Podcast Episodes

Injury, Healing, and Singing

Will this break help or hurt sumo wrestlers? And, just what does it take to heal after injury?

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6 years ago

Shikona, Sumo Ring Names

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 …

6 years ago

Wonder Woman of US Sumo, Mariah Holmes

"You can come in whatever size you are and dominate and do an amazing job." Mariah Holmes

There you have it. Ladies, you are welcome in the ring in…

6 years, 1 month ago

Sumo and Comedy

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 Bya…

6 years, 1 month ago

Yokozuna in the Shadows

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…

6 years, 1 month ago

US Sumo, Justin Kizzart

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…

6 years, 1 month ago

The Tachiai

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 epi…

6 years, 2 months ago

Kanreki and the JSA

What's a Kanreki dohyo-iri and what is the Japan Sumo Association?

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6 years, 2 months ago

3 Sumo GOATs

Cornona virus. Bad sumo jokes. Terrible translation. Taiho, Chiyonofuji, and Hakuho. We talk about all that, and the flat out grossest thing we've ev…

6 years, 2 months ago

Ladies of Sumo

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. Ye…

6 years, 2 months ago