TRANQUILLO wrote: » The veil definitely slipped with the lads over the last two years or so. It's a left wing echo chamber. I suppose it is good for business so it's understandable. I remember Ken talking to Laura Kennedy about Jordan Peterson. He stated that when Peterson said he was a clinical psychologist his immediate reaction was "so what". He could take a lesson out of his his own comments regarding John Giles.... " its not a case of what they are saying it's a case of who is saying it". Still the best sports pod out there though.
duffman13 wrote: » I just started the blindboy podcast and he is pretty good on some stuff but overtly left leaning from what I have heard so far.
Ol' Donie wrote: » Fùckin veil. There is no veil. What does that even mean?
Arghus wrote: » Looking back on that Peterson talk. I thought it was a really good example of Ken not being afraid to make an ass of himself, almost on purpose, in order to stimulate a worthwhile conversation. Ken rhymed off his hot-takes on Peterson and Laura Kennedy examined them and tried to put what Peterson was saying in a bit of a wider context. I thought it was one of the fairer examples of a discussion about Peterson in the media at the time.
Say Your Number wrote: » I heard him criticize Obama for the drone strikes a few times and he called Joe Biden a prick a while ago.
Ivefoundgod wrote: » In fairness this thread remains one of the few the places that has managed to avoid infiltration from the right wingers who've taken over most of the site at this stage. Its good to see that as soon as someone tries to start that ****e in here they get shot down straight away. Anyway, on topic, thought the rugby pods recently have been pretty poor. I'm not sure if its just me or if my interest in rugby has waned but I really couldn't care less about the PRO 14 at the minute, just seems like an after thought. Would much rather more coverage of the NBA playoffs and associated protests than Shane Horgan on about the provinces struggles or Leinsters superiority.
Raoul wrote: » Yeah, I basically listened to the start and end of yesterday's pod and skipped most of the middle after a few minutes of trying to listen to the rugby chat.
lawred2 wrote: » Some dumb ****e pulled from American trash sites where being of a social/liberal disposition is almost like something you'd try to hide publicly.. you know the usual "keep politics out of x" when really it means "keep your politics out of x but I'll be happy to have mine".. There's been a few fellas in this thread getting fierce upset with the lads over their perceived leftiness.
Ivefoundgod wrote: » In fairness this thread remains one of the few the places that has managed to avoid infiltration from the right wingers who've taken over most of the site at this stage. Its good to see that as soon as someone tries to start that ****e in here they get shot down straight away.
Arghus wrote: » Rugby chat is an instant skip for me too, pure listening to explaining the mechanics of paint drying. The corportist vibe of a lot of their contributors makes their words sound like the sporting cousins of business BS speak - which gets to the heart of why I increasingly find myself disliking rugby more as the years go on. You listen to the bit at the start and the bit at the end and excise the Shane Horgan filler in the middle. He talks a lot. Does he ever say anything interesting? Genuine question.
Arghus wrote: » We should be thankful. Have a look at the Off The Ball thread in the radio forum. The absolute state of it. The absolute state of 90% of threads on the site with more than 100 replies. How this thread has stayed sane and relatively civil over the course of 10,000 posts is a minor Boards miracle.
kilns wrote: » I know this is a second captains thread and should stay like that, but Blindboy is a prat
Arghus wrote: » It just means that the usual bolloxology that fills up elsewhere on the site is here now too. I wouldn't say any veil has slipped with the lads in relation to how they talk about political or cultural hot topics. They've been pretty consistent in all of the fourteen years I've been listening to them. Everything sounds like a "left wing echo chamber" if you're to the right of it. And if you post about it on boards.ie chances are you are pretty far to that right IMO. Looking back on that Peterson talk. I thought it was a really good example of Ken not being afraid to make an ass of himself, almost on purpose, in order to stimulate a worthwhile conversation. Ken rhymed off his hot-takes on Peterson and Laura Kennedy examined them and tried to put what Peterson was saying in a bit of a wider context. I thought it was one of the fairer examples of a discussion about Peterson in the media at the time.
yermandan wrote: » I can't remember this pod, any chance you could find which episode number it is?
Arghus wrote: » https://www.secondcaptains.com/2018/02/16/episode-1089-psychology-pronouns-alt-right-dad-rules-analysing-jordan-peterson-laura-kennedy/
duffman13 wrote: » Listened today, missed it at the time but I found it thoroughly enjoyable. Ken was a passenger a bit, never heard of Laura before this but felt she was incredibly balanced
D.Q wrote: » Murph and mal movies is comfortably the worst segment in rotation at the moment. Murph is good foil for the lads but should not have a starring role in anything. Especially if its not even sport related really.
