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The J-Talk Podcast

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A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.

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01:24:30

Episode 470 - J1 Matchday 17

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2023/06/13

The 2023 J1 season reached its halfway point on the weekend, and it was all change at the top, as defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos returned to the summit for the first time since Matchday 2 after they won an all-timer at home against Kashiwa, and long time leaders Kobe slipped to third after losing in ridiculous fashion at the death to Cerezo Osaka. Those games, plus Nagoya moving back up to second with their win over Fukuoka, lead off the episode (to 34:05). Then we cover 1-0 home wins for

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JTET - Emperor’s Cup Round 2 Review

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2023/06/10

After a hectic midweek of Emperor's Cup action, the JTET team are back for a special mini-pod to review the matches that had J2 and J3 participants involved. In Part 1 (Start to 06:00), Jon Steele looks at a pair of ties that pitted a J2 side against JFL opposition (with contrasting fortunes), and a trio of all-J2 clashes. In Part 2 (06:00 to 09:00), James Taylor has 5 more J2-on-J2 matches in review, including a 5-goal thriller for Kanazawa in their tie against high-flying Machida. James also runs

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JTET - J2 Round 19 / J3 Round 12 Review

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2023/06/06

With one eye on this midweek's Emperor's Cup action, the JTET crew are back to run you through all of the important business from last weekend in J2 and J3. In Part 1, James Taylor covers six of the J2 matches from Round 19 (Start to 05:35), while Jon Steele covers the remaining six games in Part 2 (05:35 to 12:50) - there's also a preview of all of the Emperor's Cup Round 2 matches that have a J2 element in this section (12:50 to 15:20). After that, Mike 'The Magic' Innes has his regular J3

01:41:20

Episode 469 - Kashiwa 4-5 Sapporo Lights Up J1...

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2023/06/06

We lead this episode with a modern day J.League classic under the lights at Hitachidai on Saturday night, when visiting Sapporo triumphed 5-4 over Kashiwa (to 16:20), before welcoming Sean Galbraith back to the pod to discuss Yokohama F.Marinos winning away at FC Tokyo earlier on Saturday (to 45:00) and Ange Postecoglou's move to Tottenham - will the Australian take any of his Celtic Japanese contingent with him to London, and what does the move mean for other Japanese players eyeing a move to

01:13:21

JTET - J2 Round 18 / J3 Round 11 Review

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2023/06/01

After another bustling weekend of lower-league J-football action, the JTET crew are back to review all of the big talking points (and some of the minor ones). In Part 1 (Start to 13:15), Jon Steele looks back at the recent Levain Cup games involving J2 representatives Iwata and Shimizu, and some of the J2 Round 18 action from last weekend. In Part 2 (13:25 to 16:30), James Taylor is on the mic to cover all of the other J2 games from Round 18. Then in Part 3, Jon and James chatted about some of the

01:41:06

Episode 468 - J1 Matchday 15 with Sean Carroll

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2023/05/30

We had the great pleasure of welcoming Sean Carroll back to the pod for his first appearance of the 2023 J1 season, to chat about the Japan squad for upcoming friendlies against El Salvador and Peru, all of the games from J1 Matchday 15, and some bigger picture topics in the top flight. Our J1 review begins at the top this week with convincing wins for Kobe and Yokohama F.Marinos, and runs through to Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki perhaps turning a corner with victories as they look to push up the

01:12:11

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 17 & J-Talk: Short Corner

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2023/05/25

The well-oiled machine that is the JTET team of James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes are back to review the latest action in J2 and the Emperor’s Cup. In part 1, James goes through 5 J2 games from round 17 (start to 05:40), and in part 2 Jon covers the other 6 (05:40 to 17:55). In part 3, James and Jon discussed 4 games in detail: Machida v Shimizu (17:55 to 26:45), Okayama v Gunma (26:45 to 34:00), Yamaguchi v Tokyo Verdy (34:00 to 41:15), and Mito v Kumamoto (41:15 to 51:00). They also took a

01:25:33

Episode 467 - J1 Matchday 14

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2023/05/23

We begin our review of the weekend's top flight action at the foot of the table, as defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos (and the officials) piled on the agony for cellar dwellers Gamba Osaka, who now find themselves four points adrift at the bottom after a 2-0 home defeat (to 18:40), then its happier times for Yokohama FC, and Manny Padovan returns following the Fulie's third win in four, Saturday's 2-1 Kanagawa derby win over Kawasaki their first ever against Frontale (to 39:50). Then we run

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JTET - J2 Round 16 Review

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2023/05/20

Just in time for the weekend, Jon Steele and James Taylor review all of the key moments from a full round of midweek J2 games (played on Wednesday this week). In Part 1, Jon runs you through six of the midweek matches, including a very pleasant afternoon for Yamagata, and what proved to be Naoki Soma's last game in charge of Omiya. In Part 2, James covers the rest of the Round 16 action, including another win for imperious-looking Machida, and a silly penalty run-up in the Fujieda v Iwata

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JTET - J2 Round 15 / J3 Round 10 Review

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2023/05/16

After another busy weekend of J2 and J3 matches, the JTET team whirrs back into action to bring you up to speed with all of the major talking points from Japan's second and third tiers. On a J2 tip, James Taylor and Jon Steele join forces to cover all of the Round 15 action (Start to 14:30), and Jon sticks around to preview the upcoming Round 16 slate (14:30 to 17:20) - with all of the Round 16 games coming up on Wednesday this week, there's no time for any punditry this time! To sate your J3 needs,

01:58:21

Episode 466 - J.League Turns 30 with Alan Gibson

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2023/05/16

The J.League celebrated its 30 Year Anniversary on Monday, and Alan Gibson was the only guest we could call on to reminisce on the tremendous history of the professional game in Japan. In Part 1 we discuss how far the league has come in 30 years, and what could be done to take it forward in the years to come, before running through the winners of the 'J30 Best Awards' (to 46:22). Then we turn to matters on the pitch in Part 2. Alan chats about how Kobe have managed to turn things around after last

01:22:46

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 14 & J-Talk: Short Corner

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2023/05/11

In an attempt to recover from a hectic Golden Week on and off the pitch, Jon Steele and James Taylor met for a review of J2 matchday 14 and a chat about the state of the league so far. In part 1, Jon reviews 5 games (start to 13:10), and in part 2 James takes care of the other 6 games (13:10 to 20:15). In part 3 they worked their way down the J2 table, with some in-depth discussion of Gunma (to 30:10), Kofu (to 35:20), Iwata (to 39:10), Mito (to 44:10), Yamaguchi (to 52:30), and Omiya (to

01:05:53

Episode 465 - Reds Rule Asia Again, Golden Week Wrap

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2023/05/09

Oops, they did it again! Urawa claimed the third ACL title in their history with a 2-1 aggregate triumph in the Final over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and Ralf Seidl returns to the pod to give us a taste of the atmosphere of the second leg at a rollicking Saitama Stadium (to 23:50). Then we shift our attention to the eight games played in J1 Matchday 12 over the weekend, with several teams wrapping up a very 'Golden' Week. Others... not so much.

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JTET - J2 Round 13 / J2 Round 9 Review

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2023/05/06

Phew, that was a hectic 'holiday' period (especially on the J.League beat)! To help everyone catch up with a breathless midweek of J2 and J3 action, JTET is back and banging with Jon Steele and Mike Innes at the controls. First of all, Jon looks back at the Wednesday afternoon J2 matches, comprising Round 13 of the season (Start to 15:15). There's also a brief-but-hopefully-useful preview of this Sunday's Round 14 games too (15:15 to 17:30). After that, Mike 'The Magic' Innes has the J3 lowdown

01:10:49

Episode 464 - J1 Matchday 10

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2023/05/02

Reds get the result they were after in Saudi Arabia, sleeping giants rouse from their slumber, movement in the top flight top four, and the rest of the J1 matchday - it's all in our new pod. We begin with Urawa's battling draw away at Al Hilal in the first leg of the ACL Final, leaving it all to play for at Saitama Stadium this Saturday night (to 10:00), then move on to convincing wins on Saturday - that took them both out of the bottom six - for Kashima and Kawasaki (to 27:35). Next its on to the

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JTET - J2 Round 12 / J3 Round 8 Review

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2023/05/02

With the busy Golden Week fixture schedule upon us, Jon Steele and Mike 'The Magic' Innes guide you through all of the thrills and spills from last weekend in J2 and J3. First off, Jon covers all of the J2 action from Round 12 (Start to 16:45), and previews the full program of midweek games in Round 13 (16:45 to 19:20). After that, Mike takes control for 'J-Talk: Short Corner' to cover a very exciting set of J3 games from Round 8 (19:20 to 37:00), and to give us all a heads-up on the midweek

01:06:36

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 11 & J-Talk: Short Corner

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2023/04/27

Jon Steele and James Taylor teamed up to review J2 matchday 11. In part 1, Jon covers Levain Cup matches featuring Shimizu and Iwata and Saturday’s league games, and in part 2 James rounds up Sunday’s games. In part 3 they discussed 3 games in detail: Nagasaki v Akita, Fujieda v Sendai, and Tochigi v Iwaki, and looked ahead to the start of the busy Golden Week football schedule. Then in J-Talk: Short Corner, Mike Innes has details of J3 teams who were involved in qualifiers for the Emperor’s Cup and

01:50:24

Episode 463 - J1 Matchday 9 with Ryo Nakagawara

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2023/04/25

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Ryo Nakagawara on for his J-Talk debut, to chat about the two games he attended in the Kansai region over the weekend, as well as FC Tokyo's win away at Hiroshima. First up is the huge clash at the Noevir Stadium on Saturday night, which saw Yokohama F.Marinos come out on top against leaders Kobe (to 32:20), then Gamba Osaka's draw with Yokohama FC on Sunday (to 51:10), before we finish up with Ryo on the Tokyo win, and how the capital club are traveling under

01:26:10

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 10 & J3 Round 7

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2023/04/20

James Taylor and Jon Steele joined forces to bring you all the action from J2 matchday 10. In part 1, James rounds up 6 matches, and in part 2 Jon takes care of the other 5. In part 3 there’s analysis of both ends of the table: Machida v Oita, Tokushima v Nagasaki, and Yamagata v Kanazawa, and a preview of matchday 11. Then, Mike Innes guides you through another action-packed round of J3 in J-Talk: Short Corner. 00:00 to 07:40 James’ roundup 07:40 to 18:35 Jon’s roundup 18:35 to 27:30 Machida v

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