Founder & Host
Sensei Phil
Phil founded the Talking Shrimpers in 2025 with one goal: give Southend United fans a proper home. Known to listeners as Sensei Phil, he brings energy, ambition and a genuine love of the Shrimpers to every episode.
The Talking Shrimpers Podcast
About the show
Week in, week out
Made by Shrimpers
The Talking Shrimpers is a fan-run show for Southend United supporters. A warm, honest, family-friendly place to talk about the club we love. No shouting, no nastiness. Just Blues fans working through the highs and lows of following the Shrimpers, week in and week out.
Like every Shrimper, we've had the good days and the ones we'd rather forget, and we've never stopped turning up. This is a show for the whole matchday family: the lifers who have watched from the Roots Hall terraces for decades, the kids getting hooked on their first season, and everyone who still gets that flutter when the shrimp on the badge comes into view.
We cover matchdays, transfers, memories and everything in between, the men's first team, Southend United Ladies, the Academy and the wider Shrimpers community. If you follow Southend United, you're one of us. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.
Silver · Best Non-League Club Podcast · Non-League Bible Awards 2026
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The people behind the mic
Meet the team
The voices, the opinions and the die-hard Shrimpers.
Host
Charlie
Charlie has been following Southend United for as long as he can remember and he has never been short of an opinion. Straight-talking, warm and always prepared, he is the voice that keeps the show honest.
Web and Social Content Reporter
Chris BNZ Shrimper
Chris is a lifelong Blues supporter whose dedication has never been limited by distance. When he lived locally, he followed the team home and away every week, from freezing Friday nights singing in the North Bank to matches across the country. Now based on the other side of the world in New Zealand, he still tunes in to the DAZN coverage at around 3am and is often loud enough to wake the family. That same passion brought him all the way back from New Zealand for the play-off final.
Co-Host · Southend United Ladies
Katie
Katie covers Southend United Ladies with the same commitment and care she brings to the rest of the club. Her coverage helps make the show a podcast for the whole Shrimpers family.
Co-host wanted
The show is looking for a new co-host who genuinely loves Southend United, has a clear point of view and can contribute to a warm, family-friendly conversation.
To apply, send us a link to an approximately five-minute video talking about Southend United and what you would bring to the show.
Through the door
Guests & Legends
Former players, club figures and people at the heart of Southend United.
The Debate · Best XI
Steve Tilson
The Southend United legend shares memories from his playing career, promotion-winning teams and life at the club.
Watch the episodeWorld Cup 2026 · Pod 2
Justin Rees
The Southend United chairman joins the team for a wide-ranging supporter conversation.
Watch the episodeWorld Cup 2026 · Pod 2
Franck Moussa
The former Shrimper joins the international panel to talk football, Belgium and Southend United.
Watch the episodeWorld Cup 2026 · Pod 3
Andy Leeder
The SUEPA chairman visits the studio to discuss new supporter projects and the Southend United Pioneers book.
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