Second Captains

dulpit wrote: »

I wonder is there a market for the Second Captains to move more into current affairs in some of their podcasts? Apparently they had wanted to do that before they left Newstalk, and now that they're more free to do what they want, would it make sense?

I'd definitely listen to a Second Captains politics podcast if it involved Ken giving his thoughts on things.

The boys are clearly informed and interested in current affairs, but I don't know if it could get a little bit wearying if it became a bigger part of their act

Trump is a Godsend because he's so easy to talk about. Blasting him is like shooting fish in a barrel; you can safely assume 80% of your audience think he's an absolute moron. What he says and how he operates is so outlandish, cartoonish even, that he's a perfect for a Ken Early analysis-job. Ken zeros in on absurdity and reacts with comical incredulity better than most journalists. But Trump is easy to talk about: it's political theatre. They aren't talking about Trump because they are invested in American Politics; they talk about him because it's funny.

If they were to start making political analysis a bigger aspect of the show I think they'd be in danger of rocking the boat a bit too much. They do talk about it every now and again, but the only time there was a really controversial difference of opinion was Ken's views on 1916 V Murph's.

Once you start talking about politics or even current affairs on a sports show, your potential minefields start to multiply. Also, it's one thing talking about Trump, but what about having to listen to chats about Water Charges, Bin Charges...By-Elections? I don't mind them delving into current affairs sometimes, it's a break from the norm, but I'm not convinced that having it as a regular element would help the show.

Of course, if they had a spin-off show called Citizen Ken, or something like that, I'd probably subscribe.

I'm another user of Podcast Addict and I've never had any issue with The Second Captains podcasts.