Second Captains

03/06/2025

Munster get hoodwinked

The (Durban) Sharks scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse gained instant infamy in his side’s epic penalty shootout win over Munster with his trash talk, theatric flop, and smug wink to an irate Jack Crowley. We discuss values and rugby’s brave new generation of heels.

03/06/2025

🏉Crowley Chutzpah, Lancaster loves Galway and the sadness in Leinster's eyes

03/06/2025

🎧Blue Billion Pound Ballers

🎧 Linkin Parked

🎧 Man United Sign Some Expected Goals (or something)

https://secondcaptains.com/2025/06/03/episode-3263-munster-get-hoodwinked-crowleys-chutzpah-rugby-heels-lancaster-to-connacht-kellehers-move/

03/06/2025

Today's show includes the Lancaster to Connacht bombshell, all the latest summer transfer tittle-tattle and rugby enters the "heel" era.

01/06/2025

Freed from Désiré

Champions League Final Review Show out now!

01/06/2025

The night was a complex mix of emotions; awe at the brilliance of PSG’s performance, affection for their charismatic coach Luis Enrique, sympathy for the hopelessly outclassed Inter, unease and foreboding at a second Champions League win in three seasons for a state-owned club

01/06/2025

Ken was in Munich and in an After Hours style evening, caught up with Miguel Delaney, Jonathan Liew and Diego Torres in various locations around the city

https://secondcaptains.com/2025/06/01/episode-3262-paris-reach-holy-grail-just-doue-it-luis-love-ken-v-german-police/

01/06/2025

⚽️Vitinha's football soul

⚽️Dembele the destroyer

⚽️Doué's many abs

The night was a complicated mix of emotions; awe at the sheer brilliance of PSG’s performance, respect and affection for their charismatic coach, Luis Enrique, sympathy for the hopelessly outclassed inter, unease and foreboding at a second Champions League win in three seasons for a state-owned cl...

01/06/2025

⚽ Coming Soon!

MCD presents Second Captains at the Gaiety Theatre from 13th - 15th of October!

“Fast tracked to national-treasure status” – The Guardian

“Terrifyingly good” – The Slate

“Probably the world’s best football podcast.” – VICE

🎙️ The Second Captains Podcast was launched in March 2013 by Ken Early, Simon Hick, Mark Horgan, Eoin McDevitt & Ciarán Murphy. Focusing mainly on sport 🏅 but also touching on comedy 🎭, politics 🗳️ and popular culture 🌍, it quickly became Ireland’s most-popular pod, winning iTunes Podcast of the Year 🏆 in 2014.

📣 In 2015, the podcast was chosen as one of the top ten British & Irish podcasts of all-time as part of the iTunes Essentials list, and in 2016, it was selected as one of The Guardian’s 50 best podcasts.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/5410870?venueId=198240?&brand=ie_gaiety

01/06/2025

2 goals, 1 assist, 19 years, 6 pack

We have a Champions League show coming today, SUNDAY!!

30/05/2025

https://secondcaptains.com/2025/05/27/episode-3258-senator-bernie-sanders-in-second-captains-studios/

Bernie Sanders has been one of the most electrifying figures in American life for half a century, and is one of the most high-profile global political figures of the current moment. He joined us in our studio in Dublin this week for an exclusive interview.

30/05/2025

Big Guns Keep Losing …. Football Championship Keeps Delivering

Top class analysis from Paul Flynn and Oisín McConville

Wednesday show out now

Donegal are the latest fancied team to suffer a setback in this thrilling All-Ireland football championship, losing to Tyrone in Ballybofey in another cracking game last Saturday evening.