Show Notes
Here's the research we do for each episode, music licenses, and time codes. It's for anyone who wants to see where we get our info or for anyone who wants to learn more about this wonderful sport.
232 articles since March 4th, 2020.
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Episode 125: Naruto and Gagamaru
August 8th, 2022
eastern, europe, gagamaru, kotooshu, narutoContinuing with our Eastern European theme, we focus on Kotooshu, or Naruto oyakata, and Gagamaru.
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Episode 124: Eastern European Wrestlers and Tochinoshin
August 2nd, 2022
eastern, europe, tochinoshinWhy are there so many wrestlers from Eastern Europe? And who is Tochinoshin? Why do people adore him?
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Episode 123: Recap Days 11-15 and BINGO Winners
July 26th, 2022
2022, basho, bingo, ichinojo, july, nagoyaBreaking down the BINGO and the sumo in the final few days of the Nagoya July tournament.
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Episode 122: Days 4-10 of the July Basho
July 19th, 2022
2022, basho, julyBreaking down days 4-10 of the July basho.
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Episode 121: Days 1-3 of July's Basho with Mak of Grand Sumo Breakdown
July 12th, 2022
2022, days 1-3, grand sumo breakdown, gsb, july, mak, nagoyaBreaking down our favorite sumo matches with Mak of the Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast. Also a little spotlight on Nishikifuji and his favorite artist.
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Episode 120: July Banzuke and The World Games
July 5th, 2022
2022, july, world gamesThe July tournament is right around the corner and so are the World Games. It's a double scoop of sumo!
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Episode 118: Gyoji History According to Leslie and "Papa-gyoji"
June 21st, 2022
gyoji, hideki imaoka, papagyoji, tassels, tategyojiIf you thought the JSA was tough on wrestlers, wait until you hear how tough they are on gyoji. We continue to receive many questions about gyoji and though we can't answer them all, we do finally have a description of gyoji training for you. Learn about why gyoji look the way they do, and learn about the highest ranked referee today.
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Episode 117: Asanoyama and The Cowboy Cup
June 14th, 2022
asanoyama, cowboy cup, dallas sumo clubThe return of Asanoyama and the 1st Annual Cowboy Cup
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Episode 116: Retirement, Sopranistas and Demons
June 8th, 2022
demon, hair cutting, kaka, kakka, okamoto, retirement, tomotakaA bit of history about hair cutting ceremonies and a deep dive into two artists we've seen at sumo retirement ceremonies- Tomotaka Okamoto and Demon Kakka.
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Episode 115: The Plum Haters, Aminishiki and Hokutofuji
May 31st, 2022
aminishiki, hokutofuji, retirementAminishiki and Hokutofuji