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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 152Published Jan 12, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 152 · Jan 12, 2026 · 137 min · With Chuck Klosterman, Cousin Sal

"So Long, Rodgers, Plus a Football History Deep Dive With Cousin Sal and Chuck Klosterman"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Chuck Klosterman65.4 min · 49.1%
Bill Simmons57.4 min · 43.2%
Cousin Sal10.3 min · 7.7%
§ · League mix
NFL
NBA
MLB
Boxing
CFB
NHL
NCAAB
NFL · 202 · 62.2%NBA · 69 · 21.2%MLB · 20 · 6.2%Boxing · 12 · 3.7%CFB · 10 · 3.1%NHL · 8 · 2.5%NCAAB · 4 · 1.2%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
137
minutes
Distinct entities
130
Word count
26,799
Episode №
152
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NFLtopic
74
02
NBAtopic
33
03
NBA Playoffstopic
20
04
Pittsburgh Steelersteam
20
05
New England Patriotsteam
19
06
MLBtopic
15
07
Aaron Rodgersperson
14
08
Boxingtopic
12
09
Seattle Seahawksteam
12
10
Caleb Williamsperson
10
11
College Footballtopic
10
12
Gamblingtopic
10
13
Baltimore Ravensteam
9
14
Bill Simmonsperson
8
15
Los Angeles Ramsteam
8
16
NHLtopic
8
17
Tom Bradyperson
8
18
Bill Russellperson
7
19
C.J. Stroudperson
7
20
Super Bowltopic
7
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NFL
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers
New England Patriots
MLB
0 min140 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
thefootnote.fm · v0.1 · data updated April 10, 2026