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Chris O'Dowd has sat on top of the Second Captains leaderboard all summer long, can Domhnall Gleeson pip him to the title in the final show of the series?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of his legendary album with Andy Irvine, Paul Brady steps up to the plate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Poet Fiona Sampson, conductor Alice Farnham, and broadcaster Tom Service join Ian McMillan to explore the maths, metaphors and musical terms that make up the language of conducting. Plus comedy writer Jack Bernhardt takes a sideways look at Hollywood's take on the tortured genius ...  Show more

In a special holiday episode, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth take turns asking each other questions about charisma, wealth vs. intellect, and (of course) grit.

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Maria Dakake, Andrew March, Hamza Yusuf in Conversation 

This week, we drop in on a conversation between Mary Beard and two former TLS editors; and Anne Enright joins us to talk about turning poet in her new novel.'Emperor of Rome: Ruling the ancient Roman world', by Mary Beard'Big Caesars and little Caesars: How they rise and how they ...  Show more