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.
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Episode 124: Eastern European Wrestlers and Tochinoshin
August 2nd, 2022
Why 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
Breaking 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
Breaking 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
Breaking down our favorite sumo matches with Mak of the Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast. Also a little spotlight on Nishikifuji and his favorite artist.
2022, days 1-3, grand sumo breakdown, gsb, july, mak, nagoya -
Episode 120: July Banzuke and The World Games
July 5th, 2022
The 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
If 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
The return of Asanoyama and the 1st Annual Cowboy Cup
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Episode 116: Retirement, Sopranistas and Demons
June 8th, 2022
A 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 and Hokutofuji
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Episode 114: Final 4 Days of the Basho and BINGO Winners
May 24th, 2022
We cover our favorite fights of the final 4 days of the basho in this episode and discuss BINGO winners.
2022, basho, bingo, may