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Grand Sumo Breakdown

Dec 22, 2017

Just in time for the holidays, check out GSB's first annual Year-End Award Show! This episode was recorded in front of a live stadium audience that totally wasn't added in post. Let us know who we missed or how wrong our picks were!

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Dec 21, 2017

Check out the debut of our new Power Ranking system with our nerdiest podcast so far. For you who are true dweebs, please adjust your pocket protectors and take a look at our blog post to see a breakdown of how our formulas work to calculate which rikishi are the hottest right now and which are as cold as December (or...


Nov 30, 2017

From Harumaghazi to Onosho's mawashi, Kyushu was a riveting basho. The GSB crew discuss the events and ramifications for the last tournament of the year. We have an ad from our sponsors at 34:29 and a special prediction series treat at 47:20. See if you can count how many ways we can mispronounce Aminishiki and...


Nov 18, 2017

*Spoilers through Kyushu day 7* Halfway through the November basho and it's hard to focus on what's going on in the dohyo with all the drama happening outside it. We have a word from our sponsors at 26:06 and the GSB crew talks through the scandal, the standings, and the possible outcomes in Kyushu 2017. Feel free...


Nov 9, 2017

It feels like ages but hopefully everybody has survived our 7 week sumo drought. Check out our misguided thoughts on the upcoming basho and feel free to make fun of us for thinking Kakuryu could make it to a tournament. We take a look at the Banzuke and, ss is tradition, we have an ad from our sponsors at 42:32. Feel...