Talking Shrimpers Podcast

The Talking Shrimpers Podcast presents the 2026 World Cup!!

Hosts Sensei Phil and Charlie are accompanied by guests, including the Albanian Shrimper, Mexican sports media influencer Alexa, and Brazilian shrimpers Renato and Bernardo.

We gather insights from the 25/26 Southend United players regarding their predictions for the Scotland campaign, as well as their choice for the standout player of the World Cup.

As we near the Group stages, we analyse and evaluate Groups A, B, C, and E, while also sharing our favourite moments from past World Cups.

In a dramatic final Talking Shrimpers Podcast of the 2025/2026 season, we bring you a bumper episode!

We re-live the FA Trophy winning penalty shoot-out win against Wealdstone at Wembley, applaud the Southend Ladies for an amazing Roots Hall 6-0 demolition of rivals Colchester United Ladies, and we discuss the departure of the 3 amigos; Kevin Maher, Darren Currie and Mark Bentley.

We also look back on our season best moments, before reviewing the club awards.

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, Charlie hosts again and looks ahead to Southend's FA trophy visit to Wembley.

Following the Play-Offs from the National League finals, also including the North and South, we confirm the league make up of the 26/27 season, discussing the potential signings and the clubs threatening Southend United's promotion challenge for next season.

We also look ahead to the Ladies Roots Hall fixture with Colchester United. 

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, we look back on the Play-Off failure at Scunthorpe United. We are joined by former Shrimpers midfielder Jon Benton, discussing his career journey, from Southend United, to promotion with Boreham Wood, and a pending Play Off final with Billericay Town.

We are also joined by the brilliant Charlotte from the Absolute Football Podcast, as we discuss the Play-Off semi-finals, and that crazy final day league blockbuster between Rochdale and York City,

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, we look back on our remaining league fixtures against Hartlepool and Wealdstone.

We evaluate and rate the player signings over the season, catch up with the academy progress, and hear from James Morton on Teammates.

Finally, we look ahead to our National League Play-off Eliminator, away to Scunthorpe United.

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, we secure a Play-off spot with a win at Aldershot, where Finn gives us 5 good things about visiting the Recreation ground. We follow up with a huge 6-2 away win at Halifax, as Gus Scott-Morris arrives via a different mode of transport!

We finish with a review of our final league fixtures against Hartlepool and Wealdstone, whilst Katie gives us the report in the Ladies final day league win against Toby Ladies.

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, we look back at the goalless draw with Solihull Moors, as need just one more point from the remaining 4 National League fixtures to qualify for the Play-offs. 

We hear from Harry Cardwell on Teammates, and catch up with all things Southend United Ladies and the Academy.

We also look ahead to fixtures with Aldershot and Halifax Town.

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, we discuss a brilliant Easter period, picking up a maximum 9 points in our quest for the Play offs, against Yeovil, Braintree and Sutton United.

We also hear from Ben Goodliffe on Teammates, and discuss the imminent structural changes at the club.

In the third of our Debate series - the best 11, we discuss the central midfield engine room over the last 35 years, selecting our next two key players in our all time Southend United line up.

This week on the Talking Shrimpers Podcast, Charlie and Finn discuss another frustrating midweek draw against Woking, and a happier result in the semi-final away at Southport, to book another Wembley appearance in the FA Trophy final.

We review the closing day loans across the National league, and fixtures coming up starting with Yeovil.

Regular away travelling supporter Jon Humphreys joins us.