The J-Talk Podcast

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

The J-Talk Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The J-Talk Podcast, a sports show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #633

  Episode 633 - J1 Matchday 2

  Aug 18, 20261h 25m

  Part 1 of this episode is all about Yokohama F.Marinos. We're joined by Osman Asmar to chat about new manager Steve Corica's managerial record and philosophy (to 10:45), before regular F.Marinos correspondent Stuart Woodward discusses their bright start to the season - including Saturday's first win away at Shimizu - and how new arrivals and emerging youngsters have boosted optimism amongst the supporters (to 37:10). Then in Part 2, Jonny and Ben chat about Fukuoka and Okayama also notching first wins on Saturday (to 43:50), the four teams a perfect two wins from two (to 1:01:45), and the three draws from the round, before we finish the episode with a look ahead to the big games on the Matchday 3 slate. As revealed exclusively by Stuart in the latter stages of Part 1, you can now track your JPred LIVE by heading to jpred.football and clicking on Latest.

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  Episode #732

  JTET - J2 Round 1 Review

  Aug 12, 202645 min

  Happy new season to all our listeners! JTET is back for 2026/27, and our first episode features a long-awaited return for pod favorite Sean Carroll. After Jon briefly rounds up all of the results from J2 Round 1, he joined Sean for an in-depth chat about the main talking points from the weekend action. There's also the usual Most Bravo Player segment, and a preview of the upcoming Round 2 games (the boys ended up focusing on the 'Kokuritsu Day' match between Yokohama FC and Jubilo Iwata). We hope everyone enjoys the pod! Timestamps (Runtime 45 mins) Start to 05:40 - Jon's solo review of Round 1 05:40 to Finish - Jon in conversation with Sean _________________________________________________________________ *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social

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  Episode #632

  Episode 632 - J1 Matchday 1

  Aug 11, 20261h 41m

  The new J1 season kicked off with a bang over the weekend, and Jonny and Ben were joined by Dan Orlowitz to chat about the record-breaking season opener at the National Stadium on Friday night between Yokohama F.Marinos and Kashima (to 19:30), and Machida's dominant away win over 10 man FC Tokyo on Saturday night (from 19:30 to 31:30). In Part 2 we begin our review of the other eight games with Gamba Osaka's thrilling win over 10 man Urawa, and move through the rest of the results (from 31:30 to 1:13:40), before looking ahead to the quirky Matchday 2 fixture list (to 1:19:20). Then, in a special Part 3, Dan brings us his recollections of working at the 2026 World Cup in his home city of Philadelphia (from 1:19:20 to end).

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  Episode #731

  JTET - 26/27 J2 Season Preview Part 2

  Aug 6, 20261h 25m

  Just in time for the start of the new J.League season, the JTET team finish off their big J2 season preview by looking at the other 10 clubs who will be taking part in the second tier in 2026/27. James and Jon analyze 8 teams, and we are grateful to special guests Tom (Sapporo) and Leslie Mabon (Iwaki) for their contributions on their clubs. Before the boys depart, they take a quick look at the opening weekend of J2 fixtures, and pick out the games that they are most excited about. We hope everyone enjoys the show, and sticks with us for the season ahead! Timestamps: 02:00 to 06:00 - Kofu 06:00 to 14:00 - Omiya 14:00 to 21:00 - Fujieda 21:00 to 31:40 - Iwata 31:40 to 37:30 - Sapporo (with special guest Tom) 37:30 to 56:00 - Iwaki (with special guest Leslie Mabon) 56:00 to 01:01:00 - Toyama 01:01:00 - 01:06:50 - Niigata 01:06:50 - 01:11:40 - Tokushima 01:11:40 - 01:20:15 - Imabari 01:20:15 - Finish - J2 Round 1 Preview __________________________________________________________________________ *These are the questions that we asked Tom and Leslie to cover in their previews: 1) How would you sum up your club's performance in the 100 Year Vision League? 2) What have been the big transfers at your club (in and out) since the end of the 100 YVL? 3) How do you feel about your club's prospects for 2026/27 (head and heart)? 4) Is there anything else you'd like to mention ahead of the new season? *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social

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  Episode #730

  JTET - 26/27 J2 Season Preview Part 1

  Aug 5, 20261h 16m

  With the new J.League season fast approaching, the JTET team are here to preview the upcoming J2 campaign for all 20 clubs. In this episode (75 minutes), 10 teams come under the microscope (operated by James and Jon). However, we are also delighted to have Martin and Fin on board (to help us to preview Akita and Sendai respectively)! Timestamps: 02:30 to 09:30 - Yokohama FC 09:30 to 13:40 - Shonan 13:40 to 20:50 - Tochigi City 20:50 to 25:30 - Hachinohe 25:30 to 31:00 - Yamagata 31:00 to 39:00 - Akita (special guest correspondent Martin) 39:00 to 50:00 - Sendai (special guest correspondent Fin) 40:00 to 59:40 - Miyazaki 59:40 to 01:05:00 - Tosu 01:05:00 to Finish - Oita *These are the questions that we asked Martin and Fin to cover in their previews: 1) How would you sum up your club's performance in the 100 Year Vision League? 2) What have been the big transfers at your club (in and out) since the end of the 100 YVL? 3) How do you feel about your club's prospects for 2026/27 (head and heart)? 4) Is there anything else you'd like to mention ahead of the new season? *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET on Bluesky here: @jtalket.bsky.social

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