Our second installment of the GSB Hall of Fame, where we revisit stories that are worth talking about but might not be worth a full bonus episode.
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Category Bonus Episodes
2022 Year-End Award Show
2022 was a wild year in sumo. Every tournament had a different champ, covid demolished the July basho, Mitakeumi gained and subsequently lost ozeki status, Takayasu broke a million hearts… Join the GSB crew to discuss the best and worst of the year! Stay tuned after the credits for our punishment of the year replay.
Also make sure to check out our amateur sumo award show where Jake and Mak were joined by the Sumo Punx and Sake & Sumo’s Caleb!
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2022 Amateur Sumo Awards ft. Caleb and Sumo Punx
With 2022 coming to a close, all of us US sumo enthusiasts should look back with pride on one of the biggest growth years our sport has ever seen. Mak and Jake are joined by Caleb Baccus – sumo black belt and Sake & Sumo podcast host – as well as the SUMO PUNX! Congratulations to all our award winners and thank you to everybody who helped make 2022 a great year for sumo!
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2022 Popularity Poll Results
After hundreds of responses, the 2022 popularity poll results are in! Find out who are the most and least liked rikishi of the year in GSB’s 4th annual event.
Oh also Jake’s baby is here.
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Podcast Battle Royale: GSB vs. Sumo Punx
A new player has entered the sumo podcasting game! Join Jake and Mak to get to know our new rivals, the Sumo Punx, Matt and Sabrina!
Find Sumo Punx on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Spotify and go buy some Sumo Punx merch on Redbubble!
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Sumo Wrestling? In Iowa?!
GSB has a huge announcement about bringing sumo wrestling to the midwest….
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Sorry y’all, April Fools!
US Sumo: Jose and Yaleidy Galindo
How much sumo can fit under one roof? 2021 US heavyweight champ Jose and World Games qualifier Yaleidy Galindo test the limits.
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GSB Hall of Fame #1
As an excuse to revisit fun stories from the deep history of sumo (or at least the last few years), we introduce the Grand Sumo Breakdown Miscellaneous Hall of Fame or Whatever We Want. It’s a working title, give us a break. We plan to continue the series soon, so send us your ideas for nominations!
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US Sumo: Ohayo’s Jake Book
It’s about time we had another Iowan on the show! Today we catch up with Ohayo Sumo’s Jake Book about his start in sumo and his personal quest into the history of sumo here in America.
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Texas 2022 Season Preview with Caleb and Justin of Sumo & Sake
We’re joined by our rivals from Sumo & Sake to discuss the upcoming season to crown the Texas State Sumo champions of 2022. We laugh, we learn, we teach some fellow podcasters how it’s really done. Keep an eye on the Lonestar Sumo Youtube channel for the Texas Classic on February 19th!
*Language warning because Justin has a potty mouth*
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Grand Sumo Breakdown 