The J-Talk Podcast

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The J-Talk Podcast episodes

August 29, 2023 Episode 479 - The Fulie Fly in J1 Matchday 25
On a momentous evening at Mitsuzawa, Yokohama FC stormed back from a goal down to claim a famous 4-1 victory over city rivals F.Marinos on Saturday, the standout result from a Matchday 25 slate that saw the situation in the title race tighten further, with six teams now in with a realistic shot with nine games to play.
We take you through all of the games from the weekend, then look ahead to Wednesday's Emperor's Cup quarter finals, and the games to watch in the upcoming Matchday 26.
1 hr 20 min
August 23, 2023 J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 31 & J3 Round 23
James Taylor and Mike Innes are back to bring you a complete review of all the latest action from J2 and J3. Part 1 of this episode sees James round up all 11 games from J2 round 31 (start to 17:30). Then in part 2, James had a chat with Mike Innes about a new Discord server that’s been set up for those who want to chat about Japanese football online but away from Twitter (17:30 to 22:10). And as ever, Mike took the reins for J-Talk: Short Corner, a comprehensive review of another entertaining weekend in J3 (22:10 to end).

Invite link to JLeagueChat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/ethMzGUz
43 min
August 21, 2023 Episode 478 – J1 Matchday 24
Jonny Nicol is back to take you through another action-packed weekend of J1 football. In part 1 (start to 16:30), Jonny was joined by Neil Debnam to discuss Hiroshima against Kawasaki, and Frontale more generally.

In part 2 (16:30 to 30:05), Jonny reviews 4 games (Fukuoka v Niigata, Urawa v Nagoya, Kashima v Tosu, Gamba v Shonan) and reveals his Player of the Round.

Then, in part 3 (30:05 to end), Jonny looks at the remaining 4 games (Kyoto v Sapporo, Kobe v Kashiwa, Yokohama F. Marino v FC Tokyo, Yokohama FC v Cerezo), hands out his Under-23 Player of the Round, and previews the matchday 25 fixtures.

Thanks to Jonny for another excellent episode, and to Neil for his guest appearance this week. Thank you to everyone who downloads and listens, especially our Patreon subscribers for their support. Hope everyone enjoys the episode!
46 min
August 17, 2023 J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 30 & J3 Round 22
The big games in J2 and J3 just keep coming, and the JTET team has them all covered. In part 1, James Taylor rounds up 6 games from J2 round 30 (to 08:25), and Jon Steele has the other 5 games and a quick preview of the coming weekend’s fixtures in part 2 (to 18:50). Part 3 is J-Talk: Short Corner with Mike Innes; he’s got a full review of J3 round 22 (to end).
38 min
August 15, 2023 Episode 477 - J1 Matchday 23
With summer holidays in full swing, Jonny Nicol files solo this week to bring us a full review of last weekend's J1 action (Round 23 of the top-flight season).
In Part 1 (Start to 12:38), Jonny reviews a trio of big games from the Round 23 slate (Kawasaki v Kobe, Yokohama Marinos v Gamba Osaka, and Nagoya v Kashima), as well as revealing his Under-23 Player of the Round.
Then in Part 2 (12:38 to 19:53), Jonny casts his forensic Nicol-vision over three more matches (Kashiwa v Cerezo Osaka, Fukuoka v Yokohama FC, and Niigata v Shonan), and announces his overall Player of the Round.
To finish things off in Part 3 (19:53 to Finish), Jonny talks about Hiroshima v Urawa, FC Tokyo v Kyoto, and Sapporo v Tosu, then gives us an in-depth preview of the forthcoming Round 24 fixtures.
Hope everyone enjoys the pod - special thanks to Jonny for taking time out of his well-earned vacation to record this week!
30 min
August 12, 2023 JTET - J2 Round 29 / J3 Round 21 Review
Summer holidays be damned, JTET is back with another roundup of all the latest news from Japan's J2 and J3 Leagues!
In this episode, we start with a blow-by-blow account of last weekend's J2 action (Round 29 of the season) from James Taylor and Jon Steele (Start to 16:30).
After that, the boys sat down together to review last midweek's Emperor's Cup Round 4 ties that featured a J2 participant, and lavished praise on first-time quarter-finalists Rosso Kumamoto (16:30 to 43:00).
James and Jon then previewed all of the forthcoming Round 30 fixtures in J2 (43:00 to 51:40).
Then to top things off, Mike 'The Magic' Innes is on hand with 'J-Talk: Short Corner' (51:40 to Finish) - Mike has all of the action from a busy Round 21 slate of J3 matches, and he also previews this weekend's Round 22 fixtures to boot.
Hope everyone enjoys the show, and the summer break!
1 hr 11 min
August 08, 2023 Episode 476 - J1 Matchday 22
After the short summer break, J1 was back with a vengeance last weekend, and guest host Jonny Nicol is on hand to run us through all of the key points from a busy (and very hot) Matchday 22 in the Japanese top flight.
In Part 1 (Start to 08:45), Jonny reviews four of the weekend fixtures (Shonan v Hiroshima, Nagoya v Niigata, Kashima v Sapporo, and Cerezo Osaka v FC Tokyo), and reveals his pick for Player of the Round.
Then in Part 2 (08:50 to 18:34), Jonny looks back at four more of the Matchday 22 games (Kawasaki v Gamba Osaka, Kyoto v Kashiwa, Tosu v Fukuoka, and Urawa v Yokohama Marinos). Jonny also hands out a gong for Under-23 Player of the Round (and it's a name that JTET listeners will also be familiar with).
To conclude this week's pod, in Part 3 (18:38 to Finish) Jonny sat down for a chat with Jon Steele (nope, me neither). The boys discussed Yokohama FC's home game against Kobe from the weekend, answered a listener question or two, then worked together to preview the upcoming Matchday 23 slate (all games taking place this coming weekend).
Hope everybody enjoys the show!
48 min
August 02, 2023 JTET - J2 Round 28 / J3 Round 20 Review
Once again, the well-oiled (not in an alcoholic sense) JTET machine has produced a full and frank review of all the latest J2 and J3 action from the Japanese professional football scene.
We begin with a blow-by-blow account of the weekend's J2 action, with Jon Steele and James Taylor teaming up to cover all 11 fixtures from Round 28 (Start to 16:15).
After that, Jon had the chance to talk to Victor Arroyo (@JFootballAnaly1 on Twitter) for a deep dive into the Kanazawa v Omiya match (the weekend's big clash at the bottom of the table) - that's from 16:15 to 44:00.
Victor then helped Jon to look ahead to a busy midweek of Emperor's Cup football - all 8 of the Round 4 ties are being played on Wednesday night, so the boys focused on the 4 games that will see a J2 side come up against a J1 opponent in midweek (44:00 to 49:40).
Not content with that, Jon and Victor also previewed all of the coming weekend's J2 matches (Round 29 of the season) - that discussion is from 49:40 to 57:30.
As ever, Mike 'The Magic' Innes is bringing up the rear - he has all of the latest J3 news, reviews, and previews in the 'J-Talk: Short Corner' segment from 57:30 to Finish.
Enjoy the pod, and all of the Japanese football coming up this week!
1 hr 17 min
July 29, 2023 JTET - J2 Round 27 / J3 Round 19 Review
A bit later than planned this week (sorry!), a bumper JTET is live just in time for the next round of J2 and J3 fixtures.
In this episode, we start with James Taylor and Jon Steele reviewing all of the weekend J2 action (Start to 15:00).
After that, it's 'Two Jonnies' time as Jon Steele sat down with Jonny Nicol (@BlogGamba on Twitter) to cover a veritable smorgasbord of J.League topics.
The Jonnies started off with some J1 chat, covering last weekend's rescheduled Kobe v Kawasaki fixture and some thoughts on the overall state of the top flight at the summer break (16:40 to 30:00).
The gents then shared some opinions on the latest round of big club summer friendlies to hit Japan, with ticket prices at the top of the agenda (30:00 to 40:00).
After that, the boys shifted gears to talk J2, starting with a deep dive on Gunma and Iwata after their 1-1 draw on Sunday evening (40:00 to 51:00), then a more open-ended chat on the state of J2 in general with 15 rounds left to play (51:00 to 01:00:00).
Keeping things moving, Jon and Jonny talked about some of the recent eye-catching J2 transfers that have taken place (01:00:00 to 01:10:00), then previewed the upcoming Round 28 matches (01:10:00 to 01:20:00).
With the Jonnies exhausted, Mike 'The Magic' Innes, took control of the show after that for his regularly-scheduled 'J-Talk: Short Corner' mini-pod (01:20:00 to Finish). Mike has all of the reviews from J3 Round 19, plus a look ahead to the upcoming weekend's Round 20 matches.
Thanks for your patience with the slow upload this week - enjoy the episode!
1 hr 40 min
July 19, 2023 J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 26 & J3 Round 18
There was yet another action-packed weekend in Japan’s second and third tiers, and the JTET team is here to review it all. In part 1, Jon Steele rounds up 5 games from matchday 26 of J2 (to 12:15), and then James Taylor has the rest of the games in part 2 (to 18:30). After that, Jon gave James the chance to get some Kanazawa issues off his chest as well as talk about Sendai (to 47:25), then the guys discussed some transfer news (to 58:50) before taking a look at the upcoming J2 fixtures (to 1:08:00). Finally, the battles at both ends of the J3 table show no signs of letting up, and Mike Innes is on hand to review matchday 18 and preview the next round of games in J-Talk: Short Corner (to end).
1 hr 32 min