{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/69528f172305c7fb14adf551?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 3438: A Christmas Love Fest With Ken And Wilson - 29/12/25","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/1767017990877-9cb524ff-6bd8-4360-bad4-7a692f5b35fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>An annual Second Captains tradition continues today under new branding (RIP Scrooge Cast), as Jonathan Wilson joins Ken to discuss the post-Christmas football.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Also touched on today: energy flows, Wilson's inability to take a day off work, the possible impact of AI on the game, Protestantism, whether <a href=\"https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/how-i-read\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'reading' </a>might in fact have been the problem all&nbsp;along, and whether Aston Villa, now led by someone Ken only recently realised is one of the best-looking men in the world, are going to go all the way.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Click the player at the top of the page to play the show. Monday’s shows are free to all. To listen to our programming throughout the rest of the week,&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.secondcaptains.com/join\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>join the Second Captains World Service</strong></a><strong>. There’s no contracts, no hidden fees and shows can be listened to on all good podcast apps, on Spotify or through our website. It’s independent, commercial-free and member-led with feature interviews, breaking news, Ken’s Football Show, The Politics Podcast, and lots of added extras. You’ll also be supporting the development of our longer-form work, such as our&nbsp;international series’&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08njhrm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;‘Where Is George Gibney?’</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0k39tdz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stakeknife.</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Second Captains"}