About the show
Sumo Kaboom!
A weekly podcast dedicated to our favorite sport - sumo wrestling. We chat about tournaments, current events, history and our favorite wrestlers.
Both Collins sisters are performers, improvisers, and creators and have absolutely no sumo training. But, they are huge sumo fans.
Having 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.
Together, 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.
We 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.
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Episodes
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177: Sumo Scandals Part 4 - Violence
August 30th, 2023 | 39 mins 8 secs
death, jsa, scandal, sumo, violence
What happened in a heya in 2007 and how it changed sumo. ** This episode contains descriptions of violence. **
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176: Sumo Scandals Part 3 - Drinking and Drugs
August 23rd, 2023 | 52 mins 16 secs
cannabis, drinking, drugs, haramafuji, pot, scandal
Yet another sumo scandal. This week, it's drugs and drinking.
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175: Sumo Scandals Part 2 - Match-Fixing
August 16th, 2023 | 44 mins 1 sec
freakanomics, match-fixing, media, scandal, statistics, yaocho
Accusations of match-fixing in sumo are nothing new.
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174: Sumo Scandals Part 1 - Gambling and the Yakuza
August 9th, 2023 | 42 mins 19 secs
betting, gambling, scandal, sumo scandal, yakuza
Part 1 in a series about the scandals of sumo.
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173: Chiyonokuni's Retirement
August 2nd, 2023 | 42 mins 23 secs
chiyonokuni, dave, sumo mainichi
We're chatting about the recent retirement of Chiyonokuni with one of his biggest fans - Dave from the Sumo Mainichi Podcast.
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172: Days 11-15 of the July 2023 Basho
July 27th, 2023 | 57 mins 29 secs
basho, hoshoryu, playoff
Did we like how the July basho ended? We sure did!
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171: Days 4-10 of the July Basho
July 18th, 2023 | 44 mins 27 secs
basho, days 4-10, hokutofuji, july, nishikigi
A few of our favorite moments and story lines from the July basho.
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170: Shonnanoumi and Days 1-3 of the July Tournament
July 11th, 2023 | 50 mins 25 secs
2023, july, nishikigi, shonnanoumi, terunofuji, tournament
A primer on Shonnanoumi and a break down of what happened on days 1 - 3 of the July tournament.
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169: Gonoyama and Hakuoho
July 5th, 2023 | 50 mins 37 secs
gonoyama, hakuoho
Who ARE Gonoyama and Hakuoho?
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168: Takarafuji and Tsurugisho
June 28th, 2023 | 49 mins 14 secs
takarafuji, tsurugisho
Who ARE these pro sumo wrestlers? One remains a bit of a mystery while the other is a character and a half.
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167: The "Dead Body" Rule
June 21st, 2023 | 35 mins 57 secs
dead body, dead body rule, exception, rule, rules, sumo rule
What is this rule we hear about sometimes in sumo?
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166: The Sumo Belly Touching Event
June 14th, 2023 | 47 mins 10 secs
belly, fan event, hiradoumi, ichiyamamoto, karaoke, rubbing, sadanoumi, shodai, singing, sumo, ura
Oh Ma Lawd. The Belly Touching Sumo Event was everything we needed and more. Karaoke, giggles, awkwardness, and oh so much fun to watch.
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165: New Chapters for Kiribayama... I mean, Kirishima
June 7th, 2023 | 41 mins 52 secs
ikioi, kakuryu, kiribayama, kirishima
Sumo wrestlers step into new chapters of life.
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164: Day 11-15 of the May Basho
May 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
basho, kiribayama, ozeki, sekiwake, terunofuji
Who won BINGO? Who won the basho?
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163: May Basho Days 4 - 10
May 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
2023, days 4-10, may, sumo
Sumo breakdown!! We're chatting about the boys of sumo in this day by day breakdown of the May 2023 sumo tournament.
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162: Days 1-3 of the May Basho 2023
May 16th, 2023 | 32 mins 37 secs
basho, days 1-3, may
Our favorite moments from days 1-3 of the May basho.