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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 24Published Feb 27, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 24 · Feb 27, 2025 · 140 min · With Susan Morrison, J. Kyle Mann

"A Cooper Flaggasm, NBA Trends, Lorne Michaels Stories, and a Celtics Pyramid With J. Kyle Mann and Susan Morrison"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons68.9 min · 49.9%
Susan Morrison40.3 min · 29.1%
J. Kyle Mann29.0 min · 21%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NCAAB
MLB
NHL
UFC
NCAAB-W
NBA · 88 · 72.1%NFL · 17 · 13.9%NCAAB · 7 · 5.7%MLB · 6 · 4.9%NHL · 2 · 1.6%UFC · 1 · 0.8%NCAAB-W · 1 · 0.8%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
140
minutes
Distinct entities
142
Word count
28,701
Episode №
24
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
37
02
Boston Celticsteam
22
03
Larry Birdperson
11
04
NBA Playoffstopic
10
05
Cade Cunninghamperson
6
06
Cooper Flaggperson
6
07
Gamblingtopic
6
08
Golden State Warriorsteam
6
09
Jaylen Brownperson
6
10
Jayson Tatumperson
6
11
NBA Finalstopic
6
12
Duke Universityinstitution
5
13
Kevin Durantperson
5
14
Luka Dončićperson
5
15
The Ringertopic
5
16
Jerry Westperson
4
17
LeBron Jamesperson
4
18
March Madnesstopic
4
19
New York Knicksteam
4
20
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
4
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Boston Celtics
Larry Bird
NBA Playoffs
Cade Cunningham
Cooper Flagg
0 min150 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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