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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 30Published Mar 13, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 30 · Mar 13, 2025 · 112 min · With Kirk Goldsberry, Bill's Dad

"Minnesota’s Coming, OKC’s Here, and We Can Save the NBA Season With Kirk Goldsberry and Bill’s Dad"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons67.0 min · 61.5%
Kirk Goldsberry27.5 min · 25.3%
Bill's Dad14.5 min · 13.3%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NHL
MLB
CFB
UFC
NCAAB
Boxing
NBA · 172 · 73.2%NFL · 38 · 16.2%NHL · 8 · 3.4%MLB · 8 · 3.4%CFB · 6 · 2.6%UFC · 1 · 0.4%NCAAB · 1 · 0.4%Boxing · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
112
minutes
Distinct entities
143
Word count
20,692
Episode №
30
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
36
02
Boston Celticsteam
35
03
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
32
04
Los Angeles Lakersteam
20
05
NBA Playoffstopic
19
06
NFLtopic
14
07
Minnesota Timberwolvesteam
13
08
Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderperson
13
09
Gamblingtopic
11
10
Bill Simmonsperson
10
11
Jaylen Brownperson
9
12
Luka Dončićperson
9
13
Jayson Tatumperson
8
14
NBA Drafttopic
8
15
Julius Randleperson
7
16
New York Knicksteam
7
17
All-Staraward
6
18
Bill's Dadperson
6
19
LeBron Jamesperson
6
20
Los Angeles Clippersteam
6
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Boston Celtics
Oklahoma City Thunder
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Playoffs
NFL
0 min120 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