The J-Talk Podcast
A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Episode 639 - Samurai Blue go two for two (opens the original)
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Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben following the final whistle of Japan 2-1 Venezuela on Monday night, to chat about the major talking points from the win in Hiroshima (to 35:20), and the 3-1 win over Uruguay in Miyagi last Thursday (to 52:05). Then, as we turn our attention to J1, Ryo shares his thoughts on a pair of disappointing and (positively) surprising team through the first eight rounds of the season, and some promising youngsters that might be the subject of a future Scouting Report. C
JTET - J2 Round 7 Review (opens the original)
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After a nice Silver Week break, James and Jon return to look back at all of the big stories from J2 Round 7 (played last weekend). It's a mini-pod this time (due to the holidays), so in Part 1 Jon runs through five of the fixtures from the weekend (including Yokohama's FC's dig-deep win against Imabari) and makes his selection for a Most Bravo Player for the matchday. In Part 2, James takes over to look back at the rest of the Round 7 action - he also nominates a Most Bravo Player, and previews
Episode 638 - J1 Matchday 8 (opens the original)
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In the final round of J1 games before the international break, Kobe went top for the first time this season, and to mark the occasion Alan Gibson from JSoccer.com joined Jonny and Ben to chat about Vissel's Kansai derby win away at Gamba Osaka, and then Kashiwa's brilliant comeback at Machida that saw them up to second (to 39:30). Then in Part 2 Jonny and Ben run through the rest of the J1 Matchday 8 results (to 1:20:45), discuss the national team squad for the upcoming four matches, and look ah
J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Matchday 6 (opens the original)
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Jon Steele and James Taylor look back at J2 matchday 6 with a particular focus on Akita’s Blaublitzing of Tokushima (to 19:50), followed by Most Bravo Player selections (to 26:50) and a look ahead to the next league fixtures and J2 teams in Emperor’s Cup action (to end). Thank you for your support of the J-Talk Podcast and J-Talk: Extra Time. *Join the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://patreon.com/jtalkpod *Find our JLeague Chat Discord server here: https://discord.gg/UwN2ambAwg *Follow JTET
Episode 637 - J1 Matchday 7 (opens the original)
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After Kashiwa returned to winning ways with a come from behind 3-2 victory away at Kyoto on Friday night, Reysol correspondent Seamus Johnston returned to the pod to chat about the season so far, Friday's win, and the impact some newcomers have made at Hitachidai (to 28:50). Follow Seamus on Bluesky, and check out his Reysol Ramble Substack. Then Jonny and Ben round up the rest of the Matchday 7 results, including Kobe sending champions Kashima to a third straight defeat, Hiroshima's thumping wi
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