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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 43Published Apr 13, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 43 · Apr 13, 2025 · 134 min · With Ryen Russillo

"Rory’s Special Win, Beware of the Clips, NBA Playoff Gut Reactions, and the Luka Trade Part 93 With Ryen Russillo"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons73.9 min · 57.3%
Ryen Russillo55.2 min · 42.7%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
NHL
NCAAB
UFC
Boxing
CFB
NBA · 202 · 79.2%NFL · 31 · 12.2%MLB · 10 · 3.9%NHL · 4 · 1.6%NCAAB · 3 · 1.2%UFC · 2 · 0.8%Boxing · 2 · 0.8%CFB · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
134
minutes
Distinct entities
171
Word count
27,402
Episode №
43
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
45
02
NBA Playoffstopic
41
03
Los Angeles Clippersteam
28
04
Golden State Warriorsteam
23
05
Los Angeles Lakersteam
23
06
Nikola Jokicperson
22
07
Houston Rocketsteam
18
08
Luka Dončićperson
17
09
Stephen Curryperson
15
10
Kawhi Leonardperson
14
11
LeBron Jamesperson
14
12
James Hardenperson
13
13
Memphis Grizzliesteam
12
14
Most Valuable Playeraward
12
15
Gamblingtopic
11
16
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
10
17
Russell Westbrookperson
9
18
San Antonio Spursteam
9
19
All-Staraward
8
20
Boston Celticsteam
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Los Angeles Clippers
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Nikola Jokic
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