Grand Sumo Breakdown

In our newest installment of "GSB: Jake Rambles About History," we explore the tumultuous career of the first Mongolian yokozuna: Asashoryu. Joining us once again to provide his insight (and to help keep us company in isolation), is John aka MrJWags, the creator of the Shadow of Hakuho series on Youtube. Check out his excellent videos and leave your feedback on social media.

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Join us for a chat with another sumo nerd and the creator of "The Shadow of Hakuho" YouTube series, Jonathan Wagner a.k.a. Mr. JWags! Check out his videos about what the world could have been like without the greatest wrestler of all time. 

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In continuing the long boring stretch of being locked at home AND having no sumo, we decided to discuss who we each believe are the current top 10 rikishi. Feel free to send us your own list on Twitter/Facebook/whatever.

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Ever wonder how sumo first took root in the United States? Join us on a journey into the classic American sumo scene of the 20th century and feel free to share any stories you may have from the good ol' days. Tell us all about your favorite classic matches on social media or leave us a voice mail at 805-613-SUMO (7866)

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Upset we didn't cover Sadamoumi and Azumaryu on our main recap episode? You're in luck! Ryan, Mak, and Jake are here to help you by covering every single rikishi that we didn't already cover for Haru 2020.

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Join Ryan and Jake and a shocking, mind-bendingly impossible-to-predict special guest to cover how the results of the Haru basho will shake out for the next banzuke. Feel free to send us your predictions as well!

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Another basho in the books! Join us for results, discussion, and as always just a little bit of humiliation for the loser of our prediction game. Leave us a voice mail with your thoughts at 805-613-SUMO (7866) and please forgive our audio issues as we record another episode using #SocialDistancing

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The boys from Akaguma-beya are back! Join us for our first tournament in the Juryo division and some of the exploits brought on by our newfound fame. Again, our apologies for audio issues as we work to improve our remote recording capabilities while staying home during the coronavirus crisis.

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Hakuho's pretty great, right? Ever wonder how some kid from Mongolia became the best of all time in a niche sport in a completely different country than his own? Here's part 1 in our story about how Mongolia came to dominate sumo wrestling and the fun stories along the way. Please forgive our audio struggles, we are all in physical isolation due the coronavirus pandemic and we are still working on getting the best quality possible while recording from our homes. Stay safe, everyone.

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*Spoilers through day 7*

Check out our first ever live podcast! We streamed on Facebook Live and you can find the video on our page. As promised, we recorded and released the audio version as normal. Let us know if you'd like to see this again in the future at 805-613-SUMO (7866).

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