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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 127Published Nov 11, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 127 · Nov 11, 2025 · 126 min · With Chuck Klosterman

"Nico’s Gone, Iconic Bad Trades, Baseball’s Comeback, Lane Kiffin, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Power of Boredom With Chuck Klosterman"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Chuck Klosterman69.7 min · 56.2%
Bill Simmons54.3 min · 43.8%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
MLB
CFB
NCAAB
NHL
Boxing
NBA · 102 · 53.1%NFL · 53 · 27.6%MLB · 24 · 12.5%CFB · 9 · 4.7%NCAAB · 2 · 1.0%NHL · 1 · 0.5%Boxing · 1 · 0.5%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
126
minutes
Distinct entities
145
Word count
25,068
Episode №
127
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
26
02
NFLtopic
22
03
Boston Celticsteam
16
04
MLBtopic
15
05
Luka Dončićperson
13
06
Hall of Fameaward
10
07
Rocky (film)topic
9
08
Dallas Mavericksteam
8
09
Breece Hallperson
7
10
College Footballtopic
7
11
NBA Playoffstopic
7
12
Gamblingtopic
6
13
Kyrie Irvingperson
6
14
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
6
15
Bill Belichickperson
5
16
Bill Simmonsperson
5
17
Carolina Panthersteam
5
18
NBA Drafttopic
5
19
The Rewatchablestopic
5
20
Utah Jazzteam
5
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
NFL
Boston Celtics
MLB
Luka Dončić
Hall of Fame
0 min130 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