Episode Archive
208 episodes of Sumo Kaboom since the first episode, which aired on March 4th, 2020.
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176: Sumo Scandals Part 3 - Drinking and Drugs
August 23rd, 2023 | 52 mins 16 secs
cannabis, drinking, drugs, haramafuji, pot, scandal
Yet another sumo scandal. This week, it's drugs and drinking.
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175: Sumo Scandals Part 2 - Match-Fixing
August 16th, 2023 | 44 mins 1 sec
freakanomics, match-fixing, media, scandal, statistics, yaocho
Accusations of match-fixing in sumo are nothing new.
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174: Sumo Scandals Part 1 - Gambling and the Yakuza
August 9th, 2023 | 42 mins 19 secs
betting, gambling, scandal, sumo scandal, yakuza
Part 1 in a series about the scandals of sumo.
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173: Chiyonokuni's Retirement
August 2nd, 2023 | 42 mins 23 secs
chiyonokuni, dave, sumo mainichi
We're chatting about the recent retirement of Chiyonokuni with one of his biggest fans - Dave from the Sumo Mainichi Podcast.
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172: Days 11-15 of the July 2023 Basho
July 27th, 2023 | 57 mins 29 secs
basho, hoshoryu, playoff
Did we like how the July basho ended? We sure did!
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171: Days 4-10 of the July Basho
July 18th, 2023 | 44 mins 27 secs
basho, days 4-10, hokutofuji, july, nishikigi
A few of our favorite moments and story lines from the July basho.
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170: Shonnanoumi and Days 1-3 of the July Tournament
July 11th, 2023 | 50 mins 25 secs
2023, july, nishikigi, shonnanoumi, terunofuji, tournament
A primer on Shonnanoumi and a break down of what happened on days 1 - 3 of the July tournament.
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169: Gonoyama and Hakuoho
July 5th, 2023 | 50 mins 37 secs
gonoyama, hakuoho
Who ARE Gonoyama and Hakuoho?
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168: Takarafuji and Tsurugisho
June 28th, 2023 | 49 mins 14 secs
takarafuji, tsurugisho
Who ARE these pro sumo wrestlers? One remains a bit of a mystery while the other is a character and a half.
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167: The "Dead Body" Rule
June 21st, 2023 | 35 mins 57 secs
dead body, dead body rule, exception, rule, rules, sumo rule
What is this rule we hear about sometimes in sumo?
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166: The Sumo Belly Touching Event
June 14th, 2023 | 47 mins 10 secs
belly, fan event, hiradoumi, ichiyamamoto, karaoke, rubbing, sadanoumi, shodai, singing, sumo, ura
Oh Ma Lawd. The Belly Touching Sumo Event was everything we needed and more. Karaoke, giggles, awkwardness, and oh so much fun to watch.
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165: New Chapters for Kiribayama... I mean, Kirishima
June 7th, 2023 | 41 mins 52 secs
ikioi, kakuryu, kiribayama, kirishima
Sumo wrestlers step into new chapters of life.
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164: Day 11-15 of the May Basho
May 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
basho, kiribayama, ozeki, sekiwake, terunofuji
Who won BINGO? Who won the basho?
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163: May Basho Days 4 - 10
May 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
2023, days 4-10, may, sumo
Sumo breakdown!! We're chatting about the boys of sumo in this day by day breakdown of the May 2023 sumo tournament.
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162: Days 1-3 of the May Basho 2023
May 16th, 2023 | 32 mins 37 secs
basho, days 1-3, may
Our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the May basho.
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161: Ichinojo Retires and Henka Stats
May 10th, 2023 | 39 mins 19 secs
henka, henka king, ichinojo, retirement
Ichinojo's surprise retirement and henka stats!