Join us for daily shows & independent, member-led, international award-winning broadcasting. 🎧BBC Sounds // 📻RTE Radio 1 // ‘Stakeknife’ // ‘Where Is George Gibney? // www.secondcaptains.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlvgpbfdnc2lToday we discuss Spanish bullfighter Jose Antonio Morante de la Puebla; the goring he suffered during a recent comeback fight, his continued promotion of right-wing politics, the existential threats faced by bull-fighting in 2026 and the long shadow of Franco’s dictatorship.15 May 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvgpbfdnc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlvglgflck2aKen gives us the latest on the forever crisis at Real Madrid as Mbappé gets booed by his own fans. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/15/episode-3551-fiesta-friday-death-in-the-afternoon-mbappe-more-than-goals/15 May 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvglgflck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlvccyi74c2rOnce again Fiesta Friday dawns and with it another chance for us to draw podcasting inspiration from the blood-red soil of the Iberian peninsula. Why? Why not? Bull-Fighting Pod Out Now! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/15/episode-3551-fiesta-friday-death-in-the-afternoon-mbappe-more-than-goals/15 May 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvccyi74c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mluyafsrzk2bCeltic’s Helping Hand. Kieran Canning joins us to talk about the Scottish title race. Was it a penalty? Are Hearts going to do it? And have Celtic fans actually enjoyed this season of chaos? https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/14/episode-3550-celtics-helping-hand-hearts-and-soul-gooneritis-domenechs-diaries/15 May 2026 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluyafsrzk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlqmklxots2xKen reflects on Florentino Perez Hour-of-Power. As he turned his ire on the haters and losers currently trying to destroy Real Madrid. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/13/episode-3549-southampton-spygate-saga-florentino-perez-attacks-kilkenny-on-the-brink/13 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmklxots2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlqmibunsc2oJamie Wall and Joe Canning preview a now entirely ungovernable Leinster championship, and a tense meeting between the last two All-Ireland champions where it looks increasingly likely only one will survive. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/13/episode-3549-southampton-spygate-saga-florentino-perez-attacks-kilkenny-on-the-brink/13 May 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmibunsc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlqmgcz3ok2nSpy Wednesday! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/13/episode-3549-southampton-spygate-saga-florentino-perez-attacks-kilkenny-on-the-brink/13 May 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmgcz3ok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlnxtguwyc2xYour Tuesday Pod is OUT NOW! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/12/episode-3548/12 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnxtguwyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlnxs3tgvs2xRory McIlroy won his second Masters while spraying his drives everywhere and letting a massive lead slip. So, ahead of the US PGA in Pennsylvania this week we chat to Malachy Clerkin and Gavin Cooney about winning with flaws. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/12/episode-3548/12 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnxs3tgvs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mllhgxs3w223Your Monday Football Pod is Out Now. And Free to All! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/11/episode-3547-arsenal-so-close-starlizard-fc-anger-farmers-southampton-spy-ring-madrid-psychodrama/11 May 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllhgxs3w223https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlljvg7mrc2eThe 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 quarter-century yesterday11 May 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlljvg7mrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlljts3dys2eMurph returns to the scene of the giant orange prophylactic crime, Dr Hyde Park11 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlljts3dys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mllhk4mvq223Nick Ames & Rich Jolly join us to talk about the West Ham-Arsenal VAR drama and debate some eternal questions. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/11/episode-3547-arsenal-so-close-starlizard-fc-anger-farmers-southampton-spy-ring-madrid-psychodrama/11 May 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllhk4mvq223https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mllhgxs3w223Your Monday Football Pod is Out Now. And Free to All! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/11/episode-3547-arsenal-so-close-starlizard-fc-anger-farmers-southampton-spy-ring-madrid-psychodrama/11 May 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllhgxs3w223https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mldqrm6f622rOne European sexbomb to another: our Seve Ballesteros special features an interview with the man himself from our archives, helmed by Young Eoin.08 May 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldqrm6f622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mldqomnsmk2rSeve, 15 years on. A Second Captains tribute to a European great on the week of the anniversary of his death.08 May 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldqomnsmk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlbafikjb225Arsenal have a very good chance against PSG in the CL final. PSG are the best European club side since Guardiola's Barcelona. Can both these things be true? Are both these things true? We inch towards the truth with Gavin Cooney & Lars Sivertsen. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/07/episode-3445-sexy-parisian-hoofers-arsenals-shaft-of-light-kane-force-multiplier-giannis-vantage-club/07 May 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbafikjb225https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mlb75dyct225Sexy Parisian Hoofers. Football Pod - Out Now! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/07/episode-3445-sexy-parisian-hoofers-arsenals-shaft-of-light-kane-force-multiplier-giannis-vantage-club/07 May 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb75dyct225https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml6q43t2yc2kMikel Arteta’s team is just four wins away from completing what would go down as the greatest season in the 140-year history of the club. It seems crazy, but it’s happening. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/06/episode-3454-strong-men-create-good-times/06 May 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6q43t2yc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml6q24wbsk2kStrong Men Create Good Times. Arsenalmaxxingg Pod - OUT NOW! https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/06/episode-3454-strong-men-create-good-times/06 May 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6q24wbsk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml4bnqljgs2eThis used to be a proper football club secondcaptains.com05 May 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4bnqljgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml47uvx3ck2aBottle guy watches his team... bottle it? https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/05/episode-3453-mccarrons-hooter-heroics-o-cinneide-starts-arsenal-win-league-silly-city-breaks/05 May 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml47uvx3ck2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml46ocf2j223Should injured mega-star footballers be allowed a ''cheeky'' in-season European city break? Having just returned from his controversial European city-break, will Ken show empathy? https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/05/episode-3453-mccarrons-hooter-heroics-o-cinneide-starts-arsenal-win-league-silly-city-breaks/05 May 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46ocf2j223https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml46k5skqk23Ken and Jake O'Brien hand Arsenal the title. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/05/episode-3453-mccarrons-hooter-heroics-o-cinneide-starts-arsenal-win-league-silly-city-breaks/05 May 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46k5skqk23https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3ml46j5ysf223Dara Ó Cinnéide makes his debut on a sad weekend for Kerry football - step aside Maurice Fitzgerald, we have a new sauciest equalising point ever kicked from a sideline ball. Jack McCarron's heroics for Monaghan were the big story of the weekend. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/05/episode-3453-mccarrons-hooter-heroics-o-cinneide-starts-arsenal-win-league-silly-city-breaks/05 May 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46j5ysf223https://bsky.app/profile/secondcaptains.bsky.social/post/3mkzqrr2mu22rYour BIG BANKER Pod is Out NOW! Enjoy. https://www.secondcaptains.com/2026/05/04/episode-3452-leinster-wobble-and-win-leos-lecture-porter-power-happy-ulster-randle-reverse/04 May 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:grroigjcbtkoje2dltccy6ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzqrr2mu22r