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Sumo Kaboom208: A Tribute to AkebonoAkebono was the very first foreign-born man to reach the level of yokozuna. He remains a bridge between cultures and will be remembered for his ferocity and size in the ring, his generosity, kindness and care for others outside the ring.
Thank you to John Jacques, Bumbo Kalima, and Lynn Matsuoka for sharing your memories of Chad (who later became Akebono). You knew him personally, and you give us all the gift of your stories.
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Big Sumo Fan sponsors our BINGO...2024-04-1752 min
Choose to be CuriousEp. #226: Foraging: Curiosity & Dancing with Nature, with Tama Matsuoka WongI’ve been thinking that foraging – going from place to place looking for things one can eat – is a lot like the sampling and prioritizing of information gathering that neuroscientists are studying, just applied to things many of us readily dismiss as "weeds".
Tama Matsuoka Wong is a finance lawyer turned professional forager. She got curious about the “weeds” around her when she moved to a fixer-upper house in northern New Jersey. She started to see them and their ecosystem differently. Now she forages for high-end chefs in Manhattan and is an advocate for thoughtful stewardship of what's naturally all around us.
Tha...2024-04-1128 min
'Muthaship' with Stephanie LumEpisode 158: Message to survivors for Sexual Assault Awareness Month is ‘you’re not alone’April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. The CDC says more than 50% of women and almost 1 in 3 men experience sexual violence during their lifetime. Lynn Costales Matsuoka, the executive director of the Sex Assault Treatment Center, joins “Muthaship” this week to talk about the importance of education. The 24-hour hotline is 808-524-7273.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2023-04-2832 minSumo KaboomWhat's It Really Like?For our final episode of 2022, we interviewed Iwatori-zeki, an retired pro sumo wrestler, and Lynn Matsuoka, artist and sumo commentator for 15 years at NHK. Wanna know what it is like to join sumo at age 13? Or, what it feels like to wrestle Chiyonofuji? This episode is right up your alley. Are you curious about how Lynn developed her style of sumo commentary? HINT: it involves cookies.
Learn more about Lynn Matsuoka at www.lynnmatsuoka.com. BIG thank you to Lynn, Tora and Jesse for joining us in the interview.
Use discount code "SUMO22" at www.lynnmatsuoka...2022-12-1449 minSumo KaboomLynn Matsuoka's Life in Art and SumoSumo Kaboom interviews Lynn Matsuoka - reportage artist, sumo commentator, and so much more - who spent over 40 years in Japan during the golden age of sumo and has artwork to show and stories to tell about wrestlers we know and love. We were fascinated by her! So fascinated that we never even got to the subject of sumo commentating, so another interview is in order! To see her art, check out her website and watch the full interview on our Youtube channel.
To take advantage of Lynn's GENEROUS print offer (through August 2022), donate a minimum of $50...2022-06-2956 min
Cine it to Win it!CitWit! - The Great Movie Roundup of 2021Welcome back everyone to our competitive film podcast; Cine it to Win it! where two friends fight films for fun!
It's been a while; between cinemas re-opening, moving homes and starting new jobs it's been busy! However, we're back and ready to catch up on everything we've been watching over the past few months, so let's dive right in!
Timestamps:
0:00 - The warm up (intro)
03:05 - Spiral: From the Book of Saw
06:02 - Army of the Dead
8:00 - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
11:05 - Moonrise Kingdom
12:19 - My Salinger Year
15:32 - The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do I...2021-07-241h 12
The Family ArchivesLynn Matsuoka - #1320-2If you want to bulk up, eat protein. If you want to resign from the presidency, break into a hotel. These are both obvious to the well-informed. Lynn has even documented the latter in the form of courtroom drawings. A literal world apart from Tokyo, her former home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2018-02-0851 min