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Dataset ·The Bill Simmons Podcast
Episodes/Vol. II · № 59Published May 18, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 59 · May 18, 2025 · 126 min · With Ryen Russillo

"OKC Ends Denver, "Whaddya Do" Second-Round Losers, and Knicks-Pacers Predictions With Ryen Russillo"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons68.3 min · 56%
Ryen Russillo53.5 min · 44%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NCAAB
MLB
NHL
CFB
Boxing
NBA · 202 · 88.2%NFL · 17 · 7.4%NCAAB · 4 · 1.7%MLB · 3 · 1.3%NHL · 1 · 0.4%CFB · 1 · 0.4%Boxing · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
126
minutes
Distinct entities
154
Word count
25,186
Episode №
59
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
Boston Celticsteam
33
02
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
31
03
NBAtopic
26
04
NBA Playoffstopic
23
05
Denver Nuggetsteam
21
06
New York Knicksteam
20
07
Jayson Tatumperson
19
08
Giannis Antetokounmpoperson
18
09
Nikola Jokicperson
16
10
Indiana Pacersteam
14
11
Milwaukee Bucksteam
13
12
Gamblingtopic
12
13
Alex Carusoperson
10
14
Golden State Warriorsteam
10
15
NBA Drafttopic
10
16
Aaron Gordonperson
8
17
Evan Mobleyperson
8
18
San Antonio Spursteam
8
19
Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderperson
8
20
Stephen Curryperson
8
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
Boston Celtics
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Denver Nuggets
New York Knicks
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