The J-Talk Podcast

Episode 386 - J1 Matchday 30

What a week of top flight action! Kawasaki won at the death twice in five days to re-establish a comfortable buffer at the top, after Yokohama F.Marinos dropped two points late on against city rivals Yokohama FC on Saturday. We begin Part 1 with the top two (to 20:35), and then move on to the Relegation Dogfight, which further tightened after Tokushima's last gasp win at Sendai (to 27:07).

Later in Part 2 we round up the results for the teams still in the hunt for third, and review the rest of the Matchday 30 fixtures, before looking ahead to the weekend's slate.

JTET - J2 Round 30 / J3 Round 19 Review

The team are back in town to bring you up to date with all of the latest news from J2 & J3!

For the second week running, Stuart Smith joined Jon Steele to look over the big news stories from J2. 

Back and banging after a short holiday, 'Magic' Mike Innes is back on J3 duty in the 'J-Talk: Short Corner' segment.

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Episode 385 - J1 Matchday 29

Jonny Nicol joined Ben to run through all of the games, and major talking points from the weekend's J1 Matchday 29.

After beginning with the results and performances of their respective teams, Gamba Osaka and FC Tokyo (to 15:20), attention is then turned to the top of the table, and in the see-sawing battle between Kawasaki and Yokohama F.Marinos its advantage Frontale again (to 34:35).

Then the battle for third and the relegation dogfight are covered in detail as the remainder of the games are reviewed (to 1:03:40), before a look ahead to midweek action and the weekend's Matchday 30 (to 1:08:00), before some bonus Gamba content as we try to make sense of a lost season for the black and blue half of Osaka.

JTET - J2 Round 29 / J3 Round 18 Review

Slightly later than usual, the JTET team are back to bring you up to date with all the latest J2 & J3 news.

This week, Jon & Stuart run through all of the key points from last weekend's J2 fixtures (Round 29 of the season). 

After that, Jon makes a brief cameo to wrap up the two rearranged J2 games from midweek (Round 25).

With 'Magic' Mike Innes taking a well-earned holiday this week, Jon goes for the hat-trick by standing in as the host of 'J-Talk: Short Corner', and reviewing all of the J3 action from Round 18 as well. 

Come back soon, Mike - Jon misses his sleep! 

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Episode 384 - J1 Matchday 28, WE League Launch

On this week's episode we welcome Dan Orlowitz back to the pod to recap his terrific experiences at the Olympics and Paralympics, and also to chat about the long-awaited first matchweek of the WE League, before we finish Part 1 by discussing Yuto Nagatomo's return to FC Tokyo (to 49:26).

Then in Part 2 we review all nine games from the top flight weekend.

JTET - J2 Round 28 / J3 Round 17 Review

JTET is back for another comprehensive review of the latest J2 & J3 action! 

This week, Jon was joined by James Taylor (@kanazawadreamin on Twitter) to look back on Round 28 in the second tier (plus a rearranged game from Round 25), with 'Magic' Mike Innes bringing you up to date with a review of J3 Round 17 in 'J-Talk: Short Corner'. 

Happy listening!

Episode 383 - Samurai Blue Sluggish, J1 Run-In

No sugar coating things here - Japan were poor in their latest World Cup qualifiers, and Scott McIntyre guests for a discussion on some of the problems the Samurai Blue are having under Hajime Moriyasu, while we also touch on Japan's next two opponents, Saudi Arabia and Australia (to 35:05).

Then we return to domestic matters, firstly rounding up the Levain Cup quarter finals, then moving on to discuss the run-in at both the top and bottom of J1.

JTET - J2 Round 27 /J3 Round 16 Review

For this week's JTET, Jon was joined by J.League expert (and unusual snack enthusiast) Sean Carroll to review all of the key J2 action from last weekend's games (Round 27).

There's also a welcome return for 'Magic' Mike Innes in J-Talk: Short Corner, as we celebrate the return of J3 after the long summer break - Mike is back and banging as he wraps up all of the key action from Round 16 in the third tier.

Enjoy the show!

Episode 382 - J1 Matchday 27

A big week in J1 saw Yokohama F.Marinos close to within a point of champions Kawasaki on Wednesday, but the script was flipped on Saturday as Frontale won for the first time in four and F.Marinos saw their lengthy unbeaten run snapped.

Joining us in Part 1 to chat about a testing period for the leaders is our regular Frontale correspondent Neil Debnam (to 32:53), then we round up all of the other games from a terrific weekend round.

JTET - J2 Round 26 Review

In this week's episode, the legend that is Richy Palmer (@GifuRichy on Twitter) joined Jon Steele to look back at a (another) very exciting round of J2 matches.

Thanks as always for supporting the podcast, and apologies about the slow upload this week!