Laurie
Co-Host of Sumo Kaboom
Laurie is an avid sumo wrestling fan, actor, director, and storyteller.
She's got a healthy fascination with the human body and how it moves, as she's spent most of her life dancing, acting, doing yoga, studying movement and/or teaching others how to do the same.
Laurie has hosted 263 Episodes.
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231: Sweet Saitama & Tottori High
October 9th, 2024 | 54 mins 17 secs
onosato, saitama, sweet valley high, tottori
What's up with these powerhouse sumo high schools? And why do they always remind us of the Sweet Valley High?
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230: Onosato the Ozeki and the Hairiest Yokozuna
October 2nd, 2024 | 39 mins 42 secs
asanoyama, asashio, konishiki, koto-a-hole, onosato, takasago, tamawashi
We have a new ozeki! Onosato! And ,we have a hairy yokozuna mystery to solve!
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229: Our Japan Trip and BINGO
September 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 14 mins
2024, aki, aoiyama, hakuho, japan, kokugikan, konishiki, myogriyu, onosato, sumo, takakeisho, tokyo, travel
We just got back from Tokyo where we saw sumo live and in person. Pinch us. Life may never be the same.
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228: September Banzuke
September 4th, 2024 | 38 mins 35 secs
aki, banzuke, tournament
The Aki Sumo Tournament is right around the corner, and we need a reminder about who is on the banzuke.
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227: Shirokuma and Onokatsu
August 28th, 2024 | 40 mins 56 secs
onokatsu, shirokumi
There are two new men in the top division. Who are they?
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226: Female Samurai
August 21st, 2024 | 40 mins 11 secs
female, nakano takeko, samurai, tomoe gozen
Let's call this one "sumo adjacent." It's loosely related to sumo, and it's REALLY interesting.
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225: Dai-Yokozuna
August 14th, 2024 | 30 mins 21 secs
dai-yokozuna, era, reiwa, terunofuji, yokozuna
The sumo sisters discuss what makes a dai-yokozuna. Hint: it's not all about the numbers!
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224: Oyakatas Part 4 - Oitekaze and Hakkaku
August 7th, 2024 | 35 mins 56 secs
hakkaku, hokutoumi, oitekaze, oyakata
Who are these sumo coaches, and why should you know them? Well, one of them was the 61st yokozuna, Hokutoumi!
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223: Days 11-15 of the July 2024 Basho
July 31st, 2024 | 51 mins 22 secs
basho, terunofuji
How the July 2024 basho ended... with a dai yokozuna!
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222: July Basho Days 4 - 10
July 24th, 2024 | 56 mins 2 secs
2024, basho, july, nagoya, sumo, terunofuji
Who are we watching in this awesomely amazing sumo tournament?
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221: July Basho, Days 1 - 3
July 17th, 2024 | 46 mins 24 secs
dallas cowboy cheerleaders, days 1-3, nagoya, sumo
The heat is on, and the sumo begins in Nagoya!
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220: The Banzuke for July 2024
July 10th, 2024 | 53 mins 3 secs
2024, banzuke, july, sumo
It's banzuke time! Who is climbing up? Who is caught in a sumo eddy? And who is falling down?
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219: Oyakatas Part 3 - Tokiwayama
July 3rd, 2024 | 37 mins 20 secs
coach, oyakata, sumo, takakeisho, tokiwayama
That smiley gentleman who sings at most of the fan events, that's a sumo coach! Takakeisho's coach, in fact! Continuing with our exploration of sumo head coaches.
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218: Oyakatas Part 2 - Asakayama and Sakaigawa
June 25th, 2024 | 39 mins 50 secs
asakayama, oyakata, poodle, sakaigawa
We're covering two more sumo coaches this week! We could title this episode poodles and heroes.
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217: Oyakatas of the Futagoyama and Arashio Stables
June 19th, 2024 | 33 mins 43 secs
arashio, futagoyama, oyakata, stable
Who are the sumo coaches? We see them around - these men wearing suits and speaking about their recruits. But, we don't know a lot about them, so let's learn together!
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216: What Happens After Retirement?
June 12th, 2024 | 38 mins 57 secs
after retirement, retirement
After a short chat about Buccee's and some news, Leslie talks about what happens to sumo wrestlers after they leave sumo.