and the start of the European champions cup in rugby... so ...
12.14.2020 Ep 1920: Arsenal Win At Losing, Story Time With Evra, Houllier's Romance - 14/12/20 This morning we heard the sad news of the death of Gerard Houllier, former manager of France, Liverpool and Aston Villa among others. We talk about the mark Houllier made on English football. Then we turn our attention to the ...
12.07.2020 Ep 1915: Millwall Tilt At Windmills - 07/12/20 With Jose Mourinho's Spurs riding high at the top of the league you might think there should be only one question for Ken this Monday: would he like his humble pie plain, or with salt? But there was much more ...
12.03.2020 ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY: EPISODE 96 - CHRISTMAS TOPS OFF THURSDAY - 03/12/20 For once, The Isolators put down their parsnips of war and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas Tops-Off-Thursday. Join the World Service now for just €5 a month plus VAT at secondcaptains.com/join/
11.30.2020 ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY: EPISODE 93 – BEEF CASSEROLE - 30/11/20 It’s beefs galore in the Imagination Cave as the Isolators turn on each other. Join the World Service now for just €5 a month plus VAT at secondcaptains.com/join/
11.30.2020 Ep 1910: Cowardly Lions, Furious Celts - 30/11/20 As Raul Jimenez recovers in hospital after fracturing his skull in an awful clash of heads with David Luiz, Troy Deeney has attracted derision by arguing that players should self-diagnose when they have suffered brain damage. But why does he ...
11.26.2020 ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY: EPISODE 91 - HUBBY AND HOLIBOBS - 26/11/20 To celebrate being certified pox-free, David gives us the sexiest ever Tops-Off-Thursday. Join the World Service now for just €5 a month + VAT: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
11.24.2020 BONUS SHOW - 'Where Is George Gibney?' Bonus Q&A Episode Since episode 8 of 'Where Is George Gibney?' aired last month, we've been inundated with questions, comments and emails about the making of the show, and the impact it's had. So to tide people over until the final two episodes ...
11.23.2020 ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY: EPISODE 88 - WHODUNNIT? - 23/11/20 David's stitches are out and he is in the mood for vengeance. Join the World Service now for just €5 a month + VAT: www.secondcaptains.com/join/
11.23.2020 Ep 1905: Magic Weekend As Tipp Take Munster & Cavan Shock Donegal; Klopp Goes Off On Sky - 23/11/20 In yesterday's Munster football final, Tipperary wore jerseys which commemorated the team, featuring Michael Hogan, that played in Croke Park 100 years ago on Bloody Sunday. They did more than wear a jersey though, they went out and won their ...
11.19.2020 Cannibalising Ireland, Shutting Down Tony Kelly, Stabbing David O'Doherty - 19/11/20 Ireland's goal drought is beginning to warp the minds of everyone at Second Captains HQ, with Murph and Ken turning to a discussion of which Ireland player they'd eat first in a crisis. In a slightly saner conversation, we unveiled ...
11.19.2020 ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - EPISODE 86: NO POX NO PROBLEM - 19/11/20 Unriddled by the Covids, David takes us on his daily cycle to the spot where, as a teen, he mourned the death of Kurt Cobain by making out with a stranger. Join the World Service now for just €5 a ...

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Second Captains episodes:

Ep 2013: Leinster Overturn Exeter, Ireland Storm Cardiff, Rachael Blackmore Makes History - 12/04/21

Ep 2012: The Game's Gone, But The Moyesiah Abides - 12/04/21

Champions League Lemmings, Doddles Meets Paul Kimmage, US Murph Achieves Zen

Ep 2007: CR7 runs riot, Pep v Mino, Silva Winner - 05/04/21

Ken vs Chris Sutton, 2000th Show Celebrations With Greg Louganis, Champions Cup A La Linford

Ep 2002: Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg - 29/03/21

Ep 2001: Leinster Win Fourth, Scotland Come Forth, Munster Misery, LaVar Ball Energy - 29/3/21

From Ireland Goal Drought To Goal Fest, Eoin McProphet, Gary O'Toole Joins Us On The Book Club

Ep 1996: The Trial Of Harry Kane (Cont’d) - 22/03/21

Ep 1995: Ireland Outwit England, Heroic Henshaw, Wales' Death Match, Hoggwatch - 22/03/21

No To Rabonas, Alpha Andy Farrell, Oisin McConville On The Need For GAA's Return In The North

Ep 1990: Ireland Win Ugly, France Leave Beautiful Corpse - 15/03/21

Ep 1989: The North London Derby With Added Rabona, Anti-Liverpool Bias - 15/03/21

World Service Taster - Football Wellness, Rugby Gymnastics, Synth Week Lives

Ep 1984: It's Synth Week - And The Only Rule Is Floor-Fillers, All Week - 08/03/21

Ep 1983: It's All Coming Up MacStevie - 08/03/21

Plucky Brexit Britain, FAI-th No More, Time Flies, I Flannery

Ep 1978: Galthie's Bubble, French Waffle, Welsh Providence, Ireland's Magic Eight - 01/03/21

Ep 1977: Chelsea v Man Utd, Keane v Redknapp - 01/03/21

Ep 1972: Tennis Trigger, Sprintastic, Sound Of Da Grammar Police - 22/02/21

Ep 1971: Haaland v Mbappe, Everton's Ceiling, Method Man Reiterates Stature - 22/02/21

World Service Taster - Football's Future, GAA's Past

Ep 1966: City On A Spree, The Great VAR Conspiracy - 15/02/21

Ep 1965: Guts But No Guile, No Answers At Halfback, Farrell Feels the Heat, Hogglebox - 15/02/21

Ep 1960: The Accelerating Collapse of Klopp's Hopes And Dreams - 08/02/21

Ep 1959: 14-Man Ireland Fall To Wales, Horgan & Trimble On Outhalf Dilemma, Supreme Scots - 2/8/21

The Last Irishman In The NFL, Ken Says Thanks, Six Nations Ahoy

Ep 1954: Barca DNA, Juan Seba Alcantara, Frail Bale - 01/02/21

Ep 1949: Farewell Frank, Liverpool's Weak Link, Munster's Many Regrets - 25/01/21

World Service Taster - Lamp-oon, Movie Pitch, Ciara's Race - 21/01/21

Bonus Episode 1943: A Momentous Week for Irish Society, Fionn's Story - 19/01/21

Ep 1944: Liverpool Nil, Fergie Time - 18/01/21

World Service Taster - Axeman Of Old Trafford, Capitol Riots, Golf's Moral Compass

Ep 1939: Paulie Enters, Duffer Departs, Sports Calendar Shredded - 11/01/21

Tom Parsons Says Goodbye, NFL Tales Of Redemption, King Of Trolls

Ep 1934: Can A Caterpillar, Given Time, Turn Into A Chelsea Lion? - 04/01/21

Ep 1929: Big Sam's Big Christmas, Frank's Thin Skin, Bielsa's Busy Tongue - 28/12/20

Ep 1925: Dubs Win 6, Oisin & Andy On Last Quarter Composure, 90's McTominay - 21/12/20

Dinosaur Jr, Klopp's Ground War, Why not Mayo?

Ep 1920: Arsenal Win At Losing, Story Time With Evra, Houllier's Romance - 14/12/20

Ep 1915: Millwall Tilt At Windmills - 07/12/20

ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY: EPISODE 96 - CHRISTMAS TOPS OFF THURSDAY - 03/12/20

ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY: EPISODE 93 – BEEF CASSEROLE - 30/11/20

Ep 1910: Cowardly Lions, Furious Celts - 30/11/20

ISOLATING WITH DAVID O’DOHERTY: EPISODE 91 - HUBBY AND HOLIBOBS - 26/11/20

BONUS SHOW - 'Where Is George Gibney?' Bonus Q&A Episode

ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY: EPISODE 88 - WHODUNNIT? - 23/11/20

Ep 1905: Magic Weekend As Tipp Take Munster & Cavan Shock Donegal; Klopp Goes Off On Sky - 23/11/20

Cannibalising Ireland, Shutting Down Tony Kelly, Stabbing David O'Doherty - 19/11/20

ISOLATING WITH DAVID O'DOHERTY - EPISODE 86: NO POX NO PROBLEM - 19/11/20

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