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.
230 articles since March 4th, 2020.
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Episode 70: US National Sumo Championship
June 22nd, 2021
austin, championship, june, sumo, us nationals, ussumoWe were there to watch the best in the US compete for the title. Find out who won and what it was it like. Hear directly from wrestlers and fans.
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Episode 69: Wakatakakage - When Sumo Runs in Your Family
June 15th, 2021
asanoyama, chankonabe, waka brothers, wakabayama, wakamotoharu, wakatakakage, wakatakamotoThis week, we learn about Wakatakakage's grandfather, Wakabayama, and his sumo family. The chankonabe runs deep in this family, from grandad all the way to his 3 grandsons.
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Episode 68: One Does Not Simply Become a Yokozuna
June 8th, 2021
asashoryu, hakuho, haramafuji, kakuryu, kisenosato, takakeisho, terunofuji, ydc, yokozuna, yokozuna deliberation councilWhat does it take to become yokozuna?
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Episode 67: John Gunning Talks Sumo (and a bunch of other fun stuff)
June 2nd, 2021
commentating, john gunning, sumoYou may know John Gunning from his sumo commentating, but did you also know that he was in a band called Libido? Ever wondered just who this guy is that's talking about sumo on NHK and in the Japan Times? This is your episode!
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Episode 66: May Basho Finish
May 24th, 2021
basho, endo, may, sumo, takakeisho, terunofuji, tournamentWow! What a basho! We introduce you to our BINGO winners and break down the basho days 10-15.
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Episode 65: May Basho Days 4-9 and Hot Takes with Konishiki
May 18th, 2021
akiseyama, konishiki, may basho, takakeisho, terunofuji, wakatakakageHot Takes with Konishiki. And fan-based sumo breakdown of days 4-9 of the May basho.
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Episode 64 May Basho Days 1-3
May 11th, 2021
akiseyama, asanoyama, basho, hidenoumi, kotoeko, may, shodai, takakeisho, terunofuji, terutsuyoshi, tsurugisho, wakatakakageLet the sumo and BINGO begin!
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Episode 63: Konishiki
May 4th, 2021
konishiki, ozeki, ozumo, sumoThis week, we're chatting with Konishiki, the first non-Japanese born sumo wrestler to reach ozeki.
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Episode 62: The Small Boys of Sumo
April 27th, 2021
bruno mars, enho, mainoumi, mugsy, small, spud, terutsuyoshi, tickThis week's episode is all about the smaller men of sumo- the ones who desperately want to be taller and will do anything to get there. The oh-so-popular ones (Enho). The oh-so-tough ones (Terutsuyoshi).
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Episode 61: The Big Boys of Sumo
April 20th, 2021
akashi shiganosuke, big, boys, ichinojo, ikuzuki, keisei, ouchiyama, tall, yokozuna onokuniWe LOVE 'em big and tall. So, this week we're highlighting the biggest of the past and the biggest of them now - Ichinojo and Kaisei.