Episode № 149 · Jan 6, 2026 · 152 min · With Kirk Goldsberry, Craig Horlbeck, Chris Ryan
"NBA Power Rankings and “Do You Believe?” With Kirk Goldsberry, Plus an Eagles/Steelers Fan Base Report With Chris Ryan and Craig Horlbeck"
§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons88.6 min · 60.2%
Kirk Goldsberry35.1 min · 23.8%
Craig Horlbeck13.4 min · 9.1%
Chris Ryan10.2 min · 6.9%
§ · League mix
NBA · 267 · 54.0%NFL · 219 · 44.3%NCAAB · 3 · 0.6%CFB · 3 · 0.6%MLB · 2 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
152
minutes
Distinct entities
284
Word count
31,008
Episode №
149
§ 02Top 20 by mentions.
The Index
Everyone who came up.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
0160
NBAtopic
0234
Boston Celticsteam
0331
NBA Playoffstopic
0431
NFLtopic
0528
Bill Simmonsperson
0621
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
0718
NBA Drafttopic
0818
San Antonio Spursteam
0917
Jayson Tatumperson
1016
New England Patriotsteam
1115
Drake Mayeperson
1215
Gamblingtopic
1314
Philadelphia Eaglesteam
1414
Tom Bradyperson
1513
Pittsburgh Steelersteam
1613
Super Bowltopic
1713
Trae Youngperson
1811
Jacksonville Jaguarsteam
1910
Golden State Warriorsteam
2010
Matthew Staffordperson
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
0 min160 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.