Sumo Kaboom

Episode 229: Our Japan Trip and BINGO

September 25th, 2024
aoiyama, bingo, japan, konishiki, myogiryu, onosato, sumo, takakeisho, travel, trip

We tried to keep this short and sweet, but it's impossible because our trip to Japan was so fun. We cannot wait to return! Plus, we heard about a slate of retirements this tournament, and we have a new ozeki!

Episode 90: Kiribyama and Shohozan

November 9th, 2021
japan, kiribyama, mongolia, november, shohozan, sumo

Want to know more about these 2 wrestlers? This is your episode.

Episode 87: The Mawashi

October 19th, 2021
fundoshi, japan, kasha mawashi, mawashi, naked man festival

It's a shorter episode about a small piece of wrestling wear. From the mawashi to the fundoshi, a deep dive into what wrestlers wear while sumo wrestling.

Episode 77: The Wonderful World of Ushizumo

August 10th, 2021
bull sumo, japan, rodeo, ushizumo

Japanese bull sumo?? Is there really such a thing? And how is it different from rodeo? Or bullfighting?

Episode 44: Holiday Sumo

December 8th, 2020
bintsuke, cake, christmas, holiday, holidays, illuminations, japan, kaboom, kfc, nhk, santa, sumo, winter, wrestlers

What do professional sumo wrestlers do over the holidays?

Episode 23: Getting Excited

July 15th, 2020
comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, improv comedy, japan, july basho, nhk, sumo, sumo wrestling, tournament, training

Texas gals go full-on fan girl. We're getting too, too excited for the July basho.

Episode 22: Do Fans Affect Sumo Wrestlers?

July 7th, 2020
comedy, corona virus, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, improv comedy, japan, nhk, sports, sumo, sumo wrestling, tournament

News, corona virus funk, and some science behind how fans affect sports.

Episode 20: Akebono and What's Wrong with Tochinoshin's Butt?

June 23rd, 2020
akebono, cellulitis, japan, professional wrestling, skin infections, sumo, sumo wrestling, tochinoshin, yokozuna

Leslie focuses on the great American yokozuna, Akebono while Laurie focuses on sumo and skin infections.

Episode 19: The Banzuke

June 16th, 2020
banzuke, grand sumo, japan, sumo, sumo wrestling

What the heck is a banzuke? How do I read it?

Episode 5: Sumo Techniques

March 11th, 2020
bout, comedy, grand sumo, grand sumo highlights, historic bout, historic sumo, improv comedy, japan, kamasutra, kimarite, nhk, sumo, sumo wrestling, tournament

Techniques of sumo.