Episode Archive
263 episodes of Sumo Kaboom since the first episode, which aired on March 4th, 2020.
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183: Sumo Lingo
October 11th, 2023 | 38 mins 53 secs
japanese, lingo, slang, sumo
This one is all about words. Words used mostly (or only) in the sumo world.
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182: Retirement Rabbit Holes
October 4th, 2023 | 39 mins 49 secs
kaisei, okinoumi, retirement
We watched the retirement ceremonies of Okinoumi and Kaisei this weekend, and they led us down very different rabbit holes.
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181: Aki Basho Days 11-15
September 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
2023, aki, atamifuji, basho, takakeisho
Who won our Sumo BINGO game? And who won the 2023 Aki Sumo Tournament?
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180: Aki Basho Days 4-10
September 20th, 2023 | 45 mins 19 secs
As always, we're LOVING this basho and can't wait to see who wins.
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179: Days 1-3 Aki Basho 2023
September 13th, 2023 | 39 mins 14 secs
2023, aki, basho
Our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the September, 2023 basho.
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178: Nishikigi and the Slow Risers
September 6th, 2023 | 39 mins 47 secs
nishikigi, slow rise, ydc
Here's to all those who take a while to get to the top. The Slow Risers!
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177: Sumo Scandals Part 4 - Violence
August 30th, 2023 | 39 mins 8 secs
death, jsa, scandal, sumo, violence
What happened in a heya in 2007 and how it changed sumo. ** This episode contains descriptions of violence. **
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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.