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When the Shogun's Sumo met Commodore Perry's minstrel show
Subject to Change
English - July 24, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsEducation News history politics education arts film economics conversation long form liberal controversy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kenji Tierney is a wonderfully engaging speaker. Starting with memories of being introduced by his grandmother to sumo by way of watching TV with her he gives a wonderfully learned and fascinating talk on sumo and its development. The story of how the Japanese tried to impress Commodore Perry with a sumo wrestling exhibition and he responded by putting on a minstrel show is just one of many fascinating stories. If sumo has always left you a bit baffled this is a thoroughly entertaining 'deep dive'.