Podcast Episodes

278: Sumo in London!

We talk about our favorite moments of the Grand Sumo Tournament at Royal Albert Hall, London, 2025. Spoiler! It wasn't always the sumo. Huge congratu…

8 months, 1 week ago

277: The JSA's 100th Anniversary Event and the Sumo World Championship

Lots to cover, from listener feedback to current events.

Laurie covers the World Sumo Championships that happened in September in Thailand and the 1…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

276: Days 10-15 of the Aki Basho 2025

We got our yokozuna showdown, and all is right with the world. We enjoyed this basho, and we hope you did, too. We chat BINGO winners, special prize …

9 months ago

275: Days 4-9 of the Aki Basho

So much to love. Takanosho and Shodai and Ura! Hoshoryu! Onosato! Aonishiki! Needless to say, we are enjoying the Aki basho. Sumo forever!

More about…

9 months, 1 week ago

274: Days 1-3 of the Aki basho

So much to love. 2 strong yokozunas. An in-form ozeki. A strong wrestler going for an ozeki promotion. Let the fun begin!

More about Sumo Kaboom and …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

273: Aonishiki Interview

You’ll discover that Aonishiki is very professional and also pretty funny, something that delighted us. We talk sumo, training, living in Japan, and …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

272: Hitoshi

Great news in this banzuke! There's a newbie in sanyaku, Aonishiki, and a newbie to the top division, Hitoshi.

More about Sumo Kaboom and our BINGO …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

271: Sadanoumi and His Father

Great wrestling can run in families, and and today's episode is about Sadanoumi and his father, Sadanoumi. We resort to calling them Sadanoumi Sr. an…

10 months ago

270: Lucha Libre and Daieisho's Daring Do

Sometimes, you just gotta embrace the silliness. How does Lucha libre compare to sumo? And, thank you to Sarah P. for submitting her story about Daie…

10 months, 1 week ago

269: Kotoshoho. Who is He?

It's a deep dive on Kotoshosho, or at least what we could find. Who he is, where he is from, his sumo background, his personality, and his dad, of co…

10 months, 3 weeks ago