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The 42FM

The 42

Sport meets news, current affairs, society and pop culture as we zoom out on the biggest story of the week to explore the wider context and issues at play.

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130 episodes

  1. To win just once: Ireland’s biggest Brewers fan goes home to experience World Series glory 50:54
  2. What we talk about when we talk about marathon running 42:35
  3. The podcast that helped bring George Gibney to justice, with Mark Horgan 51:18
  4. ‘There will be a united Ireland before there is a united Ireland football team’ 49:04
  5. The Lost Sportswriter: Vincent Hogan interview 1:10:47
  6. Ireland-Israel: a fraught weekend, the aftermath and Part II 54:58
  7. Ireland’s Nations League games against Israel 49:10
  8. Lowry or Trump: whose star shone brightest at the Irish Open? 41:15
  9. Does the GAA have an AFL problem? 45:19
  10. SNAP REACTION: Katie Taylor bows out with Croke Park fairytale victory 22:13
  11. Who is the real Katie Taylor, and what does she mean to the Irish public? 49:23
  12. How important is Troy Parrott’s Spanish transfer for Irish football? 47:29
  13. Will Katie Taylor’s Croke Park homecoming be shown on RTÉ? 49:30
  14. Does Jeff Bezos care about the soul of Liverpool FC? 34:55
  15. The psychology of Mayo 39:28
  16. How much is too much sport on TV? 39:18
  17. Why VAR has absolutely no place in the GAA 45:59
  18. Trump’s World Cup, where sport and politics mix freely 41:45
  19. What’s the story with Rhasidat Adeleke? 27:22
  20. Is this World Cup good? 42:30
  21. The Predictions Episode 59:54
  22. What is the deal with Gianni Infantino? 44:42
  23. Munster’s leadership crisis evident in Randle U-turn 46:51
  24. Why sports tickets have become a rip-off 49:56
  25. What Irish sport tells us about our rural/urban divide 39:54
  26. Gav rides the Rorycoaster at Augusta 29:30
  27. An unusual Masters: Tiger absent and Rory back as champion 43:18
  28. The tragedy of Tiger Woods 50:50
  29. SNAP REACTION: Ireland’s World Cup dream ends in penalty shootout heartbreak 9:16
  30. One win. Then one more win 48:27
  31. How those who sent racist abuse to Edwin Edogbo could be caught 1:01:33
  32. Is the GAA trying to back out of integration? 49:00
  33. How RTÉ handed the GAA a goldmine for €3m 36:44
  34. The stark hypocrisy of Ireland’s stance on politics in sport 53:51
  35. Should Ireland play football against Israel? 46:54
  36. Trump vs Team USA at the Winter Olympics 38:03
  37. Thrills, spills and politics: Why you should watch the Winter Olympics 43:30
  38. How we talk about parenthood in professional sport 37:37
  39. What’s Ireland’s problem with cyclists? 38:52
  40. Unlike democracies, Manchester United need a strong man 43:57
  41. Will Trump have invaded any of his co-hosts by the World Cup? 44:50
  42. Should we be worried about the Ireland rugby team? 54:17
  43. Succession or betrayal? The complicated endgame for Mo Salah and Liverpool FC 42:15
  44. Are Ireland’s stars missing out on the Netflixification of sport? 43:16
  45. How should football talk about Diogo Jota’s death? 34:28
  46. Why are we so happy? How does football make us feel this way? 51:06
  47. Hungary v Ireland - The aftermath, with Gavin Cooney, David Sneyd and Shane Keegan 1:04:44
  48. How sport exposes Ireland’s housing crisis 45:37
  49. Ciarán Murphy on why hurling and the Irish language have a similar struggle 53:18
  50. Why the loss of Irish journalism jobs is bad news for sports fans 49:02