Welcome back to Sumo Drop!
Film director and film critic Matthew Stogdon is back with filmmaker, writer and podcaster Emma-Jane Corsan & artist and writer Mark Fox to cover the second Sunday of Sumo Wrestling's July tournament: the Nagoya Basho.
This week's episode is a look back at the big withdrawals of this tournament, those pulling ahead, and those struggling. As well as an in-depth discussion about how our randomly assigned stable of rikishi have been performing.
This podcast is designed for both veteran supporters or anyone curious, looking to get into Japan's national sport. For an introduction to the sport, please check out our guide to sumo: https://soundcloud.com/bbgwpod/sumo-drop-guide-to-sumo, additionally, Matt and Em appeared on the Fandomentals podcast covering all the basics, so be sure to tune into that: https://linktr.ee/FandomentalsPodcast
So chuck some salt in the air and step into the ring, it's time for Sumo Drop!
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