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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 62Published May 25, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 62 · May 25, 2025 · 118 min · With Ryen Russillo

"A Rare NBA Sea-Change Season, the Haliburton What-Ifs, and a 2020 Redraft With Ryen Russillo"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons62.4 min · 54.7%
Ryen Russillo51.6 min · 45.3%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
WNBA
NCAAB
MLB
CFB
NBA · 169 · 88.9%NFL · 13 · 6.8%WNBA · 3 · 1.6%NCAAB · 2 · 1.1%MLB · 2 · 1.1%CFB · 1 · 0.5%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
118
minutes
Distinct entities
143
Word count
23,224
Episode №
62
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Indiana Pacersteam
30
02
NBAtopic
30
03
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
25
04
Boston Celticsteam
17
05
LeBron Jamesperson
16
06
NBA Playoffstopic
15
07
NBA Drafttopic
14
08
Los Angeles Lakersteam
12
09
Anthony Edwardsperson
9
10
Tyrese Haliburtonperson
9
11
Bill Simmonsperson
8
12
Payton Pritchardperson
8
13
San Antonio Spursteam
8
14
New York Knicksteam
7
15
Alex Carusoperson
6
16
Brooklyn Netsteam
6
17
Jayson Tatumperson
6
18
LaMelo Ballperson
6
19
Los Angeles Clippersteam
6
20
Ryen Russilloperson
6
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Indiana Pacers
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
Boston Celtics
LeBron James
NBA Playoffs
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