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Eoin McDevitt and Ciarán Murphy are trying to find the Greatest Non-Sportsperson Sportsperson. Guests from around the world reflect on the sporting experiences of their past, their highlights and lowl... more
FAQs about Second Captains Saturday:How many episodes does Second Captains Saturday have?The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.
August 20, 2022Fiona ShawFiona Shaw, one of the greatest actors, on both stage and screen, of her generation, joins Eoin and Murph on Second Captains Saturday as she looks to knock Nick Hornby off the top of the Greatest Non-Sportsperson Sportsperson leaderboard....more49minPlay
August 13, 2022Mick LynchTwo months ago, RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch was, in his own words, an obscure trade union leader. He's since become one of the most recognisable faces in the UK, leading railway strikes and emerging as one of the most vocal critics of the Conservative government in Britain. He joins Eoin and Murph on Second Captains Saturday....more48minPlay
August 06, 2022William FinneganFor four decades, William Finnegan has been an award-winning war reporter with the New Yorker magazine. He's also lived a sometimes secret second life as a surfer, chasing waves around the world. He joins Eoin and Murph on Second Captains Saturday....more46minPlay
July 30, 2022Anne EnrightAnne Enright, Booker Prize-winning author and Ireland's first ever Laureate for Fiction, has never been sure about this whole sport business. Does she hold out high hopes to become Ireland's Greatest Non-Sportsperson Sportsperson? In short... No. One of Ireland's greatest contemporary writers joins Eoin and Murph on Second Captains Saturday....more47minPlay
July 23, 2022Nick HornbySecond Captains Saturday is back and we're delighted to be joined for the first episode of the series by the author of some of our favourite books, Nick Hornby. Sure, he's a two-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter, but can he take the title of Ireland's greatest non-sportsperson sportsperson?...more45minPlay
September 04, 2021Orla GuerinOrla Guerin is a renowned war correspondent for the BBC. She spent time as Pakistan correspondent, where she built up knowledge of the Taliban. As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, & the Taliban are in power once again, we get an insight into what life is going to be like for those left behind....more52minPlay
August 28, 2021Johnny WattersonJohnny Watterson of The Irish Times is one of the best sportswriters in the country but his work has gone far beyond sport. He was the journalist responsible for one of the bravest and most significant moments in Irish journalism history when he broke the story and the truth about George Gibney for the first time in the Sunday Tribune in 1994...more51minPlay
August 21, 2021Yvonne FarrellYvonne Farrell set up Grafton Architects in 1978 along with her friend Shelley McNamara, and they’ve gone on to become two of the most decorated architects on the globe. But how will Yvonne fare in the quest to become Second Captains Greatest Non-Sportsperson Sportsperson?...more51minPlay
August 14, 2021Doireann Ní GhríofaYou may know that Doireann Ní Ghríofa is an internationally renowned poet and the 2020 Book of the Year winner. You may not know that she’s a massive fan of legendary Clare hurler PJ ‘Fingers’ O’Connell....more52minPlay
August 07, 2021Malcolm GladwellMalcolm Gladwell is one the world’s most successful writers and podcasters, he has six New York Times best sellers to his name and of course the phenomenal Revisionist History podcast. We break down his love of running and surprising interest in 1970s & 1980s Irish athletes....more52minPlay
FAQs about Second Captains Saturday:How many episodes does Second Captains Saturday have?The podcast currently has 82 episodes available.