The J-Talk Podcast

Episode 586 - J1 Matchday 29 with Sean Carroll

Sean Carroll joined Jonny and Ben to give his thoughts on Japan's two friendlies in the United States, and the state of the J1 title race and relegation dogfight after the weekend's J1 Matchday 29 (to 56:25).

Then in Part 2, Jonny and Ben wrap up the remaining four games.

J-Talk: Short Corner – J3 September Review

Jon Steele welcomes back a jetlagged James Taylor for the latest checkup on J3. The episode begins with a brief recap of Sagamihara’s Emperor’s Cup quarter final (to 02:45), before discussing teams near the top of the table: Nara (to 05:55), Kagoshima (to 09:15), Tochigi City (to 15:40), FC Osaka (to 20:40), and Hachinohe (to 29:25). Then attention turns to the bottom and the perilous predicaments of Nagano (to 37:20) and Numazu (to 40:20), before Jon lets James loose in Kanazawa Korner (to 47:00). Finally, there’s a look ahead to the round 27 fixtures (to end).

 

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Episode 585 - Mexico 0-0 Japan & Levain Cup

After Jonny and Ben begin the episode by rounding up the Levain Cup quarter finals (to 14:15), they were joined by first time guest Naoya Kanai to chat about Kawasaki Frontale's progression to the Levain semis and their season so far, before we moved on to Japan's scoreless draw against Mexico in Oakland, and looked ahead to the Samurai Blue's meeting with the USA in Columbus, also touching on similarities and differences between the J.League and MLS.

Episode 584 - J1 Matchday 28

After Kyoto moved clear on top of J1 with ten rounds left, Jamie Meikle made a very welcome return to the pod to discuss Sanga's 5-0 romp over Okayama on Saturday, and what's gone so right in his side's remarkable campaign to this point (to 32:07).

Then Jonny and Ben round up the rest of the top flight results, beginning with Kashiwa's controversy-tinged home win over Fukuoka, and Kobe edging past Yokohama F.Marinos, before we discuss a couple of game-of-the-season contender goal-fests.

JTET - J2 Round 27 Review

Very late this time (apologies!), Jon Steele rounds up all of last weekend's J2 action in a 15-minute solo pod.

Also includes the regular Most Bravo Player segment, a check on the top and bottom of the table, and a preview of this weekend's action (Round 28)!

Sorry again for the late upload, and thanks for the continued support!

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Episode 583 - J1 Matchday 27

Kyoto and Kashima lead the way at the top of J1 after the weekend's Matchday 27, and after rounding up their very contrasting results (to 16:30), Jonny and Ben are joined by Kashiwa correspondent Seamus Johnston to chat about Reysol's brilliant come from behind home win over Urawa on Friday night and other talking points around the club (to 39:50).

Then Jonny and Ben run through the other results from the weekend, before looking ahead to midweek Emperor's Cup quarter finals and Thursday's national team squad announcement.

JTET - J2 Round 26 Review

After another busy round of J2 action, Jon Steele (flying solo this time) checks in on all of the main talking points in a 15-minute mini-pod.

Also includes the usual segments - Most Bravo Player chat, and a look ahead to this weekend's Round 27 fixtures!

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Episode 582 - J1 Matchday 26

With Ben back in Australia, Alan Gibson joined Jonny to run through all the major talking points from Round 26 of the J1 season.

Time Stamps:

Start - 01:50 Intro / Emperor’s Cup

01:50 - 1:36.24 Round 26 Review 

1:36.25 - End Round 30/27 Preview

Thanks again for listening!

JTET - J2 Round 25 Review

Embarrassingly late this week, JTET is back with all of the latest news from a J2 standpoint.

This time, Jon kicks off Part 1 with a review of the recent Emperor's Cup Round of 16 ties (from a J2 perspective), and rounds up all of last weekend's J2 action (Round 25 of the season).

After that, Jon was joined by Big Pod regular (but JTET debutant) Ryo Nakagawara to talk in detail about Imabari's home win over Kumamoto. The boys also chatted about some Most Bravo Players from the round, along with the official monthly J2 awards for July and Sapporo's change of manager.

Finally, Jon picked Ryo's brains about the upcoming Round 26 matches.

Timecodes:

Start to 16:10 - Emperor's Cup & J2 Round 25 Roundup

16:10 to 44:20 - Imabari v Kumamoto

44:20 to 57:30 - Most Bravo Player discussion

57:30 to 01:01:00 - J2 Monthly Awards for July

01:01:00 to 01:09:40 - Sapporo's change of manager

01:09:40 to Finish - J2 Round 26 Preview

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JTSC - J3 Special (August 2025)

With J3 taking a short summer break at the moment, it seemed like the ideal time to record our latest J-Talk: Short Corner J3 Special for 2025!

In this August edition, Jon Steele was joined by long-suffering Gifu supporter, groundhopper extraordinaire, and J3 expert Richy Palmer for a look at the current state of the third tier.

In Part 1, Jon quizzes Richy on his trip to Nagasaki's beautiful Peace Stadium to catch their J2 game against Sendai. The conversation then moves on to cover the J3 promotion scene, with automatic promotion and Play-Off contenders all assessed.

After a quick break, Part 2 begins with a check on the relegation zone and the rest of the bottom half of the J3 standings. There's also chat about teams in contention for promotion to J3 from the JFL, and Richy picks out some of the most interesting transfers that have taken place during the summer window.

We hope everyone enjoys the show!

Timecodes

Start to 13:00 - Richy's Nagasaki trip (not J3-related but we'll let him off with a warning)

1300 to 30:20 - The J3 promotion picture

30:20 to 38:30 - The bottom half of the J3 table

38:30 to 43:20 - State of play at the JFL summit

43:20 to Finish - Richy's Transfer Talk