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 187: Newbies! Roga, Tohakuryu, and Chiranoumi
November 7th, 2023
What do we know about the newest faces to the top division? Sometimes NOT MUCH. And other times, QUITE A LOT.
chiranoumi, roga, tohakuryu -
Episode 186: A Very Spooky Sumo Halloween
October 31st, 2023
We are starting a new holiday tradition. For Valentines Day and now Halloween, we are going distinctly lowbrow and ridiculous. With Halloween as our inspiration, we share 3 “scary” stories of sumo related haunting and terror.
anatomy, halloween, mawashi, naked, scary, spooky -
Episode 185: Unions and Underdogs
October 24th, 2023
An interesting story about organizing sumo wrestlers. Also, some interesting research on why we all love underdogs.
incident, organize, shunjeun, underdog, underdogs, union, unions -
Episode 184: Musashimaru and New Sumo Recruits
October 17th, 2023
An episode about Musashimaru. Who was he and what's his connection to Hawaii?
hawaii, hawaiian sumo, musashigawa, musashimaru -
Episode 183: Sumo Lingo
October 11th, 2023
This one is all about words. Words used mostly (or only) in the sumo world.
ingo, japanese, language, lingo, slang, sumo -
Episode 182: Retirement Rabbit Holes
October 3rd, 2023
We watched the retirement ceremonies of Okinoumi and Kaisei this weekend, and they led us down very different rabbit holes.
kaisei, oki sumo festival, okinoumi, retirement -
Episode 181: 2023 Aki Basho Days 11-15
September 27th, 2023
What happened to finish to 2023 Aki basho.
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Episode 179: Days 1-3 of the Aki Basho
September 13th, 2023
Our favorite moments of Aki, 2023, days 1-3.
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Episode 178: Nishikigi and the Slow Risers
September 5th, 2023
Nishikigi and his record as the third slowest rise to sanyaku.
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Episode 177: Sumo Scandals Part 4 - Violence
August 30th, 2023
This episode describes one of sumo's darkest moments - a death of a sumo wrestler in 2007. We discuss the incident and then focus on what the JSA says it is doing to prevent this from happening again.
death, scandal, violence