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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 111Published Oct 7, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 111 · Oct 7, 2025 · 121 min · With Ariel Helwani, Wesley Morris

"Why Giannis Won’t Be a Knick, UFC’s Latest Boom, the Movie Theater Renaissance, Six Stages of Sean Penn, and ‘One Battle After Another’ With Ariel Helwani and Wesley Morris"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons54.8 min · 46.5%
Ariel Helwani35.0 min · 29.7%
Wesley Morris28.1 min · 23.8%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
UFC
MLB
Boxing
NCAAB
NBA · 73 · 49.7%NFL · 39 · 26.5%UFC · 24 · 16.3%MLB · 6 · 4.1%Boxing · 3 · 2.0%NCAAB · 2 · 1.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
121
minutes
Distinct entities
139
Word count
23,385
Episode №
111
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
21
02
New York Knicksteam
20
03
Bill Simmonsperson
18
04
UFCtopic
17
05
NBAtopic
12
06
New England Patriotsteam
9
07
Karl-Anthony Townsperson
8
08
Milwaukee Bucksteam
8
09
NBA Playoffstopic
8
10
Buffalo Billsteam
7
11
Gamblingtopic
7
12
Alex Pereiraperson
6
13
LeBron Jamesperson
6
14
Paul Thomas Andersonperson
6
15
Jon Jonesperson
5
16
NFLtopic
5
17
OG Anunobyperson
5
18
Baltimore Ravensteam
4
19
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
4
20
Super Bowltopic
4
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
New York Knicks
Bill Simmons
UFC
NBA
New England Patriots
0 min130 min · 10-min buckets
Top 6 entities across 10-minute buckets. Cell heat = mentions in that window.
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