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Episodes/Vol. II · № 37Published Mar 30, 2025 · Transcribed verbatim · Last indexed May 28, 2026
Episode № 37 · Mar 30, 2025 · 132 min · With Ryen Russillo, Chris Vernon

"The Memphis Lowdown, and Forgotten NBA Playoff Teams With Ryen Russillo and Chris Vernon"

§ 01
The Tale of the Tape
Who spoke, and about what.
§ · Talk time
Bill Simmons51.6 min · 40.4%
Ryen Russillo50.7 min · 39.7%
Chris Vernon25.4 min · 19.9%
§ · League mix
NBA
NFL
NCAAB
MLB
WNBA
NBA · 205 · 85.1%NFL · 20 · 8.3%NCAAB · 8 · 3.3%MLB · 7 · 2.9%WNBA · 1 · 0.4%
Mention-weighted by league.
Run time
132
minutes
Distinct entities
160
Word count
26,296
Episode №
37
§ 02
The Index
Everyone who came up.
Top 20 by mentions.
§ · Top entities
The roll call.
01
NBAtopic
36
02
Memphis Grizzliesteam
29
03
NBA Playoffstopic
26
04
Ryen Russilloperson
23
05
Boston Celticsteam
20
06
Oklahoma City Thunderteam
19
07
Indiana Pacersteam
18
08
Los Angeles Lakersteam
18
09
Los Angeles Clippersteam
15
10
Bill Simmonsperson
11
11
Golden State Warriorsteam
10
12
Detroit Pistonsteam
9
13
Jaren Jackson Jr.person
9
14
Kawhi Leonardperson
9
15
Milwaukee Bucksteam
9
16
New York Knicksteam
9
17
Zion Williamsonperson
9
18
LeBron Jamesperson
8
19
Luka Dončićperson
8
20
Anthony Edwardsperson
7
Distinct-utterance mention count. Top 20.
§ · Timeline
When each topic came up.
NBA
Memphis Grizzlies
NBA Playoffs
Ryen Russillo
Boston Celtics
Oklahoma City Thunder
0 min140 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