The J-Talk Podcast
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The J-Talk Podcast
A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.
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J-Talk: Extra Time – J2, J3 & J3/JFL Playoffs
Jon Steele and James Taylor are back with a full review of all five postseason games from last weekend. The JTET section of the pod begins with a disc...
Episode 598 - Kashima are J1 Champions (Again!)
Kashima claimed a record-extending ninth top flight title in Saturday's final round, and in Part 1 of this episode Jonny and Ben run through the key e...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 & J3 Matchday 38
The regular season ended in dramatic fashion in both J2 and J3, so James Taylor and Jon Steele tried to get their heads around just what exactly happe...
Episode 597 - The J1 Title Goes To The Final Day (Again!)
This week's bumper episode features a star turn from Ryo Nakagawara, who joins Jonny and Ben to review the crunch games involving the top two in J1 Ma...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 37
The picture at the top and bottom of J2 isn’t getting any clearer, but James Taylor and Jon Steele combined their brain power to try and make sense of...
Episode 596 - Machida are Emperor's Cup Champions
After Machida won their first major title in Saturday's Emperor's Cup final over Kobe, Dan Orlowitz joined Jonny and Ben to chat about their deserved...
J-Talk: Short Corner – J3 November Review
As the end of the season approaches, Jon Steele and James Taylor take a look at the state of play in J3 with just two games left. They begin with the...
Episode 595 - Samurai Blue & Emperor's Cup
After Jonny revels in Scotland's qualification for the World Cup, we round up another productive international break for the Samurai Blue following wi...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 36
Things are getting tighter at both ends of J2, so James Taylor and Jon Steele got together to try and make sense of it all. First, James reviews 9 gam...
Episode 594 - And then there were two...
We finally had some clarity at both ends of the table in J1 Matchday 36, as the title race is down to just two teams, and at the bottom, Yokohama FC's...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 35
James Taylor and Jon Steele are back with a review of the latest round of J2 fixtures. In the first part of the episode, James rounds up 8 games (to 0...
Episode 593 - Levain Cup Final
With Ben taking a well earned break, Jonny was joined by Alan Gibson to discuss the Levain Cup final between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashiwa Reysol.
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 34
James Taylor and Jon Steele got together again to review all the action from J2 matchday 34. First, James rounds up 9 games (to 07:50) and then talks...
Episode 592 - J1 Matchday 35
As the top flight enters the final stretch, things tightened at the top in Matchday 35, but two dogfighters saw their fates sealed in a dramatic round...
JTET - J2 Round 33 Review
The JTET team are back in action to review all of the big stories from last weekend's J2 action (Round 33 of the season).
In Part 1, James puts...
Episode 591 - J1 Matchday 34
J1 returned with a bang after the international break, and in Part 1 of this new episode Jonny and Ben were joined by Kashiwa correspondent Seamus Joh...
J-Talk: Short Corner – J3 October Review
Jon Steele and James Taylor catch up on the situation in J3 with 7 games left. They start with the automatic promotion places (to 05:00), then discuss...
Episode 590 - Japan 3-2 Brazil & The J1 Run-In with Ryo Nakagawara
Japan made history with a stunning 3-2 win over Brazil on Tuesday night, and Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben for a deep dive on the game, the stan...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 32
In this episode of JTET, James Taylor rounds up 9 games from J2 matchday 32 (to 07:45), then chats to Jon Steele about the Shikoku Derby between Tokus...
Episode 589 - J1 Matchday 33
J1 Matchday 33 was chock full of drama, and after a brief review of the ACL action from last midweek, Jonny and Ben run through the weekend's games in...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 31
Jon Steele and James Taylor are back with all the latest from J2. James kicks things off with a review of 9 games from matchday 31 (to 08:45). Jon tak...
Episode 588 - J1 Matchdays 31 & 32
With two bumper matchdays in the top flight in the past week to review, Jonny and Ben were joined first by Yokohama FC correspondent Jon Steele, who t...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 30
In this week’s JTET, James Taylor reviews all the action from J2 matchday 30, picks his Most Bravo Player, and previews the matchday 31 fixtures.
Episode 587 - J1 Matchday 30
Jonny and Ben kick off the episode with a review of ACL action from last midweek (to 9:00), before diving in on the eight games played from J1 Matchda...
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 28 & 29
In this double episode of JTET, Jon Steele and James Taylor review all the action from the last two rounds of J2. First, Jon has a review of all 10 ga...
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 relegati...
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 qu...
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 cha...
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...
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 B...
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), Jonn...
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.
A...
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.
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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 t...
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!
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Episode 581 - J1 Matchday 25
With Ben enjoying a well earned break back in Australia, Sam Robson made a welcome return to the pod. Together, Sam and Jonny took an in-depth look at...
JTET - J2 Round 24 Review
After a long break between drinks, it's time for another JTET 'Two Jonnies' takeover!
In Part 1 of this episode, Jon Steele runs though all of t...
JTET - 2025 Summer Special
In a 35-minute JTET bonus episode, Jon Steele borrowed Jonny Nicol from Big Pod for a long-overdue 'Two Jonnies' reunion chat!
The focus this ti...
JTET - Emperor's Cup Round 3 Review
After a summer break, the JTET boys are back with a 15-minute mini-pod to clean deck before J2 returns!
This time, James and Jon look back at Ro...
Episode 580 - Ralf's Reds Review
Live and direct from Germany, Ralf Seidl joined Jonny and Ben to chat about Urawa's two games in the past week, his thoughts on Reds' prospects for th...