{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Sumo Kaboom","home_page_url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/json","description":"Sumo Kaboom! \r\n\r\nA weekly podcast dedicated to our favorite sport - sumo wrestling. We chat about tournaments, current events, history and our favorite wrestlers. \r\n\r\nBoth Collins sisters are performers, improvisers, and creators and have absolutely no sumo training. But, they are huge sumo fans.\r\n\r\nHaving lived in Japan, Leslie loves the history and traditions of sumo. She also has a deep love for sumo karaoke singers. Laurie is fascinated by sumo wrestler fandom, the sumo training regimen and physicality of the sport. \r\n\r\nTogether, they serve up exciting sumo treats for sumo-curious fans. These kooky sisters share an enthusiasm for sumo and like all sisters, they work amazingly well together. All of the time. There are never any issues. Ever.\r\n\r\nWe also occasionally send out sumo related content. It is NOT hard-hitting sumo journalism and is usually very silly. If you want to receive our writing about all things sumo or receive notification when Sumo BINGO cards are available, join our Substack below. We won't ever share your info.\r\n\r\n","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Leslie and Laurie Collins, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo.","pubdate":"2024-04-24T05:00:00.000-05:00","explicit":false,"owner":"Sumo Kaboom Podcast","image":"https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/images/f/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/cover.jpg?v=6"},"items":[{"id":"0d7b3394-da66-4232-8908-fe192e33e6fa","title":"209: Sumo Wrestlers Sing!","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/209","content_text":"We were treated to a charity sumo event recently. Not only did the wrestlers do sumo for us, THEY SANG. And, our hearts always go pitterpat when these boys sing. Today, we are breaking down the music and performances at the Kanjin Sumo Charity event. Who sang? Who got the crowd going? Who looked like the perfect professional?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nEver wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

We were treated to a charity sumo event recently. Not only did the wrestlers do sumo for us, THEY SANG. And, our hearts always go pitterpat when these boys sing. Today, we are breaking down the music and performances at the Kanjin Sumo Charity event. Who sang? Who got the crowd going? Who looked like the perfect professional?

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"Sometimes we break down the singing rather than the sumo. Today is one of those days!","date_published":"2024-04-24T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0d7b3394-da66-4232-8908-fe192e33e6fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50127515,"duration_in_seconds":2088}]},{"id":"db3565a0-d159-4744-bdb4-b8c8e5c9feb9","title":"208: A Tribute to Akebono","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/208","content_text":"Akebono was the very first foreign-born man to reach the level of yokozuna. He remains a bridge between cultures and will be remembered for his ferocity and size in the ring, his generosity, kindness and care for others outside the ring.\n\nThank you to John Jacques, Bumbo Kalima, and Lynn Matsuoka for sharing your memories of Chad (who later became Akebono). You knew him personally, and you give us all the gift of your stories.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nEver wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!Special Guests: John Jacques and Lynn Matsuoka.","content_html":"

Akebono was the very first foreign-born man to reach the level of yokozuna. He remains a bridge between cultures and will be remembered for his ferocity and size in the ring, his generosity, kindness and care for others outside the ring.

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Thank you to John Jacques, Bumbo Kalima, and Lynn Matsuoka for sharing your memories of Chad (who later became Akebono). You knew him personally, and you give us all the gift of your stories.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Special Guests: John Jacques and Lynn Matsuoka.

","summary":"The sumo world lost a legend this week, the first foreign-born yokozuna, Akebono. Stories about Akebono from people who knew him as Chad.","date_published":"2024-04-17T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/db3565a0-d159-4744-bdb4-b8c8e5c9feb9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75998878,"duration_in_seconds":3166}]},{"id":"98051156-2de4-417c-98ee-195e650e933f","title":"207: Sumo Media for Beginners","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/207","content_text":"We get two questions ofen. 1. I'm new to sumo. Where do I watch it? 2. How do you do all that research? Where do you go for your info?\n\nWe're peeling back the curtain today, so you can see the best websites for beginners and where to go for sumo research. There's a special highlight on the sumo food channel, which Leslie loves. We're also looking for a little help from you!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nEver wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

We get two questions ofen. 1. I'm new to sumo. Where do I watch it? 2. How do you do all that research? Where do you go for your info?

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We're peeling back the curtain today, so you can see the best websites for beginners and where to go for sumo research. There's a special highlight on the sumo food channel, which Leslie loves. We're also looking for a little help from you!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"People often ask us how to watch sumo and how we do our research. Here's what you need to know.","date_published":"2024-04-10T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/98051156-2de4-417c-98ee-195e650e933f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51469791,"duration_in_seconds":2144}]},{"id":"d4b39893-5634-45db-be8e-662bf83a6e91","title":"206: All Roads Lead to Isegahama","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/206","content_text":"Terutsuyoshi just announced his retirement, and he was an Isegahama wrestler. The winner of the March basho, Takerufuji, was a a rookie wrestler from Isegahama stable. After a sumo scandal rocked his own heya, Hakuho and his wrestlers will go to Isegahama stable, at least for a while. Terunofuji trains at Isegahama. So do several other top level sumo wrestlers. So, who leads Isegahama stable? Who is the Isegahama oyakata (coach)?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nEver wonder where we get our research? Check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Terutsuyoshi just announced his retirement, and he was an Isegahama wrestler. The winner of the March basho, Takerufuji, was a a rookie wrestler from Isegahama stable. After a sumo scandal rocked his own heya, Hakuho and his wrestlers will go to Isegahama stable, at least for a while. Terunofuji trains at Isegahama. So do several other top level sumo wrestlers. So, who leads Isegahama stable? Who is the Isegahama oyakata (coach)?

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, go to: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Isegahama stable has been in the news lately. So, who is the head coach there?","date_published":"2024-04-03T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d4b39893-5634-45db-be8e-662bf83a6e91.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62418130,"duration_in_seconds":2600}]},{"id":"2402974a-787b-435a-bd07-0ed01406d86d","title":"205: Days 11-15 of the March Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/205","content_text":"Unpacking the last few days of the March basho - our favorite moments and fights. And, our BINGO winners this time come from the US and Canada, so we'll give you a breakdown on them!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Unpacking the last few days of the March basho - our favorite moments and fights. And, our BINGO winners this time come from the US and Canada, so we'll give you a breakdown on them!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"How on earth does sumo manage to pack so much drama into 15 days of sumo? What a historic win! We loved, loved, loved it.","date_published":"2024-03-27T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/2402974a-787b-435a-bd07-0ed01406d86d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73299799,"duration_in_seconds":3054}]},{"id":"d22aba51-8096-46de-a0f1-91f9503219bd","title":"204: Days 4 - 10 of the March Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/204","content_text":"The March basho is turning out to be a surprising one! We've got people going out with injuries. Others simply aren't performing up to their own standards. We've got rookies surprising everyone, and we just may have a winner who has never won a basho before! Lots to love as we break down the sumo.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

The March basho is turning out to be a surprising one! We've got people going out with injuries. Others simply aren't performing up to their own standards. We've got rookies surprising everyone, and we just may have a winner who has never won a basho before! Lots to love as we break down the sumo.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"We should just title this: \"What is wrong with Kirishima?\" Or, \"good god, Takerufuji looks fast!\" ","date_published":"2024-03-20T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d22aba51-8096-46de-a0f1-91f9503219bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94678519,"duration_in_seconds":3944}]},{"id":"cda5693a-8987-426c-a11f-54344138e78f","title":"203: Days 1 - 3 of the March Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/203","content_text":"We're fans of sumo. We're watching sumo. Sometimes we get technical, and sometimes we don't. Sometimes we make up dramatic storylines. It's all fun :)\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

We're fans of sumo. We're watching sumo. Sometimes we get technical, and sometimes we don't. Sometimes we make up dramatic storylines. It's all fun :)

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Sumo is back and we are watching! Here's an assortment of what we loved about days 1 - 3.","date_published":"2024-03-13T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/cda5693a-8987-426c-a11f-54344138e78f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59287718,"duration_in_seconds":2470}]},{"id":"2977ca40-1678-4171-b7bb-db71851c9ebe","title":"202: Takerufuji and the Banzuke","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/202","content_text":"The March basho begins on March 10th, so who is the newest man at M17? We'll also give you a beginner-friendly rundown of the banzuke.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

The March basho begins on March 10th, so who is the newest man at M17? We'll also give you a beginner-friendly rundown of the banzuke.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"There's a new man at M17 for the March, 2024 basho - Takerufuji. Who is he?","date_published":"2024-03-06T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/2977ca40-1678-4171-b7bb-db71851c9ebe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65428690,"duration_in_seconds":2726}]},{"id":"dd62ebde-a963-4b01-bbdc-8bd5ac69f259","title":"201: Hokuseiho and the Miyagino Stable","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/201","content_text":"This week, sumo fans were surprised to hear about an abrupt retirement of a top-level sumo wrestler. So, what happened? Why would a 22 year-old wrestler retire so suddenly? And, what does that mean for his coach and stable master?\n\nWe'll give you the timeline of what happened and discuss the levels of elder status in the sumo association. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

This week, sumo fans were surprised to hear about an abrupt retirement of a top-level sumo wrestler. So, what happened? Why would a 22 year-old wrestler retire so suddenly? And, what does that mean for his coach and stable master?

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We'll give you the timeline of what happened and discuss the levels of elder status in the sumo association.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Oof. What a scandal. Hokuseiho is gone. And there is trouble at Miyagino Stable.","date_published":"2024-02-28T11:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/dd62ebde-a963-4b01-bbdc-8bd5ac69f259.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60186748,"duration_in_seconds":2507}]},{"id":"8cff7988-1afa-4f63-813f-8e0156fb31a1","title":"200: Favorite Moments from 200 Episodes","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/200","content_text":"After 200 episodes, we've learned a few things about sumo. But that's not often what we remember and love about running this podcast. We're chatting in this episode about our favorite moments behind the mic and behind the scenes.\n\nIf you want more information about some of the people we mention in this episode:\nJWags\nSumo Mainichi\nGrand Sumo Breakdown\nSumo Punx\nKonishiki\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

After 200 episodes, we've learned a few things about sumo. But that's not often what we remember and love about running this podcast. We're chatting in this episode about our favorite moments behind the mic and behind the scenes.

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If you want more information about some of the people we mention in this episode:
\nJWags
\nSumo Mainichi
\nGrand Sumo Breakdown
\nSumo Punx
\nKonishiki

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"This is episode 200! We're chatting about our favorite moments from 200+ hours in front of the mic.","date_published":"2024-02-21T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8cff7988-1afa-4f63-813f-8e0156fb31a1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60542241,"duration_in_seconds":2522}]},{"id":"a459e776-fc5e-4aaa-9212-59771fc4af50","title":"199: Sexiest Rikishi of 2024","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/199","content_text":"Happy Valentines Day! In honor of love (or maybe lust?), it is time to reveal who YOU think is the sexiest sumo wrestler of 2024. We ask our listeners every year who they think the sexiest sumo wrestler is, AND WE HAVE AN ANSWER. \n\nSo. Much. Laughter. Y'all are brilliant. Thank you for voting!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Happy Valentines Day! In honor of love (or maybe lust?), it is time to reveal who YOU think is the sexiest sumo wrestler of 2024. We ask our listeners every year who they think the sexiest sumo wrestler is, AND WE HAVE AN ANSWER.

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So. Much. Laughter. Y'all are brilliant. Thank you for voting!

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Just a bit of news, and then we get right to the MEAT of the episode - who YOU voted as the Sexiest Rikishi of the Year.","date_published":"2024-02-14T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/a459e776-fc5e-4aaa-9212-59771fc4af50.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67890572,"duration_in_seconds":2828}]},{"id":"422c6c87-7548-49f3-9937-4b6af0014ee0","title":"198: Kotonowaka, Kotozakura, and Honusumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/198","content_text":"We have a new ozeki, \"fluffy\" Kotonowaka, and he's been talking a LOT about his grandfather recently. Why? Who was he? And, what was their relationship?\nFor more information on Kotonowaka see episode 129: Mitoryu and Kotonowaka\n\nAlso, HonuSumo in Sand Diego, CA is hosting a sumo event on February 24th, 2024. Christina Griffin-Jones tells us all about it and shares a bit of her sumo experience on the world stage. She just won a bronze medal after all! See the FULL interview with Christina on our Youtube channel!\n\nMore Info\nHonuSumo\nHonuSumo on Instagram \nMaximum Effort on YouTube\nThe full interview with Christina Jones\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!Special Guest: Christina Griffin-Jones from HonuSumo.","content_html":"

We have a new ozeki, "fluffy" Kotonowaka, and he's been talking a LOT about his grandfather recently. Why? Who was he? And, what was their relationship?
\nFor more information on Kotonowaka see episode 129: Mitoryu and Kotonowaka

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Also, HonuSumo in Sand Diego, CA is hosting a sumo event on February 24th, 2024. Christina Griffin-Jones tells us all about it and shares a bit of her sumo experience on the world stage. She just won a bronze medal after all! See the FULL interview with Christina on our Youtube channel!

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More Info
\nHonuSumo
\nHonuSumo on Instagram
\nMaximum Effort on YouTube
\nThe full interview with Christina Jones

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

Special Guest: Christina Griffin-Jones from HonuSumo.

","summary":"Kotonowaka and his relationship with his grandfather, Kotozakura. Also, a reminder about US Sumo events from HonuSumo in California.","date_published":"2024-02-07T06:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/422c6c87-7548-49f3-9937-4b6af0014ee0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61435741,"duration_in_seconds":2559}]},{"id":"24d63672-073f-471f-8bfa-cac5ea07acc3","title":"197: Days 10-15 of the January Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/197","content_text":"We had another exciting basho with lots of drama - promotions, big losses, injuries, a play-off and pledges to do better. We love it, and we know you do, too.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

We had another exciting basho with lots of drama - promotions, big losses, injuries, a play-off and pledges to do better. We love it, and we know you do, too.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? www.bigsumofan.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"So much to discuss! From who won BINGO to who won the tournament!","date_published":"2024-01-31T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/24d63672-073f-471f-8bfa-cac5ea07acc3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77394337,"duration_in_seconds":3224}]},{"id":"d0fbbbb0-d4fd-4e90-821e-1bf58dc436c5","title":"196: Days 4 - 9 January 2024 Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/196","content_text":"Injuries. So. Many. Injuries. We don't like it. But we're always game for a good Midorifuji win. We discuss what happens when a judge loses his clothing and when a yokozuna gets mad. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Injuries. So. Many. Injuries. We don't like it. But we're always game for a good Midorifuji win. We discuss what happens when a judge loses his clothing and when a yokozuna gets mad.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch from the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

\n\n

Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"What we love and don't love about the sumo we're watching.","date_published":"2024-01-23T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d0fbbbb0-d4fd-4e90-821e-1bf58dc436c5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60956109,"duration_in_seconds":2539}]},{"id":"f84d1fb0-13b7-41dd-90cd-4da11c45259e","title":"195: Days 1 - 3 of the January Basho, 2024","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/195","content_text":"Will Terunofuji make it through all 15 days? Will Kirishima get that white belt? Who got his very first kinboshi? How do these guys wrestle while injured?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Will Terunofuji make it through all 15 days? Will Kirishima get that white belt? Who got his very first kinboshi? How do these guys wrestle while injured?

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

\n\n

Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"We're LOVING this new year of sumo and breaking down some highlights from the first three days.","date_published":"2024-01-18T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f84d1fb0-13b7-41dd-90cd-4da11c45259e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56824475,"duration_in_seconds":2367}]},{"id":"c39eab79-0280-4cc9-9a43-2a32a9679b41","title":"194: The Rest of the Banzuke, January 2024","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/194","content_text":"There's more news and fan gossip to share on several wrestlers, but really this is a love letter episode to Atamifuji, Onosato, and Shimazuumi.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

There's more news and fan gossip to share on several wrestlers, but really this is a love letter episode to Atamifuji, Onosato, and Shimazuumi.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Atamifuji. Is he really all that cute? Short answer? Yes. Onosato. Who is that? Someone you should know. Shimazuumi. Who is he? The definition of devotion.","date_published":"2024-01-10T06:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c39eab79-0280-4cc9-9a43-2a32a9679b41.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61332899,"duration_in_seconds":2555}]},{"id":"aef665ba-a483-4552-a006-84ffcac7c632","title":"193: January Sanyaku and Ura","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/193","content_text":"The banzuke is so exciting that we decided to break it into 2 weeks. This first week, we'll chat about who is at the very top - the sanyaku. And, of course, we'll talk about Ura, the newest wrestler to this elite level.\n\nWhy is Ura's story so amazing? Why do people love him so much?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

The banzuke is so exciting that we decided to break it into 2 weeks. This first week, we'll chat about who is at the very top - the sanyaku. And, of course, we'll talk about Ura, the newest wrestler to this elite level.

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Why is Ura's story so amazing? Why do people love him so much?

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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","summary":"Who is at the top of the banzuke for January, 2023, and why is seeing Ura's name on this list so darn exciting?","date_published":"2024-01-04T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/aef665ba-a483-4552-a006-84ffcac7c632.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66568358,"duration_in_seconds":2773}]},{"id":"688506e0-05a0-4f4f-83ad-df00214db586","title":"192: Sumo Fashion","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/192","content_text":"Sumo wrestlers wear a lot of different things in different circumstances, so we're breaking this down into the mawashi, craftsmanship of what they wear in the ring, the yukata, and the formal wear that they wear in ceremonies. As always, there's way more to the story than we ever dreamed.\n\nAs always, you can check the Show Notes section of our website to find our source material.\n\nThis is our last episode of 2023. See you in 2024!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Sumo wrestlers wear a lot of different things in different circumstances, so we're breaking this down into the mawashi, craftsmanship of what they wear in the ring, the yukata, and the formal wear that they wear in ceremonies. As always, there's way more to the story than we ever dreamed.

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As always, you can check the Show Notes section of our website to find our source material.

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This is our last episode of 2023. See you in 2024!

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","summary":"We're responding to a listener questions this week - what are they wearing?","date_published":"2023-12-13T06:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/688506e0-05a0-4f4f-83ad-df00214db586.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47671796,"duration_in_seconds":1986}]},{"id":"07b4aa17-9e6b-43b5-9506-f82b909c56a7","title":"191: Kelly Ann Ball and Her Historic Win","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/191","content_text":"Learn what it is like to go to another country to compete in international sumo. Kelly offers advice for anyone else who wishes to compete at the international level and talks about the coaches and community of sumo. She also discusses how her coaches resdponded to her success and what real clay dohyos feel like.\n\nMore about US sumo https://www.ussumo.org\nKelly's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumo_bola/\nInfo on sumo events https://sumo411.com\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nBig Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!Special Guest: Kelly Ann Ball.","content_html":"

Learn what it is like to go to another country to compete in international sumo. Kelly offers advice for anyone else who wishes to compete at the international level and talks about the coaches and community of sumo. She also discusses how her coaches resdponded to her success and what real clay dohyos feel like.

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More about US sumo https://www.ussumo.org
\nKelly's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumo_bola/
\nInfo on sumo events https://sumo411.com

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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Special Guest: Kelly Ann Ball.

","summary":"Kelly Ann Ball is the first adult US woman to medal in international sumo. We finally got a chance to talk with her after her historic wins in October.","date_published":"2023-12-06T06:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/07b4aa17-9e6b-43b5-9506-f82b909c56a7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52511268,"duration_in_seconds":2187}]},{"id":"54450d7a-ad14-49b4-bcf4-e3576d0ca6f6","title":"190: Days 11-15 Kyushu Basho 2023","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/190","content_text":"Cheering on Ichyamamoto. Hoping that Ura could get that kachi-koshi. Loving the rise of Atamifuji. The sumo was good. As always!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Cheering on Ichyamamoto. Hoping that Ura could get that kachi-koshi. Loving the rise of Atamifuji. The sumo was good. As always!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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","summary":"We have BINGO winners and sumo winners! Storylines and take aways from the end of the November basho in Kyushu, 2023.","date_published":"2023-11-28T13:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/54450d7a-ad14-49b4-bcf4-e3576d0ca6f6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74703622,"duration_in_seconds":3112}]},{"id":"c2bcce06-73f5-415c-899b-7f58b1159150","title":"189: Days 4-10 Kyushu Basho 2023","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/189","content_text":"Our favorite moments from the sumo tournament. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!\n\nSupport Sumo Kaboom","content_html":"

Our favorite moments from the sumo tournament.

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","summary":"The basho is heating up and it's anyone's trophy!","date_published":"2023-11-22T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c2bcce06-73f5-415c-899b-7f58b1159150.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66385292,"duration_in_seconds":2766}]},{"id":"dc8d39f7-7aee-4ef3-85f3-5526a933bf42","title":"188: Days 1-3 of the November basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/188","content_text":"Here we go again! Yay! The boys are back, and the sumo is STRONG. Will Takakeisho win that yokozuna belt he has wanted for so long? Will one of the new ozekis snag the win instead? Or, will it be someone newer to the top division? Because, I tell ya, they all look good on days 1 - 3.\n\n0:00 Poetry, BINGO, News, Photos\n10:30 Kitanowaka - who is he?\n16:45 Day 1 - who came out swinging\n24:00 Day 2 - what we wish Takakeisho's interviews were like\n32:30 Day 3 - Roga and the best battle of the day\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Here we go again! Yay! The boys are back, and the sumo is STRONG. Will Takakeisho win that yokozuna belt he has wanted for so long? Will one of the new ozekis snag the win instead? Or, will it be someone newer to the top division? Because, I tell ya, they all look good on days 1 - 3.

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0:00 Poetry, BINGO, News, Photos
\n10:30 Kitanowaka - who is he?
\n16:45 Day 1 - who came out swinging
\n24:00 Day 2 - what we wish Takakeisho's interviews were like
\n32:30 Day 3 - Roga and the best battle of the day

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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","summary":"An short overview on Kitanowaka and then we get right into the latest basho.","date_published":"2023-11-14T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/dc8d39f7-7aee-4ef3-85f3-5526a933bf42.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75726159,"duration_in_seconds":3155}]},{"id":"d54fae4d-f19e-4126-80f2-c75b307ebfb4","title":"187: Newbies! Roga, Tohakuryu, and Chiranoumi","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/187","content_text":"What do we know about these new guys in the top division? Sometimes, not much. But other times, A LOT. We'll tell you about the 4th man next week.\n\nNews 1:45\nBingo 8:13\nRoga 9:46\nTohakiryu & Chiranoumi 23:40\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

What do we know about these new guys in the top division? Sometimes, not much. But other times, A LOT. We'll tell you about the 4th man next week.

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News 1:45
\nBingo 8:13
\nRoga 9:46
\nTohakiryu & Chiranoumi 23:40

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"There are 4 new faces in the top division of sumo this basho. We'll tell you about 3 of them this week.","date_published":"2023-11-08T06:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d54fae4d-f19e-4126-80f2-c75b307ebfb4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48066141,"duration_in_seconds":2002}]},{"id":"a475867d-1c10-464b-8230-71b93bbd7bb0","title":"186: A Very Spooky Sumo Halloween","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/186","content_text":"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.\n\nAll rules are off the table. This one features cussing and a long discussion about the anatomy involved in mawashi wearing. It came from a listener question, we promise! We’ll get back to serious sumo stuff next week.\n\n0 - 10:30 News from the web featuring the best interview reponses from sumo wrestlers and what happened when a good looking celebrity visited a sumo heya\n10:30 Listener Question about Mawashi and Male Anatomy This is about nakedness, y'all\n15:00 Story 1 The Cuke Spooks\n24:00 Tochinoshin’s Retirement Wine Tasting\n24:45 Story 2 The Black Shadow Sumo Stable\n33:40 Story 3 The Headless Haunting of Tokyo\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

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.

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All rules are off the table. This one features cussing and a long discussion about the anatomy involved in mawashi wearing. It came from a listener question, we promise! We’ll get back to serious sumo stuff next week.

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0 - 10:30 News from the web featuring the best interview reponses from sumo wrestlers and what happened when a good looking celebrity visited a sumo heya
\n10:30 Listener Question about Mawashi and Male Anatomy This is about nakedness, y'all
\n15:00 Story 1 The Cuke Spooks
\n24:00 Tochinoshin’s Retirement Wine Tasting
\n24:45 Story 2 The Black Shadow Sumo Stable
\n33:40 Story 3 The Headless Haunting of Tokyo

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com
\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"Three \"scary\" sumo related Halloween stories and lots of talk about nakedness.","date_published":"2023-10-31T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/a475867d-1c10-464b-8230-71b93bbd7bb0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60766666,"duration_in_seconds":2531}]},{"id":"00bd9e1c-2e3e-490c-9385-d963a01870c6","title":"185: Sumo Unions & Underdogs","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/185","content_text":"There was a time when sumo wrestlers fought for better pay, public oversight of funds, and much more. That's right. Even sumo wrestlers have gone on strike! Also, have you ever wondered why we all seem to root for the underdog? We looked into this phenomenon.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

There was a time when sumo wrestlers fought for better pay, public oversight of funds, and much more. That's right. Even sumo wrestlers have gone on strike! Also, have you ever wondered why we all seem to root for the underdog? We looked into this phenomenon.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com
\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"Did you know that sumo wrestlers tried to organize to fight for improvements? And, have you ever wondered why we all love rooting for the underdog?","date_published":"2023-10-25T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/00bd9e1c-2e3e-490c-9385-d963a01870c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60093961,"duration_in_seconds":2503}]},{"id":"583b596f-e50e-424c-94ad-b44a0697aa03","title":"184: Musashimaru and New Sumo Recruits","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/184","content_text":"The 67th Yokozuna, Musashimaru, coaches sumo today and just got a new recruit from Hawaii. So, what's Musashimaru's story and why this connection to Hawaii?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The 67th Yokozuna, Musashimaru, coaches sumo today and just got a new recruit from Hawaii. So, what's Musashimaru's story and why this connection to Hawaii?

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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","summary":"Musashigawa was in the news this week, so let's talk about the former yokozuna Musashimaru.","date_published":"2023-10-18T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/583b596f-e50e-424c-94ad-b44a0697aa03.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56991868,"duration_in_seconds":2374}]},{"id":"ddf7f036-4ed3-42e4-b317-a82d30259616","title":"183: Sumo Lingo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/183","content_text":"Some words immediately tell the listener that the speaker is a sumo wrestler. Certain phrases and slang describe body types, money, and love. We tried to research this ourselves and ran into a wall of information we couldn't understand. So thank goodness for Mai, avid sumo fan and podcast listener, who helped us understand some sumo-specific terminology. If you are interested in Japanese language, this episode is for you.\n\nHUGE thank you to Mai! Gottsu-an desu! \n\nBig congratulations to the U.S. Women's Sumo Team for winning a Bronze Medal at the World Sumo Championships, 2023 held in Tokyo, Japan. We'll have more coverage about this soon.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Mai.","content_html":"

Some words immediately tell the listener that the speaker is a sumo wrestler. Certain phrases and slang describe body types, money, and love. We tried to research this ourselves and ran into a wall of information we couldn't understand. So thank goodness for Mai, avid sumo fan and podcast listener, who helped us understand some sumo-specific terminology. If you are interested in Japanese language, this episode is for you.

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HUGE thank you to Mai! Gottsu-an desu!

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Big congratulations to the U.S. Women's Sumo Team for winning a Bronze Medal at the World Sumo Championships, 2023 held in Tokyo, Japan. We'll have more coverage about this soon.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com
\nBig Sumo Fansponsors our BINGO game. Need sumo merch in the US? Try Big Sumo Fan!

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

Special Guest: Mai.

","summary":"This one is all about words. Words used mostly (or only) in the sumo world. ","date_published":"2023-10-11T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ddf7f036-4ed3-42e4-b317-a82d30259616.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56001024,"duration_in_seconds":2333}]},{"id":"c9184437-05a0-428c-bfb9-b23ef8c8b1a6","title":"182: Retirement Rabbit Holes","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/182","content_text":"Curious minds want to know. Want to know more about all that salt throwing on Okinoumi at his retirement ceremony? Want to know how to make a yokozuna belt for your ferret?\n\nBIG thank you to bigsumofan.com for sponsoring our BINGO game. If you need sumo merch in the US, try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Curious minds want to know. Want to know more about all that salt throwing on Okinoumi at his retirement ceremony? Want to know how to make a yokozuna belt for your ferret?

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BIG thank you to bigsumofan.com for sponsoring our BINGO game. If you need sumo merch in the US, try Big Sumo Fan!

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"We watched the retirement ceremonies of Okinoumi and Kaisei this weekend, and they led us down very different rabbit holes. ","date_published":"2023-10-04T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c9184437-05a0-428c-bfb9-b23ef8c8b1a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57348596,"duration_in_seconds":2389}]},{"id":"67eed26d-af24-4f0b-b449-95a6bc997e81","title":"181: Aki Basho Days 11-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/181","content_text":"Now that the excitement and drama is over, we can talk calmly about who thrilled us, surprised us, and bored us at the professional sumo tournament in Japan. Also, because we recorded this late at night, there's a bit more cussing and laughing about slightly inappropriate things? Now we have to wait abother 6 weeks for more sumo.\n\nBIG thank you to bigsumofan.com for sponsoring our BINGO game. If you need sumo merch in the US, try Big Sumo Fan! \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Now that the excitement and drama is over, we can talk calmly about who thrilled us, surprised us, and bored us at the professional sumo tournament in Japan. Also, because we recorded this late at night, there's a bit more cussing and laughing about slightly inappropriate things? Now we have to wait abother 6 weeks for more sumo.

\n\n

BIG thank you to bigsumofan.com for sponsoring our BINGO game. If you need sumo merch in the US, try Big Sumo Fan!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"Who won our Sumo BINGO game? And who won the 2023 Aki Sumo Tournament?","date_published":"2023-09-27T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/67eed26d-af24-4f0b-b449-95a6bc997e81.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":88662307,"duration_in_seconds":3694}]},{"id":"bf8b941d-2b8a-4045-9312-b9f1aca6728d","title":"180: Aki Basho Days 4-10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/180","content_text":"There's too much sumo to cover in a single episode, so we can only mention our favorites. Oh the surprise losses! Oh the excitement! \n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. And, it's sponsored by bigsumofan.com.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

There's too much sumo to cover in a single episode, so we can only mention our favorites. Oh the surprise losses! Oh the excitement!

\n\n

Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. And, it's sponsored by bigsumofan.com.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"As always, we're LOVING this basho and can't wait to see who wins. ","date_published":"2023-09-20T12:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/bf8b941d-2b8a-4045-9312-b9f1aca6728d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65264952,"duration_in_seconds":2719}]},{"id":"86363098-6e52-4fdc-a506-45c783933b9a","title":"179: Days 1-3 Aki Basho 2023","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/179","content_text":"The boys are back and it's a true free for all. Hokutofuji! Atamifuji! Surprising losses! Amazing wins! And we're only on day 3!\n\nNewsflash\nDay 1: 6:47\nDay 2: 21:50\nDay 3: 32:13\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The boys are back and it's a true free for all. Hokutofuji! Atamifuji! Surprising losses! Amazing wins! And we're only on day 3!

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Newsflash
\nDay 1: 6:47
\nDay 2: 21:50
\nDay 3: 32:13

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Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our Sumo Kaboom tshirts and sweatshirts at Bonfire

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the September, 2023 basho.","date_published":"2023-09-13T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/86363098-6e52-4fdc-a506-45c783933b9a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56501602,"duration_in_seconds":2354}]},{"id":"1b9f07e7-be8c-434e-b478-8821d42ca22f","title":"178: Nishikigi and the Slow Risers","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/178","content_text":"After lots of news, Leslie gives us some info on Nishikigi and his record as third slowest to rise to sanyaku. Which got us thinking... so, who was even slower?\n\nBINGO starts next week! Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

After lots of news, Leslie gives us some info on Nishikigi and his record as third slowest to rise to sanyaku. Which got us thinking... so, who was even slower?

\n\n

BINGO starts next week! Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Here's to all those who take a while to get to the top. The Slow Risers!","date_published":"2023-09-06T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/1b9f07e7-be8c-434e-b478-8821d42ca22f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57292799,"duration_in_seconds":2387}]},{"id":"422b3e30-92c3-417f-895c-36fe29f6cc56","title":"177: Sumo Scandals Part 4 - Violence","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/177","content_text":"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.\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

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.

\n\n

Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

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Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"What happened in a heya in 2007 and how it changed sumo. ** This episode contains descriptions of violence. **","date_published":"2023-08-30T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/422b3e30-92c3-417f-895c-36fe29f6cc56.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56374333,"duration_in_seconds":2348}]},{"id":"bd89129c-e3e7-4e50-b2be-43bfffae53df","title":"176: Sumo Scandals Part 3 - Drinking and Drugs","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/176","content_text":"First, some of you got to meet The GOAT, Hakuho, so of course, we have to share some of your stories! It's not every day that you get to meet a piece of sumo history. After feel-good fan stories, we talk about Haramafuji's scandal and the incident that began random drug testing in the Japan Sumo Association. \n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

First, some of you got to meet The GOAT, Hakuho, so of course, we have to share some of your stories! It's not every day that you get to meet a piece of sumo history. After feel-good fan stories, we talk about Haramafuji's scandal and the incident that began random drug testing in the Japan Sumo Association.

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","summary":"Yet another sumo scandal. This week, it's drugs and drinking.","date_published":"2023-08-23T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/bd89129c-e3e7-4e50-b2be-43bfffae53df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75270895,"duration_in_seconds":3136}]},{"id":"1f799f1b-357f-4053-925c-0079d492a202","title":"175: Sumo Scandals Part 2 - Match-Fixing","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/175","content_text":"Part 2 of a multi-episode series on sumo scandals. The concept of \"yaocho,\" or match-fixing, is nothing new in sumo. In this episode, we take a deep dive into accusations, evidence, and changes that have been made to try to keep this practice out of the ring.\n\nLots of research goes into our episodes, and you can find that research on our Show Notes page. \n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Part 2 of a multi-episode series on sumo scandals. The concept of "yaocho," or match-fixing, is nothing new in sumo. In this episode, we take a deep dive into accusations, evidence, and changes that have been made to try to keep this practice out of the ring.

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Lots of research goes into our episodes, and you can find that research on our Show Notes page.

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","summary":"Accusations of match-fixing in sumo are nothing new. ","date_published":"2023-08-16T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/1f799f1b-357f-4053-925c-0079d492a202.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63407808,"duration_in_seconds":2641}]},{"id":"60208de2-746f-45a9-81da-16b806bd28fa","title":"174: Sumo Scandals Part 1 - Gambling and the Yakuza","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/174","content_text":"Between the years of 2007 and 2012, several scandals rocked the sumo world. We're diving into what happened. Part 1 explores gambling and its connections to the shady world of the yakuza.\n\n0 Sumo News\n5:30 Sumo Scandals Part 1\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Between the years of 2007 and 2012, several scandals rocked the sumo world. We're diving into what happened. Part 1 explores gambling and its connections to the shady world of the yakuza.

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0 Sumo News
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","summary":"Part 1 in a series about the scandals of sumo.","date_published":"2023-08-09T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/60208de2-746f-45a9-81da-16b806bd28fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60958656,"duration_in_seconds":2539}]},{"id":"8d569c53-b79f-472f-a81c-9b32bdbca401","title":"173: Chiyonokuni's Retirement","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/173","content_text":"Chiyonokuni's life and career, how he might be remembered, and then a game of Random Facts About Chiyonokuni. All with Dave of Sumo Mainichi.\n\nMore about Sumo Mainichi https://sumomainichi.podbean.com\nSumo Mainichi's YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@sumomainichi158/streams\nDave and Amy do daily breakdowns of the sumo during each basho, and we love their show. Give it a listen! They are also on Twitter... I mean X, Instagram, and YouTube.\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Dave and Amy from Sumo Mainichi podcast.","content_html":"

Chiyonokuni's life and career, how he might be remembered, and then a game of Random Facts About Chiyonokuni. All with Dave of Sumo Mainichi.

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More about Sumo Mainichi https://sumomainichi.podbean.com
\nSumo Mainichi's YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@sumomainichi158/streams
\nDave and Amy do daily breakdowns of the sumo during each basho, and we love their show. Give it a listen! They are also on Twitter... I mean X, Instagram, and YouTube.

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Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free.

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Special Guest: Dave and Amy from Sumo Mainichi podcast.

","summary":"We're chatting about the recent retirement of Chiyonokuni with one of his biggest fans - Dave from the Sumo Mainichi Podcast.","date_published":"2023-08-02T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8d569c53-b79f-472f-a81c-9b32bdbca401.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61032384,"duration_in_seconds":2543}]},{"id":"5986be43-d24a-4d8f-9183-5c4d693103e8","title":"172: Days 11-15 of the July 2023 Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/172","content_text":"Hear who won our BINGO game and the nitty gritty and gross facts about mawashi wear. Plus, we'll break down our favorite moments from days 11-15 of the July basho. We have a new ozeki!\n\n0 Hellos and BINGO winners, poetry and news\n13:15 Day 11 \n21:20 Day 12\n26:30 Day 13\n32:20 Day 14\n40:10 Day 15\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Hear who won our BINGO game and the nitty gritty and gross facts about mawashi wear. Plus, we'll break down our favorite moments from days 11-15 of the July basho. We have a new ozeki!

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0 Hellos and BINGO winners, poetry and news
\n13:15 Day 11
\n21:20 Day 12
\n26:30 Day 13
\n32:20 Day 14

\n40:10 Day 15

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","summary":"Did we like how the July basho ended? We sure did!","date_published":"2023-07-27T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5986be43-d24a-4d8f-9183-5c4d693103e8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82785383,"duration_in_seconds":3449}]},{"id":"8b085ef7-313c-481d-b03c-c5db2bb0afb3","title":"171: Days 4-10 of the July Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/171","content_text":"ANYONE could win this July basho. We're at day 10 and loving the names on the leaderboard.\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

ANYONE could win this July basho. We're at day 10 and loving the names on the leaderboard.

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Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free.

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","summary":"A few of our favorite moments and story lines from the July basho. ","date_published":"2023-07-18T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8b085ef7-313c-481d-b03c-c5db2bb0afb3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64010448,"duration_in_seconds":2667}]},{"id":"95363c31-19b0-4fe9-8252-540ba1766f92","title":"170: Shonnanoumi and Days 1-3 of the July Tournament","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/170","content_text":"We're only on day THREE of the July 2023 tournament, and already there are surprises, YAYs and big OH NOOOs. We're watching the rookies, the competition for ozeki status, and the awful strain of injury. \n\n0 - 12:45 News and Shonnanoumi\n12:45 Day 1\n23: 15 Day 2 \n31:30 Day 3\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We're only on day THREE of the July 2023 tournament, and already there are surprises, YAYs and big OH NOOOs. We're watching the rookies, the competition for ozeki status, and the awful strain of injury.

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0 - 12:45 News and Shonnanoumi
\n12:45 Day 1
\n23: 15 Day 2
\n31:30 Day 3

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","summary":"A primer on Shonnanoumi and a break down of what happened on days 1 - 3 of the July tournament.","date_published":"2023-07-11T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/95363c31-19b0-4fe9-8252-540ba1766f92.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72610167,"duration_in_seconds":3025}]},{"id":"cb970c8b-2f8b-4588-a6f6-74034653657a","title":"169: Gonoyama and Hakuoho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/169","content_text":"In the July 2023 tournament, three men brand new to the top division are stepping in to test their mettle. We're chatting about two of them today - Gonoyama and Hakuoho.\n\nOne has deep ties to Goeido - remember that powerhouse ozeki? The other has experienced a lightening fast rise to the top division and is the center of a bit of a media frenzy. People have high hopes for these men, so who are they? Where did they come from? How did they get so good? What foods do they enjoy? And the big question... do they sing?\n\nOur Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

In the July 2023 tournament, three men brand new to the top division are stepping in to test their mettle. We're chatting about two of them today - Gonoyama and Hakuoho.

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One has deep ties to Goeido - remember that powerhouse ozeki? The other has experienced a lightening fast rise to the top division and is the center of a bit of a media frenzy. People have high hopes for these men, so who are they? Where did they come from? How did they get so good? What foods do they enjoy? And the big question... do they sing?

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Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play with every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to www.sumokaboom.com for more details and to sign up. It's free.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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","summary":"Who ARE Gonoyama and Hakuoho? ","date_published":"2023-07-05T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/cb970c8b-2f8b-4588-a6f6-74034653657a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72898559,"duration_in_seconds":3037}]},{"id":"8b29e1ad-30f1-4c8f-a5a6-220a083a404c","title":"168: Takarafuji and Tsurugisho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/168","content_text":"We decided to take a deep dive into two men we didn't know that much about - Takarafuji and Tsurugisho. After some research, we still don't know that much about one man. But the other? Well, let's just say that the results are surprising. And wonderfully odd.\n\n0 - 10:00 News\n10:00 - 28:30 Takarafuji\n28:30 - 50:00 Tsurugisho\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We decided to take a deep dive into two men we didn't know that much about - Takarafuji and Tsurugisho. After some research, we still don't know that much about one man. But the other? Well, let's just say that the results are surprising. And wonderfully odd.

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0 - 10:00 News
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","summary":"Who ARE these pro sumo wrestlers? One remains a bit of a mystery while the other is a character and a half.","date_published":"2023-06-28T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8b29e1ad-30f1-4c8f-a5a6-220a083a404c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70904266,"duration_in_seconds":2954}]},{"id":"7a9a2d33-4fcb-4dd9-a01e-020545df6eb9","title":"167: The \"Dead Body\" Rule","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/167","content_text":"Every once in a while, there's a real close sumo match. One person is declared a winner, and fans have feelings! WHO WON? WHAT THE...? WE'VE BEEN ROBBED! FAVORITISM! \n\nWhen this happens, usually there is some talk about the \"Dead Body\" Rule, so what is this rule? Turns out, it's more of an exception.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Every once in a while, there's a real close sumo match. One person is declared a winner, and fans have feelings! WHO WON? WHAT THE...? WE'VE BEEN ROBBED! FAVORITISM!

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When this happens, usually there is some talk about the "Dead Body" Rule, so what is this rule? Turns out, it's more of an exception.

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","summary":"What is this rule we hear about sometimes in sumo?","date_published":"2023-06-21T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7a9a2d33-4fcb-4dd9-a01e-020545df6eb9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51780126,"duration_in_seconds":2157}]},{"id":"56b93643-bdb9-43f6-afaf-20b47e64df29","title":"166: The Sumo Belly Touching Event","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/166","content_text":"The sumo association hosted their first Sumo Belly Touching event in June, 2023, and it was a HUGE hit. With us anyway. Mainly because it featured a lot of karaoke, and singing is one of our favorite things about sumo. Shodai, Ura, Ichiyamamoto, Hiradoumi, and Sadanoumi all sang! \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The sumo association hosted their first Sumo Belly Touching event in June, 2023, and it was a HUGE hit. With us anyway. Mainly because it featured a lot of karaoke, and singing is one of our favorite things about sumo. Shodai, Ura, Ichiyamamoto, Hiradoumi, and Sadanoumi all sang!

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","summary":"Oh Ma Lawd. The Belly Touching Sumo Event was everything we needed and more. Karaoke, giggles, awkwardness, and oh so much fun to watch.","date_published":"2023-06-14T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/56b93643-bdb9-43f6-afaf-20b47e64df29.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67921292,"duration_in_seconds":2830}]},{"id":"c8b08734-826e-4d13-86ea-a56e0e4ea3a2","title":"165: New Chapters for Kiribayama... I mean, Kirishima","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/165","content_text":"Kiribayama has a new name. Why? Because he is now an ozeki and begins a new sumo chapter. His life is changing. Same for two wrestlers who retired over the weekend, Kakuryu and Ikioi. We're telling you the story of Kiribayama, we mean Kirishima, and giving you a play-by-play on two retirement ceremonies.\n\nIt's exciting and nostalgic to watch the wheel of sumo turn. *looks philosophically into the distance and sighs\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Kiribayama has a new name. Why? Because he is now an ozeki and begins a new sumo chapter. His life is changing. Same for two wrestlers who retired over the weekend, Kakuryu and Ikioi. We're telling you the story of Kiribayama, we mean Kirishima, and giving you a play-by-play on two retirement ceremonies.

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It's exciting and nostalgic to watch the wheel of sumo turn. *looks philosophically into the distance and sighs

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","summary":"Sumo wrestlers step into new chapters of life.","date_published":"2023-06-07T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c8b08734-826e-4d13-86ea-a56e0e4ea3a2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60309628,"duration_in_seconds":2512}]},{"id":"7e714778-6bab-463c-afef-47763851ac8c","title":"164: Day 11-15 of the May Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/164","content_text":"We might as well call this the yokozuna, sekiwake and Hokuseiho hour, because that's what we talk about. A LOT. What can we say? We loved it.\n\nCongratulations to all the winners - the yusho winner, our new ozeki, and of course, our BINGO winners.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We might as well call this the yokozuna, sekiwake and Hokuseiho hour, because that's what we talk about. A LOT. What can we say? We loved it.

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Congratulations to all the winners - the yusho winner, our new ozeki, and of course, our BINGO winners.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
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","summary":"Who won BINGO? Who won the basho?","date_published":"2023-05-31T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7e714778-6bab-463c-afef-47763851ac8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94489076,"duration_in_seconds":3937}]},{"id":"47e13357-20f8-4d44-9d87-9dbb8500253f","title":"163: May Basho Days 4 - 10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/163","content_text":"The sumo race is narrowing down to a few, and we are ON BOARD for it ALL. The wrestling is good, y'all. And I'm sure the BINGO game is heating up as well!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The sumo race is narrowing down to a few, and we are ON BOARD for it ALL. The wrestling is good, y'all. And I'm sure the BINGO game is heating up as well!

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","summary":"Sumo breakdown!! We're chatting about the boys of sumo in this day by day breakdown of the May 2023 sumo tournament.","date_published":"2023-05-23T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/47e13357-20f8-4d44-9d87-9dbb8500253f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89619643,"duration_in_seconds":3734}]},{"id":"34164a6e-03bd-48d5-a654-f3ece433485b","title":"162: Days 1-3 of the May Basho 2023","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/162","content_text":"Our favorite moments from days 1 - 3 of the May basho.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Our favorite moments from days 1 - 3 of the May basho.

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","summary":"Our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the May basho.","date_published":"2023-05-16T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/34164a6e-03bd-48d5-a654-f3ece433485b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46984671,"duration_in_seconds":1957}]},{"id":"8a6881e9-c01b-4ec0-a10c-daaf04a4bee3","title":"161: Ichinojo Retires and Henka Stats","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/161","content_text":"Surprise! Ichinojo retired, and no one saw it coming. Hear the strange way it went down. Also, get your stats on the henka. Who REALLY is the Henka King?\n\nMore about Ichinojo in this earlier episode: Sumo Kaboom: The Big Boys of Sumo\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Surprise! Ichinojo retired, and no one saw it coming. Hear the strange way it went down. Also, get your stats on the henka. Who REALLY is the Henka King?

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More about Ichinojo in this earlier episode: Sumo Kaboom: The Big Boys of Sumo

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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","summary":"Ichinojo's surprise retirement and henka stats!","date_published":"2023-05-10T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8a6881e9-c01b-4ec0-a10c-daaf04a4bee3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56622601,"duration_in_seconds":2359}]},{"id":"3b285f7a-6552-45f3-af62-aa0e3d90095a","title":"Leslie Meets Gagamaru and the May Banzuke","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/160","content_text":"If you are meeting a sumo wrestler, expect it to be awkward. Hear the story of Leslie meeting Gagamaru, and then listen to our chat about the latest banzuke.\n\nCurious about Gagamaru? See episode #125.\nWe also have an earlier episode on Kiribayama if you are interested.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

If you are meeting a sumo wrestler, expect it to be awkward. Hear the story of Leslie meeting Gagamaru, and then listen to our chat about the latest banzuke.

\n\n

Curious about Gagamaru? See episode #125.
\nWe also have an earlier episode on Kiribayama if you are interested.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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","summary":"Leslie met retired rikishi Gagamaru over the weekend. Hear the story and hear our discussion of the latest banzuke for May 2023.","date_published":"2023-05-02T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3b285f7a-6552-45f3-af62-aa0e3d90095a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51540008,"duration_in_seconds":2147}]},{"id":"9266beaf-3f33-4fde-bb53-0c703d76968a","title":"Kimarite Part 3: Yorikiri and Oshidashi with Bruce Henderson","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/159","content_text":"The Battle Huggers vs. the Pusher Thrusters. How sumo has changed over the last few decades and why. There's a LOT of variety in these styles of sumo and nothing is as simple as it seems. \n\nSome kimarite evolved from judo and others are more like swift reactions to what's happening on the clay. We discuss techniques as well as who is really good at certain techniques.\n\n\"The yorikiri... the ubiquitous battle hug.\"\n\n\"Oshi sumo... if you're good at it, you can obliterate people with it.\"\n\nMore about Bruce Henderson:\nwww.tachiai.org\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Bruce Henderson from the Tachiai blog.","content_html":"

The Battle Huggers vs. the Pusher Thrusters. How sumo has changed over the last few decades and why. There's a LOT of variety in these styles of sumo and nothing is as simple as it seems.

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Some kimarite evolved from judo and others are more like swift reactions to what's happening on the clay. We discuss techniques as well as who is really good at certain techniques.

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"The yorikiri... the ubiquitous battle hug."

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"Oshi sumo... if you're good at it, you can obliterate people with it."

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More about Bruce Henderson:
\nwww.tachiai.org

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Bruce Henderson from the Tachiai blog.

","summary":"More discussion with Tachiai Blog's Bruce Henderson about the styles of sumo. ","date_published":"2023-04-26T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/9266beaf-3f33-4fde-bb53-0c703d76968a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49880501,"duration_in_seconds":2078}]},{"id":"88ac87bc-3c2a-4219-8dba-3c2f5f94b182","title":"Kimarite Part 2: the Henka with Bruce Henderson","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/158","content_text":"After some news and sumo poetry, we launch into a discussion of kimarite with Bruce, who thinks we need more of them! To prove his point, he launches into a discussion of the henka. There's a lot of variety in this one simple move! We break down of some of best varieties of this move from Haramafuji, Hakuho, Chiyoshoma, and more.\n\n\"The henka is generally frowned upon...\"\n\n\"You may hear some older fans grumble about Chiyoshoma... the henka dispenser.\"\n\n\"Uncle Sumo was the master of the henka.\"\n\n\"Henka is not a kimarite.\"\n\nMore about Bruce Henderson:\nwww.tachiai.org\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Bruce Henderson from the Tachiai blog.","content_html":"

After some news and sumo poetry, we launch into a discussion of kimarite with Bruce, who thinks we need more of them! To prove his point, he launches into a discussion of the henka. There's a lot of variety in this one simple move! We break down of some of best varieties of this move from Haramafuji, Hakuho, Chiyoshoma, and more.

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"The henka is generally frowned upon..."

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"You may hear some older fans grumble about Chiyoshoma... the henka dispenser."

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"Uncle Sumo was the master of the henka."

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"Henka is not a kimarite."

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More about Bruce Henderson:
\nwww.tachiai.org

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Bruce Henderson from the Tachiai blog.

","summary":"Our discussion of kimarite continues with the illustrious Bruce Henderson of the Tachiai blog.","date_published":"2023-04-19T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/88ac87bc-3c2a-4219-8dba-3c2f5f94b182.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40976717,"duration_in_seconds":1707}]},{"id":"33049654-2a51-40de-a891-6bba9c013718","title":"Kimarite Part 1: How to Unwin Your Way to a Win ","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/157","content_text":"Part 1 of a multi-episode feature on kimarite, the techniques used in sumo. We start by learning how you can win a sumo match without using any techniques at all. If it sounds confusing, it's all part of the fun! You can win by doing nothing at all.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Part 1 of a multi-episode feature on kimarite, the techniques used in sumo. We start by learning how you can win a sumo match without using any techniques at all. If it sounds confusing, it's all part of the fun! You can win by doing nothing at all.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"How to win a sumo match by unwinning.","date_published":"2023-04-05T05:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/33049654-2a51-40de-a891-6bba9c013718.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54566869,"duration_in_seconds":2273}]},{"id":"60d5e57a-fae3-4a6d-b5c4-27707a139728","title":"Days 11-15 of the March Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/156","content_text":"Who we loved watching. Who we found fascinating. Who turned up their simmer stare. And who won the March 2023 sumo tournament in Osaka. We thoroughly enjoyed this basho! BIG THANK YOUs to bigSUMOfan.com and Codiak Wood Artistry for sponsoring our Sumo BINGO!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Who we loved watching. Who we found fascinating. Who turned up their simmer stare. And who won the March 2023 sumo tournament in Osaka. We thoroughly enjoyed this basho! BIG THANK YOUs to bigSUMOfan.com and Codiak Wood Artistry for sponsoring our Sumo BINGO!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"We have 2 Sumo BINGO winners, and 1 new yusho winner! Learn about them as we break down a few fights from the exciting final days of the March basho.","date_published":"2023-03-29T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/60d5e57a-fae3-4a6d-b5c4-27707a139728.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72565027,"duration_in_seconds":3023}]},{"id":"728797dd-2dfa-4022-8208-15aa573e4346","title":"Days 4-10 of the March Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/155","content_text":"Days 4-10 of the March basho. It's an exciting free for all sumo tournament. Breaking it down. We're loving it. Thanks be to the sumo gods!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Days 4-10 of the March basho. It's an exciting free for all sumo tournament. Breaking it down. We're loving it. Thanks be to the sumo gods!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Well... this is fun!!! ","date_published":"2023-03-22T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/728797dd-2dfa-4022-8208-15aa573e4346.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":93299146,"duration_in_seconds":3887}]},{"id":"05294bdf-6a71-47b2-961c-ca0dc455bfcf","title":"Let the Sumo Begin! Days 1-3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/154","content_text":"Y'all. Try as we might, we still manage to bungle up names of sumo wrestlers. It happened in this episode. Wakatakamoto? Wakatakakento? Oof. WakaMOTOHARU. Sorry. Mistakes aside, here's our breakdown of some of our favorite fights in days 1-3 of the March basho. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Y'all. Try as we might, we still manage to bungle up names of sumo wrestlers. It happened in this episode. Wakatakamoto? Wakatakakento? Oof. WakaMOTOHARU. Sorry. Mistakes aside, here's our breakdown of some of our favorite fights in days 1-3 of the March basho.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Days 1 - 3 of the March basho, 2023!","date_published":"2023-03-15T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/05294bdf-6a71-47b2-961c-ca0dc455bfcf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50603989,"duration_in_seconds":2108}]},{"id":"247a3b2b-dc04-42f3-91ea-ac7f687d6593","title":"Bushozan and Daishoho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/153","content_text":"We're chatting about another newbie to the highest division, Bushozan. What's his story? Also, remember Daishoho? Yeah, we coludn't either, so we looked him up to refresh our memory.\n\nKnowing a little more about the guys in the top division helps us appreciate them more.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We're chatting about another newbie to the highest division, Bushozan. What's his story? Also, remember Daishoho? Yeah, we coludn't either, so we looked him up to refresh our memory.

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Knowing a little more about the guys in the top division helps us appreciate them more.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Bushozan is a newbie to the top division. Daishoho hasn't been seen in the top division in a few years.","date_published":"2023-03-08T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/247a3b2b-dc04-42f3-91ea-ac7f687d6593.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48353906,"duration_in_seconds":2014}]},{"id":"5b8e4f81-fdf3-43f2-9fba-f805ec3f22c7","title":"Hokuseiho and Kinbozan","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/152","content_text":"Fans are thrilled to see Hokuseiho and Kinbozan in the top division. As in, people haven't been this excited since the invention of sliced bread. Find out why so many people are excited to watch them.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Fans are thrilled to see Hokuseiho and Kinbozan in the top division. As in, people haven't been this excited since the invention of sliced bread. Find out why so many people are excited to watch them.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"There are three new guys in the top division, and we're discussing two of them this week. ","date_published":"2023-03-01T22:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5b8e4f81-fdf3-43f2-9fba-f805ec3f22c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59369220,"duration_in_seconds":2473}]},{"id":"79bfacb7-ffa2-440f-8dbe-f8e3e18759cf","title":"Reading the Banzuke","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/151","content_text":"Two parts to this episode. In part 1, we cover the history of the banzuke and how it is created. In part 2, Robert from Big Sumo Fan teaches us how to read the date of a banzuke. If you've ever wanted to make sense of the banzuke, this is the episode for you.\n\nMore content about the banzuke will be uploaded to our Youtube channel because sometimes, you just gotta see what we're talkign about! Subscribe, watch, enjoy! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nMore about Robert and Big Sumo Fan www.bigsumofan.com\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Robert from bigSUMOfan.","content_html":"

Two parts to this episode. In part 1, we cover the history of the banzuke and how it is created. In part 2, Robert from Big Sumo Fan teaches us how to read the date of a banzuke. If you've ever wanted to make sense of the banzuke, this is the episode for you.

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More content about the banzuke will be uploaded to our Youtube channel because sometimes, you just gotta see what we're talkign about! Subscribe, watch, enjoy! YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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More about Robert and Big Sumo Fan www.bigsumofan.com

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Robert from bigSUMOfan.

","summary":"With just a bit of knowledge, you can read the date of your banzuke.","date_published":"2023-02-23T19:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/79bfacb7-ffa2-440f-8dbe-f8e3e18759cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59873279,"duration_in_seconds":2494}]},{"id":"5b3078f3-eeb0-4afe-b713-9ec90e5b17ba","title":"Sumo Love Part 2: Sexiest Rikishi of 2023","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/150","content_text":"We asked. You voted. The Sexiest Rikishi of 2023 as determined by YOU. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We asked. You voted. The Sexiest Rikishi of 2023 as determined by YOU.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Find out who wins the title of Sexiest Rikishi of 2023","date_published":"2023-02-14T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5b3078f3-eeb0-4afe-b713-9ec90e5b17ba.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76615679,"duration_in_seconds":3192}]},{"id":"5b828877-f71a-4345-9b31-eb7968ec9f13","title":"Sumo Love Part 1","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/149","content_text":"This week, Leslie gives you the skinny on the love lives of some of your favorite sumo wrestlers, and Laurie asks the AI Chatbot to write you some sumo romance. Think of this episode as your warm up for next week's Valentines Day episode.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

This week, Leslie gives you the skinny on the love lives of some of your favorite sumo wrestlers, and Laurie asks the AI Chatbot to write you some sumo romance. Think of this episode as your warm up for next week's Valentines Day episode.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"February is the month of love, so we're beginning our series about sumo and love. BTW, did you vote for your favorite sumo wrestler in our Annual Sexiest Rikishi Poll?","date_published":"2023-02-08T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5b828877-f71a-4345-9b31-eb7968ec9f13.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45759633,"duration_in_seconds":1906}]},{"id":"4d8f7258-ae1f-46d1-a313-dff4bdf63526","title":"Hakuho's Retirement","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/148","content_text":"If you're new to sumo, you may not know Hakuho, the man who officially retired over the weekend. The Greatest Of All Time. The Goat. Hakuho Sho. His retirement ceremony did not disappoint.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

If you're new to sumo, you may not know Hakuho, the man who officially retired over the weekend. The Greatest Of All Time. The Goat. Hakuho Sho. His retirement ceremony did not disappoint.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Hakuho's retirement ceremony happened over the weekend. We thought it a good time to recap his career and give a play by play of his retirement celebration.","date_published":"2023-02-01T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/4d8f7258-ae1f-46d1-a313-dff4bdf63526.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69982666,"duration_in_seconds":2915}]},{"id":"759e99c0-f122-4897-9000-1f98f69b75d6","title":"Hatsu, Days 11-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/147","content_text":"The January, 2023 sumo basho is over. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We're breaking down our favorite moments of the final days of the tournament. And, we're sharing a little about our Sumo BINGO winners. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

The January, 2023 sumo basho is over. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We're breaking down our favorite moments of the final days of the tournament. And, we're sharing a little about our Sumo BINGO winners.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Our breakdown of our favorite moments from days 11 - 15 of the January basho, 2023.","date_published":"2023-01-25T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/759e99c0-f122-4897-9000-1f98f69b75d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74355564,"duration_in_seconds":3098}]},{"id":"7f4cb4f9-9723-4701-aec9-0ed65dcde0c7","title":"Hatsu Basho Days 4 - 10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/146","content_text":"You can't deny that sumo is made up of dynamic athletcism, hilarious falls, and sex appeal. This basho has it all! And so does this episode - pugs, dragonflies, the Mupper Movie, Dirty Dancing, and wishful injury recovery.\n\nWe are officially cheering on the underdogs, celebrating the dominant wins, wondering why there are so many henkas, and discussing every mawashi slip.\n\nFYI This episode has adult content (and it's all based on a terrible translation).\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

You can't deny that sumo is made up of dynamic athletcism, hilarious falls, and sex appeal. This basho has it all! And so does this episode - pugs, dragonflies, the Mupper Movie, Dirty Dancing, and wishful injury recovery.

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We are officially cheering on the underdogs, celebrating the dominant wins, wondering why there are so many henkas, and discussing every mawashi slip.

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FYI This episode has adult content (and it's all based on a terrible translation).

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Looooving this sumo tournament! Here's where we talk about who we are loving and why.","date_published":"2023-01-18T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7f4cb4f9-9723-4701-aec9-0ed65dcde0c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85700648,"duration_in_seconds":3570}]},{"id":"0c78748e-f083-4ac9-a5ce-5d5c824d77fa","title":"Hatsu Basho Days 1-3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/145","content_text":"Our breakdown of some of the best sumo from days 1-3 of the January basho, 2023.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Our breakdown of some of the best sumo from days 1-3 of the January basho, 2023.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"2023's first sumo tournament of the year begins and it's already a bloody affair.","date_published":"2023-01-11T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0c78748e-f083-4ac9-a5ce-5d5c824d77fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50173282,"duration_in_seconds":2090}]},{"id":"0708c759-4eec-4a34-aaac-adad818b93aa","title":"The January Banzuke","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/144","content_text":"There's a bit of cussing in this episode, so be aware if there are small ears around! For this episode of Sumo Kaboom, there are 3 distinct parts.\n\n\nBINGO and news. And BTW, the news is a bit dark this week.\nThe history of 2 sets of brothers who fought in sumo at the same time.\nThe banzuke! There's a lot to love in this most recent banzuke. Plus, joyful cussing!\n\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

There's a bit of cussing in this episode, so be aware if there are small ears around! For this episode of Sumo Kaboom, there are 3 distinct parts.

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  1. BINGO and news. And BTW, the news is a bit dark this week.
  2. \n
  3. The history of 2 sets of brothers who fought in sumo at the same time.
  4. \n
  5. The banzuke! There's a lot to love in this most recent banzuke. Plus, joyful cussing!
  6. \n
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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Brothers in professional sumo together? Why, yes! It's happened before, and Leslie will tell ya about it. Plus, Laurie breaks down the the highest section of this banzuke.","date_published":"2023-01-04T06:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0708c759-4eec-4a34-aaac-adad818b93aa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76107231,"duration_in_seconds":3171}]},{"id":"a97dbc86-dbb8-44e5-bea3-f6f01b373aee","title":"What's It Really Like?","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/143","content_text":"For our final episode of 2022, we interviewed Iwatori-zeki, an retired pro sumo wrestler, and Lynn Matsuoka, artist and sumo commentator for 15 years at NHK. Wanna know what it is like to join sumo at age 13? Or, what it feels like to wrestle Chiyonofuji? This episode is right up your alley. Are you curious about how Lynn developed her style of sumo commentary? HINT: it involves cookies. \n\nLearn more about Lynn Matsuoka at www.lynnmatsuoka.com. BIG thank you to Lynn, Tora and Jesse for joining us in the interview.\nUse discount code \"SUMO22\" at www.lynnmatsuoka.com. It is good through December, 2022.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Lynn Matsuoka.","content_html":"

For our final episode of 2022, we interviewed Iwatori-zeki, an retired pro sumo wrestler, and Lynn Matsuoka, artist and sumo commentator for 15 years at NHK. Wanna know what it is like to join sumo at age 13? Or, what it feels like to wrestle Chiyonofuji? This episode is right up your alley. Are you curious about how Lynn developed her style of sumo commentary? HINT: it involves cookies.

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Learn more about Lynn Matsuoka at www.lynnmatsuoka.com. BIG thank you to Lynn, Tora and Jesse for joining us in the interview.
\nUse discount code "SUMO22" at www.lynnmatsuoka.com. It is good through December, 2022.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Lynn Matsuoka.

","summary":"Wanna know what it's like joining sumo at age 13? Wanna know how to get sumo wrestlers talking? We have the answers.","date_published":"2022-12-14T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/a97dbc86-dbb8-44e5-bea3-f6f01b373aee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70971349,"duration_in_seconds":2957}]},{"id":"e4cb1d1f-30d9-4b30-910f-5b7d1431adf5","title":"A Look Back at 2022","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/142","content_text":"Incredible. Every basho in 2022 had a different winner. We look back at who won them and also remind ourselves of some of the other big stories from this year of sumo wrestling. Also, we have so many people to thank. Buckle up and enjoy the love fest.\n\n*** You can get a 10% discount at www.lynnmatsuoka.com through the end of December 2022 with the code \"SUMO22\"\n\n***www.bigsumofan.com \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Incredible. Every basho in 2022 had a different winner. We look back at who won them and also remind ourselves of some of the other big stories from this year of sumo wrestling. Also, we have so many people to thank. Buckle up and enjoy the love fest.

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*** You can get a 10% discount at www.lynnmatsuoka.com through the end of December 2022 with the code "SUMO22"

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***www.bigsumofan.com

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"We look back at the winners and stories of 2022. And, sometimes, you simply want to say thank you. Thank you for making this an incredible year.","date_published":"2022-12-07T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e4cb1d1f-30d9-4b30-910f-5b7d1431adf5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68368299,"duration_in_seconds":2848}]},{"id":"3ca6e63d-8625-4485-9d03-996d365f1dee","title":"November Basho Days 11-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/141","content_text":"Safe to say that this basho left us feeling unsettled. But, tune in to the GOOD NEWS of our November sumo BINGO winners! \nWe break down our favorite matches of days 11 through 15 and talk through that 3-way playoff.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Safe to say that this basho left us feeling unsettled. But, tune in to the GOOD NEWS of our November sumo BINGO winners!
\nWe break down our favorite matches of days 11 through 15 and talk through that 3-way playoff.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Announcing the BINGO winners and breaking down the sumo on days 11-15 of the November basho.","date_published":"2022-11-30T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3ca6e63d-8625-4485-9d03-996d365f1dee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80004283,"duration_in_seconds":3333}]},{"id":"705018e7-ab48-4c96-96b2-50ace51f61a0","title":"November Basho Days 4 - 10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/140","content_text":"New names on the leader board. Older sumo standards still without a win. This basho is a bit wild, isn't it?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

New names on the leader board. Older sumo standards still without a win. This basho is a bit wild, isn't it?

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Breaking down the sumo we're watching in the Kyushu basho, 2022.","date_published":"2022-11-22T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/705018e7-ab48-4c96-96b2-50ace51f61a0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":90818350,"duration_in_seconds":3784}]},{"id":"ecaa5b8a-4cee-4667-930b-1c1aac0ea00f","title":"November Basho Begins","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/139","content_text":"It's BACK! And we are HERE for it! Breaking down some of our favorite moments of the Kyushu 2022 basho so far, and we're only 3 days in.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

It's BACK! And we are HERE for it! Breaking down some of our favorite moments of the Kyushu 2022 basho so far, and we're only 3 days in.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Some of our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the November, 2022 Japanese sumo tournament","date_published":"2022-11-16T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ecaa5b8a-4cee-4667-930b-1c1aac0ea00f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49977677,"duration_in_seconds":2082}]},{"id":"758e7484-d986-4617-a4f6-2c96b8e2cb2f","title":"Atamifuji and Tobizaru","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/138","content_text":"Classic Sumo Kaboom style breakdowns of everything we could find about sumo wrestlers Atamifuji and Tobizaru. From their history and sumo style to what fan sites say about them! Who knows how true the info is on their fan sites, but it sure is entertaining.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Classic Sumo Kaboom style breakdowns of everything we could find about sumo wrestlers Atamifuji and Tobizaru. From their history and sumo style to what fan sites say about them! Who knows how true the info is on their fan sites, but it sure is entertaining.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Who is this new guy Atamifuji? And what can you tell me about Tobizaru?","date_published":"2022-11-09T05:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/758e7484-d986-4617-a4f6-2c96b8e2cb2f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63319561,"duration_in_seconds":2638}]},{"id":"d3a8a6ce-f457-401d-a07f-9abf14fe8685","title":"Murray Johnson Interview","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/137","content_text":"A chat with Murray Johnson. And, we asked YOUR questions.\n\nMurray Johnson was born and raised in Western Australia and has worked in many facets of broadcasting since 1975 and began working for NHK radio and television in 1991. News and sports are his main activities these days being the only horse racing/sumo commentator in the world. (from NHK World Grand Sumo page)\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Murray Johnson.","content_html":"

A chat with Murray Johnson. And, we asked YOUR questions.

\n\n

Murray Johnson was born and raised in Western Australia and has worked in many facets of broadcasting since 1975 and began working for NHK radio and television in 1991. News and sports are his main activities these days being the only horse racing/sumo commentator in the world. (from NHK World Grand Sumo page)

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Murray Johnson.

","summary":"If you listen to English sumo commentary on NHK World, you know his voice. We got to chat with Murray Johnson about the art of commentary, sumo and more.","date_published":"2022-11-02T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d3a8a6ce-f457-401d-a07f-9abf14fe8685.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67204701,"duration_in_seconds":2800}]},{"id":"646bc78f-0fcc-4ced-adea-fe3a19fed55e","title":"The Halloween Episode with Cryptids of the Corn","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/136","content_text":"Spooky tales of cryptids, leeches, sumo, and salamanders. This one includes LOTS of talk about butts, so beware!\n\nFor more on Cryptids of the Corn:\nFind them on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and Patreon at Cryptids of the Corn. Do you have a story you would like to share, or would you like to be on the show? Message us through our social medias or email us at hardinbigfoot@gmail.com. As always, stay Magical.\nCryptid sof the Corn Patron Checkout | Patreon\nCryptids of the corn Podcast | Facebook\nCryptids of the Corn (@cryptids_of_the_corn) Instagram\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Cryptids of the Corn Podcast.","content_html":"

Spooky tales of cryptids, leeches, sumo, and salamanders. This one includes LOTS of talk about butts, so beware!

\n\n

For more on Cryptids of the Corn:
\nFind them on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, and Patreon at Cryptids of the Corn. Do you have a story you would like to share, or would you like to be on the show? Message us through our social medias or email us at hardinbigfoot@gmail.com. As always, stay Magical.
\nCryptid sof the Corn Patron Checkout | Patreon
\nCryptids of the corn Podcast | Facebook
\nCryptids of the Corn (@cryptids_of_the_corn) Instagram

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Cryptids of the Corn Podcast.

","summary":"All about kappas, Japanese mythological creatures that are loosely associated with sumo wrestling.","date_published":"2022-10-26T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/646bc78f-0fcc-4ced-adea-fe3a19fed55e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67744495,"duration_in_seconds":2822}]},{"id":"801fe358-19c5-4054-8b16-bfa1557882dc","title":"Celebrations and Riots","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/135","content_text":"What does a celebration of welcome and a story about a riot have to do with sumo? Lots! Strangely, this even ties to the rock band Journey and dragon tattooed firefighters of feudal Japan. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

What does a celebration of welcome and a story about a riot have to do with sumo? Lots! Strangely, this even ties to the rock band Journey and dragon tattooed firefighters of feudal Japan.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Sake and fire! Hammers and brawls! Firefighters vs. sumo wrestlers. This week, we're talking about the Kagami Baraki ceremony and the Me Brigade Riot of 1805.","date_published":"2022-10-19T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/801fe358-19c5-4054-8b16-bfa1557882dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51820250,"duration_in_seconds":2159}]},{"id":"706ccc1f-3312-495d-a018-1090e9d4aa72","title":"Sumo Fan Events","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/134","content_text":"Sumo tours and fan events!\nFirst, we talk about the history of jungyos (sumo tours), what they are, and how they work. Then we talk about the best videos that came from this week's Grand Sumo fan event in Tokyo. \"Hard hitting news coverage\" of Guiness Records, Old Maid games with wrestlers, ping pong, and karaoke. Plus, an extra special section on sumo jammies. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Sumo tours and fan events!
\nFirst, we talk about the history of jungyos (sumo tours), what they are, and how they work. Then we talk about the best videos that came from this week's Grand Sumo fan event in Tokyo. "Hard hitting news coverage" of Guiness Records, Old Maid games with wrestlers, ping pong, and karaoke. Plus, an extra special section on sumo jammies.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"From jungyos to fan events, this week we talk about getting up close and personal with your favorite rikishi.","date_published":"2022-10-12T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/706ccc1f-3312-495d-a018-1090e9d4aa72.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72495437,"duration_in_seconds":3020}]},{"id":"f25c96a6-77cb-4904-bbc6-80870f33f3ad","title":"Tamawashi","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/133","content_text":"Tamawashi won the last basho, so we take a closer look at his life and fighting style. Plus, did you know that there's another famous sumo baker out there?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Tamawashi won the last basho, so we take a closer look at his life and fighting style. Plus, did you know that there's another famous sumo baker out there?

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Tamawashi's story is very unique among the world of pro sumo wrestlers.","date_published":"2022-10-05T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f25c96a6-77cb-4904-bbc6-80870f33f3ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54627055,"duration_in_seconds":2276}]},{"id":"9bc0fdba-76b5-4103-8932-99c52d4c7b0f","title":"Aki Basho Days 11-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/132","content_text":"Meet our latest BINGO winners, and hear our breakdown of the last few days of the basho. We discuss everything from track suits to who we'd want to hire as a bouncer outside our club, Leslie's Bumble dates, the secret to sumo longevity, emotional sumo matches, who we'd want to hot tub with, Paul McCartney, and yes, the sumo, too!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Meet our latest BINGO winners, and hear our breakdown of the last few days of the basho. We discuss everything from track suits to who we'd want to hire as a bouncer outside our club, Leslie's Bumble dates, the secret to sumo longevity, emotional sumo matches, who we'd want to hot tub with, Paul McCartney, and yes, the sumo, too!

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"We're still a bit giddy about this one. The Aki tournament was a blast!","date_published":"2022-09-26T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/9bc0fdba-76b5-4103-8932-99c52d4c7b0f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81825540,"duration_in_seconds":3409}]},{"id":"d7476ef5-5628-4ed5-b32e-ecf4236278f2","title":"Aki 2022 Days 4 - 10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/131","content_text":"Professional sumo time! It's day 4-10 of the Aki basho, 2022, and we are LOVING the leader board. Unusual and oh so exciting!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Professional sumo time! It's day 4-10 of the Aki basho, 2022, and we are LOVING the leader board. Unusual and oh so exciting!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Our signature \"breakdown\" of days 4 - 10 - what we liked, what we loved, and who we are watching.","date_published":"2022-09-21T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d7476ef5-5628-4ed5-b32e-ecf4236278f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75855829,"duration_in_seconds":3160}]},{"id":"7b58c040-bf65-4b4c-9d42-bc69bb0b3bac","title":"Aki Basho Days 1-3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/130","content_text":"Breaking down days 1-3 of the September sumo tournament for you. Who we are loving. Who is surprising us. Who we love to watch lose. Along with discussion about old cartoons, movies, and more.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Breaking down days 1-3 of the September sumo tournament for you. Who we are loving. Who is surprising us. Who we love to watch lose. Along with discussion about old cartoons, movies, and more.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"It's sumo time again and we still love it!","date_published":"2022-09-14T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7b58c040-bf65-4b4c-9d42-bc69bb0b3bac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69463008,"duration_in_seconds":2894}]},{"id":"2e480ef0-f314-495e-a9b6-716880d1b503","title":"Mitoryu and Kotonowaka","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/129","content_text":"We searched high and low for stories of two wrestlers this week - Mitoryu from Mongolia and Kotonowaka from Japan. Guess which wrestler was really good at speed skating? For more strange tidbits, listen in.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We searched high and low for stories of two wrestlers this week - Mitoryu from Mongolia and Kotonowaka from Japan. Guess which wrestler was really good at speed skating? For more strange tidbits, listen in.

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Learn a little bit about Mitoryu, the newest addition to the top division, and Kotonowaka, who is rising through the top ranks.","date_published":"2022-09-07T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/2e480ef0-f314-495e-a9b6-716880d1b503.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49861066,"duration_in_seconds":2077}]},{"id":"710e7677-4fd6-4b77-a098-fe82233e8a6c","title":"Chiyotairyu and Hiradoumi","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/128","content_text":"First, there is sumo news to share about Keisei, Kakuryu, and the next tournament. Then we focus on Hiradoumi (a new guy in the top ranks) and Chiyotairyu (not a new guy in the top ranks). They have surprisingly different stories even though they both starting sumo training in their elementary years. Guess which one has the nickname \"Getz.\"\n\nOops. We talk a lot about how Hiradoumi is only 5'8\" in this episode, but he's 5.8 feet, which means he's 5'10\"ish. Geez. Centimeter conversions are hard.\n\n0 News\n9:00 Hiradoumi\n20:00 Chiyotairyu\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

First, there is sumo news to share about Keisei, Kakuryu, and the next tournament. Then we focus on Hiradoumi (a new guy in the top ranks) and Chiyotairyu (not a new guy in the top ranks). They have surprisingly different stories even though they both starting sumo training in their elementary years. Guess which one has the nickname "Getz."

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Oops. We talk a lot about how Hiradoumi is only 5'8" in this episode, but he's 5.8 feet, which means he's 5'10"ish. Geez. Centimeter conversions are hard.

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0 News
\n9:00 Hiradoumi
\n20:00 Chiyotairyu

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Everything you ever wanted to know about Chiyotairyu. And who is this new guy, Hiradoumi?","date_published":"2022-08-31T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/710e7677-4fd6-4b77-a098-fe82233e8a6c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57610030,"duration_in_seconds":2400}]},{"id":"3419d987-4a09-4d00-b748-3a35f83dc293","title":"Sumo Trivia!","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/127","content_text":"Games! Games! Bring on the games! Several rounds of sumo-related trivia await you today - each round getting a little bit tougher. See how well you do, and let us know if you enjoy playing!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Games! Games! Bring on the games! Several rounds of sumo-related trivia await you today - each round getting a little bit tougher. See how well you do, and let us know if you enjoy playing!

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"We're playing Sumo Trivia today! Test your sumo-related trivia brain! ","date_published":"2022-08-24T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3419d987-4a09-4d00-b748-3a35f83dc293.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65370905,"duration_in_seconds":2723}]},{"id":"20842619-9168-413e-a199-9c38f861843d","title":"Ash Warren and The Way of Salt","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/126","content_text":"If you are curious about Ash Warren and his book The Way of Salt, Sumo and the Culture of Japan, this is the episode for you!\n\nIn The Way of Salt, Ash Warren takes us on an exploration of Japanese society and history as seen through the lens of sumo. \n\nAsh Warren is an author, teacher, and translator who has lectured and written about Japanese culture for decades and has a teaching license in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Ash, who has lived in Japan since 1992, currently resides with his family in Tokyo.\n\nWritten in English, The Way of Salt is illustrated with over 90 color and B&W photos. The book contains a glossary giving terms in English (romaji), kanji, and hiragana.\n\nBuy The Way of Salt at bigsumofan.com\n\nSumosumosumo group on Facebook\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Ash Warren.","content_html":"

If you are curious about Ash Warren and his book The Way of Salt, Sumo and the Culture of Japan, this is the episode for you!

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In The Way of Salt, Ash Warren takes us on an exploration of Japanese society and history as seen through the lens of sumo.

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Ash Warren is an author, teacher, and translator who has lectured and written about Japanese culture for decades and has a teaching license in the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Ash, who has lived in Japan since 1992, currently resides with his family in Tokyo.

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Written in English, The Way of Salt is illustrated with over 90 color and B&W photos. The book contains a glossary giving terms in English (romaji), kanji, and hiragana.

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Buy The Way of Salt at bigsumofan.com

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Sumosumosumo group on Facebook

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Ash Warren.

","summary":"Need a good book about sumo and Japan culture? We're talking to Ash Warren, who wrote the book you need.","date_published":"2022-08-17T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/20842619-9168-413e-a199-9c38f861843d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76554239,"duration_in_seconds":3189}]},{"id":"e45ccbc8-1436-4ea8-8519-5a68cf518ebe","title":"Naruto and Gagamaru","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/125","content_text":"Who is that tall man in the black robes who looks like he's from Eastern Europe? That's Naruto, formerly known as Kotooshu. And who is Gagamaru. Didn't he just retire? \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Who is that tall man in the black robes who looks like he's from Eastern Europe? That's Naruto, formerly known as Kotooshu. And who is Gagamaru. Didn't he just retire?

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Continuing with our Eastern European theme, we focus on Kotooshu, or Naruto oyakata, and Gagamaru.","date_published":"2022-08-10T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e45ccbc8-1436-4ea8-8519-5a68cf518ebe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57650154,"duration_in_seconds":2402}]},{"id":"1e94ea8e-6151-47c0-8f66-d2b12392ebed","title":"Eastern European Wrestlers and Tochinoshin","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/124","content_text":"Leslie tries to answer the question... WHY are there so many sumo wrestlers from Eastern Europe? And, Laurie takes a dive into the Tochinoshin pool. Who is he? What are his hobbies? And, why is he such a fan favorite?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Leslie tries to answer the question... WHY are there so many sumo wrestlers from Eastern Europe? And, Laurie takes a dive into the Tochinoshin pool. Who is he? What are his hobbies? And, why is he such a fan favorite?

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More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Why are there so many wrestlers from Eastern Europe? And, who is Tochinoshin? Why do people adore him?","date_published":"2022-08-03T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/1e94ea8e-6151-47c0-8f66-d2b12392ebed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70301151,"duration_in_seconds":2929}]},{"id":"ecd8bea7-1ab4-4840-85fb-f28af30cd3bc","title":"Days 11-15 of the Nagoya Tournament and BINGO Winners","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/123","content_text":"Who won the sumo BINGO game?\nAnd, who won the Nagoya 2022 Sumo Tournament in Japan?\nAll our thoughts and hopes and dreams and surprises are here for you!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Who won the sumo BINGO game?
\nAnd, who won the Nagoya 2022 Sumo Tournament in Japan?
\nAll our thoughts and hopes and dreams and surprises are here for you!

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Breaking down the BINGO and the sumo in the final few days of the Nagoya July tournament.","date_published":"2022-07-27T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ecd8bea7-1ab4-4840-85fb-f28af30cd3bc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81661909,"duration_in_seconds":3402}]},{"id":"cb6ddc65-7332-469f-9f01-c4cf21091dab","title":"Days 4-10 of the July Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/122","content_text":"Breaking down the sumo and loving every minute of it. Hoping that Covid won't take every stable out of this competition.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Breaking down the sumo and loving every minute of it. Hoping that Covid won't take every stable out of this competition.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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","summary":"Our favorite moments from days 4-10 of the July basho.","date_published":"2022-07-19T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/cb6ddc65-7332-469f-9f01-c4cf21091dab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75028270,"duration_in_seconds":3126}]},{"id":"8c73d42a-74c3-4a07-bec5-6b5ba9056cbc","title":"Days 1-3 of July's Basho with Grand Sumo Breakdown","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/121","content_text":"Wanna know more about the newest guy to the top division? Nishikifuji. We have the skinny.\n\nAlso, we are joined by Mak from the Grand Sumo Breakdown and together we break down our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the July basho.\n\nMore about the Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast: \nhttps://grandsumobreakdown.libsyn.com\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GSumoBreakdown/\nhttps://twitter.com/gsumobreakdown\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast.","content_html":"

Wanna know more about the newest guy to the top division? Nishikifuji. We have the skinny.

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Also, we are joined by Mak from the Grand Sumo Breakdown and together we break down our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the July basho.

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More about the Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast:
\nhttps://grandsumobreakdown.libsyn.com
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GSumoBreakdown/
\nhttps://twitter.com/gsumobreakdown

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out the Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast.

","summary":"Breaking down our favorite sumo matches with Mak of the Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast. Also a little spotlight on Nishikifuji and his favorite artist.","date_published":"2022-07-13T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8c73d42a-74c3-4a07-bec5-6b5ba9056cbc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91906715,"duration_in_seconds":3829}]},{"id":"78a9b2ef-090c-4547-969d-02fa5158f79d","title":"July Banzuke and The World Games","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/120","content_text":"Ten minutes of sumo and BINGO news. 15 minutes of banzuke review. 30 minutes of The World Games. This week features the voices of 4 athletes going to the World Games - Trent Sabo, Eros Armstrong, Angel and Gilberto Delatorre. Good luck to all the World Games athletes!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Ten minutes of sumo and BINGO news. 15 minutes of banzuke review. 30 minutes of The World Games. This week features the voices of 4 athletes going to the World Games - Trent Sabo, Eros Armstrong, Angel and Gilberto Delatorre. Good luck to all the World Games athletes!

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","summary":"The July tournament and The World Games begin this weekend. If you are a sumo fan, this is a double scoop of sumo fun!","date_published":"2022-07-06T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/78a9b2ef-090c-4547-969d-02fa5158f79d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79442546,"duration_in_seconds":3310}]},{"id":"c618c1b9-d665-416e-b2e7-b5a2278db15d","title":"Lynn Matsuoka's Life in Art and Sumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/119","content_text":"Sumo Kaboom interviews Lynn Matsuoka - reportage artist, sumo commentator, and so much more - who spent over 40 years in Japan during the golden age of sumo and has artwork to show and stories to tell about wrestlers we know and love. We were fascinated by her! So fascinated that we never even got to the subject of sumo commentating, so another interview is in order! To see her art, check out her website and watch the full interview on our Youtube channel.\n\nTo take advantage of Lynn's GENEROUS print offer (through August 2022), donate a minimum of $50 to www.ko-fi.com/sumokaboom.com and contact Lynn at her website to choose the rikishi print you want.\n\nMore about Lynn Matsuoka:\nwww.lynnmatsuoka.com\nwww.hamptonsartist.com\nInstagram @lynnmatsuokastudio\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Lynn Matsuoka.","content_html":"

Sumo Kaboom interviews Lynn Matsuoka - reportage artist, sumo commentator, and so much more - who spent over 40 years in Japan during the golden age of sumo and has artwork to show and stories to tell about wrestlers we know and love. We were fascinated by her! So fascinated that we never even got to the subject of sumo commentating, so another interview is in order! To see her art, check out her website and watch the full interview on our Youtube channel.

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To take advantage of Lynn's GENEROUS print offer (through August 2022), donate a minimum of $50 to www.ko-fi.com/sumokaboom.com and contact Lynn at her website to choose the rikishi print you want.

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More about Lynn Matsuoka:
\nwww.lynnmatsuoka.com
\nwww.hamptonsartist.com
\nInstagram @lynnmatsuokastudio

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Special Guest: Lynn Matsuoka.

","summary":"Lynn Matsuoka is a reportage artist, sumo commentator, and so much more. If you like hearing stories about Chiyonofuji, Konishiki, Hakkaku, Wakanohana, and Takanohana, you'll love this episode. Also, if you are an artist, this one's for you.\r\n","date_published":"2022-06-29T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c618c1b9-d665-416e-b2e7-b5a2278db15d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":81377279,"duration_in_seconds":3390}]},{"id":"19702a64-9ebc-464c-a51d-ef7d8cbac753","title":"Gyoji History According to Leslie and \"Papa\" Gyoji","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/118","content_text":"We receive many questions about gyoji, and though we can't answer them all, we do finally have a description of gyoji training for you. Learn about why gyoji look the way they do, and listen to the story of our highest ranked gyoji today. \n\nAlong the way, we discuss tassels, yoyos, semaphore, written reports, and the big wide world of refereeing sumo.\n\nJust what are they yelling out there? Why do they dress like that? Who's THAT guy? What's his story? What happens if they make a wrong call? We've got some answers for ya!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We receive many questions about gyoji, and though we can't answer them all, we do finally have a description of gyoji training for you. Learn about why gyoji look the way they do, and listen to the story of our highest ranked gyoji today.

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Along the way, we discuss tassels, yoyos, semaphore, written reports, and the big wide world of refereeing sumo.

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Just what are they yelling out there? Why do they dress like that? Who's THAT guy? What's his story? What happens if they make a wrong call? We've got some answers for ya!

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"If you thought the JSA was tough on wrestlers, wait until you hear how tough it is on gyoji. ","date_published":"2022-06-22T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/19702a64-9ebc-464c-a51d-ef7d8cbac753.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":72742451,"duration_in_seconds":3030}]},{"id":"0fe8f287-7986-4d5d-a2f6-ed05ff9ff111","title":"Asanoyama Returns and The Cowboy Cup Takes Off","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/117","content_text":"Remember Asanoyama? If not, we'll remind you, because he should be back soon. Also, the 1st Annual Cowboy Cup takes off and we give you a taste of the event. We edited together interviews from several wrestlers at the event. Enjoy! \n\nFeaturing the voices of Tom Zabel, JJ Jones, Jared Tadlock, Christina Jones, Kamal Basira, Nicole Burgess, Siggie Sauer, Kyle Fettirer, Bruce Henderson, Jake from the Grand Sumo Breakdown. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Remember Asanoyama? If not, we'll remind you, because he should be back soon. Also, the 1st Annual Cowboy Cup takes off and we give you a taste of the event. We edited together interviews from several wrestlers at the event. Enjoy!

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Featuring the voices of Tom Zabel, JJ Jones, Jared Tadlock, Christina Jones, Kamal Basira, Nicole Burgess, Siggie Sauer, Kyle Fettirer, Bruce Henderson, Jake from the Grand Sumo Breakdown.

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"The episode features pro and amateur sumo. A favorite pro wrestler will be back in the mix soon, and there's a new amateur sumo event in town!","date_published":"2022-06-15T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0fe8f287-7986-4d5d-a2f6-ed05ff9ff111.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64560930,"duration_in_seconds":2690}]},{"id":"b5380820-45d2-45aa-bc6b-931da162c966","title":"Retirement, Sopranistas and Demons","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/116","content_text":"This week, sumo takes us into the worlds of retirement, opera and heavy metal music... because WHY WOULDN'T IT?\n\nTomotaka Okamoto on Twitter @TomotakaOKAMOTO \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

This week, sumo takes us into the worlds of retirement, opera and heavy metal music... because WHY WOULDN'T IT?

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Tomotaka Okamoto on Twitter @TomotakaOKAMOTO

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"A bit of history about hair cutting ceremonies and a deep dive into two artists we've seen at sumo retirement ceremonies- Tomotaka Okamoto and Demon Kakka.","date_published":"2022-06-08T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/b5380820-45d2-45aa-bc6b-931da162c966.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59239444,"duration_in_seconds":2468}]},{"id":"62f32f75-e2b5-4a6f-be1c-fef5a5c8f8d7","title":"The Plum Haters, Aminishiki and Hokutofuji","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/115","content_text":"Aminishiki had his retirement ceremony this week, and if you don't know much about his career, give this episode a listen. Hokutofuji still wrestles in the top division, and we were just curious about how he came to be the firecracker that he is. Surprisingly, both men hate plums. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Aminishiki had his retirement ceremony this week, and if you don't know much about his career, give this episode a listen. Hokutofuji still wrestles in the top division, and we were just curious about how he came to be the firecracker that he is. Surprisingly, both men hate plums.

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Two sumo wrestlers. One had his retirement ceremony this week. The other still wrestles in the top division. ","date_published":"2022-06-01T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/62f32f75-e2b5-4a6f-be1c-fef5a5c8f8d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53265971,"duration_in_seconds":2219}]},{"id":"20463b9d-17b7-41e0-bbb2-1b65f0db17d7","title":"The Ending of the May Basho and BINGO","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/114","content_text":"Sumo BINGO has gotten fierce, and we tell you about our 2 winners, the final 4 days of the May tournament, and answer a few questions from listeners.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Sumo BINGO has gotten fierce, and we tell you about our 2 winners, the final 4 days of the May tournament, and answer a few questions from listeners.

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"We cover our favorite fights of the final 4 days of the basho in this episode and discuss BINGO winners.","date_published":"2022-05-25T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/20463b9d-17b7-41e0-bbb2-1b65f0db17d7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76688404,"duration_in_seconds":3195}]},{"id":"54a1e36f-0319-4fb5-b91e-84b4d4b3f874","title":"May Basho Days 4 - 10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/113","content_text":"We cover the sumo, \"underperforming ozeki,\" whether we love or hate the henka, the \"lobster claw technique,\" British accents, crumpets, shortbread and Spencer's. Ya know, our normal sumo commentary. We have NO idea how this is going to shake out. All bets are off the table.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We cover the sumo, "underperforming ozeki," whether we love or hate the henka, the "lobster claw technique," British accents, crumpets, shortbread and Spencer's. Ya know, our normal sumo commentary. We have NO idea how this is going to shake out. All bets are off the table.

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

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Twitter @SumoKaboom

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

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Funny fights. Surprising fights. Amazing fights. This basho already has it all, and it's only day 3.

\n\n

We break down our favorite moments and wonder about gyoji training, training for head butting, and why it will NEVER get old watching a small wrestler take down a much larger one. Sometimes we get technical, but most of the time, we are just two fans watching this cool sport and loving what we see.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Our favorite moments from days 1 - 3.","date_published":"2022-05-10T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f8c7196a-8bc7-4299-be22-84ae693da78e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80161017,"duration_in_seconds":3340}]},{"id":"7e84e6ee-191e-4f5f-afba-d58a10b1a7a3","title":"Banzuke, Azumaryu and Midorifuji","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/111","content_text":"A banzuke and prediction episode. Plus, what little we could find about Azumaryu and Midorifuji, two men who are back in the top division.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

A banzuke and prediction episode. Plus, what little we could find about Azumaryu and Midorifuji, two men who are back in the top division.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Who we are picking to win this yusho. Will we be wrong? Most definitely! ","date_published":"2022-05-03T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7e84e6ee-191e-4f5f-afba-d58a10b1a7a3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54160612,"duration_in_seconds":2256}]},{"id":"277c6733-6a1a-4fda-96c0-70f770f46796","title":"Ask Us Anything","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/110","content_text":"There's a little something for everyone in this episode. Confusing sumo kimarite terms. Gyoji outfits. Would-you-rather. How much time do you spend researching? Do you talk sumo away from the podcast? Do you believe in ghosts? What job would you want as a retired rikishi? And so much more. \n\nMore about Bruce Henderson\nwww.tachiai.org\nHe’s on Twitter @LordBermondsey. He’s the driving force behind so much of the basho coverage and the podcasts. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.Special Guest: Bruce Henderson from the Tachiai blog.","content_html":"

There's a little something for everyone in this episode. Confusing sumo kimarite terms. Gyoji outfits. Would-you-rather. How much time do you spend researching? Do you talk sumo away from the podcast? Do you believe in ghosts? What job would you want as a retired rikishi? And so much more.

\n\n

More about Bruce Henderson
\nwww.tachiai.org
\nHe’s on Twitter @LordBermondsey. He’s the driving force behind so much of the basho coverage and the podcasts.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

Special Guest: Bruce Henderson from the Tachiai blog.

","summary":"We answer great questions from listeners with help from Bruce Henderson of the Tachiai blog.","date_published":"2022-04-20T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/277c6733-6a1a-4fda-96c0-70f770f46796.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":87316270,"duration_in_seconds":3638}]},{"id":"a4df76c4-82e9-4e6a-b2e2-d6cc79ee10fd","title":"Back to the Basics","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/109","content_text":"We meet people all the time who ask \"what is it about sumo? I don't get it.\" This is our answer. Uncomplicated. Without unfamiliar terms. Back to the basics explanation of history, sumo, and what we love about it. \n\nNext week will be an Ask Me Anything episode, so leave us a message at 903-664-5162 or email us at sumokaboom@gmail.com with anything you want to know. Or send us a Would You Rather Question! We love those.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We meet people all the time who ask "what is it about sumo? I don't get it." This is our answer. Uncomplicated. Without unfamiliar terms. Back to the basics explanation of history, sumo, and what we love about it.

\n\n

Next week will be an Ask Me Anything episode, so leave us a message at 903-664-5162 or email us at sumokaboom@gmail.com with anything you want to know. Or send us a Would You Rather Question! We love those.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"For the sumo curious.","date_published":"2022-04-13T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/a4df76c4-82e9-4e6a-b2e2-d6cc79ee10fd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69323754,"duration_in_seconds":2888}]},{"id":"38303299-e1c4-4d40-b181-372642dc24ef","title":"Kinboshi and $$$","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/108","content_text":"Leslie explores when and why wrestlers started getting paid for their wrestling. Laurie breaks down the different ways that a pro sumo wrestler might earn money today. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Leslie explores when and why wrestlers started getting paid for their wrestling. Laurie breaks down the different ways that a pro sumo wrestler might earn money today.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"An episode inspired by the kinboshi, but we end up breaking down all the ways that pro sumo wrestlers might earn $$$.","date_published":"2022-04-06T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/38303299-e1c4-4d40-b181-372642dc24ef.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54656521,"duration_in_seconds":2277}]},{"id":"d58dee7b-a1a6-4d7d-ab05-21428672109a","title":"Haru Days 11-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/107","content_text":"Y'all, Leslie may never recover from this one. We relive the emotional rollercoaster and recap days 11-15 of the March 2022 basho.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Y'all, Leslie may never recover from this one. We relive the emotional rollercoaster and recap days 11-15 of the March 2022 basho.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"The Basho of Conflicted Feelings","date_published":"2022-03-30T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d58dee7b-a1a6-4d7d-ab05-21428672109a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85676825,"duration_in_seconds":3569}]},{"id":"eb3e9f6c-9f7c-4c73-8391-06a3e69b0132","title":"Haru Basho Days 4-10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/106","content_text":"This tournament is an exciting one, y'all. Leslie is trying to not get too attached to the idea of her ex-boyfriend winning this one, and Laurie is cheering for Shodai to hold onto that ozeki rank. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

This tournament is an exciting one, y'all. Leslie is trying to not get too attached to the idea of her ex-boyfriend winning this one, and Laurie is cheering for Shodai to hold onto that ozeki rank.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Our best-of breakdown of days 4-10 of the March 2022 basho.","date_published":"2022-03-22T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/eb3e9f6c-9f7c-4c73-8391-06a3e69b0132.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75548629,"duration_in_seconds":3147}]},{"id":"f7aefb1a-4ff0-49a5-a33f-b118f1a3c31c","title":"Haru Basho Days 1-3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/105","content_text":"We're watching the sumo and loving it! This is the time where we become fan girls and simply enjoy the show, and then we come chat about it here. Do we have anything smart to say? Who knows. But we imagine Brooding Class 101 and that's enough joy for an entire day.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

We're watching the sumo and loving it! This is the time where we become fan girls and simply enjoy the show, and then we come chat about it here. Do we have anything smart to say? Who knows. But we imagine Brooding Class 101 and that's enough joy for an entire day.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"The unofficial breakdown of days 1-3 of the Haru basho 2022.","date_published":"2022-03-15T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f7aefb1a-4ff0-49a5-a33f-b118f1a3c31c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70871666,"duration_in_seconds":2952}]},{"id":"3ece373e-ef9d-488e-9bba-80f6653f3598","title":"March Haru Banzuke and Jasper Kenneth/Kotokuzan","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/104","content_text":"Going over the banzuke for the March tournament refreshes our memory about what happened in the last basho. Also, Leslie gives you a quick spotlight on the newest person to the top division, Jasper Kenneth, or his sumo name - Kotokuzan.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

Going over the banzuke for the March tournament refreshes our memory about what happened in the last basho. Also, Leslie gives you a quick spotlight on the newest person to the top division, Jasper Kenneth, or his sumo name - Kotokuzan.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

\n\n

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Haru basho breakdown and a quick spotlight on Jasper Kenneth (Kotokuzan)","date_published":"2022-03-09T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3ece373e-ef9d-488e-9bba-80f6653f3598.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54690412,"duration_in_seconds":2278}]},{"id":"ba2826d2-a809-4297-b0c0-64e5b61671b0","title":"Asashoryu and Hoshoryu","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/103","content_text":"A primer on who these two wrestlers are, how they are related, and what people love about them.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.","content_html":"

A primer on who these two wrestlers are, how they are related, and what people love about them.

\n\n

More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com

\n\n

Twitter @SumoKaboom

\n\n

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/

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Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

\n\n

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.

","summary":"Do you get these two mixed up?","date_published":"2022-03-02T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ba2826d2-a809-4297-b0c0-64e5b61671b0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52573830,"duration_in_seconds":2190}]},{"id":"e69e8886-524a-4b34-b1da-5b147e2c9497","title":"The Sumo Elder Maze","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/102","content_text":"Oof. Sumo elders. We spent a week trying to understand the world of sumo elders, and we didn't get very far. It's a maze of information, changing rules, and mystery name changes. We unpeel a layer or two, but there's still SO MUCH we don't get. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Oof. Sumo elders. We spent a week trying to understand the world of sumo elders, and we didn't get very far. It's a maze of information, changing rules, and mystery name changes. We unpeel a layer or two, but there's still SO MUCH we don't get.

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","summary":"We TRY to understand the maze of information that surrounds the world of sumo elders. We don't get far.","date_published":"2022-02-23T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e69e8886-524a-4b34-b1da-5b147e2c9497.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54785670,"duration_in_seconds":2282}]},{"id":"2852706d-f8c1-4f4c-a8a6-f0aa6f3aa0eb","title":"Who is the Sexiest Rikishi?","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/101","content_text":"We asked. You answered. This episode is devoted to who YOU think is sexy. It's raucous, ridiculous and raunchy, so this episode is definitely for adult ears only! Extra special BONUS: sumo erotica from the Grand Sumo Breakdown.\n\nMore about Grand Sumo Breakdown:\nhttps://grandsumobreakdown.wordpress.com\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!Special Guest: Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast.","content_html":"

We asked. You answered. This episode is devoted to who YOU think is sexy. It's raucous, ridiculous and raunchy, so this episode is definitely for adult ears only! Extra special BONUS: sumo erotica from the Grand Sumo Breakdown.

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","summary":"Find out who won this year's Sexiest Rikishi Poll.","date_published":"2022-02-15T00:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/2852706d-f8c1-4f4c-a8a6-f0aa6f3aa0eb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79987982,"duration_in_seconds":3332}]},{"id":"38df8eca-6ebd-4863-bc9e-93e3fbf825b7","title":"Part 2 -All About the Hair and Retirement","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/100","content_text":"The one and only Konishiki joins us to explain the significance of sumo retirement ceremonies. And to answer questions from listeners about sumo hair. Salty language ahead!!\n\nMore about Konishiki:\nhttp://konishiki.net\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!Special Guest: Konishiki.","content_html":"

The one and only Konishiki joins us to explain the significance of sumo retirement ceremonies. And to answer questions from listeners about sumo hair. Salty language ahead!!

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Special Guest: Konishiki.

","summary":"Hair and retirement. There's only one person to ask about these topics -Konishiki.","date_published":"2022-02-09T11:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/38df8eca-6ebd-4863-bc9e-93e3fbf825b7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65921984,"duration_in_seconds":2746}]},{"id":"736e9e02-515f-4ceb-b732-4e531e6da579","title":"All About The Hair","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/99","content_text":"This episode is devoted to hair and the tokoyama - the hair dressers of the sumo world. Who knew so much history is tied up in a simple top knot?!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\n\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

This episode is devoted to hair and the tokoyama - the hair dressers of the sumo world. Who knew so much history is tied up in a simple top knot?!

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","summary":"The history behind that signature top knot and the men who spend their lives doing sumo hair.","date_published":"2022-02-02T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/736e9e02-515f-4ceb-b732-4e531e6da579.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85093145,"duration_in_seconds":3545}]},{"id":"37b58047-2987-45cd-b649-a6e60029a319","title":"January Basho Days 11-15 and BINGO winners","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/98","content_text":"Our breakdown of the final few days of the tournament. Big congratulations to our BINGO winners and Hatsu 2022 sumo winners. Everyone rest up and heal those injuries, ok?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Our breakdown of the final few days of the tournament. Big congratulations to our BINGO winners and Hatsu 2022 sumo winners. Everyone rest up and heal those injuries, ok?

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","summary":"Who won BINGO? Who won the sumo tournament?","date_published":"2022-01-25T13:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/37b58047-2987-45cd-b649-a6e60029a319.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67180877,"duration_in_seconds":2799}]},{"id":"e8a289e8-3203-41cf-be90-59ce60b5a979","title":"January Basho Days 4-10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/97","content_text":"A rambling discussion on days 4-10 of the January 2022 basho. What is Hakuho most worried about these days? (It's not what you think) Which large man is moving with surprising speed and agility? (Mr. Sumo) Which small man is keeping us entertained? (Ura) How are we, 2 non-wrestlers, describing the best throw downs? (with underwear and submarines) Apologies, we get a little potty-mouthed in this episode, too.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

A rambling discussion on days 4-10 of the January 2022 basho. What is Hakuho most worried about these days? (It's not what you think) Which large man is moving with surprising speed and agility? (Mr. Sumo) Which small man is keeping us entertained? (Ura) How are we, 2 non-wrestlers, describing the best throw downs? (with underwear and submarines) Apologies, we get a little potty-mouthed in this episode, too.

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","summary":"Who is looking surprisingly agile? Who is flexible and feisty? What sports would we like to see Ura do? ","date_published":"2022-01-19T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e8a289e8-3203-41cf-be90-59ce60b5a979.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91641556,"duration_in_seconds":3818}]},{"id":"bb528427-4339-4284-8e1b-9f9079378598","title":"January 2021 Basho Days 1-3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/96","content_text":"THE BOYS ARE BACK, and we are cheering on our favorite wrestlers. The week began with a sneak peek of Kakuryu singing \"My Way\" and just got better from there. \n\nWe love sumo!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

THE BOYS ARE BACK, and we are cheering on our favorite wrestlers. The week began with a sneak peek of Kakuryu singing "My Way" and just got better from there.

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We love sumo!

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","summary":"Sequins! Sumo! Sweet Close Ups!","date_published":"2022-01-12T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/bb528427-4339-4284-8e1b-9f9079378598.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49162030,"duration_in_seconds":2048}]},{"id":"68ca069e-bbd2-454a-8551-90d79b26d4d5","title":"The Stories of Wakamotoharu and Oho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/95","content_text":"Happy 2022! We're back to discuss BINGO, the banzuke, and who is new to the top division. It's Oho and Wakamotoharu, and their tales are FULL of drama. Earthquakes, trouble with the JSA, glory, addiction, and mystery. What will become of these boys?\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Happy 2022! We're back to discuss BINGO, the banzuke, and who is new to the top division. It's Oho and Wakamotoharu, and their tales are FULL of drama. Earthquakes, trouble with the JSA, glory, addiction, and mystery. What will become of these boys?

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","summary":"Why the new guys to the top division are so darn interesting. ","date_published":"2022-01-05T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/68ca069e-bbd2-454a-8551-90d79b26d4d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59553540,"duration_in_seconds":2481}]},{"id":"3c9e43a4-35df-472b-b4a3-ec78e68979ad","title":"2021 North American Sumo Championship","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/94","content_text":"We went to Las Vegas and watched American sumo wrestlers compete for the World Games. Here's who won and who had the best hair.\n\nMore about the North American Sumo Championships www.ussumo.org\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We went to Las Vegas and watched American sumo wrestlers compete for the World Games. Here's who won and who had the best hair.

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More about the North American Sumo Championships www.ussumo.org

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","summary":"2021 North American Sumo Championship Results","date_published":"2021-12-15T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3c9e43a4-35df-472b-b4a3-ec78e68979ad.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67303130,"duration_in_seconds":2804}]},{"id":"2329393b-9f14-4327-8811-aa9cc9ddfdf6","title":"John Jacques and the History of American Sumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/93","content_text":"John Jacques breaks down American sumo history better than anyone else. Immigration, sugar cane fields, the famous fighting regiment 442, sumo wrestlers you might recognize and those who don't get enough attention - John is a wealth of information about sumo in the US. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: John Jacques.","content_html":"

John Jacques breaks down American sumo history better than anyone else. Immigration, sugar cane fields, the famous fighting regiment 442, sumo wrestlers you might recognize and those who don't get enough attention - John is a wealth of information about sumo in the US.

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com

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Special Guest: John Jacques.

","summary":"John Jacques has been involved in American sumo for about 50 years as sumo wrestler, coach, and educator. Hear what he loves about the sport and what he hopes to see in the future.","date_published":"2021-12-08T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/2329393b-9f14-4327-8811-aa9cc9ddfdf6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":79628832,"duration_in_seconds":3317}]},{"id":"0bf9eb21-7fd8-407c-85ee-5b90074ee65a","title":"End of the November Basho and BINGO winners","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/92","content_text":"2021 professional sumo ended with it's usual excitement, while Leslie went down with an injury. We pick up with Day 11 and quickly discuss the final days of the November tournament. Who has the best BINGO form. Our love and admiration for Terunofuji. Our appreciation of Takakeisho. Our surprise by the performance of Abi. Ura, Takanosho, and the Bloody Good Sumo Award. \n\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee, support us here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom\nThere's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

2021 professional sumo ended with it's usual excitement, while Leslie went down with an injury. We pick up with Day 11 and quickly discuss the final days of the November tournament. Who has the best BINGO form. Our love and admiration for Terunofuji. Our appreciation of Takakeisho. Our surprise by the performance of Abi. Ura, Takanosho, and the Bloody Good Sumo Award.

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","summary":"Leslie and Laurie discuss the end of the November tournament, which was a beauty!","date_published":"2021-12-01T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0bf9eb21-7fd8-407c-85ee-5b90074ee65a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63917034,"duration_in_seconds":2663}]},{"id":"6aafde94-1412-46bf-bcc6-a225448f5d18","title":"Sumo is back! Days 1 - 3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/91","content_text":"The first 3 days are a blast! We discuss everything from robberies to that nasty henka, offensive vs. defensive sumo, The Atomic Wedgie, Takakeisho's post-match faces, super powers and the most satisfying throws ever.\n\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee, support us here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom\nThere's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The first 3 days are a blast! We discuss everything from robberies to that nasty henka, offensive vs. defensive sumo, The Atomic Wedgie, Takakeisho's post-match faces, super powers and the most satisfying throws ever.

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","summary":"We're discussing days 1 - 3 of the December basho.","date_published":"2021-11-16T23:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/6aafde94-1412-46bf-bcc6-a225448f5d18.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60919012,"duration_in_seconds":2538}]},{"id":"c4b12301-ee6e-465f-86d5-5bad5a4a134d","title":"Kiribayama and Shohozan","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/90","content_text":"We scoured the interwebs for personal details on two amazing wrestlers, Kiribayama and Shohozan!\n\nIf you love sumo, it's only a matter of time until you start wondering about each wrestler. Which one grew up in an area that gets really hot and really cold? Like really, really hot and really, really cold. Which one cried when he made it to juryo? Which one hates celery?\n\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee, support us here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom\nThere's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We scoured the interwebs for personal details on two amazing wrestlers, Kiribayama and Shohozan!

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If you love sumo, it's only a matter of time until you start wondering about each wrestler. Which one grew up in an area that gets really hot and really cold? Like really, really hot and really, really cold. Which one cried when he made it to juryo? Which one hates celery?

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","summary":"Want to know more about these two wrestlers? This is your episode.","date_published":"2021-11-10T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c4b12301-ee6e-465f-86d5-5bad5a4a134d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54753697,"duration_in_seconds":2281}]},{"id":"bb287392-0bf8-419c-b3bf-d0da6e7a993a","title":"November Banzuke","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/89","content_text":"We're getting more interested in the banzuke, but we can't help but discuss sumo buns, nicknames, and who needs a new mawashi. Because, well, we're us. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We're getting more interested in the banzuke, but we can't help but discuss sumo buns, nicknames, and who needs a new mawashi. Because, well, we're us.

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","summary":"The banzuke - from the lone yokozuna at the top to the guy who needs a new mawashi at the bottom. Who is back and ready to rumble? Who is on his way out? \r\n","date_published":"2021-11-03T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/bb287392-0bf8-419c-b3bf-d0da6e7a993a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35898826,"duration_in_seconds":2205}]},{"id":"23fda1ba-4b25-400c-ac5c-44530f00b50e","title":"Colton Runyan","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/88","content_text":"What is it really like to train for sumo when you didn't grow up with it? How do football and sumo compare? What does sumo have to do with Japanese Heian history? This episode is as much about following your interests as it is about training by losing. Plus, ladies, there's a mention of Enho!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Colton Runyan.","content_html":"

What is it really like to train for sumo when you didn't grow up with it? How do football and sumo compare? What does sumo have to do with Japanese Heian history? This episode is as much about following your interests as it is about training by losing. Plus, ladies, there's a mention of Enho!

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Special Guest: Colton Runyan.

","summary":"Colton Runyan was in the room where it happens. Teacher, sumo wrestler, and historian, Colton has a wealth of info about sumo and Japanese history to share.","date_published":"2021-10-27T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/23fda1ba-4b25-400c-ac5c-44530f00b50e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85986532,"duration_in_seconds":3582}]},{"id":"ff045808-90f8-4fe3-8fb5-14a08ff5b477","title":"Mawashi","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/87","content_text":"A short episode about a small piece of wrestling wear. We start with mawashi and can't help but fall down the rabbit hole of fundoshi and the Naked Man Festival in Japan. Wanna have a fun night? Take a drink every time we say \"man bits\" or \"junk.\"\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

A short episode about a small piece of wrestling wear. We start with mawashi and can't help but fall down the rabbit hole of fundoshi and the Naked Man Festival in Japan. Wanna have a fun night? Take a drink every time we say "man bits" or "junk."

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","summary":"We start with mawashi and end at the Naked Man Festival.","date_published":"2021-10-20T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ff045808-90f8-4fe3-8fb5-14a08ff5b477.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49654177,"duration_in_seconds":2068}]},{"id":"bf14c83e-9d78-44cc-a5b4-b7df34c5472f","title":"Sumo Nicknames","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/86","content_text":"We discuss the best of wrestler nicknames here - from Kaiju to the Battle Hamster and beyond!\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\n\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

We discuss the best of wrestler nicknames here - from Kaiju to the Battle Hamster and beyond!

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","summary":"Almost every wrestler has earned a nickname, and they are bloody brilliant. ","date_published":"2021-10-13T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/bf14c83e-9d78-44cc-a5b4-b7df34c5472f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61656292,"duration_in_seconds":2569}]},{"id":"42103dcd-ca24-46b2-aa6a-de3bacd0de69","title":"News, Myogiryu and the Abacus","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/85","content_text":"Lots of sumo news this week about retirement, news conferences and celebrations. And then, we're off on a deep dive into veteran wrestler Myogiryu. The dive takes us to painting sheet metal, the abacus, sumo records, injuries, and his dating profile... I mean his sumo website. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\n\nwww.sumokaboom.com\n\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!","content_html":"

Lots of sumo news this week about retirement, news conferences and celebrations. And then, we're off on a deep dive into veteran wrestler Myogiryu. The dive takes us to painting sheet metal, the abacus, sumo records, injuries, and his dating profile... I mean his sumo website.

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","summary":"Lots of sumo news and a deep dive into Myogiryu, which brings us right to the abacus.","date_published":"2021-10-06T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/42103dcd-ca24-46b2-aa6a-de3bacd0de69.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":69680448,"duration_in_seconds":2903}]},{"id":"8c72ce6a-b60b-4e1d-8b93-1b8af0b80a57","title":"Aki BashoDays 10-15 and BINGO winners","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/84","content_text":"Who won sumo BINGO? And who won the REAL sumo basho? What impressed us about Days 10-15 of the Aki basho? Listen to find out. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Who won sumo BINGO? And who won the REAL sumo basho? What impressed us about Days 10-15 of the Aki basho? Listen to find out.

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","summary":"Aki Basho Days 10-15 and BINGO winners","date_published":"2021-09-29T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8c72ce6a-b60b-4e1d-8b93-1b8af0b80a57.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51666023,"duration_in_seconds":2152}]},{"id":"ed3766f5-4957-440f-a618-434e249cbcb3","title":"Aki Basho Days 3 - 9","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/83","content_text":"That terrible henka. That amazing throw. The cellulitis. Oh my! We break down our favorite moments from days 3 through 9 of the September basho. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

That terrible henka. That amazing throw. The cellulitis. Oh my! We break down our favorite moments from days 3 through 9 of the September basho.

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","summary":"Sandwiches, butts, tonsils, the Kiribyama Crush, and sumo burlesque. It's a normal basho episode around here.","date_published":"2021-09-21T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ed3766f5-4957-440f-a618-434e249cbcb3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91803270,"duration_in_seconds":3825}]},{"id":"c8a71735-d013-481d-b64b-96c0c439fd96","title":"Grand Sumo Breakdown and Days 1 and 2 of the September Basho","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/82","content_text":"Grand Sumo Breakdown time! We cover a LOT, but we definitely get to their predictions for the basho, their plans for the future, and the art of sumo commentary. First Leslie and Laurie discuss days 1 and 2 of the September basho. One of us thought it was great! Not saying who...\n\nYou can watch the Grand Sumo Breakdown interview in full on our Youtube channel. See link below.\n\nMore about the Grand Sumo Breakdown:\nhttps://grandsumobreakdown.wordpress.com\nhttps://twitter.com/GSumoBreakdown\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwCKsyGA7lzbcdJ8Jlhqhdw\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Grand Sumo Breakdown Podcast.","content_html":"

Grand Sumo Breakdown time! We cover a LOT, but we definitely get to their predictions for the basho, their plans for the future, and the art of sumo commentary. First Leslie and Laurie discuss days 1 and 2 of the September basho. One of us thought it was great! Not saying who...

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You can watch the Grand Sumo Breakdown interview in full on our Youtube channel. See link below.

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","summary":"We cover days 1 and 2 of the September basho and talk with Grand Sumo Breakdown guys (Ryan, Mak and Jake) about their predictions for the basho.","date_published":"2021-09-14T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/c8a71735-d013-481d-b64b-96c0c439fd96.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":64150255,"duration_in_seconds":2672}]},{"id":"7c11f181-fb54-4f3d-94f5-c43c4ec5fc4c","title":"BINGO, Yutakayama and bigSUMOfan","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/81","content_text":"Curious about how BINGO works? This time, we've got MORE cards for twice the BINGO fun! Plus, we tell you about sumo wrestler Yutakayama, who is back in the top division this basho. We finish strong with Robert from bigSUMOfan, your best spot for sumo merch in the US. \n\nPart 2 of our interview with Robert from bigSUMOfan is on our Youtube channel. If you want to see sumo trading cards, tegatas and star charts, visit our Youtube channel.\n\nMore about Robert at bigSUMOfan: www.bigsumofan.com\nTwitter @bigSUMOfan\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Robert from bigSUMOfan.Links:bigSUMOfan — bigSUMOfan.com carries many authentic Japanese sumo products that are likely to be of interest to fans worldwide. We will also carry other sumo related items. ","content_html":"

Curious about how BINGO works? This time, we've got MORE cards for twice the BINGO fun! Plus, we tell you about sumo wrestler Yutakayama, who is back in the top division this basho. We finish strong with Robert from bigSUMOfan, your best spot for sumo merch in the US.

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Part 2 of our interview with Robert from bigSUMOfan is on our Youtube channel. If you want to see sumo trading cards, tegatas and star charts, visit our Youtube channel.

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More about Robert at bigSUMOfan: www.bigsumofan.com
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If you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!

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","summary":"A spotlight on BINGO, Yutakayama, and sumo merch in the US.","date_published":"2021-09-08T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7c11f181-fb54-4f3d-94f5-c43c4ec5fc4c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75286568,"duration_in_seconds":3136}]},{"id":"f46dcb35-93ab-4523-a86e-49346d3be174","title":"The Banzuke, Sumo Slumps, and Pollyanna","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/80","content_text":"It's a wild discussion about the new banzuke and sumo slumps. Hint: one of us doesn't mind a sumo slump at all. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

It's a wild discussion about the new banzuke and sumo slumps. Hint: one of us doesn't mind a sumo slump at all.

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","summary":"The banzuke is out, and it's a slider. Leslie discusses sumo slumps, and Laurie goes with the Pollyanna view.","date_published":"2021-09-01T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f46dcb35-93ab-4523-a86e-49346d3be174.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54849618,"duration_in_seconds":2285}]},{"id":"63b70efe-e11c-4858-9e6b-77e1a7222571","title":"Sumo Karaoke","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/79","content_text":"Sumo and karoke pair perfectly. If you don't love big guys wrestling, we bet you'll love the singing! Fight songs. Love songs. Group songs. The history and evolution of karaoke. And, join us for a game of Guess the Singing Rikishi. This episode's got something for everyone. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Sumo and karoke pair perfectly. If you don't love big guys wrestling, we bet you'll love the singing! Fight songs. Love songs. Group songs. The history and evolution of karaoke. And, join us for a game of Guess the Singing Rikishi. This episode's got something for everyone.

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","summary":"Sumo and Singing. They go together like peanut butter and jelly.","date_published":"2021-08-25T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/63b70efe-e11c-4858-9e6b-77e1a7222571.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61251290,"duration_in_seconds":2552}]},{"id":"fe058aa0-2ecc-4c08-8732-969b313de978","title":"Terunofuji's Inspiration - Doing Sumo with 1 Arm","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/78","content_text":"With the Paralympics coming up, we're chatting about Yoshiki Fuse, the 1-armed sumo wrestler, and Futabayama, the yokozuna who fought blind in one eye. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

With the Paralympics coming up, we're chatting about Yoshiki Fuse, the 1-armed sumo wrestler, and Futabayama, the yokozuna who fought blind in one eye.

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","summary":"A sumo wrestler with one arm. A yokozuna blind in one eye. ","date_published":"2021-08-18T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/fe058aa0-2ecc-4c08-8732-969b313de978.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58283989,"duration_in_seconds":2428}]},{"id":"90e5b6a2-fe5d-4c03-b238-1c56062e425b","title":"The Wonderful World of Ushizumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/77","content_text":"It's not rodeo. It's not bullflighting. Ushizumo is it's own thing, and it's strangely similar to the sport we all love.\n\nFavorite quotes: \"Are you an Olympian or are you not?\" \"We're taking a hard left at mutton bustin', y'all.\" \"They love their bulls!\"\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom There's no way we could do this without you, so thank you!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes section of our website. \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

It's not rodeo. It's not bullflighting. Ushizumo is it's own thing, and it's strangely similar to the sport we all love.

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Favorite quotes: "Are you an Olympian or are you not?" "We're taking a hard left at mutton bustin', y'all." "They love their bulls!"

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","summary":"Ushizumo, or bull sumo, is a sport in Japan! Yes, sumo with bulls.","date_published":"2021-08-11T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/90e5b6a2-fe5d-4c03-b238-1c56062e425b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46136423,"duration_in_seconds":1922}]},{"id":"3779e51d-242d-483f-b766-26ede650c14f","title":"Cannabis Sumo Scandals","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/76","content_text":"These cannabis sumo scandals are rather recent developments. We talk about the 2008 and 2009 scandals and also discuss the current pot scandal. And, Meiji cottage cheese. Because, ya know, we are who we are. And, we do discuss some adult themes this week- drug use and \"AF.\" Be aware.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom: www.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

These cannabis sumo scandals are rather recent developments. We talk about the 2008 and 2009 scandals and also discuss the current pot scandal. And, Meiji cottage cheese. Because, ya know, we are who we are. And, we do discuss some adult themes this week- drug use and "AF." Be aware.

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","summary":"This week, we're chatting about the recent cannabis sumo scandal. We also discuss past cannabis scandals. Yep, there have been a few.","date_published":"2021-08-04T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3779e51d-242d-483f-b766-26ede650c14f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53695424,"duration_in_seconds":2237}]},{"id":"ee7dc82c-41fc-4dc3-adf3-0aa043151181","title":"What is Terunofuji Doing Now?","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/75","content_text":"Ceremonies, photo ops, press conferences, belts and dohyo iris! Terunofuji is busy these days with big fish, fancy dress robes, and hopefully the Meiji Shrine. Pourquoi? Listen and see.\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom: \nwww.sumokaboom.com \nTwitter @SumoKaboom\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes].\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Ceremonies, photo ops, press conferences, belts and dohyo iris! Terunofuji is busy these days with big fish, fancy dress robes, and hopefully the Meiji Shrine. Pourquoi? Listen and see.

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","summary":"You say I'm a yokozuna? What happens now?","date_published":"2021-07-28T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ee7dc82c-41fc-4dc3-adf3-0aa043151181.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42956590,"duration_in_seconds":1789}]},{"id":"f6f8adc4-884b-4bbd-a41c-6386896306d8","title":"July Basho Days 10-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/74","content_text":"We discuss the Kachi-Koshi BINGO winners and the July basho days 10-15. We LOVED the sumo, the drama, and we know you did, too!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes. \n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! *Thank you so much! *","content_html":"

We discuss the Kachi-Koshi BINGO winners and the July basho days 10-15. We LOVED the sumo, the drama, and we know you did, too!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

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Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
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\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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","summary":"What a basho and what a BINGO! Wow! We can't cover all the bouts but we talk about a few that stood out to us on days 10-15. Here are your BINGO and sumo winners.","date_published":"2021-07-21T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f6f8adc4-884b-4bbd-a41c-6386896306d8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":85365863,"duration_in_seconds":3556}]},{"id":"e4142b9e-2e04-4f4a-9beb-d75b5ed1fa9e","title":"July Basho Days 3-9","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/73","content_text":"Our favorite sumo matches of days 3 - 6. And of course, it leads us to discussions about cuddling, love trains, Monty Python, Hakuho fear, the Staypuft Marshmallow Man, Zoolander, water slides, butts, kryptonite and more. And, we make up a new word - \"strutty.\" \n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Our favorite sumo matches of days 3 - 6. And of course, it leads us to discussions about cuddling, love trains, Monty Python, Hakuho fear, the Staypuft Marshmallow Man, Zoolander, water slides, butts, kryptonite and more. And, we make up a new word - "strutty."

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","summary":"Our enthusiastic sumo watching at its best. Who fears Hakuho the most? Who Leslie wants to cuddle. So many movie references, and the best commentating slip ever.","date_published":"2021-07-13T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e4142b9e-2e04-4f4a-9beb-d75b5ed1fa9e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61301445,"duration_in_seconds":2554}]},{"id":"8c6b80c7-fe24-4d83-93fc-a855facd2da6","title":"Meisei's Story. Ichiyamamoto's Story. Day 1 and 2 of the Basho.","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/72","content_text":"Ichiyamamoto - who is he and why is his story unusual?\nMeisei - why do the ladies on the train love him?\nWhat do we think of days 1 and 2 of the July basho? Umm, Hakuho is involved, so we know Laurie loves it.\n\nFind out more about Sumo Kaboom at\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter, Facebook, Instagram @sumokaboom\n\nSupport us through Redbubble or Ko-fi:\nhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/sumokaboom/shop\nhttps://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom\n\nEver wonder where we get our info? Check out our Show Notes.","content_html":"

Ichiyamamoto - who is he and why is his story unusual?
\nMeisei - why do the ladies on the train love him?
\nWhat do we think of days 1 and 2 of the July basho? Umm, Hakuho is involved, so we know Laurie loves it.

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","summary":"We cover a LOT of ground today- Meisei, Ichiyamamoto and days 1 and 2 of the Nagoya Basho.","date_published":"2021-07-05T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/8c6b80c7-fe24-4d83-93fc-a855facd2da6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67663100,"duration_in_seconds":2819}]},{"id":"be6c6df0-783c-46bb-bb0e-bb714c4b8fa8","title":"What is Ura's story? Who is Chiyonoo?","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/71","content_text":"The BINGO rundown for the July tournament. Chiyonoo- who is he? And popular Ura - what's his story? Who is is small in stature but grand in character? What are the World Combat Games? Who likes rap music? Find out! \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes: \n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The BINGO rundown for the July tournament. Chiyonoo- who is he? And popular Ura - what's his story? Who is is small in stature but grand in character? What are the World Combat Games? Who likes rap music? Find out!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes:

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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","summary":"The July basho is almost here, so we thought we'd learn about some of the newer (returning) faces you will see in the highest division- Ura and Chiyonoo.","date_published":"2021-06-30T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/be6c6df0-783c-46bb-bb0e-bb714c4b8fa8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":51046608,"duration_in_seconds":2126}]},{"id":"e9e7e5c7-88d6-4047-be96-c23c1e9b77c1","title":"US National Sumo Championship","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/70","content_text":"The US National Sumo Championship was held outside of Austin, TX in June, 2021. It was hot fun, and we talked to a lot of different people involved in sumo for this episode. Featuring lots of voices from the US National Competition- wrestlers, fans and more. Enjoy!\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guests: Eros Armstrong and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.","content_html":"

The US National Sumo Championship was held outside of Austin, TX in June, 2021. It was hot fun, and we talked to a lot of different people involved in sumo for this episode. Featuring lots of voices from the US National Competition- wrestlers, fans and more. Enjoy!

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Special Guests: Eros Armstrong and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

","summary":"We were there to watch the best in the US compete for the title. Find out who won and what it was it like. Hear directly from wrestlers and fans.","date_published":"2021-06-23T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e9e7e5c7-88d6-4047-be96-c23c1e9b77c1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":65055744,"duration_in_seconds":2710}]},{"id":"7bb3f447-1aa9-4c6c-aeb6-298a71b15a23","title":"Wakatakakage - When Sumo Runs in Your Family","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/69","content_text":"Wakatakakage. Who is he, and where does he come from? What's his story? Wakatakakage fans unite! We looked into his life and the life of his grandfather Wakabayama.\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here and we will love you forever! https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Wakatakakage. Who is he, and where does he come from? What's his story? Wakatakakage fans unite! We looked into his life and the life of his grandfather Wakabayama.

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

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","summary":"This week, we learn about Wakatakakage's grandfather, Wakabayama, and his sumo family. The chankonabe runs deep in this family, from grandad all the way to his 3 grandsons.","date_published":"2021-06-16T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7bb3f447-1aa9-4c6c-aeb6-298a71b15a23.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61666950,"duration_in_seconds":2569}]},{"id":"77424627-2c72-4b73-8e79-f9a785630925","title":"One Does Not Simply Become a Yokozuna","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/68","content_text":"From the earliest mention of yokozuna, what did it take to become one? The right look? A recommendation from the right person? A letter from a council? A certain number of wins? What's the YDC? And how did the last 5 guys become yokozuna? And, because it's us, we also manage to discuss LOTR, Oprah Winfrey and Yo-Yo Ma.\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

From the earliest mention of yokozuna, what did it take to become one? The right look? A recommendation from the right person? A letter from a council? A certain number of wins? What's the YDC? And how did the last 5 guys become yokozuna? And, because it's us, we also manage to discuss LOTR, Oprah Winfrey and Yo-Yo Ma.

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

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Where you can find us:
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\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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","summary":"What does it take to become a yokozuna?","date_published":"2021-06-09T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/77424627-2c72-4b73-8e79-f9a785630925.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70879923,"duration_in_seconds":2953}]},{"id":"696c5165-d745-4cec-82aa-ecb8c9f607d5","title":"John Gunning Talks Sumo (and a bunch of other fun stuff)","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/67","content_text":"If you have an interest in sumo and sports media, you already know John, as you can watch him on NHK World or read his articles in the Japan Times and Inside Sport Japan. We wanted to konw more about him and found out about his goth days, band days, and wicked sense of humor.\n\nThe full 90-minute interview is on our Youtube channel. in 6 parts.\n\nMore about John Gunning:\nhttps://www.insidesportjapan.com\nhttps://twitter.com/JohnGunningISJ\nhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/about/\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: SumoKaboom.redbubble.com\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep these interviews coming, support us here: https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboomSpecial Guest: John Gunning.","content_html":"

If you have an interest in sumo and sports media, you already know John, as you can watch him on NHK World or read his articles in the Japan Times and Inside Sport Japan. We wanted to konw more about him and found out about his goth days, band days, and wicked sense of humor.

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The full 90-minute interview is on our Youtube channel. in 6 parts.

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More about John Gunning:
\nhttps://www.insidesportjapan.com
\nhttps://twitter.com/JohnGunningISJ
\nhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/about/

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Special Guest: John Gunning.

","summary":"You may know John Gunning from his sumo commentating, but did you also know that he was in a band called Libido? Ever wondered just who this guy is that's talking about sumo on NHK and in the Japan Times? This is your episode!","date_published":"2021-06-02T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/696c5165-d745-4cec-82aa-ecb8c9f607d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":84277497,"duration_in_seconds":3511}]},{"id":"e020ad62-e01a-4951-8fef-a4a796b968f7","title":"May Basho Finish & BINGO winners","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/66","content_text":"We're exhausted after a fantastic basho. What a roller coaster ride! We break it down for you here, including whose BINGO was the best. And, who impressed us with their strong, amazing sumo. \n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

We're exhausted after a fantastic basho. What a roller coaster ride! We break it down for you here, including whose BINGO was the best. And, who impressed us with their strong, amazing sumo.

\n\n

Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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","summary":"Wow! What a basho! We're dizzy from the ride but want to introduce you to our BINGO winners and break down the basho days 10-15. ","date_published":"2021-05-25T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e020ad62-e01a-4951-8fef-a4a796b968f7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68413439,"duration_in_seconds":2850}]},{"id":"4f2cd331-8036-487f-9f5b-697223ac14f3","title":"May Basho Days 4-9 & Hot Takes with Konishiki","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/65","content_text":"Ever wondered what an ex-sumo wrestler thinks of the guys who are wrestling now? This is your episode! Hot Takes with Konishiki - what does he think of Terunofuji, Asanoyama, Shodai, Wakatakakage, Hoshoryu, falling into the audience, and what a wrestler needs to win. What's happening in this May basho? Konishiki sees it all.\n\nAlso, we give you our non-professional and absolutely fan-based breakdown of the sumo that's heating up in the May basho. Don't come to us for the sumo know-how. Listen to us for the silliness and fan love. Sumo smoldering, middle school dances, cirque du soleil, pancaking, sleepwalking, the sumo calendar we want to see, our favorite kimarites, strong side-hunkers, and \"trickeration.\"\n\nMore about Konishiki:\nhttp://konishiki.net\nhttp://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile/48/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/konishikiyasokichi/\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Konishiki.","content_html":"

Ever wondered what an ex-sumo wrestler thinks of the guys who are wrestling now? This is your episode! Hot Takes with Konishiki - what does he think of Terunofuji, Asanoyama, Shodai, Wakatakakage, Hoshoryu, falling into the audience, and what a wrestler needs to win. What's happening in this May basho? Konishiki sees it all.

\n\n

Also, we give you our non-professional and absolutely fan-based breakdown of the sumo that's heating up in the May basho. Don't come to us for the sumo know-how. Listen to us for the silliness and fan love. Sumo smoldering, middle school dances, cirque du soleil, pancaking, sleepwalking, the sumo calendar we want to see, our favorite kimarites, strong side-hunkers, and "trickeration."

\n\n

More about Konishiki:
\nhttp://konishiki.net
\nhttp://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile/48/
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/konishikiyasokichi/

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Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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Special Guest: Konishiki.

","summary":"The May basho! Hot Takes with Konishiki! There's nothing better!","date_published":"2021-05-18T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/4f2cd331-8036-487f-9f5b-697223ac14f3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66981510,"duration_in_seconds":2790}]},{"id":"4ac3fd8b-7fa1-4ff8-9d15-296cd681ef02","title":"May Basho Days 1-3","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/64","content_text":"BINGO has begun! The sumo posters have been revealed! And, the boys are back! We couldn't be any happier. We talk everything from new mawashi colors to fashionable pants, injuries, bad days, the new camera angles, and who is looking strong. \n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom\n\nPlease subscribe!","content_html":"

BINGO has begun! The sumo posters have been revealed! And, the boys are back! We couldn't be any happier. We talk everything from new mawashi colors to fashionable pants, injuries, bad days, the new camera angles, and who is looking strong.

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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Please subscribe!

","summary":"Let the sumo and BINGO begin!","date_published":"2021-05-11T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/4ac3fd8b-7fa1-4ff8-9d15-296cd681ef02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70568227,"duration_in_seconds":2940}]},{"id":"3ff5e183-9694-4283-9f35-2a825d009ad9","title":"Konishiki","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/63","content_text":"If you've ever wondered what it's REALLY like being a sumo wrestler, this is your week. Konishiki said to ask him anything, so we did. We asked about living in a sumo stable, how dating works, what it's like leading up to a basho. We asked about the JSA, training, his coach, his style of sumo, cussing, and so much more.\n\nThe full interview (1.5 hours) is on Youtube here. \n\nMore about our guest Konishiki:\nhttp://konishiki.net\nhttps://www.instagram.com/konishikiyasokichi/\n\nMore about Sumo Kaboom:\nwww.sumokaboom.com\nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.\n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom\n\nPlease subscribe!Special Guest: Konishiki.","content_html":"

If you've ever wondered what it's REALLY like being a sumo wrestler, this is your week. Konishiki said to ask him anything, so we did. We asked about living in a sumo stable, how dating works, what it's like leading up to a basho. We asked about the JSA, training, his coach, his style of sumo, cussing, and so much more.

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The full interview (1.5 hours) is on Youtube here.

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More about our guest Konishiki:
\nhttp://konishiki.net
\nhttps://www.instagram.com/konishikiyasokichi/

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More about Sumo Kaboom:
\nwww.sumokaboom.com
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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Please subscribe!

Special Guest: Konishiki.

","summary":"This week, we're chatting with Konishiki, the first non-Japanese born sumo wrestler to reach ozeki.","date_published":"2021-05-05T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3ff5e183-9694-4283-9f35-2a825d009ad9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":80415005,"duration_in_seconds":3350}]},{"id":"7690bfa6-126a-4abc-bd1b-12a626ce5784","title":"The Small Boys of Sumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/62","content_text":"Fans go crazy for the smaller men of sumo, so this week, we dive into Mainoumi (maybe his is a new name for you?) and the men who desperately wanted to be taller and would do anything to get there. Of course, we discuss Enho and Terutsuyoshi. \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Fans go crazy for the smaller men of sumo, so this week, we dive into Mainoumi (maybe his is a new name for you?) and the men who desperately wanted to be taller and would do anything to get there. Of course, we discuss Enho and Terutsuyoshi.

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

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Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"This week's episode is all about the smaller men of sumo- the ones who desperately wanted to be taller and would do anything to get there, the oh-so-popular ones (Enho), and the mighty tough ones (Terutsuyoshi). ","date_published":"2021-04-28T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/7690bfa6-126a-4abc-bd1b-12a626ce5784.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77377516,"duration_in_seconds":3224}]},{"id":"ddc0f9a5-3ba3-41e6-a2f9-d3938bdd30c1","title":"The Big Boys of Sumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/61","content_text":"Historic big boys of the past and present. We introduce you to some of the biggest wrestlers of the past and then look into 2 of the largest wrestlers of today - Ichinojo and Kaisei. What are their birth names? What are their personalities like? What foods do they love? \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Historic big boys of the past and present. We introduce you to some of the biggest wrestlers of the past and then look into 2 of the largest wrestlers of today - Ichinojo and Kaisei. What are their birth names? What are their personalities like? What foods do they love?

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

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Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"We LOVE 'em big and tall. So, this week we're highlighting the biggest of the past and the biggest of them now - Ichinojo and Kaisei.","date_published":"2021-04-21T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/ddc0f9a5-3ba3-41e6-a2f9-d3938bdd30c1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58726608,"duration_in_seconds":2446}]},{"id":"e9d835b6-0994-46ec-b57d-c917f545b566","title":"Sumo Art","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/60","content_text":"The week's episode is all about art, from the artist and sumo wrestler Kototsurugi to Ukiyo-e prints and modern manga. Also, boobs. And mangos. And dinosaurs. And Patrick Swayze and Harrison Ford. It's informative and little kooky. And, very, very \"adult.\"\n\nAlso, we'd love for you to fill out a survey for us so we can learn more about what you like. We'll throw in a $50 Amazon gift card for 1 lucky survey respondent. Find the survey here: tinyurl.com/sumokaboom\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

The week's episode is all about art, from the artist and sumo wrestler Kototsurugi to Ukiyo-e prints and modern manga. Also, boobs. And mangos. And dinosaurs. And Patrick Swayze and Harrison Ford. It's informative and little kooky. And, very, very "adult."

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Also, we'd love for you to fill out a survey for us so we can learn more about what you like. We'll throw in a $50 Amazon gift card for 1 lucky survey respondent. Find the survey here: tinyurl.com/sumokaboom

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes

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Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"The week's episode is all about art, from the artist and sumo wrestler Kototsurugi to Ukiyo-e prints and modern manga.","date_published":"2021-04-14T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/e9d835b6-0994-46ec-b57d-c917f545b566.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60538497,"duration_in_seconds":2522}]},{"id":"df0ab2a2-527c-409b-9497-5b94636776c6","title":"Kids in Sumo. Jake Book. The Hakuho Cup.","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/59","content_text":"Want to know about getting kids involved in sumo? This is your episode! We talk with Jake Book of Ohayo Sumo about his sumo training and how he's building a program for kids. Then we switch gears and discuss the Hakuho Cup, a youth sumo tournament that happens in Japan. And, because we are who we are, we also discuss Dorothy Hamill, Wham!, Gene Kelly, Scott Hamilton, and Mark Hamill. \n\nFor Details on each episode: \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes\n\nWhere you can find Jake Book: https://www.facebook.com/Ohayosumo/\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter, Instagram, and Facebook @SumoKaboom \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! Special Guest: Jake Book of Ohayo Sumo.","content_html":"

Want to know about getting kids involved in sumo? This is your episode! We talk with Jake Book of Ohayo Sumo about his sumo training and how he's building a program for kids. Then we switch gears and discuss the Hakuho Cup, a youth sumo tournament that happens in Japan. And, because we are who we are, we also discuss Dorothy Hamill, Wham!, Gene Kelly, Scott Hamilton, and Mark Hamill.

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For Details on each episode:

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes

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Where you can find Jake Book: https://www.facebook.com/Ohayosumo/

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Where you can find us:
\nTwitter, Instagram, and Facebook @SumoKaboom
\nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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If you'd like to buy us a coffee each month to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

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Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

Special Guest: Jake Book of Ohayo Sumo.

","summary":"It's all about kids in sumo. ","date_published":"2021-04-07T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/df0ab2a2-527c-409b-9497-5b94636776c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55722317,"duration_in_seconds":2321}]},{"id":"521ec380-5e11-4a8d-b2a0-94fbec51c9fa","title":"March Basho Days 11-15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/58","content_text":"Our conversation meanders from BINGO winners through news and then to the basho results. There's also some discussion of He-Man, horror movies, imaginary sumo moves, heartbreak, and lots of sound effects.\n\nQuotes:\n“A double inside leg trip? How do you a double? You’d need both legs. Straddling from the front?…Like a koala?… You and I might try that.”\n“My heart broke into a million pieces.”\n“This is why I love sumo, because it went from heartbreak to triumph.”\n“Not only is he ozeki. He is like prime choice ozeki.”\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.\n\nWhere you can find us: \nTwitter @SumoKaboom \nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nIf you'd like to buy us a coffee to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much! ","content_html":"

Our conversation meanders from BINGO winners through news and then to the basho results. There's also some discussion of He-Man, horror movies, imaginary sumo moves, heartbreak, and lots of sound effects.

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Quotes:
\n“A double inside leg trip? How do you a double? You’d need both legs. Straddling from the front?…Like a koala?… You and I might try that.”
\n“My heart broke into a million pieces.”
\n“This is why I love sumo, because it went from heartbreak to triumph.”
\n“Not only is he ozeki. He is like prime choice ozeki.”

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes.

\n\n

Where you can find us:
\nTwitter @SumoKaboom
\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nYoutube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

\n\n

If you'd like to buy us a coffee to keep us going, you can support us here. https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom

\n\n

Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!

","summary":"Our special blend of March 2021 Basho commentary. Leslie's heartbreak. Laurie's excitement.","date_published":"2021-03-31T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/521ec380-5e11-4a8d-b2a0-94fbec51c9fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":82549027,"duration_in_seconds":3439}]},{"id":"018dd59c-093c-4f3d-8d22-620fe7402ca3","title":"March Basho Days 4-10","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/57","content_text":"We break down some of our favorite fights from days 4-10 of the March basho. But, it hard, because there's so much good sumo!\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thanks. \n\nTwitter: @SumoKaboom \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/ \nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/ \nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA ","content_html":"

We break down some of our favorite fights from days 4-10 of the March basho. But, it hard, because there's so much good sumo!

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes

\n\n

Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thanks.

\n\n

Twitter: @SumoKaboom
\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

","summary":"So much good sumo! We give you an overview of days 4-10 of the March basho.","date_published":"2021-03-23T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/018dd59c-093c-4f3d-8d22-620fe7402ca3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":89405230,"duration_in_seconds":3725}]},{"id":"eb888e7f-8c44-45d1-8112-5001eb9c406b","title":"March Basho Days 1-3, The Hakuho Full Circle","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/56","content_text":"Take a breath because days 1 - 3 are a blur of great sumo and rollercoaster news. Oh my goodness. \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. \n\nPlease subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thanks. \n\nTwitter: @SumoKaboom\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA","content_html":"

Take a breath because days 1 - 3 are a blur of great sumo and rollercoaster news. Oh my goodness.

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

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Please subscribe or send us a review. It all helps! Thanks.

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Twitter: @SumoKaboom
\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/
\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/
\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0afau4An1hiO69Umr4igKA

","summary":"We covered a lot of ground here, because there's a lot of good sumo happening! We go full circle on Hakuho, break down our favorite matches and yet still can't seem to do the conversion of kilos to pounds.","date_published":"2021-03-16T10:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/eb888e7f-8c44-45d1-8112-5001eb9c406b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":99262695,"duration_in_seconds":4135}]},{"id":"04cbd54e-69fe-4fb5-b24a-c14b41ae8c54","title":"Sumo Brothers","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/55","content_text":"Brothers competing in sumo at the same time isn't as unusual as you might think. This week we look at the Wakanohana, Takanohana, Hidenoumi, and Tobizaru. And, because we watched the Oprah interview, who is most like William or Harry? What we know about them, and what we've made up completely. \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes] \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble. ","content_html":"

Brothers competing in sumo at the same time isn't as unusual as you might think. This week we look at the Wakanohana, Takanohana, Hidenoumi, and Tobizaru. And, because we watched the Oprah interview, who is most like William or Harry? What we know about them, and what we've made up completely.

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes]

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble.

","summary":"Brothers competing in sumo at the same time isn't as unusual as you might think. This week we look at Wakanohana, Takanohana, Hidenoumi, and Tobizaru.","date_published":"2021-03-10T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/04cbd54e-69fe-4fb5-b24a-c14b41ae8c54.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61240632,"duration_in_seconds":2551}]},{"id":"48d00388-957c-4f7c-afa9-fe3ea72503a9","title":"Eros Armstrong and Sumo Trailblazers","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/54","content_text":"**Eros Armstrong **is the heavyweight representative on the 2020 Women's U.S. National Sumo Team. She's athletic, talented, and driven to be the best. And, she wants to bring more women into the sport. \n\nEros speaks eloquentrly about soul combat, warrior spirit, and leading other women to the sport of sumo - either through sumo clinics like the one at the WINS tournament or by walking up to other women at the grocery story and telling them that they would be good in sumo. \n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes]https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/articles/episode-54-eros-armstrong-and-sumo-trailblazers)\n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kabbom merch at Red Bubble. Special Guest: Eros Armstrong.","content_html":"

**Eros Armstrong **is the heavyweight representative on the 2020 Women's U.S. National Sumo Team. She's athletic, talented, and driven to be the best. And, she wants to bring more women into the sport.

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Eros speaks eloquentrly about soul combat, warrior spirit, and leading other women to the sport of sumo - either through sumo clinics like the one at the WINS tournament or by walking up to other women at the grocery story and telling them that they would be good in sumo.

\n\n

If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our [Show Notes]https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/articles/episode-54-eros-armstrong-and-sumo-trailblazers)

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kabbom merch at Red Bubble.

Special Guest: Eros Armstrong.

","summary":"Eros Armstrong and sumo trailblazers. Yeah, we're talking about women in sumo. Because they rock.","date_published":"2021-03-03T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/48d00388-957c-4f7c-afa9-fe3ea72503a9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32393132,"duration_in_seconds":2589}]},{"id":"d5672f67-f4d9-4f81-87e1-f098aaf07142","title":"Black History Month","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/53","content_text":"We love learning new things, so this week, we decided it was time to focus on the contributions that POC have made to sumo wrestling. From myth and legend to modern history, there's plenty to explore here. Today, we celebrate Yasuke, Henry Sentoryu Miller, and \"Tiny\" Manny Yarbrough.\n\nIf you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes: \n\nCheck out our ever-changing Sumo Kabbom merch at Red Bubble. ","content_html":"

We love learning new things, so this week, we decided it was time to focus on the contributions that POC have made to sumo wrestling. From myth and legend to modern history, there's plenty to explore here. Today, we celebrate Yasuke, Henry Sentoryu Miller, and "Tiny" Manny Yarbrough.

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If you ever wonder where we get our research, check out our Show Notes:

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Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kabbom merch at Red Bubble.

","summary":"Black history in the world of sumo wrestling. We celebrate Yasuke, Henry Sentoryu Miller, and Tiny Manny Yarbrough.","date_published":"2021-02-24T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d5672f67-f4d9-4f81-87e1-f098aaf07142.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44898219,"duration_in_seconds":1870}]},{"id":"ff09ce65-9ba7-498f-9c15-a3facb451dea","title":"Love and Marriage. Sort of.","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/52","content_text":"It's February- the season of love! Time for some love related sumo poetry, stories, and the skinny on sumo marriage. ","content_html":"

It's February- the season of love! Time for some love related sumo poetry, stories, and the skinny on sumo marriage.

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What do wrestlers need before a sumo match? Shiko! Power water! Salt! Belly thwacks! Shuffles! Crab walks! Big flexes! And so much more! We breakdown the rituals that come from Shinto and the individual rituals we all love to watch.

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Yokozuna Tochinoumi, would just passed, who was he? And, are you confused about Special Prizes? Why did 3 guys get the same prize? Why did no one get a prize? This is the episode for you!

\n\n

Plus, we manage to throw in Burgess Meredith, beauty pageants, silicone, yoga, Barb and so much more.

","summary":"Yokozuna Tochinoumi - who was he? And, are you confused about Special Prizes? We are too.","date_published":"2021-02-03T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/6badf65a-e73f-4a77-900c-4ca508d747c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60351006,"duration_in_seconds":2514}]},{"id":"c9a061fc-250c-43d7-a7ea-92b18389469d","title":"January Basho, Days 11 - 15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/49","content_text":"Beginning with our BINGO winner, we move to highlights from days 11 - 15 of the January basho. \n\nWhat a treat that was, and congratulations to all the winners. We can't wait for more!\n\nIf you want more information on Daieisho, check out Sumo Kaboom's episode 28 where we discuss Okinoumi and Daieisho.","content_html":"

Beginning with our BINGO winner, we move to highlights from days 11 - 15 of the January basho.

\n\n

What a treat that was, and congratulations to all the winners. We can't wait for more!

\n\n

If you want more information on Daieisho, check out Sumo Kaboom's episode 28 where we discuss Okinoumi and Daieisho.

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We break down days 4 -10 in a weird, wild basho. So many wrestlers are out due to covid restrictions. What's wrong with Takakeisho? Shodai's style of sumo. Terunofuji gives me high blood pressure. Learning kimarite.

","summary":"We break down some of our favorite bouts from days 4 - 10. ","date_published":"2021-01-20T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/3ebd8665-f12c-41a8-b1d3-fc27223af805.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":75986232,"duration_in_seconds":3166}]},{"id":"f5aea700-ee31-4f73-a6e8-6e5b31644610","title":"January Basho Days 1-3, Dallas Sumo Club","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/47","content_text":"We welcome a brand new sumo club to the area and review the January basho days 1-3. Who is looking strong? Who is under pressure? Who drew blood? And because we are who we are... Carrie, that horror film/musical and Bo Taoshi. Plus, our struggles learning the kimarite!Special Guest: Corey Morrison of the Dallas Sumo Club.","content_html":"

We welcome a brand new sumo club to the area and review the January basho days 1-3. Who is looking strong? Who is under pressure? Who drew blood? And because we are who we are... Carrie, that horror film/musical and Bo Taoshi. Plus, our struggles learning the kimarite!

Special Guest: Corey Morrison of the Dallas Sumo Club.

","summary":"News, Dallas Sumo Club, and January Basho","date_published":"2021-01-13T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/f5aea700-ee31-4f73-a6e8-6e5b31644610.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67784655,"duration_in_seconds":2824}]},{"id":"349c9a33-e37e-43d0-95bc-a461ac777f78","title":"Akiseyama, Midorifuji, and Ikioi","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/46","content_text":"News that covers Bingo to Coronavirus. Discussion of the January banzuke and spotlights on Akiseyama, Midorifuji, and Ikioi. We cover a lot in this episode! Plus we manage to weave in shaky weights, Lauren Bacall, Nicholas Cage, boy bands, and Friends while we're at it. \n\nWho would YOU like to see using shaky weights?\nWho would be in YOUR sumo boy band?\nShould they still host the January basho?\nWhy is Akiseyama so beloved?\nWhich wrestler had no idea who Paul McCartney was?","content_html":"

News that covers Bingo to Coronavirus. Discussion of the January banzuke and spotlights on Akiseyama, Midorifuji, and Ikioi. We cover a lot in this episode! Plus we manage to weave in shaky weights, Lauren Bacall, Nicholas Cage, boy bands, and Friends while we're at it.

\n\n

Who would YOU like to see using shaky weights?
\nWho would be in YOUR sumo boy band?
\nShould they still host the January basho?
\nWhy is Akiseyama so beloved?
\nWhich wrestler had no idea who Paul McCartney was?

","summary":"News that covers Bingo to Coronavirus. Discussion of the January banzuke and spotlights on Akiseyama, Midorifuji, and Ikioi.","date_published":"2021-01-06T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/349c9a33-e37e-43d0-95bc-a461ac777f78.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73667186,"duration_in_seconds":3069}]},{"id":"98567bea-9c6e-40c1-a1c3-7fc46d074b15","title":"Sumo's Best and Sexiest of 2020","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/45","content_text":"We feature YOU today- your favorite moments in sumo and your choice for sexiest wrestler of 2020. featuring Sumo Mainichi, the Grand Sumo Breakdown boys, and Tachiai blog.Special Guests: Andy from the Tachiai Blog and Dave and Amy from Sumo Mainichi podcast.","content_html":"

We feature YOU today- your favorite moments in sumo and your choice for sexiest wrestler of 2020. featuring Sumo Mainichi, the Grand Sumo Breakdown boys, and Tachiai blog.

Special Guests: Andy from the Tachiai Blog and Dave and Amy from Sumo Mainichi podcast.

","summary":"We feature YOU today- your favorite moments in sumo and your choice for sexiest wrestler of 2020.","date_published":"2020-12-16T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/98567bea-9c6e-40c1-a1c3-7fc46d074b15.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67656724,"duration_in_seconds":2819}]},{"id":"fc9ce8f8-55a1-4132-bd65-2eb46e1ad239","title":"Sumo Holidays","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/44","content_text":"What do profesional sumo wreslers do over the holidays?","content_html":"

What do profesional sumo wreslers do over the holidays?

","summary":"What do sumo wrestlers do over the holidays?","date_published":"2020-12-09T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/fc9ce8f8-55a1-4132-bd65-2eb46e1ad239.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52992759,"duration_in_seconds":2208}]},{"id":"595bed73-1b11-4231-a533-ab1a77f43006","title":"Takakeisho and All the Prizes","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/43","content_text":"We talk about the special prizes and what the winner takes home. Also, what it would take for Takakeisho to become a yokozuna? Can he do it? And, just what is the difference between a macaroon and a macaron?","content_html":"

We talk about the special prizes and what the winner takes home. Also, what it would take for Takakeisho to become a yokozuna? Can he do it? And, just what is the difference between a macaroon and a macaron?

","summary":"Curious about what these guys win at a tournament? Does he keep that big trophy? This is your episode! ","date_published":"2020-12-02T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/595bed73-1b11-4231-a533-ab1a77f43006.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":62188616,"duration_in_seconds":2591}]},{"id":"6ec27fb4-693c-460d-a38d-c3a64d682e05","title":"November Basho Days 10-15 and BINGO","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/42","content_text":"Our favorite matches and interviews. The best throw downs. Who we were rooting for. The terrible phrase that Leslie's Japanese friends taught her. Sumo Kaboom Awards. Rocky, Star Wars, Annie, Chariots of Fire and walruses. We're a bit slap happy, and yes, we cover it all.","content_html":"

Our favorite matches and interviews. The best throw downs. Who we were rooting for. The terrible phrase that Leslie's Japanese friends taught her. Sumo Kaboom Awards. Rocky, Star Wars, Annie, Chariots of Fire and walruses. We're a bit slap happy, and yes, we cover it all.

","summary":"Our break down of the absolute best sumo moments, BINGO winners, and our special blend of humor. ","date_published":"2020-11-24T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/6ec27fb4-693c-460d-a38d-c3a64d682e05.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":77295316,"duration_in_seconds":3220}]},{"id":"74ac70e6-4551-4f2c-aeb1-33e57e898e5b","title":"November Basho, days 3-9","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/41","content_text":"We love watching these boys wrestle, and we love commenting on the commentary, too. Mawashis, wedgies, horror movies, WWE wrestling moves, retirements... we cover a lot of ground here.","content_html":"

We love watching these boys wrestle, and we love commenting on the commentary, too. Mawashis, wedgies, horror movies, WWE wrestling moves, retirements... we cover a lot of ground here.

","summary":"The boys are back, and we've been enjoying the sumo! Who is in the lead? Who is looking surprisingly strong? Who got Enho'ed? Who went out injured?","date_published":"2020-11-17T13:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/74ac70e6-4551-4f2c-aeb1-33e57e898e5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56865024,"duration_in_seconds":2369}]},{"id":"430c0235-adb5-4a44-8d0e-4a40d904c85e","title":"Sumodo Review and the November Basho days 1 and 2","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/40","content_text":"Review of Sumodo, the latest sumo documentary, and SUMO is BACK! November basho- days 1 and 2. Somehow we manage to discuss Ryuden's kooky laugh, juryo treats, cheerleading moves and more. We've missed these boys!\n\nAnd, we're playing BINGO again. See our website or socials for more information.","content_html":"

Review of Sumodo, the latest sumo documentary, and SUMO is BACK! November basho- days 1 and 2. Somehow we manage to discuss Ryuden's kooky laugh, juryo treats, cheerleading moves and more. We've missed these boys!

\n\n

And, we're playing BINGO again. See our website or socials for more information.

","summary":"Review of Sumodo, the latest sumo documentary, and SUMO is BACK! November basho- days 1 and 2. Somehow we manage to discuss Ryuden's laugh, juryo treats, BINGO, cheerleading moves and more.","date_published":"2020-11-10T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/430c0235-adb5-4a44-8d0e-4a40d904c85e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59675793,"duration_in_seconds":2486}]},{"id":"943473da-e6ea-4a28-842f-1efad7fe0f1a","title":"Sumo Snack and Chat","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/39","content_text":"Akua. Bingo. What it's like at a sumo tournament. Bento boxes. Blood type personalities. It's a hodgepodge of an episode with lots of laughter.","content_html":"

Akua. Bingo. What it's like at a sumo tournament. Bento boxes. Blood type personalities. It's a hodgepodge of an episode with lots of laughter.

","summary":"A relaxed conversation about Akua, injuries, bingo, what it's like at a sumo tournament, blood type personalities, bento boxes, and a lot of laughter. A LOT of laughter.","date_published":"2020-11-04T04:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/943473da-e6ea-4a28-842f-1efad7fe0f1a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66448718,"duration_in_seconds":2768}]},{"id":"282aad52-2979-40bb-a7a9-25d2241788e4","title":"The 3 T's - Takanosho, Takayasu, and Terunofuji","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/38","content_text":"New to November's sanyaku (though 2 of these guys have been here before), THE 3 T's. Which wrestler is nicknamed Riceball? Which one is known for his big feet? Which one fears ghosts? Which one used to play the lead in his school plays? There's oh so much delightful information to share about these boys!","content_html":"

New to November's sanyaku (though 2 of these guys have been here before), THE 3 T's. Which wrestler is nicknamed Riceball? Which one is known for his big feet? Which one fears ghosts? Which one used to play the lead in his school plays? There's oh so much delightful information to share about these boys!

","summary":"Everything you ever wanted to know about Takanosho, Takayasu, and Terunofuji... or as we call them - Riceball, the Geyser, and the Come Back King.","date_published":"2020-10-28T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/282aad52-2979-40bb-a7a9-25d2241788e4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63729579,"duration_in_seconds":2655}]},{"id":"b42c9b33-2935-4998-b341-c98e73e422e3","title":"Doreen Simmons and Katrina Watts ","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/37","content_text":"Doreen Simmons and Katrina Watts. Two sumo commentators and experts in the field. Don't know their names? You should!","content_html":"

Doreen Simmons and Katrina Watts. Two sumo commentators and experts in the field. Don't know their names? You should!

","summary":"Two famous sumo experts. ","date_published":"2020-10-21T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/b42c9b33-2935-4998-b341-c98e73e422e3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47444217,"duration_in_seconds":1976}]},{"id":"5f4b6adb-0bd3-4c82-9319-764b08854b2d","title":"Mongolian Wrestling Makes Us Twitterpated","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/36","content_text":"Mongolian wrestling is why so many Mongolians are good at sumo. And, dang, those outfits! Time to get to know this wrestling style.\n\n\"The sexy sport of Mongolian wrestling. Yes, it IS sexy. We'll get to that.\" Sunk Kaboom","content_html":"

Mongolian wrestling is why so many Mongolians are good at sumo. And, dang, those outfits! Time to get to know this wrestling style.

\n\n

"The sexy sport of Mongolian wrestling. Yes, it IS sexy. We'll get to that." Sunk Kaboom

","summary":"Mongolian Wrestling. The men, the history, the outfits.","date_published":"2020-10-14T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5f4b6adb-0bd3-4c82-9319-764b08854b2d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":57189981,"duration_in_seconds":2382}]},{"id":"967bcfe3-4551-4d1b-a1bc-8af1d561b809","title":"International Sumo, Mixed Martial Arts, and the Consulate Cup","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/35","content_text":"Just HOW does a person become a professional sumo wrestler? Especially, if you can't show up on the doorstep of a sumo stable in Japan, how do you train in sumo? You participate in international sumo and martial arts! That's what we discuss today. From judo to ju-jitzu and sumo, what's the purpose of international sumo? We talk to two teachers and athletes - Derrick Garza of Dark Clan Fight Lab and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo. Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.","content_html":"

Just HOW does a person become a professional sumo wrestler? Especially, if you can't show up on the doorstep of a sumo stable in Japan, how do you train in sumo? You participate in international sumo and martial arts! That's what we discuss today. From judo to ju-jitzu and sumo, what's the purpose of international sumo? We talk to two teachers and athletes - Derrick Garza of Dark Clan Fight Lab and Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

","summary":"International sumo - where some of our professional sumo wrestlers come from and a fantastic training ground!","date_published":"2020-10-07T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/967bcfe3-4551-4d1b-a1bc-8af1d561b809.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55599437,"duration_in_seconds":2316}]},{"id":"19e4d999-2456-4fb4-a8a0-e8dafd543d08","title":"Aki Basho Days 10 - 15","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/34","content_text":"The last few days of the September, 2020 basho. Who won and how. Who ALMOST won. Who cried sumo tears. Who is the new Draco Malfoy. Who got Enho'ed. Who got injured. And who deserves a valentine.","content_html":"

The last few days of the September, 2020 basho. Who won and how. Who ALMOST won. Who cried sumo tears. Who is the new Draco Malfoy. Who got Enho'ed. Who got injured. And who deserves a valentine.

","summary":"An overview of how the September basho ended. Who won the sumo and BINGO. ","date_published":"2020-09-30T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/19e4d999-2456-4fb4-a8a0-e8dafd543d08.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":67054271,"duration_in_seconds":2793}]},{"id":"6c3a20ff-0ec0-4146-b517-7c879d213525","title":"Basho Day 3 - 9 Weeblewobbles, Andre the Giant and Danny Devito","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/33","content_text":"Who got Enho'ed? Weeblewobbles! Square dancing! Andre the Giant vs Danny Devito! Dimples! Slow motion injury replays! Good God, we love sumo.","content_html":"

Who got Enho'ed? Weeblewobbles! Square dancing! Andre the Giant vs Danny Devito! Dimples! Slow motion injury replays! Good God, we love sumo.

","summary":"The Aki Basho? It's filled to the brim with athletic sumo, surprises and cringe-worthy moments. ","date_published":"2020-09-22T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/6c3a20ff-0ec0-4146-b517-7c879d213525.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61790457,"duration_in_seconds":2574}]},{"id":"5042dd56-8b9d-4f9e-bb5c-aa755a3bcffc","title":"BINGO, Aki Basho, and Andy from the Tachiai Blog","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/32","content_text":"Who won the first round of BINGO plus how we're expanding the game. Sumo breakdown of days 1 and 2, and meet Andy from the Tachiai blog, one of your best english online resources for sumo. Just what is the Tachiai blog, and who contributes to it?Special Guest: Andy from the Tachiai Blog.","content_html":"

Who won the first round of BINGO plus how we're expanding the game. Sumo breakdown of days 1 and 2, and meet Andy from the Tachiai blog, one of your best english online resources for sumo. Just what is the Tachiai blog, and who contributes to it?

Special Guest: Andy from the Tachiai Blog.

","summary":"We pack so much into this episode! Our first 2 Bingo winners! The non-technical breakdown of the basho days 1 and 2. And, Andy from the Tachiai blog. ","date_published":"2020-09-15T14:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5042dd56-8b9d-4f9e-bb5c-aa755a3bcffc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76937298,"duration_in_seconds":3205}]},{"id":"62af8097-fe1f-4ba6-abfb-a4c21bfdb98a","title":"Banzuke, Bingo and Endo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/31","content_text":"Changes to the banzuke including Endo joining the sanyaku. Introducing Sumo Kaboom's BINGO game! Play along with us during the tournament.","content_html":"

Changes to the banzuke including Endo joining the sanyaku. Introducing Sumo Kaboom's BINGO game! Play along with us during the tournament.

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Takakeisho and Asanoyama. Two VERY different ozeki. Two completely different fighting styles and two different backgrounds. The more we look into it, the less similar they seem. Need some help telling them apart or want to know a few random facts about them? This is your episode.

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What's known about our two current sekiwake- their personalities, their backgrounds, their fighting styles and what we don't know about them.

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Everything you never needed to know about Daieisho and Okinoumi.

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Lots of news happened this week in the sumo world, from baby announcements to daring escapes and Abi. We break it all down and try to understand from an outsider's point of view. Plus, help Leslie find her next sumo boyfriend.

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So much emotion all wrapped into one basho! The matches that made us laugh. The fights that made us jump from our chairs. The storylines that made us cry.

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Who gets "Enho'ed?" What was Abi thinking? Who is looking strong and steady from days 3 - 9 at the July 2020 basho.

","summary":" Exciting times! This is sumo greatest hits from Day 3 - 9 of the July basho 2020. ","date_published":"2020-07-28T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/76d5b24a-85c9-4edc-bf3f-d5a94e88a9f9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59575483,"duration_in_seconds":2482}]},{"id":"ba953c5d-8758-4e7d-bc79-97bf9bcb27a9","title":"The Basho Begins with Sumo Mainichi","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/24","content_text":"The basho has begun! Finally! We talk about what's happening in the sumo world and give you a break down of days 1 and 2 of the July basho. And, special treat, we chat with Dave and Amy of Sumo Mainichi. Ever wondered who got these two interested in sumo? Have a listen. Special Guest: Dave and Amy from Sumo Mainichi podcast.","content_html":"

The basho has begun! Finally! We talk about what's happening in the sumo world and give you a break down of days 1 and 2 of the July basho. And, special treat, we chat with Dave and Amy of Sumo Mainichi. Ever wondered who got these two interested in sumo? Have a listen.

Special Guest: Dave and Amy from Sumo Mainichi podcast.

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Sumo latest news. Training and the storylines of the upcoming tournament. Who we're watching and why.

","summary":"Texas gals gone wild for sumo. We're getting too, too excited for the July basho.","date_published":"2020-07-15T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/820ff7a7-1bd8-4c63-ba56-529b5435c3fd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46155816,"duration_in_seconds":2844}]},{"id":"e26898b0-5d1e-47e9-876e-c5e8428646ba","title":"Do Fans Affect Sumo Wrestlers?","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"Current news, corona virus effects, and some science behind how the presence or absence of fans affect sports.","content_html":"

Current news, corona virus effects, and some science behind how the presence or absence of fans affect sports.

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Breaking sumo news. How do they build a dohyo? And how is COVID affecting the upcoming tournament? We dearly hope there will be a July basho, but how are wrestlers preparing for it?

","summary":"What kind of prep goes into a professional sumo tournament? And, what's happens differently when we're in a pandemic? How are the wrestlers staying in sumo shape?","date_published":"2020-07-01T02:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/44410cb4-5717-40a5-830b-a6a3b4eabc61.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35929566,"duration_in_seconds":2219}]},{"id":"d6e55ee3-b43a-468a-b08a-9f715860463a","title":"Akebono, Cellulitis, and Tochinoshin's Bandaids","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/20","content_text":"Question #1: Akebono. Who is he? \nQuestion #2: Cellulitis. Why do so many wrestlers claim to have it?\nAnd, what's the link between these 2 very different things?","content_html":"

Question #1: Akebono. Who is he?
\nQuestion #2: Cellulitis. Why do so many wrestlers claim to have it?
\nAnd, what's the link between these 2 very different things?

","summary":"Leslie focuses on the great American yokozuna, Akebono while Laurie focuses on sumo and skin infections. ","date_published":"2020-06-24T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/d6e55ee3-b43a-468a-b08a-9f715860463a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63745986,"duration_in_seconds":2656}]},{"id":"6f8d2987-f0f5-4c3c-a608-7d0291b03a9b","title":"The Banzuke. What's a banzuke??","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/19","content_text":"What the heck is a banzuke? Why are there so many photos of wrestlers pointing to one? We help you make sense of it, from the way it's created to how a wrestler moves up or down within it.","content_html":"

What the heck is a banzuke? Why are there so many photos of wrestlers pointing to one? We help you make sense of it, from the way it's created to how a wrestler moves up or down within it.

","summary":"What the heck is a banzuke? We help you make sense of it, from the way it's created to how a wrestler moves up or down within it.","date_published":"2020-06-17T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/6f8d2987-f0f5-4c3c-a608-7d0291b03a9b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33647497,"duration_in_seconds":2080}]},{"id":"130f9a4a-bd05-4fc5-a4f7-91cf0ff34475","title":"Injury, Healing, and Singing","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/18","content_text":"Will this break help or hurt sumo wrestlers? And, just what does it take to heal after injury? ","content_html":"

Will this break help or hurt sumo wrestlers? And, just what does it take to heal after injury?

","summary":"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.","date_published":"2020-06-10T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/130f9a4a-bd05-4fc5-a4f7-91cf0ff34475.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70421601,"duration_in_seconds":2934}]},{"id":"b3167ccb-09a7-447e-b96a-1d8124571c6e","title":"Shikona, Sumo Ring Names","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/17","content_text":"Sumo wrestlers and their fantastic ring names. Do they decide their ring names? When and why does a sumo wrestler change his name? And, what do they mean?","content_html":"

Sumo wrestlers and their fantastic ring names. Do they decide their ring names? When and why does a sumo wrestler change his name? And, what do they mean?

","summary":"What's in a name? A LOT, it turns out.","date_published":"2020-06-03T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/b3167ccb-09a7-447e-b96a-1d8124571c6e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32542092,"duration_in_seconds":2013}]},{"id":"5b9ea0d1-101e-4c87-a4be-caf87d5ae3a6","title":"Wonder Woman of US Sumo, Mariah Holmes ","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/16","content_text":"\"You can come in whatever size you are and dominate and do an amazing job.\" Mariah Holmes \n\nThere you have it. Ladies, you are welcome in the ring in international sumo and the sport is growing. Find a club, find a friend, and start throwing her to the ground. Special Guest: Mariah Holmes.","content_html":"

"You can come in whatever size you are and dominate and do an amazing job." Mariah Holmes

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There you have it. Ladies, you are welcome in the ring in international sumo and the sport is growing. Find a club, find a friend, and start throwing her to the ground.

Special Guest: Mariah Holmes.

","summary":"Let's talk female trailblazers and hear from one of America's most badass sumo athletes and advocates, Mariah Holmes.","date_published":"2020-05-27T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5b9ea0d1-101e-4c87-a4be-caf87d5ae3a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43758898,"duration_in_seconds":2976}]},{"id":"360a083c-1948-4bcc-887e-2c4984149a63","title":"Sumo and Comedy","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/15","content_text":"We delve into the world of comedy and sumo, a match made in heaven. Laurie and Leslie honor two wrestlers who excelled at them both, Shobushi and Byamba. We also chat about the shokkiri, the comedy sumo routine.","content_html":"

We delve into the world of comedy and sumo, a match made in heaven. Laurie and Leslie honor two wrestlers who excelled at them both, Shobushi and Byamba. We also chat about the shokkiri, the comedy sumo routine.

","summary":"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. ","date_published":"2020-05-20T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/360a083c-1948-4bcc-887e-2c4984149a63.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29651403,"duration_in_seconds":1828}]},{"id":"cd2680a5-a54c-4015-9b32-679b5f75de51","title":"Yokozuna in the Shadows","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/14","content_text":"This week, Laurie and Leslie talk about yokozunas in the shadows (insert echo effect here). We talk about great and not 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. ","content_html":"

This week, Laurie and Leslie talk about yokozunas in the shadows (insert echo effect here). We talk about great and not 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.

","summary":"This week, Laurie and Leslie talk about yokozunas in the shadows (insert echo effect here). We talk about great and not 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. ","date_published":"2020-05-13T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/cd2680a5-a54c-4015-9b32-679b5f75de51.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":68439250,"duration_in_seconds":2851}]},{"id":"0d5d2a4f-d326-43c5-a0ec-df8df6bc1c3d","title":"US Sumo, Justin Kizzart","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/13","content_text":"Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a sumo wrestler? Ever wanted to train like one? We chat with our first sumo wrestler, fellow Texan Justin Kizzart, and try to hold in all our excitement. A primer on the state of sumo in the US.Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.","content_html":"

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a sumo wrestler? Ever wanted to train like one? We chat with our first sumo wrestler, fellow Texan Justin Kizzart, and try to hold in all our excitement. A primer on the state of sumo in the US.

Special Guest: Justin Kizzart of Dark Circle Sumo.

","summary":"We talk with a US National Sumo gold medalist about training and the state of sumo in Texas and beyond.","date_published":"2020-05-06T00:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0d5d2a4f-d326-43c5-a0ec-df8df6bc1c3d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45630805,"duration_in_seconds":2539}]},{"id":"643d519b-2206-4dc9-8297-16765878421d","title":"The Tachiai","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/12","content_text":"Somehow, we discuss the latest banzuke, covid-19, obscure theatre history, the tachiai, and shaving habits of sumo wrestlers. It's a madcap of an episode!","content_html":"

Somehow, we discuss the latest banzuke, covid-19, obscure theatre history, the tachiai, and shaving habits of sumo wrestlers. It's a madcap of an episode!

","summary":"The tachiai- what it is and how it's changed. Along with the latest news and questions about sumo wrestling, of course!","date_published":"2020-04-29T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/643d519b-2206-4dc9-8297-16765878421d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":46091264,"duration_in_seconds":2865}]},{"id":"2dbbd1f3-98d0-42a7-a7e3-8015d14bd5cf","title":"Kanreki and the JSA","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/11","content_text":"What's a Kanreki dohyo-iri and what is the Japan Sumo Association?","content_html":"

What's a Kanreki dohyo-iri and what is the Japan Sumo Association?

","summary":"What's a Kanreki dohyo-iri and what is the Japan Sumo Association?","date_published":"2020-04-22T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/2dbbd1f3-98d0-42a7-a7e3-8015d14bd5cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29156826,"duration_in_seconds":2198}]},{"id":"69c19a42-260e-4f71-bbda-298bdc6af457","title":"3 Sumo GOATs","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/10","content_text":"Cornona virus. Bad sumo jokes. Terrible translation. Taiho, Chiyonofuji, and Hakuho. We talk about all that, and the flat out grossest thing we've ever heard about mawashi.","content_html":"

Cornona virus. Bad sumo jokes. Terrible translation. Taiho, Chiyonofuji, and Hakuho. We talk about all that, and the flat out grossest thing we've ever heard about mawashi.

","summary":"We talk about 3 Greatest Of All Time sumo wrestlers and the grossest thing we've ever heard about mawashi.","date_published":"2020-04-15T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/69c19a42-260e-4f71-bbda-298bdc6af457.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":44383189,"duration_in_seconds":2731}]},{"id":"48450ae6-753a-4dd1-bd32-98d5ba6ca8db","title":"Ladies of Sumo","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/9","content_text":"The ladies of sumo. We look into the history of women in the sport of sumo, from the bawdy onna-zumo to the fierce female sumo werstlers of today. Yes, women are doing sumo, cheering on sumo, and changing sumo. ","content_html":"

The ladies of sumo. We look into the history of women in the sport of sumo, from the bawdy onna-zumo to the fierce female sumo werstlers of today. Yes, women are doing sumo, cheering on sumo, and changing sumo.

","summary":"From the historical to the cheeky. From the onna-zumo to the fierce female wrestlers of today. ","date_published":"2020-04-08T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/48450ae6-753a-4dd1-bd32-98d5ba6ca8db.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37535162,"duration_in_seconds":2367}]},{"id":"b499b63d-2209-42c7-adf5-9e54c7b197fa","title":"Babies, Bodies and Babes","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/8","content_text":"This week, we talk about the Baby Crying Festival, the science behind the sumo physique, and why sumo wrestlers attract such female attention. \n\n\"I've always seen pictures of sumo wrestlers holding babies, and I always thought it had to be just because of the obvious similarity in clothing and tubbiness. But. there's actually much, much, much more.\" Sumo Kaboom","content_html":"

This week, we talk about the Baby Crying Festival, the science behind the sumo physique, and why sumo wrestlers attract such female attention.

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"I've always seen pictures of sumo wrestlers holding babies, and I always thought it had to be just because of the obvious similarity in clothing and tubbiness. But. there's actually much, much, much more." Sumo Kaboom

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Headbutts, ballet-like turns, ice skating moves, and a yokozuna showdown. We talk about everything we loved and hated about the second week of the sumo tournament. Plus, a little history about the dohyo-iri, the ring entering ceremony.

","summary":"Our breakdown of the second week of the March basho 2020.","date_published":"2020-03-25T04:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/acc3f7ad-645c-4bd5-b695-86beea6d2df5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59231481,"duration_in_seconds":3712}]},{"id":"79e20e98-e9b5-4237-833c-d0123d87aa69","title":"March Basho Through Day 7","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/6","content_text":"The strangest sounding tournament ever. The low-down on what the gyoji are doing. Highlights on days 1 - 7 of the March sumo wrestling tournament. ","content_html":"

The strangest sounding tournament ever. The low-down on what the gyoji are doing. Highlights on days 1 - 7 of the March sumo wrestling tournament.

","summary":"March sumo highlights, crickets, sweet Takayasu and a Hakuho Love Fest","date_published":"2020-03-18T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/79e20e98-e9b5-4237-833c-d0123d87aa69.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50617415,"duration_in_seconds":3081}]},{"id":"0a57791e-ff5e-40d8-9454-e91b81b110fc","title":"Sumo Techniques","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"We break down some sumo moves, also knows as kimarite. Suggestions for home practice included and well as a plea for more information on a Japanese documentary.","content_html":"

We break down some sumo moves, also knows as kimarite. Suggestions for home practice included and well as a plea for more information on a Japanese documentary.

","summary":"Winning moves, breakdowns of historic bouts, and sumo squats. Sumo and the kamasutra. ","date_published":"2020-03-11T05:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/0a57791e-ff5e-40d8-9454-e91b81b110fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38502034,"duration_in_seconds":2316}]},{"id":"32b089fe-baf1-400a-93bd-8b308b0e0188","title":"March 2020 Basho Preview","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"The March Grand Tournament is right around the corner. We discuss what's happening this tournament, and who we are watching.","content_html":"

The March Grand Tournament is right around the corner. We discuss what's happening this tournament, and who we are watching.

","summary":"Coronovirus. Cherry blossoms. A single Ozeki. Who to watch at the March basho starting March 8th.","date_published":"2020-03-10T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/32b089fe-baf1-400a-93bd-8b308b0e0188.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36184716,"duration_in_seconds":2093}]},{"id":"5b4cedb9-7d46-4c6d-a4b5-7168ea1cc906","title":"Extra NHK Charity Sumo Event","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"The NHK Charity Sumo Event happens in February each year and features interviews, wrestlers singing with celebrity singers, and sumo. It took us awhile to figure out how to watch it online, but now we wonder where this has been all our lives.","content_html":"

The NHK Charity Sumo Event happens in February each year and features interviews, wrestlers singing with celebrity singers, and sumo. It took us awhile to figure out how to watch it online, but now we wonder where this has been all our lives.

","summary":"Sumo wrestling, karaoke, and little dogs, oh my! What sumo wrestlers do between grand tournaments.","date_published":"2020-03-10T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/5b4cedb9-7d46-4c6d-a4b5-7168ea1cc906.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22459029,"duration_in_seconds":1278}]},{"id":"45ddb8b4-5214-43f4-8cef-25222fcf8b60","title":"Sumo Ranking","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Wrestlers and their social media accounts. A fierce fighter retires. And, can someone please explain all those Japanese titles to me? Especially that yokozuna title. A primer on the ranking system used in sumo wrestling and some tidbits about what's hot in the sumo world.","content_html":"

Wrestlers and their social media accounts. A fierce fighter retires. And, can someone please explain all those Japanese titles to me? Especially that yokozuna title. A primer on the ranking system used in sumo wrestling and some tidbits about what's hot in the sumo world.

","summary":"Sumo news, yokozuna, and the wonderful world of sumo ranking.","date_published":"2020-03-10T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/45ddb8b4-5214-43f4-8cef-25222fcf8b60.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41282656,"duration_in_seconds":2385}]},{"id":"52c998d3-dcc3-4551-9ed0-9f4944031a8b","title":"Episode 1: Intro to Sumo Kaboom","url":"https://sumokaboom.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"Welcome to Sumo Kaboom! Who we are, why we are doing this, and what you need to know if you are new to sumo. ","content_html":"

Welcome to Sumo Kaboom! Who we are, why we are doing this, and what you need to know if you are new to sumo.

","summary":"Introducing Sumo Kaboom, the brainchild of Laurie and Leslie Collins. ","date_published":"2020-03-04T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f87150b3-2d0f-4a1d-8f5f-4b4e79630940/52c998d3-dcc3-4551-9ed0-9f4944031a8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20023737,"duration_in_seconds":1222}]}]}