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    <title>Sumo Kaboom - Episodes Tagged with “Yakuza”</title>
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    <description>Sumo Kaboom! 
A weekly podcast dedicated to our favorite sport - sumo wrestling. We chat about tournaments, current events, history and our favorite wrestlers. 
We are performers, improvisers, and creators and have absolutely no sumo training. But, we 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, we serve up exciting sumo treats for sumo-curious fans. We share an enthusiasm for sumo and like all sisters,  we 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, because we hate spam, too.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Leslie and Laurie, Texan sisters and diehard sumo fans, talk about all things sumo.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <itunes:summary>Sumo Kaboom! 
A weekly podcast dedicated to our favorite sport - sumo wrestling. We chat about tournaments, current events, history and our favorite wrestlers. 
We are performers, improvisers, and creators and have absolutely no sumo training. But, we 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, we serve up exciting sumo treats for sumo-curious fans. We share an enthusiasm for sumo and like all sisters,  we 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, because we hate spam, too.
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  <title>174: Sumo Scandals Part 1 - Gambling and the Yakuza</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Part 1 in a series about the scandals of sumo.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>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.
0 Sumo News
5:30 Sumo Scandals Part 1
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<p>0 Sumo News<br>
5:30 Sumo Scandals Part 1</p>

<p>Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to <a href="http://www.sumokaboom.com" rel="nofollow">www.sumokaboom.com</a> for more details and to sign up. It&#39;s free. </p>

<p>More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:<br>
<a href="http://www.sumokaboom.com" rel="nofollow">www.sumokaboom.com</a></p>

<p>Twitter @SumoKaboom</p>

<p>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/</a></p>

<p>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/</a></p>

<p>YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast</a></p>

<p>Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoKaboom/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent" rel="nofollow">SumoKaboom.redbubble.com</a></p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom" rel="nofollow">https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom</a> There&#39;s no way we could do this without you, so thank you!</p>

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

<p>Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!  </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom">Support Sumo Kaboom</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Between the years of 2007 and 2012, several scandals rocked the sumo world. We&#39;re diving into what happened. Part 1 explores gambling and its connections to the shady world of the yakuza.</p>

<p>0 Sumo News<br>
5:30 Sumo Scandals Part 1</p>

<p>Our Sumo Kaboom BINGO game is available to play every basho. 500 BINGO cards are available the Thursday before the basho begins. Go to <a href="http://www.sumokaboom.com" rel="nofollow">www.sumokaboom.com</a> for more details and to sign up. It&#39;s free. </p>

<p>More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO game:<br>
<a href="http://www.sumokaboom.com" rel="nofollow">www.sumokaboom.com</a></p>

<p>Twitter @SumoKaboom</p>

<p>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/sumokaboom/</a></p>

<p>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/SumoKaboom/</a></p>

<p>YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/c/SumoKaboomPodcast</a></p>

<p>Check out our ever-changing Sumo Kaboom merch at Red Bubble: <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoKaboom/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent" rel="nofollow">SumoKaboom.redbubble.com</a></p>

<p>If you&#39;d like to buy us a mawashi or support us monthly, you can sweeten the pot here: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom" rel="nofollow">https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom</a> There&#39;s no way we could do this without you, so thank you!</p>

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

<p>Please follow or send us a review. It all helps! Thank you so much!  </p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ko-fi.com/sumokaboom">Support Sumo Kaboom</a></p>]]>
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