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Episodes/Vol. II · № 174Published Mar 5, 2026 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 174 · Mar 5, 2026 · 140 min · With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Joe House, Michael Pina

"NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons71.3 min · 52.6%
Danny Heifetz18.7 min · 13.8%
Danny Kelly16.6 min · 12.2%
Joe House15.3 min · 11.3%
Michael Pina13.6 min · 10%
§ · League mix
NFL
NBA
NCAAB
MLB
NFL · 203 · 52.7%NBA · 179 · 46.5%NCAAB · 2 · 0.5%MLB · 1 · 0.3%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
140
minutes
Distinct entities
253
Word count
28,592
Episode №
174
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Joe Houseperson
36
02
NBAtopic
32
03
NFLtopic
29
04
Super Bowltopic
21
05
NBA Playoffstopic
19
06
Seattle Seahawksteam
19
07
New England Patriotsteam
18
08
Boston Celticsteam
17
09
Charlotte Hornetsteam
17
10
Kyler Murrayperson
16
11
Gamblingtopic
15
12
Kansas City Chiefsteam
14
13
New York Knicksteam
14
14
Buffalo Billsteam
13
15
Detroit Pistonsteam
13
16
NBA Drafttopic
13
17
Denver Nuggetsteam
12
18
DJ Mooreperson
11
19
Minnesota Timberwolvesteam
11
20
Bill Simmonsperson
10
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Joe House
NBA
NFL
Super Bowl
NBA Playoffs
Seattle Seahawks
0 min150 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