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 20: Akebono and What's Wrong with Tochinoshin's Butt?
June 23rd, 2020
Leslie focuses on the great American yokozuna, Akebono while Laurie focuses on sumo and skin infections.
akebono, cellulitis, japan, professional wrestling, skin infections, sumo, sumo wrestling, tochinoshin, yokozuna -
Episode 19: The Banzuke
June 16th, 2020
What the heck is a banzuke? How do I read it?
banzuke, grand sumo, japan, sumo, sumo wrestling -
Episode18: Injury, Healing, and Singing
June 9th, 2020
Sumo and injury. We talk about the prevalence of injury in the sport and what it takes to heal after one. We also manage to talk about John Gunning, Mariah Holmes, Tamawashi's baking prowess and sumo folk singing.
hakkeyoi, healing, injury, john gunning, mariah holmes, sumo folk singing, sumo folk song, tamawashi -
Episode 17: Shikona, Sumo Ring Names
June 2nd, 2020
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Episode 16: Mariah Holmes and Why Women Should Do Sumo
May 26th, 2020
Let's talk female trailblazers and hear from one of America's top sumo athletes and advocates, Mariah Holmes. -
Episode 15 - Sumo and Comedy
May 19th, 2020
Sumo and comedy are a good match. This is the perfect week to honor two wrestlers who excelled at them both, Shobushi and Byamba. Also, we explain the comedy sumo routine - shokkiri. -
Episode 14: Yokozuna in the Shadows
May 12th, 2020
This week, Laurie and Leslie talk all about yokozunas in the shadows (insert echo effect here). We talk about great and no so great yokozunas throughout history who have been overshadowed by other great yokozunas. We take a deep dive into the awesomeness that is Kakuryu and TRY to pronounce his real Mongolian name. Ya'll, we are terrible at pronouncing Mongolian.
google translate, kakuryu, yokozuna -
Episode 13: US Sumo and Justin Kizzart
May 5th, 2020
justin kizzart, us sumo -
Episode 12: The Tachiai
April 27th, 2020
The tachiai- what it is and how it's changed. Along with the latest news and questions about sumo wrestling, of course! -
Episode 11: Kanreki and the JSA
April 21st, 2020
What's a Kanreki dohyo-iri and what is the Japan Sumo Association?